Video threatens to disclose Zetas allies in Mexico

Veracruz (Mexico): An Internet video threatens Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel with exposure of its allies in the local police and news media this week unless the gang frees a kidnapped member of the international hacker movement known as “Anonymous.” The message, posted in English and Spanish versions, says Anonymous knows of police officers, journalists, taxi drivers and others working with the Zetas. It says Anonymous is “tired of the criminal group the Zetas, which is dedicated to kidnapping, stealing and extortion.” [caption id=“attachment_119393” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“he army presented ten men linked to the Zetas drug gang detained in past days during a series of operations by federal forces. Reuters”]  [/caption] Referring to an unidentified person kidnapped in the coastal city of Veracruz, the video warns: “You have made a great mistake by taking one of us. Free him.” “We cannot defend ourselves with weapons, but we can with their cars, houses, bars,” the message adds, apparently alluding to properties owned by cartel supporters. “It’s not difficult. We know who they are and where they are found.” It says the hackers group will act on Friday if the kidnapped activist is not freed or is harmed. Three people have been killed recently in the northern states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas by suspected Zetas who apparently believed the victims used the Internet to spread information about the gang. The new message is presented by someone wearing a mask and speaking for Anonymous in “Veracruz, Mexico, and the world.” PTI