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Mexican 10th Military Zone gets new commander
Gen. Martinez CastueraBy Chris CovertRantburg.comGeneral de Brigada Sergio Alberto Martinez Castuera has been appointed the newest commander of the Mexican 10th Military Zone, according to Mexican news...
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"Los Gueros" Targeted by The United States
Borderland BeatThe U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of six companies and five individuals linked to the Mexican drug trafficking organization Los Gueros. The individuals...
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CT's Narcomantas and Brochures for EPN litter Michoacan
On Sunday morning narcomantas appeared in various geographic locations inMichoacán. The messages were directed at the federal government regarding the ever- present problems of La Tierra CalienteIn...
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Video Translation: People of U.S. do not Abandon us"- CT Usurps Indentity of...
Chivis Martínez for Borderland BeatCT Usurps Identity of Autodefense Groups-Cloning Vehicles and Shirts. Dr. Mireles openly addresses rumors perpetrated by Templarios. Translation is of Video at the...
View ArticleSelf defense group formed in Jalisco
El Universal (Tuesday, November 5, 2013)By Ulises ZamarroniTranslated by un vato for Borderland BeatGUADALAJARA.-- An investigation into a shooting confrontation in Michoacan, in which there was one...
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Televisa Broadcast Journalist, Alberto Angulo Gerardo, Killed in Angostura,...
Borderland BeatSinaloa. - An attack by gunmen Monday night in Angostura- killed a renowned journalist and a sportscaster who worked for Televisa and local radio in Hermosillo.Alberto Angulo Gerardo, 42...
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Top Mexican security official dismisses mayor's claims
Miguel Osorio ChongMexico's interior minister, Miguel Osorio chong Wednesday dismissed claims made by a Tamaulipas mayor that criminal groups were terrorizing the city.According to a news account which...
View ArticleBolivia: The Coca-Cocaine Circuit
Proceso (11-1-2013)By Jean Paul GuzmanTranslated by un vato for Borderland BeatLa Paz (apro).-- Willy Yujra, non-commissioned officer with the Bolivian Army, and Michael Olivarez, physician, shared a...
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Knights leader, brother of interim Mayor, Arrested in Apatzingán
Borderland BeatThe federal government's security cabinet confirmed the arrest of Leopoldo Jaimes Valladares, aka "Polo", President of the Asociación de Citrus growers Valley of Apatzingan, Michoacan....
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El Chapo's Plaza Boss,'Nacho Paez' or 'C-1' detained in Sonora
Borderland BeatIgnacio Paez-Soto, 'Nacho Paez' or 'C-1', identified as the main operator for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in northern Sonora, was captured by Federal Police, told the states attorney...
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PGR Arrests 25 Municipal Police Officers in Michoacán
By: Záyin Dáleth Villavicencio(November 7, 2013)—Around 25 members of the Municipal Police of Vista Hermosa were presented to the delegation of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) on Thursday in...
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Moment of Francisco Arellano Killing Caught on Video
Chivis Martínez for Borderland Beathola........I'm out of bed and at the computer......:) Thanks everyone for being so kind and supportive. I feel great, the best of any of the other 15 operations...
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630 Pounds of Cocaine Touring with Tejano group ZinzZero
Borderland Beat Authorities arrested members from the Tejano group Zinzzero after they found more than 630 pounds of cocaine on their tour bus. The following eight men were arrested at the Falfurrias...
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Bizarre Drug War Tale of a Traffic Stop, Anal Search and Hospital Bill
Borderland Beat After failing to come to a complete stop, he stepped into the twilight zone...although the post does not have this information, the victim was stopped twice in four months, and...
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Michoacán Mayor who Protested Against Templarios Found Tortured and Dead
Chivis Martinez Borderland BeatQuestions surround the death of Ygnacio Lopez Mendoza, mayor of Santa Ana Maya, Michoacán. What was initially reported as a possible traffic accident was quickly...
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Narcoland Exposes Corrupt Relationship Between Drug Cartels And Public...
Borderland BeatCNNAn English translation has been released of the book Narcoland by Mexican journalist Anabel Hernandez, and the author confirms that organized crime cannot exist without public...
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Cartels Among Us
Borderland Beat CBS Ruthless criminal organizations behind mass murders, assassinations and kidnappings are setting up shop in the area, right under property owners’ noses.One rancher, who we’ll only...
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Mexico's Drug Cartels Love Social Media
Borderland Beat Not new but thought important to post on main. By Joseph Cox "Broly", an alleged member of the Knights Templar Cartel, posing for a selfie with his handgun. (All images courtesy of...
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Mexican Narco Armor Vehicles
Borderland BeatImprovised Armored Fighting Vehicles in MexicoIn cooperation with Borderland Beat, InSight Crime and Small Wars Journal Dr. Robert J Bunker & Byron Ramirez Editors Posted by...
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PRI prepares to gut Fox era security reforms
By Chris CovertRantburg.comAfter a speech given by Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto at a forum hosted by The Economist (UK), Miguel Osorio Chong, Peña's...
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