*Saludos.* ** *Pirates are plying the waves of Falcon Lake<http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/mexico/pirates_now_ply_falcon_lake_94200254.html> *
*By Lynn Brezosky *<http://www.mysanantonio.com/email_us?contentID=94200254>- Express-News McALLEN — Heavily armed Mexican freshwater pirates have been shaking down U.S. boaters on Falcon Lake, a reservoir and bass fishing haven that straddles the Rio Grande. At least three such incidents have been reported since April 30, the latest on Sunday, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety warning issued Tuesday that linked the muggings to northern Mexico's increasing lawlessness. According to descriptions of the incidents, the robbers — in at least one case posing as Mexican federal law enforcement officers — searched fishermen's boats for guns and drugs, then demanded cash at gunpoint. One of the incidents reportedly occurred on the U.S. side of the lake. “The robbers are believed to be members of a drug trafficking organization or members of an enforcer group linked to a drug trafficking organization who are ... using AK-47s or AR-15 rifles to threaten their victims,” the DPS statement said. “They appear to be using local Mexican fishermen to operate the boats to get close to American fishermen.” It was unclear why sport fishermen were targeted, but the warning comes only a few weeks before bass fishing tournaments that are among the South Texas border region's biggest tourist draws. DPS spokesman Tom Vinger said the warning was issued in part because of the upcoming tournaments. Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez said he would be discussing security concerns with tournament participants and has been reviewing protective measures with the DPS Border Security Operations Center and the region's Fusion Center, a federal information clearinghouse for terrorism prevention and response. Reported victims included: • Five people in two boats who were approached by four tattooed men April 30 claiming to be “federales” near the church at Old Guerrero, a once-submerged town on the Mexican side of the lake. The men boarded their boats, demanded cash and asked “where are the drugs?” They then took $200 from the Americans and followed the boats until they re-entered U.S. waters. El 20 de mayo de 2010 09:49, Ing. Roberto Castro P. <[email protected]>escribió: > Pues si, definitivamente amigo Chuy, y desgraciadamente nadie podemos > hacer nada, solo nos quedamos con coraje e impotencia, quedandonos todo > mundo, tambien, con la sensatez de no ir a pescar todavia, a esa presa, > igual que al azucar y las blancas, al menos por lo pronto y hazta nuevo > aviso, ya ven que la marina ya se retiro de comales, supuestamente, segun > la gente , por no haber apoyado con denuncias. > La realidad es que siguen riesgosas esas presas aun, y ni modo. > Saludos, su amigo Ing. Roberto Castro. > > *From:* Chuy Morales <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, May 20, 2010 9:00 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Foro Basszone <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [Mexico Bass Zone] Pescadores Robados en Falcon,......"Que > tristeza me da" > > Estos hechos desprestigian aun mas a nuestro pais! > > http://www.themonitor.com/articles/robbing-38763-cartel-zapata.html > > Saludos > > > Chuy Morales > > > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------ > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Bajas, Cambios y Archivo Historico del Foro http://foro.bass-zone.org/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Bajas, Cambios y Archivo Historico del Foro http://foro.bass-zone.org/ >
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