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Army has visibly taken over much of the security any border towns. local mexican police who are not corrupted by the cartels are targets of them. thousands killed. and americans have been targets, too. >> you know, i almost think that were flying over tribal pakistan, the way you describe this area. are you surprised or are you hardened to the fact that most of america doesnt realize this is going on ask. >> you know, it does amaze me, and maybe its because im exposed to it so much work okay the...

Guerrero? why wasnt there far more blood evidence? >> the jet ski -- >> the jet ski was destroyed. my understanding, the jet ski was taken apart. that parts that would float were burned and buried afterwards. and the parts that would not float were just thrown into the lake and of course, they sunk. this is coming in from mexico. >> reporter: the sheriff believes hartleys story but may never be able to prove it. david hartleys mother can barely control her emotion. >> what happened to david and ...

Us promise not to raise our camera, not to raise any suspicion and told us theres no doubt how jet skiers would look following this same path, like drug smugglers. >> only people with jet skis are involved with dope. >> right. >> reporter: clearly nervous, colette barely slowed down as we approach the church tiffany and david hartley visited on september 30th. he turned the boat and gave us 30 seconds to take the pictures at the exact spot tiffany hartley said they had stopped. >> this is the la...

>> reporter: robert speedy colette who owns a fishing business admits hes been stopped by cartel but bristles as news reports of piracy and danger. these reports decimated his business on the lake which he insisted is safe. as long as you know the rules. >> it happened to me. i didnt run. they boarded. they found out i wasnt a threat, and i was released. never robbed. never took a penny from me. they did not -- my wallet was in my glove box. i had $1,100 in my wallet. my clients were pretty weal...

>> this is the last place they came to at the old guerrero church. they too many pictures on the steps and then set out down this clan to head back and it was about five minutes into their voyage when they were approached by the boats. in an instant, the man who told us this lake was safe was again speeding away from mexico 70 miles an hour. the same path the hartleys were on when tiffany says the attack began. >> theres a boat on our left and two on our right. on kind of towards the land, were ...

Drug smugglers. >> only people with jet skis are involved with dope. >> right. >> reporter: clearly nervous, colette barely slowed down as we approach the church tiffany and david hartley visited on september 30th. he turned the boat and gave us 30 seconds to take the pictures at the exact spot tiffany hartley said they had stopped. >> this is the last place they came to at the old guerrero church. they took pictures on the front step, according to tiffany hartley. and they set down this channel...

Suspicion and told us theres no doubt how jet skiers would look following this same path, like drug smugglers. >> only people with jet skis are involved with dope. >> right. >> reporter: clearly nervous, colette barely slowed down as we approach the church tiffany and david hartley visited on september 30th. he turned the boat and gave us 30 seconds to take the pictures at the exact spot tiffany hartley said they had stopped. >> this is the last place they came to at the old guerrero church. the...

And mexican border, speedy made us promise not to raise our camera, not to raise any suspicion and told us theres no doubt how jet skiers would look following this same path, like drug smugglers. >> only people with jet skis are involved with dope. >> right. >> reporter: clearly nervous, colette barely slowed down as we approach the church tiffany and david hartley visited on september 30th. he turned the boat and gave us 30 seconds to take the pictures at the exact spot tiffany hartley said the...

And told us there is no doubt how jet skiers would look following this same path like drug smugglers. >> only people with jet skis are involved with dope. >> right. >> clearly nervous, collet barely slowed down as we approached the church tiffany and david hartley visited on the 30th. he turned the boat and gave us 30 seconds to take these pictures at the exact spot where tiffany hartley said they had stopped. so this is the last place they came to? the old guerrero church, they took pictures on...

Involved with dope. >> right. >> clearly nervous, colette barely slowed down as we approached the church tiffany and david hartley visited on september 30th. he turned the boat and gave us 30 seconds to take the pictures at the exact spot tiffany hartley said they had stopped. so this is the last place that they came to. the old guerrero church. they took pictures on the steps and then set out down this clan to head back and it was about five minutes into their voyage when they were approached b...