Former Sinaloa Cartel gangsters in the Mexican village of Carrizalillo are killing one another in a series of savage slayings over control of illegal “taxation” revenues from a Canadian mining company. The same gangsters in the series of back and forth murders were also involved in the now-infamous disappearance of 43 Mexican students last year.
Carrizalillo is a village in the troubled Pacific state of Guerrero. Goldcorp (the mining firm) pays $3 million a year to lease the land which their mine sits on, which they say is in accordance with international regulations set by the Conflict-Free Gold Standard of the World Gold Council.
In a statement regarding their business practices, Goldcorp, “does not fuel unlawful armed conflict or contribute to serious human rights abuses.” Goldcorp maintains that ultimately they are doing the best they can in what is a very difficult situation considering the limited abilities of their security contractors along with funding issues and abilities of the local police which is beyond their control.
In a conversation with Reuters, according to the firm’s Director of Latin American Corporate Affairs & Security, “”Even though we can and do advocate with local authorities for the respect of human rights in the vicinity of our operations, we cannot take on the role of government.”
Gang members of “Los Rojos” (The Reds) and Guerreros Unidos (United Warriors) are vying for political and economic control of Carrizalillo through extortion and racketeering. The two gangs have been successful in intimidating locals into making a variety of different payments that come out of the aforementioned #3 million a year paid by Goldcorp to operate in the village.
Rivalry over the money in question has led to extensive bloodshed, 26 people have died since 2014 when the two gangs began to let loose in their violent attacks. In November alone, eight bodies, allegedly of cartel members. Initially, Guerreros Unidos were dominant in the village but after the authorities were able to quash the cartel’s control of the village in October 2014, a rivalry for dominance began with Los Rojos.
Senior gang leaders of both Los Rojos and Guerreros Unidos are wanted for heroin trafficking in the U.S. It was Guerreros Unidos thugs that are most suspected of having kidnapped and allegedly murdered the 43 students whose deaths last year sparked a media firestorm. Now as the two gangs try to diversify their exports, the 1,000 residents of Carrizalillo find themselves in the crosshairs of these two vicious gangs. Allegedly Goldcorp has been paying some residents for the right to use their land for extractive purposes which would be contrary to UN guidelines.
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