Marvin Alberto Tomás, known as “El Zurdo”, aged 22, is one of 19 fatalities from an incident analyzed as an ambush in Tamaulipas, Mexico
Through EFE / J. Navarrete Agency | Ene 27, 2021-19:05
Last weekend, 19 burned bodies – 16 men, one woman and two bodies to be determined – appeared in various vehicles in the town of Santa Anita, Camargo Municipality, in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, on the United States border.
At present, the identity of the victims is unknown, although multiple testimonials indicate that they are Central American migrants who are victims of human trafficking, while other reports point to a clash between two criminal gangs.
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But in the last few hours the club Youth Committee of the Third Division League (U23 competition) confirmed that one of the victims was his player Marvin Alberto Tomás, known as El Zurdo, 22 years old, who, like those in that caravan, wanted a better destination for their lives in the United States.
“Board of directors, coaching staff, players and the youth fans Comiteca reject the vile murder of our countrymen and especially our young player Marvin Alberto Tomás Tomás, El Zurdo, thank you for being part of our dream, thank you for your dedication, thank you you gave us the chance to meet you … for everything thank you champion “, placed the equipment.
The news hurt the fans of the humble Guatemalan team, as well as the footballers, who even had to play a friendly against him this Tuesday. Deportivo Esquipulense, a match they won 2-1 and dedicated entirely to their late partner. The League has not yet started its Clausura 2021 tournament.
Team players recall Marvin Alberto Tomás, El Zurdo, 22, a player from the Juventud Comiteca club of the Tercera División de Guatemala, murdered in Mexico. Photo / Facebook Youth Comiteca
About the case
Most of the relatives of disappeared Guatemalan migrants who approached the Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs are originally from Comitancillo, a municipality in the San Marcos department about 160 miles west of the city of San Marcos. Guatemala.
According to opposition Congressman Mario Ernesto Gálvez, representative of San Marcos, there could be 13 victims from Comitancillo, another five from the municipality of Sipacapa and another, from Catarina, in the same department, according to his words on Monday.
The legislature also reported that the human traffickers in charge of the group reported an alleged accident, and all indications are that they were Guatemalan migrants from San Marcos.
The Northeast Cartel (CDN), the former Zetas, and the Gulf Cartel (CDG) have been engaged in a dispute over control of the northeastern states of Mexico since March 2010, a conflict that has caused some 15,000 people to disappear and thousands of deaths since that date.