Marvin Alberto Tomás, known as “El Zurdo”, 22, is one of 19 fatalities in an incident that is being analyzed as an ambush in Tamaulipas, Mexico
per EFE / J. Navarrete Agency | Jan 27, 2021- 19:05
Last weekend, 19 charred bodies – 16 men, a woman and two corpses to be determined – appeared in various vehicles in the town of Santa Anita, in the municipality of Camargo, in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, on the border with the United States.
The identities of the victims are not yet known, although several witnesses point out that they are Central American migrants victims of human trafficking, while other reports indicate a clash between two criminal gangs.
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But in the last hours the club Youth Committee of the League Third Division (league Sub-23) confirmed that one of the victims was his player Marvin Alberto Tomás, known as El Zurdo, of 22 years, who like those who went in this caravan, wanted to have a better destiny for their lives in the United States.
“Board of directors, coaching staff, players and the Comiteca youth fans repudiate the vile murder of our compatriots and especially of our Young Player Marvin Alberto Tomás Tomás, El Zurdo, thank you for being part of our dream, thank you for your dedication , thank you for giving us the opportunity to meet you … thank you for everything champion “, Placed the equipment.
The news filled with pain the fans of the modest Guatemalan team, as well as the footballers, who even this Tuesday had to play a friendly match against the Esquipulense sports, A match they won 2-1 and dedicated it entirely to their now-dead teammate. The League has not yet started its Clausura 2021 tournament.
Players of the team remember Marvin Alberto Tomás, El Zurdo, 22, player of the club Joventut Comiteca of the Third Division of Guatemala, murdered in Mexico. Photo / Facebook Youth Committee
About the case
The relatives of missing Guatemalan migrants who have approached the Chancellery of Guatemala are mostly from Comitancillo, a municipality in the department of San Marcos located about 260 kilometers west of the city of Guatemala. Guatemala.
According to opposition congressman Mario Ernesto Gálvez, representing San Marcos, there could be 13 victims from Comitancillo, five from the municipality of Sipacapa and one more, from Catarina, in the same department, according to his words in the past Monday.
The legislator has also reported that human traffickers who were in charge of the group reported an alleged accident and that all indications are that they were Guatemalan migrants from San Marcos.
The Northeast Cartel (CDN), the former Zetas, and the Golf Cartel (CDG) have been fighting for control of the northeastern states of Mexico since March 2010, a conflict that has led to since that date approximately 15,000 have disappeared and thousands have died.