11 immigrant kidnappers arrested in Tijuana, they where lead by an ex-military officer

Fri, Jun 4, 2010
By Mariana MartĂ*nez

A shoot out with police officers and military personnel resulted in the arrest of eleven kidnappers specializing in attacking immigrants who would ask for over two thousand dollars of family member in exchange for their release.

This dangerous group was lead by an ex-Military officer who confessed to having perpetrated over a hundred group kidnappings in the mountainous region of Tecate.

Eight men were detained after an operation Monday May 17th around noon, after Beta Group members located a group of 17 immigrants who were being held against their will inside a cave, in the border region by Tecate.

The men confronted police officers and shot Tecate police commander Francisco Martin LĂłpez Cerda, in the leg and thorax. He is reported stable but still hospitalized after the attack.

The group was found to have four weapons, including a 7.62 x 39 rifle known as “cuerno de chivoâ€