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New Group: Children of the Devil is Born
Borderland BeatTHE CHILDREN OF THE DEVILTHE NEW GROUP FORMSThe rupture of the Zetas establishes a new splinter group now with the Gulf Cartel (CDG), Presently, they are in San Luis Potosi, and some...
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With Narco Tanks, and RPG7s, Radio Towers: Should They Still Be Labeled Drug...
Borderland BeatTerrorists?The term “Drug” Traffickers has become an incongruity. With war like weaponry, 300 foot communication towers, armored narco tanks, holding the media, politicians and...
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A Portrait of Maverick Official
By Jason Buchmysanantonio.comBorderland BeatMaverick County Commissioner Rodolfo Heredia is accussed of smuggling money into the United States from Mexico after selling his truck to a Zetas...
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Destroying Drug Cartels, the Mathematical Way
Borderland BeatBy Sara Reardon New Scientist"Killing drug lords gets headlines, but complexity analysis suggests they are the wrong people to target to bring down a cartel."One more gangland deathWHEN...
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Life, times and tragedies of the Trevino clan
Anabel Hernandez for Proceso 10-27-2012Translated by un vato for Borderland BeatOnce the governments of Mexico and United States declared Heriberto Lazcano dead, the Zeta leadership passed to Miguel...
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Kingpin Strategy
Borderland BeatEarlier this month, the Mexican navy announced the death of Heriberto Lazcano, the leader of Mexico’s violent Zetas drug cartel, during a firefight with the marines. The slaying was...
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The Unnamed of Calderon Leave Their Mark
Mexico • 24,102 people: the equivalent of half a football stadium or a medium-sized town is the approximate number of bodies that have gone to the grave at the end of the current administration. And...
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The Knights Templar Ranch is Raided
Borderland BeatIn Michoacan, army troops seized a ranch allegedly owned by Enrique Plancarte Solis, "La Chiva"/ Kike Plancarte or just "Kiki," noted as one of the main leaders of the criminal...
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National Guard Implement Changes with DTOs
Borderland BeatTo fight the drug cartels in Mexico, the National Guard and the Naval Special Operations Command are integrating a Global Information Network (GINA, acronym in English). From...
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Mi Sangre: Los Zetas Largest Supplier Arrested
Borderland BeatJesús López Londoño, "Mi Sangre"MEXICO CITY - After the capture of Colombian drug trafficker Jesús López Londoño, “Mi Sangre", the Mexican cartel, Los Zetas, are lacking their "the...
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"I Killed Brian Terry"
Borderland Beat Top photo from night of shootingManuel Osorio-Arellanes, one of the murderers of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, pled guilty to first degree murder in federal court in Tucson in...
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Arrested "El Che" presumed lieutenant of "El Chapo" in Chihuahua
Borderland BeatChihuahua. - Staff of the Department of National Defense in the state of Chihuahua detained José Salgueiro Nevarez, alias "El Che," alleged lieutenant of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in...
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Narco Gold Mine: Coahuila Coal
Borderland BeatThrough coal exploitation, drug trafficking has found a "gold mine" in Coahuila. In that state, the illegal mining business yields an income of at least 6 million pesos per week....
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Accused of Rape: Man Executed and Hanged on ACA Bridge With Narco Message
Borderland Beat A man executed with a shot to the head, was hanged on a bridge on the Autopista del Sol, Cuernavaca-Acapulco at Km 346 +200, towards the port of Acapulco Authorities were alerted by...
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Lazca: No Body No Death
By Chivis Martinez Borderland BeatNo Body No DeathThere was no body, though the government announced the tyrant dead. They backed their claim with a few photos and firsthand accounts of eye witnesses....
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EI Lazca, 'I Took Care of the Nephew"
Borderland BeatHeriberto Lazcano, El Lazca ordered the death of Jose Eduardo Moreira RodriguezMexico City • The leader of Los Zetas , Heriberto Lazcano, El Lazca , ordered the death of Jose Eduardo...
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Beltran Leyva Cartel Boss Arrested in Mexico City
Borderland BeatA suspected Beltran Leyva drug cartel boss who handled operations in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero was arrested by the Federal Police in Mexico City, the Public Safety...
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Nearly 60,000 Drug War Deaths in Mexico Under Calderon
Borderland BeatAccording to Monterrey's Milenio daily, organized crime-related violence has claimed 57,449 lives in Mexico during the six-year presidency of Felipe Calderon, including 10,485 so far...
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9 die in Reynosa shootouts
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of nine unidentified shooters were killed and three armed suspects were detained in a series of shootouts between rival drug gangs and Mexican security forces early...
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Calderon’s Pursuit of Developed Nation Status and Why it is Denied
Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat Corruption, The Drugwar, Impunity and Inequality are Primary FactorsWhile addressing the US Chamber of Commerce last spring, Mexican President Felipe Calderon pitched...
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