In somewhere like Baja, all the local authorities, inclduing the prosecutor are compromised somehow.
In somewhere like that part of Ensenada, there is even less law and order. Yes, there is safe tourism, but the entire are is controlled by elements of drug trafficking, planes land in clandestine air strips, boats are unloaded, trucks are loaded with product heading north, drugs are sold at retail, meth use is extremely common.
Guys that are on local cells payroll often supplement their income by robbing and extorting people. Very common. This just got messy. Tweaked out robbers lost control or a situation, called for help, stashed the bodies in the well. But this got national traction, so they had to give them up. How do you think the police found those bodies? They were buried in a remote well. A body dump spot. Someone told them. Local police reach out to their contacts in the local cell leaders and they give them the into they need to decrease the pressure.
here's the structure
US political/law enforcement assets hit up the
Baja State Prosecutor Attorney General who hits up
The police chief of Ensenada who talks to
The local plaza boss of Ensenada (organized crime) who talks to
his on the ground guys (organized crime) who talks to
the people on his payroll (organized crime) who come up with:
names and locations or bodies
there is only a small difference between organized crime and politics/law enforcement.
in return, Baja State prosecutors will say this is not cartel related. And keep any mention of local cell leaders or local traffickers out of the news.