| 'Easier Than Robbing a Bank': Hijackers Take Shrimp Boats with Impunity The Mazatlan Messenger | |
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Ricardo Michel Luna, President of the Union of Ship Owners, said that during the 2013-2014 shrimp season 12 shrimp boats have been hijacked with over 3 million pesos ($234,000) worth of shrimp taken from the vessels.
He said hijacking a shrimp boat is easier than robbing a bank and the crime is committed with total impunity.
Ricardo Michel said the latest hijacking occurred on Monday, January 13th, when the shrimp boat Chinese I was boarded by pirates.
... The hijacking of shrimp boats during the 2013-2014 season began in September, just days after the opening of the shrimp season. Since then, said Ricardo Michel, “it has continued unabated.” Most of the shrimp boats that have been hijacked belong to fleets located in the states of Sinaloa, Sonora and Baja California Sur.
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