{"id":120835,"date":"2023-11-06T12:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120835"},"modified":"2023-11-06T12:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:40:01","slug":"i-saw-prisoners-play-basketball-with-cartel-boss-head-after-brutal-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/i-saw-prisoners-play-basketball-with-cartel-boss-head-after-brutal-riot\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I saw prisoners play basketball with cartel boss&#8217; head after brutal riot&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former hitman who worked for the feared Sinaloa cartel has described the horrific aftermath of a Mexican prison riot. <\/p>\n<p>Reformed \u201cSicario\u201d Ali Gonzalez recalled a fight between gangland rivals saw one man being beheaded, with prison guards helpless to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>According to Gonzalez, the prisons are effectively run by the cartels, and warders can do nothing, as they\u2019re warned of deadly consequences on the outside. Prostitution and drug use are commonplace inside the jails and sometimes petty grievances boil over into savage violence.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Cartel hitman aged just 14 beheaded four victims as Mexico&apos;s lawlessness exposed<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>For more chilling tales about drug cartels, check out our dedicated page<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31371255.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_MEXICO-CRIME-PRISON-RIOT.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>After realising that cartel bosses weren\u2019t going to look after him as well as they\u2019d promised, Gonzalez broke with them and ended up being transferred from a cushty jail to a maximum-security lockup with over 13,000 prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>Just two weeks after he arrived, a riot broke out. \u201cThere was 14 people killed,\u201d Gonzalez told LadBible. \u201cThe main boss was decapitated and they were playing basketball with his head. The anti-riot correctional officers came and they knocked on the door of the maximum security door but they weren&apos;t allowed in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31371103.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Inmates-demonstrate-during-a-riot-at-the.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30266775.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/1_JS301392418_Banner.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> World&apos;s most dangerous city is &apos;controlled by gangs&apos; who burn bodies in streets<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gonzalez admitted killing dozens of rival gang members on the orders of his cartel bosses. In one particularly horrific case he tells how a hit went wrong after a gun jammed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI jumped out of the car, took the rifle, busted the bullet out, and cocked it back in and I shot him again,\u201d he recalled. \u201cThis person was still in agony, trying to drag himself on to the pavement. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31371100.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_A-Mexican-policeman-guarda-the-surroundi.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31030597.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_I-was-shot-by-drug-dealers-but-I-was-so-high-on-crack-I-didnt-care.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> &apos;I got shot but was so high on crack I didn&apos;t care \u2013 I did a Rambo then smoked some more&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe rifle jammed again, so I basically went up to him and smashed him with the butt of the rifle until his head exploded. And that was it. I jumped back in the car and left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he has turned his back on his life of crime, he has no regrets about what he did during his years as a cartel enforcer because he &quot;never killed anyone who was innocent&quot;.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/brutal-cartel-run-mexican-prisons-31370884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former hitman who worked for the feared Sinaloa cartel has described the horrific aftermath of a Mexican prison riot. Reformed \u201cSicario\u201d Ali Gonzalez recalled a fight between gangland rivals saw one man being beheaded, with prison guards helpless to intervene. 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