Borderland Beat
The Knights Templar Challenge Z-40...Again
Mexico City - On Monday, municipalities of Guerrero, Coahuila and Guanajuato dawned with 'narcobanners' messages expressing 'solidarity' with civilians butwith threats against members of the Zetas cartel, which they referred to as "cancer."
"The Knights Templar congratulate society especially that which is being stalked by the cancer of the Zetas, thanks for the information and entertainment in the State of Guerrero, thanks, too long", could be read in separate blankets located in Zihuatanejo and signed by 'The Knights Templar' split from La Familia Michoacan.
In Guanajuato mantas were hung on 15 other footbridges Irapuato, Acambaro, Celaya Villagran, Coroneo, Apaseo El Alto, Apaseo El Grande, Jerécuaro, Salvatierra and Tarandacuao.
Saltillo, Coahuila, dawned a blanket exposed in one of the viaducts Distribudor de Vial El Sarape.
In all messages, 'The Knights Templar' also thanked the community for giving information on the presumed location of the leader of Los Zetas. The blankets were removed by military or municipal police in all cases.
Chilpancingo, Gro., (Ap). - The criminal organization the Knights Templar returned in the early morning Monday to remind people by making their presence felt in this state by placing half dozen narcobanners against Los Zetas in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo tourist corridor, right where the governor Angel Aguirre Rivero was touring.
Proceso reported on November 5, according to official reports, narcobanners were placed in different parts of Zihuatanejo, one of the points of the Costa Grande disputed by different criminal groups.
The narcomensaje read:
"The Knights Templar congratulate society especially that which is being stalked by the cancer of the Zetas, thanks for the information and hospitality in the State of Guerrero, thanks, little is missing/won't be long and that's why we return to challenge Z-40 and not to murder the innocent, this scourge facing us, not only society perhaps they don't understand that nobody wants you, to pronounce the letter Z, it alone produces disgust and fear, do not mess with society. "
"The Knights Templar congratulate society especially that which is being stalked by the cancer of the Zetas, thanks for the information and entertainment in the State of Guerrero, thanks, too long", could be read in separate blankets located in Zihuatanejo and signed by 'The Knights Templar' split from La Familia Michoacan.
In Guanajuato mantas were hung on 15 other footbridges Irapuato, Acambaro, Celaya Villagran, Coroneo, Apaseo El Alto, Apaseo El Grande, Jerécuaro, Salvatierra and Tarandacuao.
Saltillo, Coahuila, dawned a blanket exposed in one of the viaducts Distribudor de Vial El Sarape.
In all messages, 'The Knights Templar' also thanked the community for giving information on the presumed location of the leader of Los Zetas. The blankets were removed by military or municipal police in all cases.
Chilpancingo, Gro., (Ap). - The criminal organization the Knights Templar returned in the early morning Monday to remind people by making their presence felt in this state by placing half dozen narcobanners against Los Zetas in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo tourist corridor, right where the governor Angel Aguirre Rivero was touring.
Proceso reported on November 5, according to official reports, narcobanners were placed in different parts of Zihuatanejo, one of the points of the Costa Grande disputed by different criminal groups.
The narcomensaje read:
"The Knights Templar congratulate society especially that which is being stalked by the cancer of the Zetas, thanks for the information and hospitality in the State of Guerrero, thanks, little is missing/won't be long and that's why we return to challenge Z-40 and not to murder the innocent, this scourge facing us, not only society perhaps they don't understand that nobody wants you, to pronounce the letter Z, it alone produces disgust and fear, do not mess with society. "
"Sincerely, The Knights Templar."
So far, no state authority has issued a position of this recorded fact in the middle of a tour made by the Governor Aguirre to this important beach destination, and nothing was mentioned about Guerrero municipalities especially Acapulco, being plunged into a spiral of violence and impunity.
Strengthening Security in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero
Zihuatanejo, Azueta• Given the ongoing repressive acts against commercial vendors allegedly by organized crime, there will be an increase in the presence of security forces in the town, mainly in the center of Zihuatanejo.
So, informed the security coordinator Pedro Salinas Solache, who declared that they were reenforcing security forces in coordination with federal, state and municipal forces
As leaders and business organizations wanted to comment about the closure of three commercial businesses because of criminal groups but chose to remain silent about the alleged threat.
The general coordinator of Municipal Public Security Zihuatanejo Azueta, Salinas Solache said the rightful responsibility corresponding will be to increase the Preventive Police patrol the streets of the city.
He noted they also will be coordinating with the Navy of Mexico and the Mexican Army to reinforce the presence of the security forces in the coastal towns in the Costa Grande region of the state.
However he clarified that in the case of the Municipal Preventive Police, that is not their responsibility to prosecute members of organized crime, but with the presence of the elements help inhibit criminal acts.
"We have neither power, capacity or weapons to combat organized crime, but it is not our competition or responsibility without the federal forces," the official said.
Salinas Solache said last week they had intensified physical training of more patrols.
The operating elements took a course in ambush combat, taught at the Regional Police Training (Crapol)
So, informed the security coordinator Pedro Salinas Solache, who declared that they were reenforcing security forces in coordination with federal, state and municipal forces
As leaders and business organizations wanted to comment about the closure of three commercial businesses because of criminal groups but chose to remain silent about the alleged threat.
The general coordinator of Municipal Public Security Zihuatanejo Azueta, Salinas Solache said the rightful responsibility corresponding will be to increase the Preventive Police patrol the streets of the city.
He noted they also will be coordinating with the Navy of Mexico and the Mexican Army to reinforce the presence of the security forces in the coastal towns in the Costa Grande region of the state.
However he clarified that in the case of the Municipal Preventive Police, that is not their responsibility to prosecute members of organized crime, but with the presence of the elements help inhibit criminal acts.
"We have neither power, capacity or weapons to combat organized crime, but it is not our competition or responsibility without the federal forces," the official said.
Salinas Solache said last week they had intensified physical training of more patrols.
The operating elements took a course in ambush combat, taught at the Regional Police Training (Crapol)
Mayor of Acapulco, Guerrero Says 500 Police to be fired becaue of corruption
ACAPULCO, Mexico— Five hundred police officers in this resort city will be fired because they failed tests used to identify corrupt officers, the mayor announced Friday.
Mayor Luis Walton Aburto said he will ask the federal government to send in federal agents to help what is left of the 1,700-officer police force provide security in the city of 800,000 people. He said the officers would be let go in January.
Police corruption has been a constant problem in Mexico, where poorly paid and poorly trained officers are easily corrupted by drug cartels.
Interior Secretary Alejandro Poire said this week that there are 43,000 state and local police who failed confidence tests and should be dismissed.
Drug violence has grown in Acapulco since the December 2009 killing of cartel boss Arturo Beltran Leyva, which set off fighting among factions of the Beltran Leyva cartel.
Police corruption has been a constant problem in Mexico, where poorly paid and poorly trained officers are easily corrupted by drug cartels.
Interior Secretary Alejandro Poire said this week that there are 43,000 state and local police who failed confidence tests and should be dismissed.
Drug violence has grown in Acapulco since the December 2009 killing of cartel boss Arturo Beltran Leyva, which set off fighting among factions of the Beltran Leyva cartel.
