9 found dead in Nuevo Leon
A total of nine unidentified individuals were found dead in a grave in northern Monterrey in Nuevo Leon state, according to Mexican news accounts.According to a news account which appeared on the...
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Is Tijuana "heating up" again?: At least 23 executions in the last 2 weeks.
Tijuano for Borderland Beat.Popular sticker seen on many SUV´s windows in Tijuana.In the past 2 weeks Tijuana has experienced a rise in drug related murders, almost all the executions have been carried...
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4 security personnel die in kidnapping attempt in Zacatecas
Foto: de FacebookBy Chris CovertRantburg.comAn attempted kidnapping of a municipal president by at least 20 armed suspects in a tiny central Zacatecas municipality has left two municipal police agents,...
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Zetas Cartel Money Laundering Trial Week 1 Recap
Chivis Martinez and Havana for Borderland Beat Monday: Drama in the Opening of the Treviño by Chivis MartínezThere were 100 potential jurors comprising the jury pool, from which 15 jurors would be...
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"El Mayo" tries to control Baja California. His lieutenants fight each other.
Borderland Beat(This post is a partial translation of an original article published on pril 5thby Tijuana´s ZETA newspaper.)The federal government abandons Baja California.The eight criminal leaders...
View Article8 die in La Laguna
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of eight individuals were killed or were found dead in the La Laguna region of Mexico since Friday, according to Mexican news accounts.Two unidentified men in their...
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Poll Says Americans Now: More Concerned About Cartels Than Undocumented...
Chivis Martinez Borderland BeatMost Americans probably do not realize what has happened in the security along the frontera. Recent Obama cuts have changed the template of guarding the south border,...
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Report: Los Zetas is the Most Powerful Cartel
Borderland Beat Note: The following is the translation narrative of the video at the conclusion of this post. To read the report link to Stratfor using the link at the bottom of this post....
View Article6 die in Reynosa
By Chris CovertRantburg.com A total of six individuals have been killed in separate incidents in Reynosa, Tamaulipas Monday, according to Mexican news accounts.A news report which appeared on the...
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Acuña: Major Operation by Mexican Navy
Chivis Martinez Borderland BeatOver a hundred elements of marine Navy of Mexico and Mexican Army secured drugs, weapons, vehicles and suspects, during raids that took place in different parts of the...
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Saltillo: Dismembered Bodies of Vanguardia Photog and Student Discovered
Borderland Beat As posted on BB Forum by "Lala"PGJE's Morales reports the bodies before their arrivalAt the intersection of colonias Los Arcos and Miravalle, south of Saltillo, the dismembered bodies...
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Narco Singer Chuy Quintanilla Found Slain North of Mission Texas
Borderland Beat Authorities are investigating the shooting death of narcocorrido singer whose body was found in an orchard north of Mission.It all happened at a grapefruit orchard off Bryan Road north...
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Zacatecas: Dismembered Body With NarcoMessage as Z's Answer CDG
Borderland Beat Zetas respond to killings by CDG, As CDG-Zetas War Heats Up The Zacatecas Attorney of Justice, Arturo Nahle Garcia, confirmed the discovery of a decapitated and dismembered body...
View ArticleVideo showing torture of suspect in Torreon
This is well out of my wheelhouse, but this video purportedly shows a suspect undergoing a beating administered by Policia Federal and then presumably signing a confession.This reminds me of the PF...
View Article3 die in Sierras de Durango
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of three individuals were found dead in or near the sierras of western Durango since Wednesday, according to Mexican news accounts.According to a news report posted...
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13 die in prison riot in San Luis Potosi state
A list of the wounded can be found hereA total of 13 inmates were killed and another 65 were wounded in a prison riot in San Luis Potosi that began early Saturday morning, according to Mexican news...
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El Señor de los Cielos'
By Daniel BorundaEl Paso Times'El Señor de los Cielos': New soap opera inspired by Juárez drug cartel kingpinLead actor Rafael Amaya plays Aurelio Casillas, a character inspired by Amado Carrillo...
View ArticleMilitary in Shootout with Los Zetas in a Narco Ranch
Borderland BeatThe following video lasting about 6 minutes shows a gun battle between Mexican Marines and a group of sicarios belonging to Los Zetas. This occurred in a ranch in the town of Cerralvo,...
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Executions: Zetas Decapitate Woman- Aliados Executes CJNG Member
Borderland BeatTwo execution videos are making the rounds of narco blogs. In one sicarios from Los Aliados of Guadalajara claims to be cleaning up Jalisco and sends a message to anyone entertaining...
View Article8 die in Monterrey in Nuevo Leon
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of eight individuals were killed in ongoing drug and gang related violence in and near Monterrey in Nuevo Leon, according to Mexican press reports.An article posted...
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