"People should not get alarmed over this, that violence is spilling over into El Paso. Because if it's drug-related kidnapping, it is not an average person in El Paso being snatched up and taken into Mexico," said Special Agent Andrea Simmons, a spokes woman for the local FBI office.
well damn , That is Comforting ! I can walk around down here and not worry then ?
Sorry... What happens when they start shooting at everyone as they are trying to Kill or Kidnap their next target ?
Many innocent people have been killed while being unfortunate enough to be standing next to a Cartel target !
No thanks , I will remain "Alarmed"
El Paso Times....
HORIZON CITY -- A man who was boldly kidnapped at gunpoint from his home in Horizon City last week was found dead in Juárez -- his mutilated body laid out in a macabre display intended to send a message.
The abduction and slaying of Sergio Saucedo was one of the most blatant examples of drug violence in El Paso since a war between cartels began in Juárez in January 2008.
Saucedo's body was found late Tuesday, his hands chopped off and left resting on his bare chest, a plastic bag stuffed in his mouth and his pants pulled down to his ankles in an apparent attempt to humiliate him. His body was found about 11 p.m. at Camino Viejo San José and Ejército Nacional streets, Chihuahua state police said.
The severed hands signify that the victim was considered a thief, law enforcement agents said.
El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles said Saucedo had ties to one of the Mexican cartels battling for control over the lucrative smuggling routes, but he declined to disclose specific information about the connection.
Court records show that Saucedo, 30, was convicted in 2003 of possession of marijuana over 5 pounds and under 50 pounds. In 2007, he was charged with money laundering. Last year, Saucedo was charged with a probation violation and with criminal negligence for abandoning or endangering a child.
Even though Saucedo's kidnapping and death, and the fatal shooting in May of informant Jose Daniel Gonzalez-Galeana outside his East Side home, have been tied to Mexican drug cartels, officials insist that the violence in Juárez is not spilling into El Paso.
Chihuahua state police are investigation the homicide, and the Sheriff's Office is looking into the abduction.
The FBI had a very small role in the abduction investigation, though the bureau may become more involved.
"People should not get alarmed over this, that violence is spilling over into El Paso. Because if it's drug-related kidnapping, it is not an average person in El Paso being snatched up and taken into Mexico," said Special Agent Andrea Simmons, a spokes woman for the local FBI office.
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