Anonymous threatens Mexican drug cartel

HACKTIVIST GROUP Anonymous, or at least a part of it, has threatened revenge on a Mexican drug gang after it kidnapped one of its members.

Although the victim's name has not been made public the group said that it will publish the details of Zetas gangsters if they do not release him or her.

In a video posted to the Spanish Youtube web pages earlier this month it told the group, which is allegedly responsible for quite a few deaths not to mention a steady flow of drugs into the US, that it shouldn't have taken it on and if it does not comply be the end of this week, 5 November, it will release an avalanche of details about them.

"You made a huge mistake by taking one of us," Anonymous said. "We can't defend ourselves with a weapon but we can with their cars, homes, bars, brothels and everything else in their possession... We all know who they are and where they are."

The cartel, or any drugs cartel, is probably not to be taken on lightly, and in Twitter conversations the group has pushed towards and pulled away from the proposed action.

"ADVISORY: #Anonymous #OpCartel is dead. Due to the safety risks for all #Anons, #OpCartel has been called off," says a tweet from the @Anachrynon Twitter account that was posted earlier this morning. "Worldwide news outlets say we engaged Zetas in war, even if no OpCartel. Now #Anonymous are all in danger. Do not take this as a joke."

However Anonymousabu, or Sabu, who apparently is a key member of the goup, has given the operation Opcartel his full support, "#OpCartel is very much alive and like I said to others in private our war is on corruption on both sides of the spectrum. Vamos a GUERRA!," he tweeted.

The operation seems to come from a Twitter account called, @Sm0k34n0n, an account that has since been deleted. Its possible that this person also changed their mind shortly before removing themselves from the debate, as Sabu added,

"Too bad. We are taking over. It is time we take on the corruption on both sides of the 'war on drugs' The DEA and Cartels. Thanks for pushing the op, but now that you've cleaned your hands of it - move on with your life."

Some Twitter posters have suggested that part of Anonymous split off to form a group that is willing to attack the cartels. This could function like the headline grabbing Lulzsec, it was suggested, of which Sabu was a member. µ