Chivis for Borderland Beat--from Reforma
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In the massacre yesterday in an Acapulco Prison, 28 were murdered, and were executed during a Santa Muerte ritual.
According to initial investigations, it was commanded by Manuel Garcia, "The Meño", and Óscar Silva, of the Independent Cartel of Acapulco, (Cártel Independiente de Acapulco or CIDA) according to state and federal investigating sources .
According to initial investigations, it was commanded by Manuel Garcia, "The Meño", and Óscar Silva, of the Independent Cartel of Acapulco, (Cártel Independiente de Acapulco or CIDA) according to state and federal investigating sources .
The bodies of several of the executed have bullet impacts, according to sources consulted.
Information known by authorities and to which REFORMA had access, indicates that there were weapons ( as reported in BB original post of the massacre) and even explosive devices inside the prison and that, after the confrontation, guards had hid them in the areas of carpentry and tailoring.
Governor Héctor Astudillo said, "We found exactly who is responsible. And three guards facilitated the operation with weapons," he said.However, he minimized the use of firearms, saying that most of the deaths were with sharp weapons.
Yesterday, two narcomensajes (narco messages) alluding to the mutiny were placed in downtown points of Acapulco.
In one, signed by the cartel La Barredora, it blamed "El Meño" of the massacre.