I don't see their inner thoughts detailed in this article I am reading. Are you their pastor or something?
They didn't report it, because (A) they were themselves involved in illegal activity, and they knew it and/or (B) the drug cartel element, even if they were in Canada, may threaten them with imminent violence or great harm. (Although the three-nation cluster** nature of this crime makes that seem unlikely)
If you meet a new gentleman and he steals your purse on the first date, you may contact police. If you hired a prostitute, and wake up without your wallet, you may let that one slide.
Consider the drug buyer who calls the police because his dealer cheated him, or the trafficker who shows up at the impound facility to claim his wares, or the embezzler who reports the stolen income on his taxes... a rare breed indeed!
They didn't report it, because (A) they were themselves involved in illegal activity, and they knew it and/or (B) the drug cartel element, even if they were in Canada, may threaten them with imminent violence or great harm. (Although the three-nation cluster** nature of this crime makes that seem unlikely)
If you meet a new gentleman and he steals your purse on the first date, you may contact police. If you hired a prostitute, and wake up without your wallet, you may let that one slide.
Consider the drug buyer who calls the police because his dealer cheated him, or the trafficker who shows up at the impound facility to claim his wares, or the embezzler who reports the stolen income on his taxes... a rare breed indeed!