2010 San Fernando massacre

2010 mass murder in San Fernando, Mexico the 2011 San Fernando massacre, another mass murder of 193 people 2010 San Fernando massacre the Mexican drug war File:Tamaulipas victims 2010.png Victims of the massacre Tamaulipas#Mexico center San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico 24 55 46 N 97 56 44 W source:kolossus-nlwiki_type:event_region:MX-TAM inline,title Civilians and Gulf Cartel hitmen 2010 08 24 yes Mass murder, kidnapping 72 3Presidente de El Salvador dice que hay un tercer sobreviviente de masacre http://expansion.mx/mundo/2010/09/05/presidente-de-el-salvador-dice-que-hay-un-tercer-sobreviviente-de-masacre 8 March 2012 Expansion 5 September 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005305/https://expansion.mx/mundo/2010/09/05/presidente-de-el-salvador-dice-que-hay-un-tercer-sobreviviente-de-masacre 7 February 2018 live Los Zetas The 2010 San Fernando massacre, also known as the first massacre of San Fernando,San Fernando, otra vez. ¿Cuántas más? http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/04/24/opinion/015a1pol 6 March 2012 La Jornada 24 April 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120209095246/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/04/24/opinion/015a1pol 9 February 2012 live was the mass murder of 72 undocumented immigrants by the Los Zetas drug cartel in the village of El Huizachal in the municipality of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The 72 killed—58 men and 14 women—were mainly from Central and South America, and they were shot in the back of the head and then piled up together. The bodies were found inside a ranch on 24 August 2010 by the Mexican military after they engaged in an armed confrontation with members of a drug cartel.Marina encuentra 72 cuerpos en fosa en Tamaulipas http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/703946.html 6 March 2012 El Universal 25 August 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120110083438/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/703946.html 10 January 2012 liveLos Zetas" reclutaban migrantes en San Fernando http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/1e8c1391d6d8c8a64ec0912c539989df https://archive.today/20130128162448/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/1e8c1391d6d8c8a64ec0912c539989df dead 28 January 2013 7 March 2012 Milenio 23 August 2010 es They received information of the place after the sole survivor survived a shot to the neck and face, faked his death, and then fled to a military checkpoint to seek help.Migrants killed for refusing to be assassins, teen says https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna38867434 6 March 2012 MSN News 26 August 2010 Investigators later mentioned that the massacre was a result of the immigrants' refusal to work for Los Zetas, or to provide money for their release. On 17 June 2011 the Federal Police captured Édgar Huerta Montiel, alias El Wache, the major perpetrator of the mass murder. His contention was that the immigrants were killed because Los Zetas believed that they were going to be recruited by the Gulf Cartel, a rival gang.Policías federales detienen al coordinador de la masacre en San Fernando http://expansion.mx/nacional/2011/06/17/policias-federales-detienen-al-coordinador-de-la-masacre-en-san-fernando 6 March 2012 Expansion 17 June 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005207/https://expansion.mx/nacional/2011/06/17/policias-federales-detienen-al-coordinador-de-la-masacre-en-san-fernando 7 February 2018 live He also confessed that other bodies were put in mass graves. The immigrants were abducted from several buses, the same way others were abducted for the 2011 San Fernando massacre.Caso San Fernando: la hipótesis de los autobuses secuestrados se fortalece http://expansion.mx/nacional/2011/04/08/caso-san-fernando-se-fortalece-la-hipotesis-de-los-autobuses-secuestrados 6 March 2012 Expansion 8 April 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20160729115018/http://expansion.mx/nacional/2011/04/08/caso-san-fernando-se-fortalece-la-hipotesis-de-los-autobuses-secuestrados 29 July 2016 live The police chief that was in charge of leading the investigation of the massacre was killed by suspected members of a drug cartel.Report: Mexican cop investigating murders of 72 migrants is dead http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/08/report-mexican-cop-investigating-murders-of-72-migrants-is-dead/1#.T1W_rnK3CFc 6 March 2012 USA Today 27 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110429085636/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/08/report-mexican-cop-investigating-murders-of-72-migrants-is-dead/1#.T1W_rnK3CFc 29 April 2011 live The massacre was reported as "the biggest single discovery of its kind" in the Mexican drug war,Drug hitmen dump 72 bodies at Mexican ranch https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67O2NF20100826 26 August 2010 Reuters 25 August 2010 Robin Emmott Patrick Rucker Miguel Angel Gutierrez https://web.archive.org/web/20100826173721/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67O2NF20100826 26 August 2010 live and as "the worst known atrocity committed by Mexico's drug trafficking organization to date".People-smuggling: No safe passage https://www.economist.com/united-states/2010/09/09/no-safe-passage 6 March 2012 The Economist 9 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110921225137/http://www.economist.com/node/16994348?story_id=16994348 21 September 2011 live The National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities asked for those responsible "to be brought to justice for such atrocity", and Amnesty International said that this "human rights crisis" is a result of "one of the most dangerous trajectories" undocumented immigrants have to cross before reaching the United States.Varias organizaciones en EE.UU. condenan matanza de 72 inmigrantes en México http://noticias.terra.com.ar/sociedad/varias-organizaciones-en-eeuu-condenan-matanza-de-72-inmigrantes-en-mexico,16c1a3fa070ba210VgnVCM3000009af154d0RCRD.html 6 March 2012 Terra Networks 26 August 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20140301082333/http://noticias.terra.com.ar/sociedad/varias-organizaciones-en-eeuu-condenan-matanza-de-72-inmigrantes-en-mexico,16c1a3fa070ba210VgnVCM3000009af154d0RCRD.html 1 March 2014 live The Mexican drug trafficking organizations often use vacant lots, ranches, and mine shafts to keep their victims and execute their rivals. Nonetheless, in 2010, this was the largest body dumping ground found since the start of Mexico's drug war.25 August 2010 Marines find 72 bodies in Tamaulipas state http://www.themonitor.com/articles/state-42166-bodies-tamaulipas.html dead https://archive.today/20100827144035/http://www.themonitor.com/articles/state-42166-bodies-tamaulipas.html 2010-08-27 10 July 2012 The Monitor The massacre was condemned by a number of countries and international organizations. Felipe Calderón, the president of Mexico at the time, condemned the massacre and sent his condolences to the families of those affected.Felipe Calderón acusa al grupo 'Los Zetas' del crimen de los 72 migrantes http://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/08/26/felipe-calderon-acusa-al-grupo-los-zetas-del-crimen-de-los-72-migrantes 6 March 2012 Expansion 26 August 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005240/https://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/08/26/felipe-calderon-acusa-al-grupo-los-zetas-del-crimen-de-los-72-migrantes 7 February 2018 live Background Illegal immigration in Mexico Illegal immigration to the United States The routes of illegal immigration in Mexico are stalked with "kidnappers, murderers, rapists and corrupt officials", and are regarded as "one of the most perilous migration routes in the world." Every year, tens of thousands of poor immigrants from Central and South America start their journey up to the north. Nonetheless, in the past few years, their journey "has become a horror show." According to Amnesty International, armed and violent robberies used to be the biggest threat to those traveling up north; nowadays, kidnappings by organized crime groups are the norm (in this case, Los Zetas). Typically, the kidnappers keep the victims in safe houses for days until relatives of the victims in the United States or back home raise money to free the captives. Torture is a common method used in incidents like this, and several victims have claimed after their liberation that they have seen people killed before their eyes for failing to pay their ransom.27 April 2010 Kidnap, rape, murder: the dangers faced in Mexico by migrants to US https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/27/mexico-dangers-migrants-to-us live https://web.archive.org/web/20130910122732/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/27/mexico-dangers-migrants-to-us 10 September 2013 7 March 2012 The Guardian Rape is also common in the migrants' journey, and even smugglers have advised women to carry contraceptive injections before starting their journeys. The migrants are also exploited, beaten, extorted, and abused by "authorities and criminals alike".Jácome Felipe Trans-Mexican Migration: a Case of Structural Violence http://clas.georgetown.edu/files/Trans-Mexican%20Migration%20-%20Felipe%20Jacome.pdf 7 March 2012 London School of EconomicsSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes The National Human Rights Commission reported that "nearly 10,000 migrants were kidnapped in Mexico during a six-month period [in 2009]."Honduran Migrants Rescued http://www.hondurasnews.com/honduran-migrants-rescued/#.T1ckv3K3CFc 7 March 2012 Honduras News 28 October 2010 The Mexican government, as a result, has been criticized for not providing "adequate security" for the migrants in its country.Mexico investigating kidnapping of 50 Central American migrants https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-dec-23-la-fg-mexico-migrants-20101223-story.html 7 March 2012 Los Angeles Times 23 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120306021650/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/23/world/la-fg-mexico-migrants-20101223 6 March 2012 live This massacre was the third time since the start of the Mexican drug war that the Mexican authorities had "discovered large masses of corpses." The first one was in Taxco, Guerrero, where several mass graves held up to 55 bodies. The second incident happened in Nuevo León, where more than 70 bodies were found.Official: 72 found dead in Mexico may be migrants http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/25/marines-find-72-bodies-northern-mexico/?page=all 7 March 2012 The Washington Times 25 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307022158/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/25/marines-find-72-bodies-northern-mexico/?page=all 7 March 2016 live In addition, the killings of the migrants highlighted an under-reported but highly profitable business: the kidnapping of migrants for money and work by the drug cartels in Mexico.Gil Inma Mexico migrants victimised by drug cartels https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11109404 7 March 2012 BBC News 27 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120014022/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11109404 20 January 2012 live Migrants in Mexico are facing a major human rights crisis leaving them with virtually no access to justice, fearing reprisals and deportation if they complain of abuses. Persistent failure by the authorities to tackle abuses carried out against irregular migrants has made their journey through Mexico one of the most dangerous in the world. Amnesty International, a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights.WIDESPREAD ABUSE OF MIGRANTS IN MEXICO IS 'HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS' https://www.amnesty.org/es/node/16509 Amnesty International 7 March 2012 Before the violence Local residents claim that arms trafficking, car thefts, and drug trade have "always existed" in San Fernando, but in 2004 Los Zetas arrived in the area. They began to establish themselves little by little, and local residents remember seeing convoys of "luxurious trucks entering and leaving the city, going into stores and buying goods". They claimed that before the Mexican drug war (which began in 2006) and the rupture between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas (which happened in early 2010), the cartels "would not kidnap or steal. In fact, they would always pay for the goods they bought in stores." They would live outside the city limits in ranches. But then they began to live in city neighborhoods, and the "people started to get involved with them."20 February 2012 Miedo en San Fernando: Sabíamos qué pasaba, pero nadie hablaba http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/miedoensanfernandosabiamosquepasabaperonadiehablaba-1222628.html dead https://archive.today/20130221090821/http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/miedoensanfernandosabiamosquepasabaperonadiehablaba-1222628.html 21 February 2013 9 March 2012 La Vanguardia es A local resident claimed that many families had "at least one member involved in the drug trade", and that is why he claims many in San Fernando were scared when the violence erupted. His mother gave instructions on what to do if he is kidnapped by the cartels: If they come for you, do not let them take you alive. We will at least know where you are and we will have your body with us to mourn.Torre Alberto Sabíamos qué pasaba, pero nadie hablaba http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/194114.html 9 March 2012 El Universal 20 February 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20131212023040/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/194114.html 12 December 2013 live Gulf-Zeta cartels split Mexican drug war Before the violence erupted in Tamaulipas, San Fernando was known for its bass fishing and dove hunting, and the area had long been popular with outdoor enthusiasts from Texas and other US states. One day, a group of dove hunters from Houston, Texas, reported being assaulted by a group of heavily armed gunmen in San Fernando.Survivor of Mexico slaughter details immigrants' final moments http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Survivor-of-Mexico-slaughter-details-immigrants-1697438.php 8 March 2012 The Houston Chronicle 25 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20130427005236/http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Survivor-of-Mexico-slaughter-details-immigrants-1697438.php 27 April 2013 live On 26 June 2010, just outside San Fernando, 15 bodies were found on Federal Highway 101.Tiran 15 cuerpos en carretera de Tamaulipas http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/698610.html 8 March 2012 El Universal 26 June 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20100802045745/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/698610.html 2 August 2010 live The violence between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas, their former armed wing, continued.San Fernando, municipio fantasma por la violencia https://www.informador.mx/Mexico/San-Fernando-municipio-fantasma-por-la-violencia-20110509-0205.html 8 March 2012 Informador 11 May 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20110513001828/http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2011/291194/6/san-fernando-municipio-fantasma-por-la-violencia.htm 13 May 2011 live In 2010, Los Zetas broke apart from the Gulf Cartel and both organizations began to turn their weapons against each other.Gulf Cartel vs. Los Zetas... One year later http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2011/02/cdg-vs-zetas-one-year-later.html 28 January 2012 Borderland Beat 26 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120128020123/http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2011/02/cdg-vs-zetas-one-year-later.html 28 January 2012 live The clash between these two groups first happened in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, and then expanded to Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros.Penhaul Kent La ley del silencio en Reynosa sólo la rompe... Twitter http://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/06/21/la-ley-del-silencio-en-reynosa-solo-la-rompe-twitter 28 January 2012 Expansion 21 June 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005134/https://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/06/21/la-ley-del-silencio-en-reynosa-solo-la-rompe-twitter 7 February 2018 live The war then spread out through 11 municipalities of Tamaulipas, 9 of them bordering the state of Texas.La guerra Golfo-zetas, en 11 municipios tamaulipecos; nueve son fronterizos con EU http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2010/11/12/politica/007n1pol 28 January 2012 La Jornada 12 November 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20121022234754/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2010/11/12/politica/007n1pol 22 October 2012 live Soon, the violence generated between these two groups had spread to Tamaulipas' neighboring states of Nuevo León and Veracruz.Los Zetas y el cártel del Golfo se pelean por Monterrey http://noticias.univision.com/narcotrafico/reportajes/slideshow/2011-07-11/los-zetas-cartel-del-golfo-pelean-monterrey 28 January 2012 Univision es https://web.archive.org/web/20111224172614/http://noticias.univision.com/narcotrafico/reportajes/slideshow/2011-07-11/los-zetas-cartel-del-golfo-pelean-monterrey 24 December 2011 liveLa batalla del cártel del Golfo y "Los Zetas" por la Huasteca http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=293299 28 January 2012 Proceso 31 December 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120131110025/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=293299 31 January 2012 live In the midsts of violence and panic, local authorities and the media tried to minimize the situation and claim that "nothing was occurring", but the facts were impossible to cover up.La guerra del cártel del Golfo y Los Zetas, mañana 24 de febrero se cumple un año http://www.mundonarco.org/2011/02/la-guerra-de-el-cartel-del-golfo-y-los.html?zx=862b69e2d65cce53 https://web.archive.org/web/20131216183527/http://www.mundonarco.org/2011/02/la-guerra-de-el-cartel-del-golfo-y-los.html?zx=862b69e2d65cce53 dead 16 December 2013 28 January 2012 Mundo Narco 23 February 2011 es Confrontations between these two groups paralyzed entire cities in broad daylight.Enfrentamientos entre el cártel del Golfo y Los Zetas paralizaron Nuevo Laredo http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/05/20/politica/013n1pol 28 January 2012 La Jornada 20 May 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030825/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/05/20/politica/013n1pol 17 November 2015 live Several witnesses claimed that many of the municipalities throughout Tamaulipas were "war zones", and that many businesses and houses were burned down, leaving areas in "total destruction".The Missing in Tamaulipas http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/04/missing-in-tamaulipas.html 28 January 2012 Borderland Beat 26 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120128200322/http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/04/missing-in-tamaulipas.html 28 January 2012 live The bloodbath in Tamaulipas has caused thousands of deaths, but many of the shootings and killings often go unreported.All Tamaulipas, a War Zone http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/04/all-tamaulipas-war-zone.html 28 January 2012 Borderland Beat 22 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120128191220/http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/04/all-tamaulipas-war-zone.html 28 January 2012 live In the city of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, the Gulf Cartel forces of Antonio Cárdenas Guillén, alias Tony Tormenta, "strung the bodies of fallen Zetas and their associates from light poles".September 2017After two-year struggle Gulf Cartel, Zetas at impasse http://www.themonitor.com/articles/cartel-59178-zetas-gulf.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120308083331/http://www.themonitor.com/articles/cartel-59178-zetas-gulf.html dead 8 March 2012 9 March 2012 The Monitor 3 March 2012 The Gulf Cartel lashed out to attack Los Zetas at their stronghold in San Fernando. According to The Monitor, the municipality of San Fernando is a "virtual spiderweb" of dirt roads that connect with Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and Matamoros—making it a prized territory for drug traffickers. In January 2011, Nancy Davis, a US missionary, was traveling with her husband Sam through the municipality of San Fernando. According to Pharr, Texas police, the Davises encountered a group of heavily armed men, who tried to force their blue 2008 Chevrolet 2500 pickup off the highway. When they tried to flee, the gunmen shot at them, striking Nancy in the head. Sam drove back to McAllen, Texas, where his wife was pronounced dead.Busch Jason Husband, slain missionary defied cartels to share their faith http://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Husband-slain-missionary-defied-cartels-to-share-1692664.php 9 March 2012 The Houston Chronicle 28 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20140329013550/http://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Husband-slain-missionary-defied-cartels-to-share-1692664.php 29 March 2014 live The first shootout that occurred in San Fernando in 2010 happened near a hospital. According to local residents, heavily armed gunmen began to fight in certain avenues throughout the city, and even shot the police station. None of the shootings made it on the news. A man who was interviewed mentioned that even before the two massacres were discovered, people were being kidnapped at an alarming rate, but "they were scared" of the reprisals by the cartels. He went on to say that the cartels had San Fernando "under control", and that they "were the authority". Witnesses stated that the cartels would enter the city "in convoys with more than 200 SUVs", and that the policemen were no challenge for them. The cartel gunmen wore military uniform, were heavily armed, and would constantly attack policemen and other civilians alike.20 February 2012 El miedo no se ha ido... http://www.elmanana.com/diario/noticia/Tamaulipas/Noticias/El%20miedo%20no%20se%20ha%20ido.../1529635 dead https://archive.today/20130122030805/http://www.elmanana.com/diario/noticia/Tamaulipas/Noticias/El%20miedo%20no%20se%20ha%20ido.../1529635 22 January 2013 9 March 2012 El Mañana es Massacre The 72 immigrants were traveling through Tamaulipas to the United States when a convoy of Los Zetas surrounded their vehicles and cut them off the road. Then, they were forced to get out of their vehicles, and the gunmen warned them that they were members of Los Zetas. They were taken to a warehouse inside a ranch, where one by one, the immigrants were put on their knees and placed against a wall. They were told to remain with their knees on the ground, and then they were shot, one by one, in the back of the head.Gómez Francisco 26 August 2010 Se negaron a ser sicarios; "Los Zetas" los fusilaron http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/35447.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20121019070336/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/35447.html 19 October 2012 6 March 2012 El Universal es There was one survivor—an Ecuadorian—who was shot in the neck and faked his death until the perpetrators left the area.72 bodies found on ranch in Mexico http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0825/mexico.html 26 August 2010 RTÉ News 25 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100827181822/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0825/mexico.html 27 August 2010 live He then traveled more than 22 kilometers until he reached a military checkpoint where he notified the Mexican marines of the area where the massacre had occurred.Murdered bodies found in Mexico 'were migrants' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11090563 26 August 2010 BBC News 25 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100826035137/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11090563 26 August 2010 live The man was placed under the protection of federal authorities.Bodies of 72 suspected drug cartel victims found by Mexican marines https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/25/mexican-police-72-bodies-dump 8 March 2012 The Guardian 25 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20130915193422/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/25/mexican-police-72-bodies-dump 15 September 2013 live When he was asked what had happened, he mentioned that they did not have money to pay for the ransom,Massacre in Tamaulipas https://web.archive.org/web/20180330160608/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/opinion/30mon3.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 2018-03-30 , The New York Times, August 29, 2010 and that the killers had forced them to work as hitmen for Los Zetas, and that they would receive over US$1000 every fifteen days.Survivor: Drug gang massacred 72 migrants in northern Mexico https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/25/AR2010082506776.html 26 August 2010 The Washington Post 25 August 2010 William Booth https://web.archive.org/web/20121010161653/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/25/AR2010082506776.html 10 October 2012 live All of the immigrants resisted, and were consequently killed. He said that more than 70 corpses were in the ranch, and that some of the women were pregnant. At first, the authorities did not believe the survivor (since there had been similar occasions that have resulted in ambushes), but a commander of the military led an operative to the ranch where the bodies were allegedly located. When they arrived to the area by helicopter and by ground, the members of Los Zetas that were guarding the area received the Mexican authorities with bullets. The shootings lasted all day, and the Mexican military had to retreat at nighttime to the municipality of Matamoros in order to avoid a possible ambush. The next day, the Mexican military, with more personnel and ammunition, arrived at the ranch and discovered the 72 bodies. All of them were handcuffed and blindfolded. The reports of the massacre were not officially known till later that night, since the ranch was deep inside the countryside and because the area was insecure. In the confrontations between the Mexican military and Los Zetas, 1 marine and 3 criminals were killed. The other drug cartel members managed to escape the scene. Twenty-one rifles, 101 ammunition clips, four bullet-proof vests, camouflage uniforms and four vehicles were seized by officials.72 bodies found in Mexico ranch http://www.hindustantimes.com/72-bodies-found-in-Mexico-ranch/Article1-591920.aspx 26 August 2010 Hindustan Times 26 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100828150704/http://www.hindustantimes.com/72-bodies-found-in-Mexico-ranch/Article1-591920.aspx 28 August 2010 The authorities also found a "replica" truck of the Mexican Naval Infantry.Mejía José Gerardo Ligan a Zetas con muerte de 72 migrantes http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/704092.html 7 March 2012 El Universal 25 August 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20100828024851/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/704092.html 28 August 2010 live Survivor's testimony An 18-year-old Ecuadorian, identified as "Luis", was one of the survivors of the massacre of the 72 migrants in San Fernando, Tamaulipas. According to his narrative, he went from his homeland to the country of Honduras, then traveled to Guatemala, where he stayed for 15 days. He later traveled by speedboat to Mexico, and later made it to the coastal state of Veracruz, where he was transported to Tamaulipas. On Saturday 22 August 2010 at around 10 p.m., three trucks surrounded the vehicle in which he was traveling, and about eight heavily armed men got off their vehicles and took the migrants in two trucks. The migrants and Luis were then taken to a house where they remained there for a day, and then they were taken to the warehouse where the massacre occurred.3 September 2010 Sobreviviente de la masacre afirma que los secuestrados fueron 76; dos, desaparecidos http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2010/09/03/index.php?section=politica&article=015n1pol live https://web.archive.org/web/20100908002934/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2010/09/03/index.php?section=politica&article=015n1pol 8 September 2010 8 March 2012 La Jornada es Luis explained how the migrants entered the warehouse where they were killed in a row, and once they were inside, they bandaged their eyes. They were forced to stand up for around 20 minutes, while Luis said that he thought "they were waiting for nightfall", and then they were placed with their backs on the wall. The gunmen told them to lie face down, be quiet, and not scream, because they were going to kill them if they did. "Then they started shooting", Luis said, and one of the migrants yelled that he was not scared of them. He was shot too. Everyone was shot one by one, "until it was my turn", Luis said. Then, they shot him, and Luis pretended to be dead.18 July 2011 Survivor shares memories of first San Fernando massacre http://www.themonitor.com/articles/massacre-52865-memories-san.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110723083633/http://www.themonitor.com/articles/massacre-52865-memories-san.html 2011-07-23 8 March 2012 The Monitor After everyone was shot, the killers left the warehouse, and Luis waited around two minutes and then took off out of the warehouse. He "walked all night", and then saw a "small light far away", and made it to a house where he asked for help. Luis got to the place with a lot of pain, asking for help, but the people were scared and refused to help him. Consequently, Luis walked until sunrise, and at around 6 a.m. he saw the Mexican marines, and asked them for help. Government's response The turf war between Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, two powerful drug trafficking organizations who operate in northeastern Mexico and in Tamaulipas, were blamed by the Mexican authorities for the massacre of the 72 migrants. Alejandro Poiré Romero, the security spokesman of Mexico, mentioned that the massacre occurred in an area in Mexico increasingly under the influence of drug violence between Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, who fight for the control of the drug corridors into the United States.25 August 2010 El gobierno indaga al cártel del Golfo y 'Los Zetas' por 72 asesinados http://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/08/25/el-gobierno-indaga-al-cartel-del-golfo-y-los-zetas-por-72-asesinados live https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005100/https://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/08/25/el-gobierno-indaga-al-cartel-del-golfo-y-los-zetas-por-72-asesinados 7 February 2018 8 March 2012 Expansion es In order to finance their organizations and enlarge their recruitment, the drug trafficking organizations kidnapped migrants and tortured them for ransom and recruitment at gunpoint.Gobiernos de América Latina reaccionan ante la matanza de Tamaulipas http://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/08/25/gobiernos-de-america-latina-reaccionan-ante-la-matanza-de-tamaulipas 8 March 2012 Expansion 25 August 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005002/https://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/08/25/gobiernos-de-america-latina-reaccionan-ante-la-matanza-de-tamaulipas 7 February 2018 live Investigators indicated that all of the migrants either bravely resisted Los Zetas, or simply were foolhardy enough to say no.Longmire Sylvia Los Zetas Employ Terror Tactics Near US Border http://www.hstoday.us/briefings/correspondents-watch/single-article/los-zetas-employ-terror-tactics-near-us-border/14b27c3775ab3d3ba60d414468c584bf.html 8 March 2012 Homeland Security Today 5 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120124013641/http://www.hstoday.us/briefings/correspondents-watch/single-article/los-zetas-employ-terror-tactics-near-us-border/14b27c3775ab3d3ba60d414468c584bf.html 24 January 2012 live Aftermath Investigation On 27 August 2010, the Mexican authorities had already identified 31 of the 72 immigrants killed. All of the bodies were transferred to the city of Reynosa for further investigation.México identifica a 31 de 72 migrantes masacrados http://www.eluniversal.com/2010/08/27/int_ava_mexico-identifica-a_27A4391375.shtml 7 March 2012 El Universal 27 August 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20170907081940/http://www.eluniversal.com/2010/08/27/int_ava_mexico-identifica-a_27A4391375.shtml 7 September 2017 live The top investigator of the massacre, Roberto Jaime Suárez, went missing along with another police officer in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, on 25 August 2010.Mexican massacre investigator is missing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/27/mexico-massacre-investigator-migrants 7 March 2012 The Guardian 27 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20130915193550/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/27/mexico-massacre-investigator-migrants 15 September 2013 live The president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, said that Suárez was the top investigator of the massacre, but now the Attorney General of Mexico leads the investigation. Soon after the attacks in Tamaulipas, the flow of migrants from Central and South America had decreased, but eight months later, the flow went back to its previous figures.México: los interrogantes que dejó la masacre de los 72 migrantes https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2011/04/110406_mexico_migrantes_asesinato_investigacion_nc 8 March 2012 BBC News 6 April 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20110512040119/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2011/04/110406_mexico_migrantes_asesinato_investigacion_nc.shtml 12 May 2011 live The Mexican authorities concluded that those captured by Los Zetas in this incident were 77 people—72 of them who were killed, 3 that survived, and 2 that remain missing. The two that went missing were Mexicans: the bus driver and his copilot. It has not been proven whether the missing persons had ties with Los Zetas or whether they were simply guiding the migrants.4 September 2010 PGR: viajaban 77 en convoy de masacre http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/a171a1241e5a048787f20d8c8e8504e2 dead https://archive.today/20120630144007/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/a171a1241e5a048787f20d8c8e8504e2 30 June 2012 8 March 2012 Milenio es Social movement In November 2010, the families of the victims gathered in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, for a ceremony in honor of those killed. The families urged the state government of Tamaulipas to clarify the investigation. This movement was part of the caravan known as Madres Buscando a sus Hijos ("Mothers Looking for their Children"), a group of protestors demanding action from the authorities for the disappearances in Mexico.Rendirán homenaje a 72 migrantes asesinados en México http://www.eluniversal.com/internacional/111101/rendiran-homenaje-a-72-migrantes-asesinados-en-mexico 7 March 2012 El Universal 1 November 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115412/http://www.eluniversal.com/internacional/111101/rendiran-homenaje-a-72-migrantes-asesinados-en-mexico 24 September 2015 live A group of 40 women activists traveled from Honduras to San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in March 2012 through the same routes undocumented immigrants go through on their way to the United States.Presenta informe Movimiento Migrante http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2012/03/14/17441973-presenta-informe-movimiento-migrante 15 March 2012 La Jornada 14 March 2012September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes The movement's goal was to "bring a face" to the 72 immigrants killed, and to protest against the continuing "kidnappings, disappearances, murders, abuses, and extortions" the immigrants face when traveling.Recorren madres de víctimas la ruta del migrante http://www.tabascohoy.com/noticia.php?id_nota=239093 15 March 2012 Tabasco Hoy 14 March 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20160406152344/http://www.tabascohoy.com/noticia.php?id_nota=239093 6 April 2016 live Website and book After the massacre of the 72 migrants in Tamaulipas, several "authors, journalists, analysts, activists, political scientists, and artists" brought homage to those killed with a book, a webpage, and several mentions in the official radio station of National Autonomous University of Mexico. The project and website, known as 72migrantes.com, hopes to bring back the "faces" of those killed, those that the media has "categorized as corpses", but who in reality were living people at one point, "people with dreams and aspirations that were taken away."2 November 2011 Con libro, rinden homenaje a 72 migrantes asesinados en Tamaulipas http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=287019 live https://web.archive.org/web/20111104195731/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=287019 4 November 2011 8 March 2012 Proceso es Roses can be sent to a "virtual altar" online where the 72 migrants are remembered.Aguilar Sosa Yanet 72migrantes.com se multiplica en otras artes http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/66844.html 8 March 2012 El Universal 1 November 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20120804064445/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/66844.html 4 August 2012 live Arrests The Federal Police captured Édgar Huerta Montiel, alias El Wache, a high-ranking lieutenant of Los Zetas and the main person responsible of the killings of the 72 immigrants, on 17 June 2011 in Fresnillo, Zacatecas.Detenido responsable de matanza de 72 migrantes en México http://www.eluniversal.com/2011/06/17/detenido-responsable-de-matanza-de-72-migrantes-en-mexico.shtml 7 March 2012 El Universal 17 June 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20180204183036/http://www.eluniversal.com/2011/06/17/detenido-responsable-de-matanza-de-72-migrantes-en-mexico.shtml 4 February 2018 live Huerta Montiel was an army deserter before joining Los Zetas.Mexico says leader in kidnapping, killing of 72 migrants arrested https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-jun-18-la-fg-mexico-arrest-20110618-story.html 7 March 2012 Los Angeles Times 18 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120305064803/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/18/world/la-fg-mexico-arrest-20110618 5 March 2012 live Huerta Montiel was the boss of Martín Estrada Luna, alias El Kilo, one of the main perpetrators of the second massacre in San Fernando, where 193 corpses were exhumed from clandestine mass graves.Cae 'El Wache', coordinador de masacre de migrantes http://www.terra.com.mx/noticias/articulo/1137137/Cae+El+Wache+coordinador+de+masacre+de+migrantes.htm 7 March 2012 Terra Networks 17 June 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20110904060658/http://www.terra.com.mx/noticias/articulo/1137137/Cae+El+Wache+coordinador+de+masacre+de+migrantes.htm 4 September 2011 live After his apprehension, he confessed to having ordered the abduction of the buses in which the immigrants were traveling. The captured lieutenant confessed to have personally killed 10 immigrants, and mentioned that he had kidnapped other buses with immigrants near San Fernando, Tamaulipas, to steal their money, torture them for information and see if "they were not working for the Gulf Cartel." He mentioned that those killed were going to be recruited by Samuel Flores Borrego, a high-ranking lieutenant of the Gulf Cartel, and that those who were not were released.El 'Wache': el narco que quería montar un negocio y asesinaba a migrantes http://expansion.mx/nacional/2011/06/22/el-wache-el-narco-que-queria-montar-un-negocio-y-asesinaba-a-migrantes 8 March 2012 Expansion 22 June 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20170819074542/http://expansion.mx/nacional/2011/06/22/el-wache-el-narco-que-queria-montar-un-negocio-y-asesinaba-a-migrantes 19 August 2017 live Some of the bodies were buried in various mass graves.Cae autor de muerte de los 72 migrantes http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2011/6/18/autor-muerte-migrantes-238888.asp 7 March 2012 El Diario de Coahuila 18 June 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225151/http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2011/6/18/autor-muerte-migrantes-238888.asp 2016-03-03 dead Huerta Montiel then went on to say that "more than 600 bodies" are buried in clandestine mass graves near San Fernando, but the Mexican authorities never confirmed it.600 fosas en San Fernando, dice el autor de las matanzas http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=586301 7 March 2012 La Cronica 18 June 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20110619201422/http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=586301 19 June 2011 liveCae responsable de masacre masiva en San Fernando http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/635136.cae-responsable-de-masacre-masiva-en-san-fern.html 7 March 2012 El Siglo de Torreón 17 June 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20110903212701/http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/635136.cae-responsable-de-masacre-masiva-en-san-fern.html 3 September 2011 live 21 other suspects responsible for the massacre were apprehended too. By 21 August 2011, the Mexican authorities had detained 81 members of Los Zetas implicated in the massacre of the 72 immigrants. None of them, however, had been sentenced, and the authorities refused to comment on the issue. In addition, those detained said that they killed the immigrants because Heriberto Lazcano, the supreme leader of the whole Los Zetas organization, had ordered their executions.21 August 2011 81 detenidos por matanza en San Fernando; ningún sentenciado http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/dc54a422266fb01a3f09107d4da6c04c dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110923053938/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/dc54a422266fb01a3f09107d4da6c04c 2011-09-23 7 March 2012 Milenio es Second massacre 2011 San Fernando massacre Between 6 April and 7 June 2011, the Mexican authorities found 193 people buried in clandestine mass graves in San Fernando, Tamaulipas.Chapa Sergio 59 bodies found in eight mass graves near San Fernando http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=602111#.T16VqmK3CFc 13 March 2012 KGBT-TV 6 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110412031325/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=602111#.T16VqmK3CFc 12 April 2011 liveChapa Sergio San Fernando body count climbs to 193 http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=627152#.T16WOGK3CFc 13 March 2012 KGBT-TV 7 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060800/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=627152#.T16WOGK3CFc 23 October 2013 live Authorities investigating the massacre reported numerous hijackings of passenger buses on Mexican Federal Highway 101 in San Fernando, and the kidnapped victims were later killed and buried in 47 clandestine mass graves. The investigations began immediately after several suitcases and baggage were unclaimed in Reynosa and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.México: Maletas abandonadas, pista para esclarecer asesinatos en Tamaulipas http://www.terra.com.mx/noticias/articulo/1093197/Mexico+Maletas+abandonadas+pista+para+esclarecer+asesinatos+en+Tamaulipas.htm 9 March 2012 Terra Networks 19 April 2011 es https://web.archive.org/web/20160306200844/http://www.terra.com.mx/noticias/articulo/1093197/Mexico+Maletas+abandonadas+pista+para+esclarecer+asesinatos+en+Tamaulipas.htm 6 March 2016 live According to the testimony of a killer, kidnapped victims were forced to fight to death with the other victims.Schiller Dane Mexican crook: Gangsters arrange fights to death for entertainment http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Mexican-crook-Gangsters-arrange-fights-to-death-1692716.php 9 March 2012 The Houston Chronicle 11 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120306225225/http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Mexican-crook-Gangsters-arrange-fights-to-death-1692716.php 6 March 2012 live Reactions Mexico thumb|Antimonumento +72 in Mexico City The president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, said immediately through Twitter after the incident that he sends his most profound condolences and repudiates what happened in Tamaulipas. That same night, the President issued a communiqué saying that "these incidents are a result of the war between Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel", two rivaling drug groups in Tamaulipas. And, Calderón mentioned that the drug cartels have been relying on extortion and kidnappings as a way of financing their institutions and improving their recruitments.Migrantes de 4 países, los 72 narcoejecutados http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/a171a1241e5a048787f20d8c8e024ff2 https://archive.today/20130128172837/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/a171a1241e5a048787f20d8c8e024ff2 dead 28 January 2013 7 March 2012 Milenio 26 August 2010 es Alejandro Poiré Romero, the former security spokesman for Mexico, claimed that Los Zetas has been kidnapping immigrants and other civilians and recruiting them by force due to the hard hits it has received from the Mexican government.72 bodies found in Mexico were immigrants, officials say http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-25/justice/mexico.dead.bodies_1_mexican-authorities-mexican-officials-mexican-navy?_s=PM:CRIME 7 March 2012 CNN 25 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120326133551/http://articles.cnn.com/2010-08-25/justice/mexico.dead.bodies_1_mexican-authorities-mexican-officials-mexican-navy?_s=PM:CRIME 26 March 2012 dead dmy-all The former Secretary of Interior, Francisco Blake Mora, affirmed that the Mexican government will work with "greater intelligence agencies and with more federal agents were it is needed" to combat the criminal organizations where it is required to do so. He also mentioned that the Mexican government will not hesitate to restore order and protect the migrants.3 September 2010 Combatiremos sin titubeos a quienes agreden a migrantes: Blake http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/a171a1241e5a048787f20d8c8e8743de dead https://archive.today/20130128171643/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/a171a1241e5a048787f20d8c8e8743de 28 January 2013 8 March 2012 Milenio es An "anti-monument" in the form of +72 was erected on 22 August 2020 on Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City in front of the US Embassy to commemorate the massacre.Recuerdan con antimonumento la masacre de 72 migrantes en noreste de México https://www.msn.com/es-mx/noticias/otras/recuerdan-con-antimonumento-la-masacre-de-72-migrantes-en-noreste-de-m%c3%a9xico/ar-BB18gBON www.msn.com EFE August 22, 2020 International reactions Brazil: The Federal government of Brazil urged for clarity in the investigations, and asked the authorities to bring those responsible to justice.El crimen organizado alcanza a los migrantes a EU a su paso por México http://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/08/26/el-crimen-organizado-alcanza-a-los-migrantes-a-eu-a-su-paso-por-mexico 8 March 2012 Expansion 26 August 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005132/https://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/08/26/el-crimen-organizado-alcanza-a-los-migrantes-a-eu-a-su-paso-por-mexico 7 February 2018 live Brazil also sent three policemen to help the Mexican authorities identify the bodies of the four Brazilians killed in the massacre.Brasil espera un mes después los cuerpos de la masacre de Tamaulipas http://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/09/20/brasil-aun-espera-los-cuerpos-de-la-masacre-de-tamaulipas-un-mes-despues 8 March 2012 Expansion 20 September 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005209/https://expansion.mx/nacional/2010/09/20/brasil-aun-espera-los-cuerpos-de-la-masacre-de-tamaulipas-un-mes-despues 7 February 2018 live Ecuador: The government of Ecuador asked for a "rigorous investigation" for the six Ecuadorians killed in the massacre.1 September 2010 Ecuador pide a México investigación rigurosa de la masacre http://www.prensalibre.com/internacional/Ecuador-Mexico-investigacion-rigurosa-masacre_0_327567510.html live https://archive.today/20130131202928/http://www.prensalibre.com/internacional/Ecuador-Mexico-investigacion-rigurosa-masacre_0_327567510.html 31 January 2013 8 March 2012 Prensa Libre es They also condemned the attacks and promised to provide "maximum protection" to migrants, urging to castigate the criminal groups who abuse and control human smuggling rings. In addition, they criticized the media for publishing the images of the survivor of the massacre, an Ecuadorian. Rafael Correa, the president of Ecuador, said that the massacre is indescribable.Hay un segundo sobreviviente de masacre: Correa http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/705612.html 8 March 2012 El Universal 1 September 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20110925051836/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/705612.html 25 September 2011 live El Salvador: The president of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, condemned the massacre in Tamaulipas and the death of the 13 Salvadorans. He asked the Mexican government to work together with El Salvador to fight organized crime, and also sent his condolences to the Mexican people and to those in El Salvador. Funes believes that this massacre in Tamaulipas should "bring all of the world leaders" together to fight organized crime, because every country has to fight "the drug trafficking organizations, crime, arms trafficking, money laundering, and human smuggling" in unison.30 August 2010 Presidente Funes condena matanza de Tamaulipas y propone reunión con Presidente de México http://www.diariocolatino.com/es/20100830/nacionales/83735/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100903161346/http://www.diariocolatino.com/es/20100830/nacionales/83735/ 2010-09-03 8 March 2012 Diario Co Latino es Guatemala: The government of Guatemala urged the Mexican government to find those responsible of the massacre of the 13 Guatemalans, who had not been identified. Soon after the killings, the Guatemalan authorities began an investigation on the expedients of 51 possible migrants who might be the ones killed.Guatemala exige a México esclarecer matanza de 72 migrantes en Tamaulipas http://expansion.mx/nacional/2011/08/23/guatemala-exige-a-mexico-esclarecer-matanza-de-72-migrantes-en-tamaulipas 8 March 2012 Expansion 23 August 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005308/https://expansion.mx/nacional/2011/08/23/guatemala-exige-a-mexico-esclarecer-matanza-de-72-migrantes-en-tamaulipas 7 February 2018 live The president of that time, Álvaro Colom, said that this massacre "sets a new challenge and threat for immigration; drug trafficking had never been involved in human smuggling as they do now." The "heroism of the migrants", he said, "now have to overcome the threats and aggressions of the organized crime groups." Colom asked for a profound investigation by the Mexican authorities.19 August 2010 Álvaro Colom dice narcotráfico nunca se involucró tanto en proceso migratorio http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=498579 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140322045507/http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=498579 22 March 2014 8 March 2012 ABC Noticias es dmy-all Honduras 1949: The government of Honduras condemned the "abomination" in Tamaulipas, and urged the Mexican government uncover the incidents in the massacre and carry out the investigation "in the clearest way possible". The president, Porfirio Lobo, asked the Mexican authorities to "stop the abuses, extorsions, and rapes that the migrants are subject to on their way to the United States." Lobo promised to help the families get the bodies of their loved ones after the proper investigations have concluded.26 August 2010 Honduras pide a México esclarecer matanza de inmigrantes https://www.informador.mx/Mexico/Honduras-pide-a-Mexico-esclarecer-matanza-de-inmigrantes-20100826-0078.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221311/http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2010/228789/6/honduras-pide-a-mexico-esclarecer-matanza-de-inmigrantes.htm 3 March 2016 8 March 2012 Informador es Venezuela: The Chancellor of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, along with Hugo Chávez, expressed their repudiation for the massacre in Tamaulipas and sent his condolences to the families of those affected. The chancellor declared that the Venezuelan government would work with the Mexican authorities to find those responsible. Maduro asked for the governments of Latin America and the world to join powers to stop the criminal organizations that are trying to subjugate society, and mentioned that the massacre in Tamaulipas was "one of the most horrifying incidents" in contemporary time.Venezuela repudia asesinato de inmigrantes en Tamaulipas http://www.mre.gov.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4867:venezuela-repudia-asesinato-de-inmigrantes-en-tamaulipas&catid=189:reunion-de-trabajo-venezuela-mexico-&Itemid=327 https://archive.today/20121224203628/http://www.mre.gov.ve/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4867:venezuela-repudia-asesinato-de-inmigrantes-en-tamaulipas&catid=189:reunion-de-trabajo-venezuela-mexico-&Itemid=327 dead 24 December 2012 Gobierno de Venezuela 8 March 2012 es See also 2011 Durango massacres 2011 San Fernando massacre 2011–12 in the Mexican drug war Coahuila mass graves List of massacres in Mexico Nuevo León mass graves References 30em External links Mexico Finds 72 Bodies in Hunt for Bus Passengers – ABC News Victims of Massacre in Mexico Said to Be Migrants – The New York Times Unravelling Mysteries of Mexico's San Fernando Massacre – InSight Crime es yes Encuentran 72 muertos en San Fernando Tamaulipas – Blog del Narco es yes La Marina encuentra una fosa con 72 cuerpos en un rancho en Tamaulipas – Expansion Category:2010 murders in Mexico Category:2010 mass shootings in North America Category:Mass shootings in Mexico Category:21st century in Tamaulipas Category:Massacres in the Mexican drug war Category:August 2010 crimes in North America Category:August 2010 in Mexico Category:Crime in Tamaulipas Category:Illegal immigration to North America Category:Mass kidnappings in the 2010s Category:Kidnappings in Mexico Category:Los Zetas Category:Massacres in 2010 Category:Violent non-state actor incidents in Mexico