New claim from Mexican criminal cartel over murdered Aussie brothers
A member of the Sinaloa Cartel has claimed that they were the ones who handed the robbers accused of murdering two Aussie brothers and their American friend over to police.
The city of Ensenada, near where the murders occurred, is under the control of a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, and now they have debunked previous theories that believed the cartel were involved somehow.
“They were low-level robbers acting alone,” a member of the group, who chose to remain anonymous, told The Daily Beast.
“But we handed them over. We learned that the cops were looking for the gringos and also began looking for those who were responsible. We called the authorities to let them know where to find them.”
The cartel member added that the group was afraid of "unwanted attention" from Mexican authorities.
Callum Robinson, 33, Jake Robinson, 30, and their friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, were all killed in what police have characterised as a bungled robbery while they were camping in the Baja California region during a surfing trip.
The trio were reported missing on April 27 after they failed to check-in at their next accommodation. Their bodies were discovered in a well over the weekend with gunshots to the head, around seven kilometres from where they were killed.
Three people have been arrested, with the alleged ringleader charged with “forced disappearance”. He has not yet entered a plea and charges are expected to be upgraded to murder in the coming days.
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