A Mexican judge sentenced 18 members of Los Zetas cartel to various prison terms for their roles in a 2010 massacre that left at least 193 victims dead and their bodies buried in 47 mass graves.
This week, the Second Federal District Judge in Ciudad Victoria handed down sentences to the 18 cartel members. The sentences ranged from 58 years to 14 years in prison for various crimes including kidnapping, engaging in organized criminal activity, and illegal possession of firearms. The members of the cell took various roles in the kidnapping, murder, and disposal of migrants and other victims of the criminal organization.
The case against the cartel members stems from multiple killings starting in the summer of 2010 when Los Zetas established a series of clandestine checkpoints along highways in the state. The cartel members stopped passenger buses and vehicles. The members of the cell would also keep tabs on the local bus station in the city of San Fernando where they would kidnap migrants. The gunmen took the migrants to a location known as the “Vulcanizadora” in the La Joya neighborhood.
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