Thread: Thousands of Ranches Abandoned in N. Mex Due to Violence

Thousands of Ranches Abandoned in Northern Mexico Due to Violence


MEXICO CITY – Thousands of ranches have been abandoned in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas by owners who do not want to end up like Alejo Garza, a rancher who died defending his property from a drug cartel.

Garza, considered by a hero by many in the region, refused to hand over his property to a drug cartel, which gave him 24 hours to leave his property.

The 77-year-old rancher barricaded himself inside his house and took on 30 cartel gunmen, killing four of them and seriously wounding two others before being slain.

The drug cartels, which have been engaged in a turf war since the beginning of this year, take over ranches and use them as bases, a Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office source told Efe on condition of anonymity.

“They use them as recruitment centers or as hiding places to avoid being spotted when federal forces do aerial reconnaissance,â€

I just wish God would step in and take care of these evil cartel people and give them their just due, and allow he poor honest people in Mexico to live and work in their homeland without fear and abuse once again. This goes for taking care of the evil cartlels in the US too!

I know, I know, it's a dream but it's a real dream and I can still hope.