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Death threats suck Mitsubishi plant into Medellin gang wars
by Adam Veitch May 22, 2019
Medellin (Photo: Rogier Klappe)
Workers at a Mitsubishi manufacturing north of Medellin have been subject to death threats amid a turf war between local gangs, newspaper El Colombiano reported on Wednesday.
The threats were delivered in the form of a pamphlet, which circulated on social media and claimed that several of those employed by the factory were members of the “Pachelly” gang, which traditionally controls Bello, a municipality in the north of Medellin’s metropolitan area.
The pamphlet targeted a wide variety of employees, and even directors.
The threats contain names and photos of workers and directors deemed to be “military targets” because they are accused of being on the payroll of the Pachelly gang that, according to the pamphlet, uses the factory to aid its criminal activities.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/death-threats-suck-mitsubishi-plant-into-medellin-gang-wars/