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| Gunmen Hijack 33 Tons of Gold, Silver Concentrate in Truck on Mexican Highway |
| 2025-07-09 |
| [Breitbart] Authorities in Mexico are remaining tightlipped about how a team of button men was able to hijack a truck carrying 33 tons of gold and silver concentrate. The high-stakes robbery comes as Mexico’s government continues to claim that public safety is improving and that the country is safe. The robbery took place on Monday when a tractor-trailer carrying minerals was traveling from the Mexican state of Durango to the Port of Manzanillo in Colima State, where it was expected to be shipped out. However, by candlelight every wench is handsome... while the truck was moving through the state of Jalisco, a group of button men in at least two vehicles intercepted the truck, overpowered the security detail, and kidnapped the driver. According to information released by Grupo Bacis, the mining company that owned the precious metals, the button men held the security detail and driver for almost two hours while they stealing the cargo. After the button men released the victims, they made their way to a nearby tollbooth where they asked for help. Mexican authorities were able to find the tractor-trailer soon after, but the cargo was gone. The company has not placed a value on the stolen cargo; however, it is expected to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. While authorities have not released any information on the case, the dominant criminal organization in Jalisco is Cartel Jalisco New Generation, one of the six cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. government. In Jalisco, CJNG operates with almost absolute impunity and has historically controlled all major crimes in the region such as extortion and ransom kidnapping in addition to drug and human trafficking. Related: Cartel Jalisco New Generation: 2025-05-19 Three U.S. State Department Advisors Gunned Down at Taco Stand in Mexico Cartel Jalisco New Generation: 2025-05-14 Five Suspected Tren de Aragua Members Shot Inside Mexico City Bar Cartel Jalisco New Generation: 2025-05-14 Utah Oil Magnate, Family Released on Bond After Cartel-Oil Smuggling Arrest Related: Jalisco: 2025-06-28 Sinaloa cartel hacker turned Mexico City cameras against FBI, leading to killings, DOJ says Jalisco: 2025-06-08 Militarization of criminal organizations as a factor in criminal rebellion Jalisco: 2025-06-06 Chinese chemical bust by border officials underscores multifront effort by CCP to undermine US Related: Durango: 2024-06-21 Five illegal immigrants charged with kidnapping Indiana teen Durango: 2023-08-09 Mafia-style shooting at Chicago gas station caught on video as 3 suspects open fire in broad daylight Durango: 2022-04-16 Fugitive drugs lord wanted in 200 countries is CAUGHT after his model girlfriend posted a photo of them together on Facebook |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 #1 I wonder what sort of security was used during the transport of cargo worth hundreds of millions of dollars/em> 'Paid off' |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2025-07-09 06:04 |
| #2 /\ The Untold Story of the Nazis in Bariloche, Argentina |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-07-09 04:21 |
| #1 I wonder what sort of security was used during the transport of cargo worth hundreds of millions of dollars. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-07-09 04:12 |