ComPol Doesn’t Believe Raheem Usher Was Killed by Cartels

On Thursday night, we reported that the body of twenty-nine-year-old Raheem Usher from Libertad Village, who had been missing for over a month, was found in San Antonio Village. His body wasn’t badly decomposed, suggesting he was held captive for a long time before being shot twice in the head. Usher was found handcuffed, wrapped in a sheet, and covered in plastic. The sheet had a handwritten threat aimed at those ‘bringing down planes with drugs,’ with six names listed. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams stated that he doesn’t believe Usher’s murder was carried out by Mexican cartels.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“From my experience and observation I know there has been much talk in the media and the public that this is a cartel hit or a cartel type killing and I can say, and I hope I am right, this is  not nothing done by no cartels, but rather by locals trying to make it look like cartel. That incident there is no signature of the cartel. We need to look at where the body was found. It is not an area prone to cartel operations. Two, Cartels would not handcuff you front way. If you look at the note written in English, cartel would not write any note in English. Even the manner in which the body was found. There are several things I can outline that makes me believe it was not done by cartels but rather by locals operating in the northern districts who are trying to make it seems that is done by the cartels.”

 

Reporter

“But what about local working with cartels?”

 

Chester Williams

“Yes that is a possibility that the persons who we believe are behind this killing do have cartel connections. But having cartel connections and cartel doing this thing is two different things.”