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2011-02-21 Caribbean-Latin America
A Dozen Acapulco Taxi Drivers and Riders Slaughtered
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Posted by Glenmore 2011-02-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 Cabbies have been targets and/or recruits for the drug cartels.

I'd be more apt to label it an attempt to either control the taxi market or encouragement to accept a 'business insurance' proposal.
Posted by Pappy 2011-02-21 11:28||   2011-02-21 11:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, what Pappy said. You need to whack a few cabbies at once so it doesn't look like traditional robbery-gone-wrong, but the scale here suggests either some previous resistance to the idea or a turf war.

As for the Mexican Open Tennis Tournament, I didn't know there was such a thing. Activities that scare the tourists, especially high-rollers, tend to draw a strong response from the authorities.
Posted by SteveS 2011-02-21 16:14||   2011-02-21 16:14|| Front Page Top

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