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Marisela Moreles: Violence Surge is From Zetas Split
Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat Yesterday, on the Sinaloa narco mantas I included a short paragraph about the Morales statement as I had no time to create a post. I will expand that story in this...
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Poor farmers, rich narcos: Marijuana, the only safe investment
Rio Doce. 8-27-12.Translated by un vato for Borderland Beat.Note from translator: This article appeared yesterday in Rio Doce. The original Spanish version is posted on the Forum, but I thought it...
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6 die in shootouts in Tamaulipas state
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of six unidentified armed suspects were killed by Mexican security forces in two separate shootouts in Tamaulipas state Tuesday, according to Mexican news accounts.A...
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MEXICO CITY: 2 Ambushed in Mexico City Are CIA Agents
Borderland BeatThe SUV's Level Seven Armour Saved the lives of the Three Wounded MenReforma reports that officials close to the case reported the shooting of a an SUV with diplomatic plates and U.S....
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Mayhem in Monterrey: 17 die
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of 17 individuals were murdered in ongoing drug and gang related violence in and around Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, according to several news items posted on the website...
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Ciudad Juarez: Toughest Place to be a Nurse
Borderland BeatThe Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez was labeled Mexico's deadliest city, at the center of a war on drug cartels. While murder rates have slowed, death is still a daily fact of life...
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CAF: Eduardo Arellano Felix Extradicted to the US
Borderland Beat (AFN). - Eduardo Arellano Felix, the last of the kingpins of that family who was arrested in Tijuana in 2008, was extradited to the U.S. and, as confirmed by the prosecutor Laura E....
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3 die, 3 federales wounded in gunfight and pursuit in Zacatecas state
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of three armed suspects were killed early Friday morning in Zacatecas state in a pursuit and gunfight, according to Mexican news sources.A news report posted on the...
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21 Die in Drug-Related Violence in Northern Mexico
A wave of drug-related violence claimed the lives of 17 people in Nuevo Leon state and four others in Coahuila state, both located in northern Mexico, officials said.Military personnel found the bodies...
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Wounded U.S. Officials Leave Mexico without Giving Statements
Two U.S. officials wounded last week when assailants thought to be Mexican federal police opened fire on their vehicle have left the country without giving statements to investigators, Mexico’s...
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Cartel Boss Captured by Marines in Jalisco
A suspected Jalisco Nueva Generacion drug cartel boss in Ciudad Guzman, a city in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, has been captured by marines, the Mexican Navy Secretariat said Thursday.Jose...
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"EL DIABLO" Captured CDG Boss of NL
Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat Mexico City. Federal Police arrested David Rosales Guzman and l Comandante Diablo , identified as the head of the Gulf Cartel plaza in Monterrey, said Luis Cardenas...
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September 2nd Badanov's Buzzkill Bulletin
By Chris Covert Rantburg.comMexican army and naval infantry forces have since August 24th seized 42.286 kilograms of methamphetamine , 398.77 kilograms of cocaine, MX $205,700 (USD $15,595.27) and USD...
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Mexican supreme court orders 22 soldiers to trial
By Chris CovertRantburg.comThe Mexican Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion (SCJN) or Supreme Court ordered 22 soldiers to trial in civilian court over the detention and disappearance of two men in...
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Mexican Army rescues 2 in Guerrero state
By Chris CovertRantburg.comOne unidentified armed suspect was killed and two unidentified kidnapping victims were rescued following an intense firefight between a Mexican Army unit and alleged...
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Soldiers Kill 6 in Shootout in Guerrero
At least six armed civilians were killed in a shootout with army troops over the weekend in Tecpan de Galeana, a city in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, prosecutors said.The incident occurred...
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Mexico to Punish Officers Who Fired on U.S. Agents
The police officers who fired on a U.S. Embassy SUV and wounded two officials from that country will be punished “upon confirmation of the excessive use of force,” the Mexican Public Safety Secretariat...
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Mexican Authorities Arrest 10 Linked to Zetas Cartel
Ten people, including a city official, a police chief and a law enforcement agent, suspected of having links to the Los Zetas drug cartel were arrested in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon,...
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Mexico Navy Says it Captured Gulf Cartel Leader
Mario Cardenas Guillen, alias El Gordo, is accused of being one of the two top leaders of the Gulf cartel of Mexico.By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles TimesMexican navy officers flank Mario Cardenas...
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Zetas Split Points to More Violence, New Alliances
By: Ildefonso OrtizThe MonitorA criminal organization born out of betrayal has been weakened greatly by a game of alliances and double-dealing as Mexico’s drug war continues to play out like a TV...
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