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Z40 Denies Executing the 4 Hanging Men in Saltillo
Chivis Martinez Borderland BeatEarly morning yesterday in the Coahuila capital of Saltillo, 4 men were found hanging from the Serape Bridge. Rumors spread that narco messages were found with the...
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Aztecas ambush Juarez police; 15 gunmen arrested
El Diario December 8, 201215 Suspects of Los Aztecas were arrested for the attack., two are ages 14 and 15Translated by un vato for Borderland BeatCiudad Juarez.-- Agents of the Municipal Public...
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Guadalupe y Calvo Ongoing Battles for Drug Smuggling Routes - 11 Die
Borderland BeatEl Diario and various media outlets reported last summer, during July and August, that the entire police force of Guadalupe y Calvo deserted when gunmen from the Sinaloa cartel overtook...
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CDG Narcomantas against Los Zetas in Zacatecas end with "Merry Christmas!"
Borderland BeatCartel del Golfo encourage Zacatecanos to continue the fight against the Z's and wishes them "Merry Christmas!"Zacatecas, Zac.- Narcomantas signed by the Gulf cartel were found hanging...
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2 Juarez Police Officers Dead, 3 Injured in Weekend Attack
By Lourdes Cárdenas El Paso TimesTwo Juarez police officers were shot to death and three more survived an attack during a violent weekend in Juarez that targeted peace officers. As a result of those...
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Investigation Reveals Rodolfo Torre Cantú Met WIth Lazca in 2004
Borderland BeatTorre CantuIn the investigation against the ex governors of Tamaulipas, a protected witness declared to the PGR that Rodolfo Torre Cantu, candidate to Governor murdered in 2010 was taken...
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Drug Investigation Hovers Over Jenni Rivera’s Tragic Death
By Chivis Martinez And Havana Pura for Borderland BeatBigger Than LifeThe weekend plane crash carrying singer Jenni Rivera will require DNA tests on human remain and days if not weeks to piece together...
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Smoke Filled Rooms (part 2)
By ACI for Borderland BeatFor Part 1 click hereFor Ibarra story click hereJack stared at the screen, some joke he thought. Jack had been living a good life after receiving his reward. He dismissed the...
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TEXAS: Sons of a Sheriff and Police Chief Busted by FBI for Assisting Drug...
Borderland BeatDrug Task Force Officers ArrestedEspinoza 2nd left-Trevino 2nd rightTwo Mission narcotics investigators have been arrested alongside other local law enforcement officers in a federal...
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Narcos New Pot Catapulting Cannons and JP Morgan Money Washers for Los Zetas
Borderland BeatSmugglers use cannon to hurl marijuana over U.S.- Mexico border(Reuters) - Mexican smugglers used a new pneumatic-powered cannon to propel cans packed with 85 pounds (38kg) of marijuana...
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Nuevo Laredo: Sicarios Murder 5 in Restaurant
Borderland Beat A young entrepreneur resisted who resisted being abducted was executed along with three waiters and the cashier of the La Palma restaurant. The cashier was pregnant according to...
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Pena Nieto's decision
Silber Meza Rio Doce December 10, 2012Pena Nieto will go against the Zetas-Beltran-Carrillo alliance; Chapo will be the one who benefits.Translated by un vato for Borderland BeatResearcher Luis...
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Bloody Zacatecas: 15 die
By Chris CovertRantburg.com A total of 15 individuals have been killed in ongoing drug and gang related violence in Zacatecas state since Thursday, including eight armed suspects according to Mexican...
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I want to live, but to live in silence is just another way to die
Borderland Beat: Posted on BB Forum by "DD""Living "By Anabel HernándezA year and nine months ago I’d never have believed that I’d be here today. Every morning I’m surprised by life and open my eyes on...
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New Yorker Year of Drug War Looniness
Borderland Beat2012: THE MOST OUTLANDISH STORIES FROM THE DRUG WAR IN MEXICOPosted by Patrick Radden KeefeLast year, the Mexican director Gerardo Naranjo released a crackling art-house thriller,“Miss...
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Murdered women were mothers and professionals
Proceso December 16, 2012Translated by un vato for Borderland BeatBackground: On December 12, four women left Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, to go to a funeral in Guachochi. Their last communication...
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5 die in Tamualipas
A total of five armed suspects were killed in an encounter with a Mexican Army unit in Tamaulipas state Sunday, according to Mexican news accounts.A wire dispatch originating from El Universal news...
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The Essense of Chimaltitán-Fear and Death
Borderland BeatChimaltitán, JAL. - The war between drug cartels for control of the border of Zacatecas and Jalisco, breathes loneliness from death and fear to the deserted towns During the last three...
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By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of 11 inmates and six trustees were shot to death in a failed escape attempt in a prison in far eastern Durango state Tuesday, according to Mexican news and Twitter...
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Zetas lose 1.5 Tons of Cocaine in Colombia Bust
Borderland Beat In 2012 Colombia has broken drug seizure record Headed for theUnited StatesPolice in Cartagena have seized 1.5 tons of cocaine in a container that was to be shipped to Honduras, en...
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