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Highway 200 Robbery

Posted by David Dagoli on February 25, 2014, 1:14 pm
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I talked with a Mexican from La Manzanilla today who was recently robbed on HWY 200 between La Manzanilla and Melaque.

The robbery occurred last Wednesday, Feb 19, between 9 and 9:30 pm. Two men were in separate pickup trucks, one went in front of the victim's vehicle, the other behind. The one in front suddenly braked at the Tamarindo entrance and pulled the victim's vehicle over.

Both men had guns and the victim was pistol-whipped and robbed of cash. The robbers were violent and spoke of gang connections.

I was told the same thing happened the following night (Thursday Feb 20) to a different driver, also from La Manzanilla, in the same place, again around 9 pm. He was also pistol-whipped and robbed.

There is no cell-phone reception in the area where the victims are being targeted.

The victim I talked to is afraid to report it to anyone, for fear of his and his family's safety. He said the same would be true of other victims.

Be careful driving at night on the highway!
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