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Coahuila Corruption Spreads to San Antonio
Borderland Beat Within 4 days of the murder of Z40's nephew, Lalo was murdered, Ardilla was arrested and Lazca was killed by elements of the Mexican Navy.By Chivís Martínez Directly following my...
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CDG: Feds Capture 'El Comandante Diablo'
Chivís Martínez for Borderland BeatFederal Police Elements in Victoria Tamaulipasm succeeded in capturing Javier Aldemar Morales Estrada, alias'ElComandante Diablo' CDG plaza chief of Victoria. He...
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Monclova Shootout: 8 wounded, 6 dead, including "El Dumbo"
A shootout occurred this afternoon in Monclova, Coahuila killing five civilians and one soldier killed, and eight wounded soldiers.Among those killed is known as El Dumbo . EL Dumbo is Los Zetas...
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The Tamaulipas Most Wanted List Revisited
On April 11, 2014, the head of the PGR of Mexico, Jesús Murillo Karam, announced that the federal government would implement a new strategy to fight the violence taking place in the state of...
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Michoacán hit with record breaking crime, Circuit Court allows appeal,...
Chivís Martínez for Borderland Beat "Who is Castillo, that dares to trample on the sovereignty and dignity of Michoacan?"Dr. Mireles has sent a second message to the public, via his attorney Talía...
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Founder of LFM, "El Tísico", is arrested again
Chivís Martínez for Borderland BeatCarlos Rosales Mendoza, alias "El Tísico", was arrested last Tuesday in Morelia, Michoacán. Rosales is one of the founders of LFM Cartel, who spent 10 years in the...
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Not included on goverment death/missing records, 380 Migrants go "Missing"...
Borderland BeatOver 300 bodies exhumed in San Fernando Tamaulipas, most were migrants, (2 Americans ID'd)The legal advisor of the group United Against Trafficking, María Teresa Paredes Hernández,...
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Zetas: Q ROO former regional chief killed in brutal ambush, leaving 1 baby...
Chivís Martínez Borderland BeatZetas lengthy memory and reach result in a brutal "settling of accounts"Guillermo Aparicio Lara, "El Willy", a lieutenant and Zetas former plaza chief of Playa del...
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Tuta to EPN: "Your Government is hurting innocents" Mentions Caro Quintero
Chivís Martínez for Borderland Beat The arrogance of La Tuta apparently impels the leader of Caballeros Templarios to reach out and touch loftier subjects, namely Enrique Peña Nieto, the president of...
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Rafael Caro Quintero "Wanted" Billboards up in L.A.
Chivís Martínez for Borderland BeatA reader reminded me of the wanted billboards erected in search of Rafael Caro Quintero. I only knew of those posted in June in Arizona and Texas, the reader...
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Gulf Cartel Member "Salinas" Reportedly Killed in Shootout with Federal Forces
According to Valor por Tamaulipas, “Comandante Salinas” of the Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel was killed yesterday in a shootout with federal forces who were attempting to arrest him in the area...
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Video: Tuta dictates the estate distribution of a PRI senator's family,...
Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat Initially, an anonymous tip was sent to various Mexican media outlets, regarding a video text of a meeting between La Tuta and the family of the PRI senator, José...
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Federal Judge Orders Mireles torture investigation
A Federal judge instructed the Attorney General's Office to investigate probable acts of psychological torture against the leader of the AUC, José Manuel Mireles committed during and after his arrest...
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Huetamo Mayor arested on murder and extortion charges
No details until the press conference later today, but this morning the PRI municipal president of Huetamo, Michoacán was arrested.Dalia Santana Pineda was arrested by members of the Attorney General...
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Alfredo Beltran Leyva "El Mochomo" will be extradited to the US
Chivis Martinez Borderland BeatAlfredo Beltran Leyva, alias El Mochomo's release date came and went with him remaining remains in prison.In June, the federal court denied an injunction against...
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Sinaloa Cartel: "El 9" captured in Chihuahua City
The prosecutor for the central zone of Chihuahua, Sergio Almaraz , reported the capture of Javier Alonso López Zafiro, alias "El 9", who is allegedly the second in command of the Sinaloa cartel , for...
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Mexico questions travel alert issued by U.S.-cites EPN's "impressive results"
You be the judge....in Michoacan alone there has been an increase of 2 to 3 times in violent crimes..while it is true the overwelming majority of Mexico is safe, it is imperative to know, not only the...
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What is happening in Valle de Bravo?
El Diario.mx (August 12, 2014)By Raymundo Riva Palacio; Translated for Borderland Beat by un vatoI found this article interesting because is shows that the lawlessness in Mexico is beginning to affect...
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“What Follows Is a Civil War”
By: Claudia Guerrero and Claudia Salazar; Ana Fuentes|Translated by Valor for Borderland BeatFrom the Senate of the Republic, representatives of civil organizations demanded the implementation of an...
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"La Tuta", Lord of the Videos, Captures the Government On Tape
By Jose Gil Olmos for Proceso translated by Reed Brundage MexicoVoices With the spread of various recordings in which he appears with several players in Michoacan politics, making agreements or giving...
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