We meet in a garbage dump full of old dishes and keepsakes from first communions and funerals. At this point it’s hard to get any new information, even if it’s all off the record. “I can tell you this at least,” Osiel says: “everyone knows the boss of all bosses. People call him Chito, and he lives there on the hill. He’s the one behind the kidnappings, but no one would give him away.” A warning we had gotten back in Coatzacoalcos comes to mind: “If you go there asking about the kidnappings, Los Zetas will know in eight minutes. If you talk to any of the town’s authorities, they’ll know in
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