“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
A three man team of assassins from the Grupo Escorpión, armed wing of the Cartel del Golfo (CDG) appear on film. Kneeling front and center in front of them are four captured individuals who claim to be members of the Zetas Vieja Escuela (ZVE).
During the questioning a woman’s voice can be clearly heard in the background. In all probability the prisoners were surrounded by a large number of operatives from the Scorpion Group. At this time it is highly believed these four men were killed off camera afterwards.
Video translation is as follows:
Sicario: Give me your full names.
Captive #1: Arturo Nicolas Estrella Carranza.
Captive #2: Hector Orlando Rodriguez.
Captive #3: Tele Francisco Hernandez Reyes.
Captive #4: Oscar Andres Cervantes Pacheco.
Sicario: Which cartel do you guys belong to?
Captive #1: The Zetas Cartel.
Sicario: Where were you guys apprehended?
Captive #1: Here in Jaumave, Tamaulipas.
Sicario: Where were you going?
Captive #1: We were on our way to see a priest.
Sicario: On whose orders?
Captive #1: Adan.
Sicario: Is Adan your commander?
Captive #1: Yes.
Sicario: Which type of support do you guys receive from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel?
Captive #1: I don’t have that information.
Sicario: Who is the boss of the cartel that you guys belong to?
Captive #1: Chuy 7.
Sicario: Where is he currently at?
Captive #1: Truthfully it appears that he’s in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
Sicario: Who is this individual known as El Apa?
Captive #1: I don’t have that information. My orders came down through phone calls.
Sicario: What other crimes have you guys been involved in?
Captive #1: Just that of a woman.
Sicario #1: Who dispatched you guys for this?
Captive #1: El H.
Sicario: Who killed this woman?
Captive #1: My friend here El Charal. And I finished the rest of the work.
Sicario: Where was she disposed of?
Captive #1: In a wooded mountain range.
Sicario: Which type of support do you have from the government?
Captive #1: I don’t have info about the government. We were just sent the orders and that’s it.
Sicario: How much were you going to be paid to take out the priest?
Captive: According to the intel it was supposed to pay ten thousand pesos.
Sicario: How long has everyone here been working for this organization?
Captive #1: I’ve been working here for about 3 months now.
Sicario: This goes out to all the filthy Zetas. The state of Tamaulipas already has someone to look over it and it’s surely not you filthy fools. Don’t get involved with innocent civilians. There are codes, honor, and respect that are to be followed here.
Yours truly, Grupo Escorpión. Cartel del Golfo
