School Extortions

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Drug Cartel Extortion Attempt Sacks High School Football Game

A high school football game between a Mexico high school team and U.S. high school team was reportedly scrapped after an extortion attempt by a Mexican drug cartel.
The cartel demanded $30,000 from the Monterrey Mexico football team in order to cross the border to Texas, reports MyFoxAustin.com.

Monterrey officials decided that it was not in their best interest to travel to Texas and canceled the game.

The schools had played each other last year, and the Monterrey team has already traveled to Texas to play two different high schools earlier this season, reports MyFoxAustin.com.


Extortion of Teachers Causes the Closure of 140 Elementary and Middle Schools in Acapulco

More than 600 teachers have closed their classrooms over the last several days in 140 elementary and middle schools in Acapulco. Extortion threats delivered through pamphlets by members of organized crime are charging a "derecho de piso," or tax, of 50 percent of teachers’ salaries and bonuses.

The tax was confirmed by the Assistant Coordinator of Basic Education with Guerrero Department of Education for the Acapulco-Coyuca de Benitez region, Julio Cesar Bernal Resendiz, who has met with the teachers’ union officials. It is believed that the attempt to extort teachers is the work of "Comando del Diablo," led by Jose Francisco Sosa Vasquez aka "El Capi Sosa," and a group known as Los Calentanos, led by Cleotilde Toribio "El Tilde". Both of these groups operate on behalf of La Barredora.

La Barredora and the Independent Cartel of Acapulco (CIDA) are two local criminal organizations responsible for the violence in Acapulco. Gunmen who were once members of the Beltran Leyva organization and associates of "La Barbie" run the two criminal organizations. Both gangs make profits from extortion, kidnappings, and control of the local drug market in Acapulco.

Cierran 140 escuelas de Acapulco; crimen exige "cuotas de piso" a maestros ~ Libertad Guerrero Noticias

[JeffW]

Now that is just wrong.

[Ispbear]

We need to stop calling them drug cartels and reclassify them as terrorist groups because thats exactly what they are. Then we could invade mexico and start a war.

[MikeG]

We need to stop calling them drug cartels and reclassify them as terrorist groups because thats exactly what they are. Then we could invade mexico and start a war.

But would Obama let the Army carry their guns in Mexico?