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Mexican Army Captures “El Melvin”, Second in Command of Tijuana Cartel.
Contributed by "Tijuano" for Borderland BeatTijuanaMexican Army servicemen apprehended a man identified as Melvin Gutierrez Quiroz aka “El Melvin”, second in command of the Arellano Felix Cartel(CAF),...
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CDG: Gringo and Puma Dead
Borderland BeatThis was information presented to #ReynosaFollow After a 72 hour bloody shootout that raged on Sunday night in the Tamaulipas city of Reynosa, many reports are consistently claiming...
View Article5 die in Tamaulipas state
By Chris CovertRantburg.comAs Mexican federal security forces have seized drug, guns and cars since last weekend's bloody gun battles in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, a total of five unidentified individuals...
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Knights Templar Leader "El Tio" Reported Killed
Borderland BeatNote from Chivis: Excelsior broke this story at noon Friday, Unofficially reporting of more than five people being killed, including soldiers and members of the armed group, revealed a...
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Reynosa: Female Narcos Among Dead in Latest Clash
Chivis Martinez for Borderland BeatPerhaps feeling a little pressure into becoming a little quicker on the draw, Tamaulipas authorities released a statement acknowledging the shootout that occurred in...
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Colombian Kingpin "El Papero" captured linked to Juarez Cartel
BOGOTA, - Colombian authorities captured the veteran capo of the dismantled Medellin cartel, Marco Antonio Gil García, alias "El Papero", alleged partner/associate of the Juarez cartel, according to...
View ArticleDamaso Lopez Nunez file unsealed
Rio Doce (3-17-13)Miguel Angel VegaTranslated for Borderland Beat by un vatoThe United States government had kept it sealed since 2011; they place him as second in command to Joaquin Guzman Loera, at...
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Zetas: Slaughter in Cancún
Borderland BeatNote: This was a difficult translation, but I chose to go with a regional Cancun paper as it had more detail and the facts were different than outside Quintana Roo. Inside the state...
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Another "El Diablo" responsible for Carnage in Cancun bar arrested
Borderland BeatI have a little trouble with the idea that in one day the events at La Sirenita previously attributed to Los Zetas are suddenly attributed to CDG. Hmmm? I didn't author the pieces but...
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Municipal Police and Soldiers Clash; Two Soldiers Dead
Mazatlan, Sinaloa—Dozens of gunshot wounds triggered the deaths of two Mexican Army soldiers after a pursuit and a shootout by Municipal Police in different avenues in the city.It was around 01:40...
View Article5 die in Tamaulipas state
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of five armed suspects were killed in ongoing drug and gang violence in Tamaulipas state, according to official nd news accounts.In a news release posted on the...
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Abuse Of Authority? - San Miguel De Allende, Guanajuato
This article seems to contradict itself at some points but I just wanted this to be available to the public and see what you think. -ThanksSan Miguel De Allende, Guanajuato— Young people complained to...
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The Ongoing Mexican Sicaria Phenomenon
Women are finding themselves in the ranks of drug cartels and have been doing so for as long as they've had the opportunity. It happens wherever cartels have infiltrated. Mexico isn't alone in...
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Monclova Erupts in Violence
Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat Ghost TownEarly Tuesday morning I began receiving messages that in the Coahuila city of Monclova an intense shootout had begun in the north of the city. An...
View ArticleLos Zetas' grip on Zacatecas slips as fighting shifts to the cities
By Chris CovertRantburg.comAn anonymous correspondent living in Zacatecas state says that last weekend's shootings and gunfights in Zacatecas municipality were the worst violence so far, and that armed...
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Gómez Palacio, Torreón: Narco Mantas from "Cartel del Poniente" Appear
Borderland Beat Today narco-mantas appeared in different parts of Gómez Palacio, Durango, and Torreon. each indicating that they are of "Cartel del Poniente" aka "Los Danny's" aka Cartel de la Laguna....
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Chihuahua's Crafty Killer, Secario "El Sabritas"
Borderland Beat"El Sabritas" Took the Wife and Kids to ExecutionsThe Attorney General's Office reported that state agents arrested a gang of seven subjects who confessed to killing 26 people in this...
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Corpse Found Inside A Burned Car In Sinaloa
The charred body of a male was found in the trunk of a burning vehicle on a dirt road belonging to the land San Manuel in Aguaruto. Firefighters went to put the fire out and when they went to remove...
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Los Zeta's money laundering trial scheduled April 15
Borderland BeatThe trial of Jose Treviño Morales, brother of Miguel Angel Treviño Morales (Z-40) leader the Mexican cartel Los Zetas is now scheduled to start at 9:00 am on April 15, 2013 in Austin,...
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"We Got Out of Tamaulipas Alive"
Borderland BeatTestimony #1: “We Got Out of Tamaulipas Alive”Most of the times journalists are kidnapped in Mexico, it ends in murder. Raymundo Pérez Arellano got lucky—he survived, the article gives a...
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