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Violence down in Sonora state; 4 die
By Chris CovertRantburg.comWhile violence has gone down overall in the Mexican state of Sonora, in some municipalities murders have increased as much as 94 percent, according to Mexican news reports.A...
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Questions about Leyzaola's rise in Tijuana
El Diario.mx (8-31-2013) By Ignacio Alvarado AlvarezSpecial report for El Diario-Translated by un vato for Borderland BeatLt. Col. (Retired) Julian Leyzaola Perez is the chief of police in Ciudad...
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Mexican security forces rescue 11
2 die, 2 detained in San Fernando municipalityBy Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of 11 unidentified individuals were rescued from captivity by Mexican Security forces in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas,...
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Zetas Money Laundering Trial Sentencing Begins Tomorrow
by Havana and Chivis for BorderlandBeat.ComTomorrow will commence the sentencing phase for those convicted in the Zetas trial. It will run thr Friday in the Austin Federal courtroom presided by Judge...
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4 die in Tamaulipas
A total of four armed suspects were killed in encounters with Mexican security forces in Tamaulipas state Tuesday night, according to official news releases.A news release posted on the website of...
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The Hunt For Alberto Carrillo Fuentes Lasted For 6 Months
Borderland Beat posted on forum by Siskiyou KidThe day arrived. On 31 August, a hunt for six months culminated with the arrest of Alberto, younger brother of the founder of the Juarez Cartel, Amado...
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-Zetas Money Laundering Trial Sentencings...Jose Treviño 20 yrs Others 160-240
Havana and Chivis for Borderland Beatthe sentencing is going very slow, evidence and witnesses must be presented for each of the five.I am going to try this little post to give you breaking news and...
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Treviño 20 Yrs: Zetas Money Laundering Trial Sentencing Recap and History
Havana and Chivis for Borderland BeatNOTE: After a long dragged out day only three of the defendants were sentenced see below for backstory information and sentences.José Treviño represented by...
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Two Arrested Attempting to Bribe Judge in Zetas Money Laundering Case
Havana and Chivis for Borderland BeatJudge Sparks was to use code word "Golf" from the benchPress conference in Minutes Cessa's Son and Partner Attempt to Bribe Judge with 1MTwo were arrested...
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Armed suspects torch 30 homes in Choix, Sinaloa
By Chris CovertRantburg.comTwo men were killed and as many as 30 homes have been torched by armed suspects in Sinaloa state Wednesday, according to several Mexican news accounts.AN APRO wire dispatch...
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Borderland BeatThe suspected leader of the Gulf cartel in the resort cities of Cancun and Playa del Carmen was arrested by police and Mexican army troops, the Quintana Roo state Attorney General’s...
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Violence in Choix Result of Lemo Nuñez Switching from CDS to BLO
Borderland BeatPosted in Borderland Beat Forum by Siskiyou_KidThe war in Choix is a result of Lemo Nuñez breaking from CDS and joining the BLOWritten by Adán Germán for Borderland BeatMore than month...
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4 more die in northern Sinaloa state
By Chris CovertRantburg.comA total of four armed suspects were killed in northern Sinaloa, two in El Fuerte municipality Monday, according to Mexican news reports.According to a news report which...
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Zetas Money Laundering Trial-Story Behind the Story and Courtroom Notes
by Havana and Chivis Martínez for Borderland BeatU.S Attorney TeamNotes from the courtroomThe courtroom filled early and soon faced a blur of facts, initials, figures, names of horses, stables, races,...
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"El Pelon" Óscar Cornejo Tello, Leader of Knights of Templar in Guanajuato...
The alleged leader in Guanajuato of the Knights Templar cartel, Oscar Cornejo Tello and or Antonio Castro Ruiz was captured in Uriangato on Tuesday. He was commander of the municipal police in...
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Translated: Michoacán Communty Police Video and Shootout Killing 15 Templarios
Chivis Martínez for Borderland Beat"One of them would say to them: gentlemen we can lend you our weapons, the ones we used in our rising....but we cannot lend you our balls"...Dr. Josê MierlesDr....
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CDG Flood Zacatecas With Narcomantas; "Our Work is Not Done"
Chivis Martínez for Borderland BeatFor at least two days, Cartel del Golfo, "CDG" sent out messages to the people of Zacatecas by way of narco mantas, more than 40 mantas in 22 cities, the theme of the...
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Mexico's First Openly Gay Mayor says Fighting Cartels is a Priority
The first openly gay mayor in Mexico's history has been sworn in at a ceremony in city of Fresnillo.Benjamin Medrano said his sexuality only became an issue in the electoral campaign when the...
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Zacatecas News Weekly Roundup
Reported to Borderland Beat by "Zac"Out of crime scene flags, rocks and beer bottles mark areas of bullet casings September 6th Two sicarios had been arrested also in Fresnillo after a chase with...
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Z-40's gun traced to San Antonio gun dealer
Borderland BeatAn assault rifle seized during the July arrest of one of Mexico's most violent drug lords —Miguel Angel “Z-40” Treviño Morales — has been traced to a shady gun seller whose home in Big...
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