“CJNG’s deep involvement in timeshare fraud in the Puerto Vallarta area and elsewhere, which often targets elder U.S. citizens and can defraud victims of their life savings, is an important revenue stream supporting the group’s overall criminal enterprise,” the Treasury Department announced in a statement April 27.
Though no motive for the killings has been officially released, a U.S. official speaking to CBS on condition of anonymity stated that it appeared the workers were killed by the cartel because they had tried to quit their jobs. “Best guess is these kids had decided they wanted out of the business,” the U.S. official said, suggesting CJNG was “sending a message to other defectors.”(RELATED: Cartel Apologizes For Kidnapping And Killing Americans, Turns Over Its Own Members For ‘Lack Of Discipline’: REPORT)
A tip led authorities in Mexico to the Mirador del Bosque ravine near Guadalajara where law enforcement officials found multiple human remains stashed away in 45 plastic bags. A forensic examination of the remains confirmed the bodies were those of the missing call center employees, CBS reported.
The Department of Justice considers the CJNG to be “one of the largest, most dangerous drug cartels currently operating in Mexico.”
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