was found. During the investigation, Mexican homicide detective Rolando Armando Flores Villegas of Tamaulipas was reportedly killed and his head delivered in a suitcase to the Mexican Army. The detective was one of many officers assigned to investigating the Hartley incident and he was allegedly killed only days after delivering a document to a local television station which named two of the suspected pirates. Gary Freeman, a political scientist at the University of Texas stated that "the beheading has such strong resonance with Islamic fundamentalism that it raises the specter of groups in Mexico being as fanatical and as bloodthirsty as Osama bin Laden and his gang. They seem to be copying some of their techniques, and that might be deliberate." However, Mexican police stated they do not believe the killing to bear any relation to the Hartley case. 2011 On May 8, 2011, Mexican Naval Infantry patrolling the lake discovered a camp of Zetas on an island believed to be used for smuggling marijuana into the United States by speedboat. The marines fired first and a battle began that left twelve cartel members and one marine dead. Twenty small arms were captured including assault rifles. See also Piracy in the Strait of Malacca Piracy in Somalia Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea Piracy in the Caribbean River pirate Mexican Drug War References Falcon Piracy in the United States Maritime incidents in 2010 Maritime incidents in 2011 Battles of the Mexican drug war Organized crime conflicts in the United States Organized crime conflicts in Mexico Smuggling routes