Anonymous ID: 78e7c6 March 16, 2021, 3:36 p.m. No.13238729   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>8749 >>8788 >>9144

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JoePedo has loosed the finders upon the most vulnerable

 

Coyotes are putting colored bracelets on the trafficked

 

A migrant in Reynosa โ€“ one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico across the border from McAllen, Texas โ€“ who declined to give his name for fear of retaliation, showed Reuters a picture of a purple wristband he was wearing.

 

He said he paid $500 to one of the criminal groups in the city after he arrived a few months ago from Honduras to secure the purple bracelet to protect against kidnapping or extortion. He said once migrants or their smugglers have paid for the right to cross the river, which is also controlled by criminal groups, they receive another bracelet.

 

โ€œThis way weโ€™re not in danger, neither us nor the โ€˜coyote,'โ€ he said, using the Spanish word for smuggler.

 

One human smuggler who spoke on conditions of anonymity, confirmed the bracelets were a system to designate who has paid for the right to transit through cartel territory.

 

โ€œThey are putting these (bracelets) on so there arenโ€™t killings by mistake,โ€ he said.

 

Migrants and smugglers say the use of bracelets to designate who has paid for the right to cross the river is a system required by the cartels that control waterfront territory in the conflict-ridden state of Tamaulipas.

 

https://www.vallartadaily.com/color-coded-passage-why-smugglers-are-tagging-u-s-bound-migrants-with-wristbands/