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Autodefensas Leader Dr. Mireles returns to Michoacán
Chivis Martinez for Borderland BeatDr. Manuel Mireles, founder of the autodefensas in Michoacán, has returned to his city of Tepalcatepec this morning shortly before 9 AM. He has arrived to the city,...
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Mystery woman arrested with Chapo Guzman is identified as his wife
Chivis Martínez for Borderland BeatThe leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman , was not alone in the condo when he was arrested by special forces of the Navy, in Mazatlán, this past...
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An inside look at life behind bars for Chapo Guzman at altiplano prison
Chivis Martínez for Borderland Beat revised BB archive post'Centro Federal de Readaptación Social Número 1 "Altiplano"No.1 is Mexico’s only recognized “Supermax” prison; its history is free from...
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PGR Explains Indentification Process Used on El Chapo
Chivis Martínez for Borderland Beat The Attorney General's Office (PGR) gave a press conference to explain how the agency verified the identity of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, following his arrest...
View ArticleMexican Supreme Court restricts preventative detention
By Chris CovertRantburg.comThe Mexican Suprema Cort de Justicia del Nacion (SCJN) or Supreme Court, said Monday that Mexican states may not use preventative detention, saying that the practice was...
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Narcomantas:Los Zetas celebratory over the capture of Chapo
Borderland BeatOn Tuesday several "narcomantas" were hung in various cities such as Ciudad Victoria, Nuevo Laredo and other entities in which members of the criminal group "Los Zetas" are in...
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4 armed suspects die in Tamaulipas
Four unidentified armed suspects were killed in an armed encounter with Mexican security forces in the northern Mexican border state of Tamaulipas Tuesday afternoon, according to official Mexican...
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Operation Gargoyle: Pursuit, capture and confessions of El Chapo
Noticieros Televisa (2-24-2014) By Carlos Loret de Mola FuenteRespectful, using no bad language, and in an even voice, Chapo confessed to having killed between 2,000 and 3,000 persons"Translated by...
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Mexican security forces rescue 61 in Reynosa
Mexican security forces located and released 61 individuals in Reynosa, Tamaulipas they said were being held for ransom, according to an official Mexican news release.According to the news release...
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4 die in southern Chihuahua
A total of four individuals were killed or were found dead in drug and gang related violence in southern Chihuahua state since last Tuesday, according to Mexican news reports.Thursday afternoon, two...
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Michoacán: "EL Pantera" of Caballeros Templarios Killed
Borderland Beat "El Pantera" is one of the Caballeros Templarios leaders, identified by the autodefensas council.Today in Arteaga Michoacán, members of the Federal Police, shot and killed Francisco...
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Post Chapo Capture: U.S. Treasury Sanctions Key Sinaloa Cartel Network
Borderland Beat-click to enlarge-Action Targets Colombian-Mexican Narco Trafficking Network WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced...
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Threatened by Chapo: former Nuevo Laredo mayor Benjamín Galván kidnapped
Chivis Martínez for Borderland BeatFormer Nuevo Laredo Mayor goes missingBenjamín Galván Gómez, a former mayor of Nuevo Laredo in the period 2011 - 2013, disappeared on Thursday, along with another...
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'Chapo' Guzman Capture Provides Glimpse of Mexico's Past, Future
Written by Steven Dudley, InsightCrimeThe dramatic capture of Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman is the end of an era for Mexico’s underworld. The new normal may be an increasingly chaotic criminal terrain, and,...
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Chapo was not above kidnapping and killing migrants
Borderland Beat by Óscar MartínezIt was February 2007 when 300 people had disappeared from a town called Altar. All were Mexican and Central American migrants who were concentrated in this town of...
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Mexico begins squaring military law with court rulings
Senadora Gonzalez GomezBy Chris CovertRantburg.comAlmost two and a half years after the July 2011 decision by the Mexican Suprema Cort de Justicia de la Nacion (SCJN) that international treaty...
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Three more found dead in southern Chihuahua state
A total of three individuals were killed or were found dead in drug and gang related violence in three separate incidents in southern Chihuahua state municipalities, according to Mexican news...
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Mexican counter narco policies yield mixed results
Col. Lopez GutierrezBy Chris CovertRantburg.comAs the Mexican border state of Coahuila claims a sharp drop in homicides fir the first two months of 2014, another state, Tamaulipas is claiming a spike...
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Tumbicastío, Michoacán Autodefensas and Special Forces: Closing in on El...
Chivis Martínez for Borderland BeatThe Hunt for Chayo and La TutaI reported on Friday that Chayo was located at a specific ranch in Tumbicastio, Michoacán .After being reinstated as spokesman and...
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Apatzingán Michoacán: autodefensas and supporters enter city hall demand...
Chivis Martínez for Borderland BeatAll three autodefensas leaders led the protest, at left is representative of the Human Rights CommissionHundreds of supporters of autodefensas marched to Apatzingán...
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