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Golden Triangle in Flames...Again
El Diario de Coahuila (October 19, 2014)By Patricia Davila and Patricia Mayorga, translated by un vato for Borderland BeatAerial view of the southern mountains in Durango located in the Golden...
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The teachers schools do not fit within Mexico's neoliberal economic model
Puebla Directo (October 18, 2014) Fragment published in Proceso, written by Jose Gil Olmos.Translated by un vato for Borderland Beat[Note: As Borderland Beat readers are well aware, in Mexico, schools...
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Guerreros Unidos leader shouted "Ahi se ven", before ending his life
Chivis Martinez for Borderland BeatHe cried out "Ahi se ven" then pulled the trigger, ending his life. Ahi se ven, roughly translated means "and that's that", or "there it is".There have been...
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Tijuana: Lieutenant of 'Guero Chompas' arrested, amidst chaos
Lieutenant of 'Guero Chompas' ArrestedLuis Alberto Garcia Meza, 'El Wicho', was arrested by elements of the municipal police on October 20 2014. The 25 year old was arrested on the La Cienga Avenue,...
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Hector Beltran Leyva: Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali
Borderland Beat posted by Mars220 republished from Daily BeastThrough all the battles waged in Mexico in recent years over the shipment routes and markets for narcotics, San Miguel de Allende has...
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El Recodo: Aldo Sarabia's body found, wife and alledged boyfriend arrested
Borderland Beat Alma Delia Chavez Guerrero, the wife of Aldo Sarabia, and and Alfredo Yahir Sandoval, have been arrested, as suspects in the murder. The reports say there was a love triangle...
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CDG: 19 Gunmen Killed in Tamaulipas Clashes
Borderland Beat posted by Computer JAA series of clashes in Tamaulipas left 19 alleged Gulf Cartel members killed. The incident occurred in the municipalities of Matamoros and Rio Bravo, where armed...
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Iguala Mayor and Wife Allegedly Behind Dissapearance of Student
The Attorney General of Mexico, Jesús Murillo Karam, announced today that warrants for the arrest of the fugitive mayor of Iguala, Guerrero, José Luis Abarca Velázquez, and his wife, Maria de los...
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Iguala: "We've found about 300 bodies in two years"
Borderland Beat Chivis and Lala The story that began on September 26th, with the attack on the buses carrying the normalistas and one bus with a futbol team, took time but eventually became a huge...
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Normalistas: Record Breaking March in Mexico City
Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat Supporters of the missing normalistas lead a massive march to the angel of Independence at the Zocalo, the main plaza of Mexico city.Leading the march were the...
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Tijuana: Businessman attempts to cross 10 kilos
Acclaimed Tijuana businessman arrested with 10 kilosManuel Almada Gaxiola, 44, a prominent Tijuana businessman, was stopped by US Customs, (ICE) at the San...
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From Michoacán to Guerrero, the Narco State
Veracruz: Students from the University of Veracruz join the protest for the Ayotzinapa caseBy: José Gil Olmos | Translated by Valor for Borderland BeatThe Narco State is one of the most recent meanings...
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Ebola and Terrorists Aside, Our Border Is Pretty Secure
Does anyone have a fever? Photographer: John Moore/Getty Images By Francis Wilkinson The U.S.-Mexican border has had quite a year. In the spring, it offered the...
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La Tuta's Wife Arrested
Ana Patiño López, 46 years old and the first wife of the leader of Los Caballeros Templarios, Servando Gómez Martínez, alias "La Tuta", was arrested around 5:20 PM on Wednesday, October 23 while...
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Kill The Messenger; The Gary Webb Story
The real Gary Webb and the actor Jeremy Renner playing him in Kill the MessengerBy DD for Borderland BeatIn the 1990’s Gary Webb was a Pulitzer Prize investigative journalist working for a regional...
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Guerrero Governor Angel Aguirre Resigns
Chivis Martinez for Borderland BeatGuerrero Governor Angel Aguirre has resigned.Pressure had been building since the events of September 26th became an international story and outrage.On September 26th...
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More clandestine graves found in Iguala
El Diario de Coahuila (October 23, 2014)Source: SinEmbargo, translated by un vato for Borderland Beat.Photograph of clandestine grave found on Loma del Zapatero, Iguala(Seen from the top of the pit)...
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Dr. Mireles Speaks of Normalistas
Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat Translated by VatoToday is the birthday of Dr. Jose Manuel Mireles Valverde. My friend, who was arrested on June 27th, 2014 on what ,in my opinion, were false...
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Zonta Norte Tijuana boss 'El Mono' detained
'El Mono' detained in TijuanaLuis Rodriguez Toscano, longtime boss of retail sales in Zona Norte, was arrested last night for the third...
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The Pineda Villa Clan
In my recent article "What is Guerreros Unidos?" I mentioned the Pineda Villa family, with a focus on the mother Leonor Villa Ortuño. Thereafter, Proceso published an amazingly well written and...
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