Mexican Pirates Attack Couple at Texas - Mexican Border

 It's bad enough that pirates are attacking ships off the Somali Coast, but now they're attacking tourists on the Mexican border. That's just too close to home. According to the article below, a young couple who were sightseeing and jet-skiing on Falcon Lake in Texas yesterday were reportedly attacked by Mexican pirates. The husband, David Michael Hartley, was shot in the head, but his wife Tiffany escaped. This is just too frightening
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Mexican Pirates Attack Sightseeing Couple at Texas Falcon Lake — Husband Shot in Head, Feared to Have Been Killed Frugal Caf Blog Zone:

Mexican drug cartel lawlessness has again struck America. A young couple who were sightseeing and jet-skiing on Falcon Lake in Texas yesterday were reportedly attacked by Mexican pirates. The husband, David Michael Hartley, was shot in the head, but his wife Tiffany escaped. A search is being conducted to find Hartley, but he is feared to have been killed. Armed gunmen reportedly chased after the woman, and may have driven their boats into U.S. waters briefly while trying to run down Tiffany Hartley.

This isn’t the first time that Mexican pirates, believed to be linked to drug cartels, have attacked and/or robbed Americans in the border lake of Lake Falcon. However, this may be the first time that the recent attacks have resulted in an American being killed. Back in May, terrorism of American boaters and fishermen prompted warnings to be issued for Americans to not cross the lake’s border into Mexico. But one armed Mexican pirate attack in May occurred on the US side of the border.
However, according to the claims of Homeland Security’s top dog, Janet Napolitano, the southern US borders are safer than ever. Dream on, JaNo…


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