American traveler missing in Mexico was killed by Sinaloa cartel, officials say
By Kyle Swenson
November 16 at 2:21 AM
The family of a North Carolina teacher missing in a remote part of Mexico received the news Thursday that Patrick Braxton-Andrew was killed by drug cartel members in late October.
Since he was last seen Oct. 28 in Urique, a tiny village in the country’s Chihuahua state, Braxton-Andrew’s family has been in Mexico working with local and U.S. authorities to locate the 34-year-old Spanish teacher, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
Two days later, on a Facebook page devoted to the search, Braxton-Andrew’s family stated they had been informed by Mexican authorities that Patrick was killed “on October 28th at the hands of a criminal organization that operates in the area where he was traveling,†the Thursday afternoon post stated. “The search continues to recover his body so we can bring him back home.â€
Read more at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/11/16/american-traveler-missing-mexico-was-killed-by-sinaloa-cartel-officials-say/
In case, Wapo puts up a paywall, here is the story as well:
https://www.ajc.com/news/national/missing-north-carolina-teacher-killed-mexico-according-facebook-post/xw83dMfRHOlQAZewetZJjP/Quite tragic, rest in peace. I wouldn't go down there though, the chances of getting killed might be very small, there's probably a chance of being robbed and so on down there.
And El Chapo is on trial here in the US,
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/inside-the-trial-of-el-chapo-1371913795996The head of the Sinaloa Cartel.
