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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

Mexican cartel forces locals to pay for makeshift Wi-Fi under threat of death

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Mexican cartel forces locals to pay for makeshift Wi-Fi under threat of death

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago
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Prosecutors in central Mexico say a drug cartel set up its own makeshift internet antennas and told locals that they had to pay to use their Wi-Fi or they would be killed.
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    They just want you to know they won’t be going soft on you.

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