Drug cartels turn to kidnapping in South Texas – Officials say pressured cartels turn to abductions on U.S. side of the border for ransom
Tagged: border, crime, police, TexasPosted on: December 18th, 2006“Uriel Eli” Del Alba was rescued by police, but not before his kidnappers faded into the morning fog with a $150,000 ransom.
Seven gunmen abducted Del Alba from his ranch north of town in November, making the 57-year-old businessman one of the latest victims of a relentless crime wave plaguing the South Texas border.”
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