“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
8 captives find themselves sitting on the ground outside in the middle of the night surrounded by gunmen from the Grupo Escorpiones. The assassins are the armed wing of the Cartel del Golfo.
Every enslaved male has the letter Z painted across their chests. The symbol is a reference to the Zetas Vieja Escuela aka Old School Zetas.
A hodgepodge of captured gangsters will reveal on film the different criminal groups that they belonged to. As well as every location that they were dispatched from.
The fate of the captives will end with gunfire to the back of their heads.
Video translation is as follows:
Sicario: Which armed criminal cell do you belong to?
Captive #1: Grupo Metros out of Reynosa.
Sicario: Where did you come from?
Captive #1: Reynosa, Tamaulipas.
Sicario: What were you sent to the state of Tamaulipas for?
Captive #2: To support Commander Chuy and fight for the drug corridor on behalf of the Old School Zetas.
Sicario: Which group of gunmen do you belong to?
Captive #2: I belong to the Mayos (Mayo Zambada) mob.
Sicario: Where are you from?
Captive #2: From the state of Durango sir.
Sicario: What were you sent to the state of Tamaulipas for?
Captive #2: To give Chuy some support.
Sicario: Which group of gunmen do you belong to?
Captive #3: I belong to the Mayo Cartel.
Sicario: Where are you from?
Captive #3: Metates (Canelas, Durango).
Sicario: What were you sent to Tamaulipas for?
Captive #3: To give Commander Alex support.
Sicario: Which armed group do you belong to?
Captive #4: I belong to the MZ enterprise.
Sicario: Where are you from?
Captive #4: I am from Durango, Durango.
Sicario: What were you sent to the state of Tamaulipas for?
Captive #4: To give Commander Chuy from the Old School Zetas some support.
Sicario: Which mob do you belong to?
Captive #4: I am a part of the Mayo Zambada mob.
Sicario: Where are you from?
Captive #4: I’m from Durango.
Sicario: What were you sent to Tamaulipas for ?
Captive #4: To give Commander Chuy some support.
Sicario: Which armed group do you belong to?
Captive #5: I belong to the Jalisco group, the 4 letters cartel.
Sicario: Where are you from?
Captive #5: I’m from Guatemala. I ran out of funds to cross the border and get to Houston, Texas. So, they kept me here working away.
Sicario: What were you sent to the state of Tamaulipas for?
Captive #5: To give Commander Chuy some support sirs.
Sicario: Which armed group do you belong to?
Captive #6: I belong to the Mayo Zambada mob.
Sicario: Where are you from?
Captive #6: I am from Cosalá, Sinaloa.
Sicario: What were you sent to the state of Tamaulipas for?
Captive #6: To support Alex.
Sicario: Which armed group do you belong to?
Captive #7: I am a part of the Mayos mob.
Sicario: Where are you from?
Captive #7: I am from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua sir.
Sicario: What were you sent to the state of Tamaulipas for?
Captive #7: To do security work and things of that nature.
Sicario: Is there a message that you guys would like to give out to your counterparts?
* A mixture of the following is being said from everyone simultaneously: Don’t bother coming to Tamaulipas, you guys need to make sure who all you’re involving yourselves with, don’t believe a word that people are claiming, don’t trust anyone here, the people who sent us here just ain’t worth a fuck, don’t trust shit they say, we were sold out, don’t bother coming to Tamaulipas for anything.
Sicario: Gentlemen, we are the Scorpion Group.
Hitmen somewhat in unison say: We are the Grupo Escorpión!
Narco message reads as follows:
This message goes out to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and Mayo Zambada gunmen. You guys are not welcomed in the state of Tamaulipas. Don’t allow yourselves to be fooled by that dumb ass, Chuy, who can’t even take care of his own men. Much less will he take care of you guys.
Tamaulipas, Mexico