A recent slew of kindnappings in Phoenix, Arizona have left cops worried that Latino immigrants are bringing less-than-desirable traditions with them into the United States:

The abductions are occurring in the Phoenix area at the rate of practically one per day, and police suspect they have led to killings in which bound and bullet-riddled bodies have been found dumped in the desert.

The kidnap victims are typically drug- or immigrant-smugglers, who are seen as inviting targets because they have a lot of money, they can raise large sums of cash on short notice, and they are unlikely to go to the police, for fear their own shady dealings will come to light.

“We have never had a victim that we have investigated that has been as clean as the new driven snow,” said Sgt. Phil Roberts, who investigates the kidnappings. “There has always been some type of criminal element to it. Either they are criminals, drug dealers or human smugglers — or a close family member is.”

Escarytown. This is why we don’t smuggle drugs and our family works in noble, totally legal enterprises. Like waste management. Cough.

Latino Kidnappings Rattle Valley [News 5]