“Sol Prendido” and “HEARST” for Borderland Beat

Two men appear on film in daylight hours. The individual on the left is a truck driver who distributes salt for a living. And the other man is a criminal armed with a long wooden board. A third individual holds the camera that films the aggression that begins right away. 

More than likely other goons not seen within this broadcast are also in attendance there as a show of force. Everything being recorded here serves a specific purpose for all citizens in the town of Golfo de Santa Clara, Sonora. This is organized crime using their brute intimidation tactics to terrorize everyone into submission. 

More specifically this is the Los Rusos criminal gang acting under the harebrained impression that their rivals Los Chapitos are financing themselves through the services of transportation drivers. 

Video translation is as follows:

This will happen to all the gang of truck drivers who are trying to deliver salt to El Golfo or the city of San Luis Río Colorado. You sons of bitches need to stop bullshitting and just fall into formation with us. You sons of bitches won’t be delivering any salt here. No salt will be distributed. You will all go fuck your mothers on this matter. 

Golfo de Santa Clara 

* For further reading into the Sonora conflict between the warring cartels read HEARST’S detailed work here,

Alberto Sanchez