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Drug Lord's Daughter Pleads Guilty, Deported
Borderland BeatSAN DIEGO — A pregnant woman who said she was the daughter of Sinaloa drug cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has pleaded guilty to trying to enter the United States with a bogus visa...
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Julian Leyzaola: "There is No Safe Place in Mexico For Me"
Borderland BeatHe Will Leave Mexico in October When He Retires Juárez police Chief Julian Leyzaola -- a career law-enforcement officer specially chosen to reduce the once-uncontrolled violence that...
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DPS has fired at vehicles from helicopters 5 times in past two years on...
Borderland BeatRecords show 1 of 5 vehicles was disabled by shots prior to October incident that killed two Guatemalan menTexas Department of Public Safety officers have fired guns from helicopters...
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Pena's Security Plan starts to take form
By Chris CovertRantburg.comPresident PenaBarely in its fourth week, the security strategy of newly inaugurated Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto is slowly becoming apparent. Going by Mexican press...
View ArticleMexican 11th Military Zone gets a new commander
By Chris CovertRantburg.comThe Mexican 11th Military Zone received its new commander, General Antelmo Rojas Yáñez, last week, the zone's 49th commander since 1936, according to Mexican news accounts.A...
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Peña Nieto Team Decries Past Drug Cartel Strategy — and Keeps it
Going after the cartel kingpins made the problem worse, say aides to Mexico's new president. But killing it would jeopardize significant U.S. funding.Borderland BeatBy Richard FaussetLos Angeles...
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Operation Fast and Furious Gun Found After Drug Cartel Shootout
The ATF is linked to two guns found after a drug cartel gunfight in Sinaloa, Mexico. One disappeared during Operation Fast and Furious; the other was bought by a supervisor of the operation.Borderland...
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Calderon's War on Drug Cartels: A Legacy of Blood and Tragedy
Borderland BeatBy Daniel HernandezLos Angeles TimesA banner with a defaced picture of Mexican President Felipe Calderon was hung by demonstrators protesting violence in Mexico City on Nov. 28, 2012....
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List of 1000s of Missing Raises Doubts in Mexico
Borderland BeatBy E. Eduardo Castilllo Associated PressIn this May 9, 2012 file photo, people hold photographs of their relatives who went missing during a protest that is part of the campaign "March...
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The Changing Mexican Drug War Brings New Challenges
by Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat As the drug war progresses the transitive nature of this war is a study in of itself. Apart from struggling to realize sheer numbers of dead and missing,...
View Article9 die in Jalisco state
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of nine unidentified individuals have been killed in drug and gang related violence in southern Jalisco state since early Sunday morning according to Mexican press...
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Knights Templar Welcome Mexico's New President
Borderland BeatCertainly one of Mexico's most communicative organized crime groups, Los Caballeros Templarios (Knights of Templar), have become well known for distributing their word through...
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Adventures in Mexico: The Day I Almost Killed Santa Before the Eyes of 1500...
by Chivis MartinezBorderland BeatSanta was fearlessly standing along the routeSo I embellished the title for a hook, but it is a true story none the less. In place of the usual greetings of Merry...
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New Concerns For President Peña Nieto: Hezbollah’s Rising Profile In Mexico –...
Borderland BeatPosted originally in the Borderland Beat Forum by DD - as always thank you DD. By J.T. LarrimoreA day after Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s inauguration, opposition leaders met...
View Article9 die in Sinaloa state
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of nine unidentified individuals were shot to death in Sinaloa state Christmas eve, according to Mexican news accounts.According to a news report originating from an...
View Article15 die in Jalisco state
By Chris CovertRantburg.comAt least 15 unidentified individuals have been killed in gunfights and executions in Jalisco state Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Mexican press sources.A news item...
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Zetas grow stronger despite Lazca's death
El Diario Milenio December 26, 2012Translated by un vato for Borderland BeatDistrito Federal-- Despite the death of the absolute ruler of Los Zetas, Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, "El Lazca", this criminal...
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ATF: Most Guns at Mexican Crime Scenes Traced to US
Borderland BeatBy Diana Washington ValdezEl Paso TimesMore than 68 percent of the weapons recovered at Mexican crime scenes over a five-year period were traced to U.S. manufacturers or U.S. dealers who...
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Northern NM Homicides Drug Cartel Related
Borderladnd BeatBy: Jill Galus KOB Eyewitness News 4As if four homicides within weeks of each other wasn't already enough, the Rio Arriba County Sheriff says there is no doubt the execution style...
View ArticleLos Zetas crew in Nuevo Leon admits to 22 murders
By Chris CovertRantburg.comFive armed suspects suspected in the deaths if 22 individuals were detained by Nuevo Leon state ministerial agents and a unit of the Agencia Estatal de Investigaciones (AEI),...
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