Veracruz, where crime pays (and the authorities applaud)
It seems that in Veracruz taxi drivers have a new requirement to obtain their license: survive. Days after the brutal murder of Irma Hernández, a retired teacher who drove a taxi to make ends meet (because, of course, in Mexico dreams of dignified old age are as real as unicorns), now another driver was “invited” to a trip of no return on the Tuxpan-Cazones highway. The destination? Who knows, but it probably doesn’t include a beach or all-inclusive.
The modus operandi: bullets, drones and zero results
According to witnesses (that is, the same ones who are already used to watching these horror movies live), an armed commando decided to practice target shooting with taxi 592. One of the passengers was shot, because in Veracruz even customers pay with blood. The authorities, always punctual for arriving late, deployed drones, helicopters and even good wishes. Result? Nothing. Zero. The taxi driver is still missing, and the criminals are probably having a coffee while they plan their next “express kidnapping.”
In case anyone doubted it, this happened in Praxedis Guerrero, a place whose name sounds like a revolutionary hero but where the only revolution is that of impunity turning on itself. Of course, organized crime already has its own loyalty program: if you don’t pay extortion, they record a farewell video for you. Irma Hernández lived it firsthand, and now another taxi driver could join the “top 10 most trending missing persons” in Veracruz.
And the authorities? Oh, yes. They are very busy uploading photos of their drones to Twitter. Because in the digital age, the important thing is not to solve crimes, but rather to make the operation look beautiful. Meanwhile, Veracruz residents continue to wonder if they will ever be able to go out on the streets without it counting as an extreme sport.
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