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Calderon's Last Week
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Morelos, is another of the trenches of this war with violence linked to the Beltran Leyva cartel, remains.During this period eight people have been killed, seven in one day. And Guerrero, where the government recognized the presence of paramilitary groups who have murdered leaders, particularly related to environmental issues. This week there has been coverage regarding violence directly affecting tourism in Acapulco.![]()
In Tijuana, they concentrated on uncovering remains of victims of El Pozolero's.
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Tijuana- Authorities Attorney Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime (SEIDO) located the first human remains, bones and blood of the 75 bodies they were seeking on a property used by Santiago Meza Lopez, alias "El Pozolero" in Baja California. Elements the SEIDO arrived in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, to begin the search for the missing and offer new hope to their families. The place has high walls of brick and a concrete pit in the middle of the lot. It was covered with a slab of the same material, which was removed by the authorities.
The first human remains found were located in piece of land in the area Maclovio Rojas Farms, located east of Tijuana.This site was designated by the López Meza, as the place where more than 300 bodies were dissolved with caustic soda. Fernando Ocegueda Flores, president of the United Association for the Disappeared of Baja, California confirmed the discovery of the remains, admitting it was in some ways satisfying to know that this is the location of so many people, adding that since this is the first "El Pozoero" narcofosa found since his arrest in 2009, we'll continue looking for more, as it is presumed that there are 300 disintegrated bodies. Findings will be transferred to the Mexico City for analysis with the ultimate possibly to determine identity.
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Calderon's Last Week
During this last week of Felipe Calderon's presidency, each day on average, 21 people were killed in the country. This figure is comparable only to 2010, when every 24 hours when gunmen killed 28 people.
Most of these crimes occurred in Chihuahua, Coahuila and Morelos, places where clashes and confrontation with the armed forces was on going and permanent, making these entities the most tainted with violence in Mexico.
Billboards of arrests of alleged major kingpins have slowed the past week, the most relevant was Luis Alberto Cisneros, "El 18" who controlled Uruapan, for the Knights Templar and EL TJ, the long sought drug trafficker and sicario for La Mano con Ojos. One more capture of note is Comandante Sapo a NL Police Chief who operated three municipalities allegedly for los Zetas was arrested with seven others.
It is paradoxical that six months ago the authorities claimed that the violence in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua generally had decreased considerably. However, in the last four and a half days, four people were killed per day not to mention the unveiling of narcofosas in the Valle de Juarez..The Whole Valley Smells of Death
But the face of crime was more virulent in Coahuila. Murder scenes outside a temple, the remains of scattered through the streets, and depicting the last days of violence in Torreon, which killed 11 people, so far this week. It is clearly a disputed territory between factions of the organization of Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel.
In Sinaloa an armed group of Sinaloa Cartel members fighting Beltran Leyva Organization burned down the village of Tatemas..Also there was the sad death of a crowned beauty queen who died in a shootout with the military, and a recently-fired AK-47 on the ground near her body. Susana Gamez was winner of the beauty competitions, among many, Model of the Year and Sinaloa Woman. Dead at 22.
In Sinaloa an armed group of Sinaloa Cartel members fighting Beltran Leyva Organization burned down the village of Tatemas..Also there was the sad death of a crowned beauty queen who died in a shootout with the military, and a recently-fired AK-47 on the ground near her body. Susana Gamez was winner of the beauty competitions, among many, Model of the Year and Sinaloa Woman. Dead at 22.
Morelos, is another of the trenches of this war with violence linked to the Beltran Leyva cartel, remains.During this period eight people have been killed, seven in one day. And Guerrero, where the government recognized the presence of paramilitary groups who have murdered leaders, particularly related to environmental issues. This week there has been coverage regarding violence directly affecting tourism in Acapulco.
El Pozolero's First Dissolved Victims found- As you'd think not much left
Tijuana- Authorities Attorney Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime (SEIDO) located the first human remains, bones and blood of the 75 bodies they were seeking on a property used by Santiago Meza Lopez, alias "El Pozolero" in Baja California. Elements the SEIDO arrived in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, to begin the search for the missing and offer new hope to their families. The place has high walls of brick and a concrete pit in the middle of the lot. It was covered with a slab of the same material, which was removed by the authorities.The first human remains found were located in piece of land in the area Maclovio Rojas Farms, located east of Tijuana.This site was designated by the López Meza, as the place where more than 300 bodies were dissolved with caustic soda. Fernando Ocegueda Flores, president of the United Association for the Disappeared of Baja, California confirmed the discovery of the remains, admitting it was in some ways satisfying to know that this is the location of so many people, adding that since this is the first "El Pozoero" narcofosa found since his arrest in 2009, we'll continue looking for more, as it is presumed that there are 300 disintegrated bodies. Findings will be transferred to the Mexico City for analysis with the ultimate possibly to determine identity.
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Fernando Ocegueda, president of the United Association for the Disappeared of Baja California, revealed that they found a second "narcofosa" on the grounds that Santiago Meza Lopez, "El Pozolero," used to dissolve the bodies of victims of organized crime in the Maclovio Rojas.
Ocegueda, in an interview with News Border Agency (AFN), outside the land located on Cioac Street in the elijo district located east of the city, the staff of the Deputy Attorney Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime (Seido), continues to analyze the organic matter found in the "narcofosa."
He said that while performing they excavations they discovered that one of the ducts by which they drained the dissolved remains led to a second pit.
"They dissolved the bodies in acid, a key opened a duct and from gravity the solution fell to the 'narcofosa', it seems it drained filling the another 'narcofosa" he said.
The activist said he believes the newly discovered grave is older, and therefore increase the number of bodies dissolved by "The Pozolero" arrested in early 2009.
Smurfs Post on a previous "El Pozolero" excavation
And lastly to Nuevo Leon.
NL Police Chief is Los Zetas' "Comandante Sapo" Captured with 7 Others
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EL TJ-Sicario to El Compayito Detained
El TJ/ Badger Captured
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The arrest of Emilio Chamorro Almazán, “El Tejón” o “El TJ”, according to the attorney general of the state of Mexico, Miguel Ángel Contreras Nieto, happened from thorough intelligence work. The subject and was finally located, captured andseized with a .40-caliber pistol in the town of Xonacatlán.
El TJ/ Badger Captured
Toluca,- An important blow to organized crime came from the Ministerial Police (State of Mexico), when they captured Emilio Chamorro Almazán, "El TJ" and / or "The Badger." The Attorney General of the State of Mexico said the accused was major drug dealer in the municipalities of Naucalpan and Huixquilucan, and had been the main hired killers for "La Mon Con Ojo." He's related to at least 12 murders, several kidnapping and extortion.
El TJ was instructed by "El Companito" to kill at least 10 men and two women. His illicit activities began in 2004 with the Beltran Leyva Org. and later as the criminal group weakened and almost disappeared, he joined the criminal organization La Mano con Ojos headed by Oscar Oswaldo Garcia Montoya who claimed him as his main hit man and enforcer.
After being moved to the PGJEM facilities, he was subjected to rigorous questioning and a series of investigations. The hit man confessed that after Oscar Oswaldo Garcia Montoya, "El Companito, leader of La Mano con Ojos, was arrested in August 2011 by ministerial police, he formed a criminal group known as “Los Chamorros” y/o “Los Gaseros” who are the major drug dealers in the municipalities of Naucalpan and Huixquilucan.
After being moved to the PGJEM facilities, he was subjected to rigorous questioning and a series of investigations. The hit man confessed that after Oscar Oswaldo Garcia Montoya, "El Companito, leader of La Mano con Ojos, was arrested in August 2011 by ministerial police, he formed a criminal group known as “Los Chamorros” y/o “Los Gaseros” who are the major drug dealers in the municipalities of Naucalpan and Huixquilucan.
Nieto Contreras was extremely pleased with the capture of El TJ who was made available to the prosecution and awaits a judge .determine his legal status.
And lastly to Nuevo Leon.
NL Police Chief is Los Zetas' "Comandante Sapo" Captured with 7 Others
Monterrey. - The police chief of Aramberri was captured by State Highway Patrol suspected with links to Los Zetas. They discovered he was combining jobs. As well as being a Los Zetas cell leader operating in the south of the state, Jose Enrique Gallegos Linan, 30, was first commander of the Municipal Police of Aramberri in Nuevo Leon.
Jose Enrique Gallegos Liñán was arrested with Aramberri's second commander Jorge Elias Chavez Medrano, 32, and the commander of Doctor Arroyo Police, Esteban García Fuente, 30.
José Enrique Gallegos Liñán, as leader of Los Zetas, was identified as "Comandante Sapo" or "Commander Toad"
It was said besides being the Chief of Police in the community of Aramberri, "Comadante Sapo" was leader of Los Zetas in the municipalities of la Ascension as well as in Doctor Arroyo and supposedly in Galeana too.
The three police officials were arrested today in Doctor Arroyo, along with five youths in Matehuala and San Luis Potosi, identified as hitmen. The detainees names are Edgar Vazquez Morales, 22, Martin Garcia Martinez of 21, Cesar Espinoza Torres, 23, Jose Francisco Alvarez Rodriguez, 18, and Jose Eduardo Rodríguez López, a minor less than 17.
A police source said that the detainees were secured with seven AK-47 known as goat horn, 30 magazines and about 100 rounds for firearms.
The informant said that the detainees were caught in a Volkswagen Bora reported as stolen and a Nissan pickup that had hanging plates. Apparently the armed group went to Doctor Arroyo looking for drug dealers from a rival group to execute..
The State Highway Patrol, in response to anonymous calls, went to track them down and continued until they were all captured.
Detainees are being investigated in relation to executions and other crimes committed in the south part of the state of Nuevo Leon..
All for now: "Viva Mexico"
All for now: "Viva Mexico"
