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Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar or “el Mamito” Los Zetas leader captured
Published on 2011-07-05 11:56:38
Federal Police capture Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar, alias “el Mamito“, a principal leader and original member of “Los Zetas” and third in command of the organization. In a press release this morning the Ministry of Public Se > read more
U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter June 23 – June 29
Published on 2011-07-03 07:51:37
Border Patrol agents seized over 13,023 pounds of marijuana, 227 pounds of cocaine, and 3.3 pounds of methamphetamine. Agents arrested 10 criminal aliens and 14 gang members. There were 8 rocking incidents. Reported on June 23, 2 > read more
Texas Dept. of Public Safety issues Nuevo Laredo travel advisory
Published on 2011-07-03 07:17:06
Mexican authorities doubt DPS warning about holiday travel to Nuevo Laredo McALLEN — A warning issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety claiming that the Zetas will target American citizens traveling to Nuevo Laredo over the holiday week > read more
El Fabuloso is no more, Los Zetas leader Killed in Nuevo Leon
Published on 2011-07-01 15:40:42
At around 20:00 hours on Wednesday there was a confrontation in the town of Garcia, Nuevo León, between police forces known as the ”Grupo de Reacción” and several gunmen. Authorities had noticed several suspicious men abo > read more
La Familia Claim Split with Leader ‘El Chango’ Over His Zetas Alliance
Published on 2011-06-30 00:56:35
With a series of public banners posted around the Mexican state of Michoacan, the Familia drug gang has sought to distance itself from recently arrested boss Jose de Jesus Mendez, alias ‘El Chango,’ and his alliance with the > read more
La Familia Sends a Strong Message to Calderón and Mexican Government
Published on 2011-06-28 02:29:45
Several narco-banners signed by La Familia Michoacana appeared during the day yesterday in several municipalities of Guerrero that included Teloloapan, Tlapehuala and Arcelia. The narco-messages were addressed to Mexican President Felip > read more
Los Zetas leader “El Tigre” captured
Published on 2011-06-27 11:28:21
The Federal Police have captured the Los Zetas drug cartel plaza boss in the state of Veracruz Franco Bueno Peña or Albert González Peña also known as “The Tiger” or “El Tigre“. The capture took place on Frida > read more
El Chango Mendez-Zeta connection confirmed
Published on 2011-06-24 03:27:17
The capture this week of Jose de Jesus Mendez Vargas, the alleged leader of the La Familia crime syndicate, offered a lesson on how short-lived and fickle alliances in Mexico’s criminal underworld can be. Battered by onetime under > read more
Leader of La Familia cartel captured in Mexico
Published on 2011-06-22 11:36:34
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican federal police caught one of Mexico’s most-wanted drug lords, the alleged leader of the La Familia cartel, authorities said Tuesday. Federal security spokesman Alejandro Poire said police arrested Jose > read more
La Familia Michoacana and Zeta alliance revealed
Published on 2011-06-20 03:36:54
“WE ASK FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL MICHOACAN SOCIETY We express our gratitude to all of Michoacan society for granting us the opportunity to intervene with the problems you have had with the criminal organization of Chango Mendez, and we also > read more
Sources continue to claim Los Zetas Cartel boss Lazcano dead
Published on 2011-06-19 03:50:13
Mexican authorities and criminal groups offered no confirmation or denial Saturday of the death of Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, the Zeta crime boss reportedly gunned down by rivals one day earlier in Matamoros. Sources outside law enforce > read more
Joaquin Guzman “El Chapo” Has Become The Biggest Drug Lord Ever
Published on 2011-06-17 02:22:52
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration now believes that Joaquìn Guzmàn, the notorious Mexican outlaw known as El Chapo, or shorty, has become the biggest drug lord ever. “Chapo has a vast criminal enterprise and he has become the > read more
Mexico Drug War Spills Across US Border
Published on 2011-06-15 05:16:49
An eye-opening cover story in Newsmax magazine takes an in-depth look at the bloody drug wars raging along the treacherous U.S.-Mexico border and their devastating impact on ordinary Americans. In a recent exclusive interview wit > read more
Drug Cartel gangster reveals the underworld
Published on 2011-06-14 02:43:31
The elderly are killed. Young women are raped. And able-bodied men are given hammers, machetes and sticks and forced to fight to the death. In one of the most chilling revelations yet about the violence in Mexico, a drug cartel-c > read more
Mutilated bodies found in General Teran, Nuevo Leon
Published on 2011-06-13 11:27:09
Another gruesome discovery was reported in the early morning hours of Sunday in the municipality of General Teran in eastern Nuevo Leon, bordering the state of Tamaulipas. The dismembered bodies of three men thought to be members of the Gulf cartel w > read more
Raid captures Zetas , weapons, and uniforms
Published on 2011-06-12 01:03:00
MEXICO CITY — Mexican marines seized 201 automatic rifles, nearly 600 camouflage uniforms and 30,000 bullets from the gangster army known as the Zetas in a raid a few dozen miles from the South Texas border, the navy’s sp > read more
Drug Cartels recruit and corrupt U.S. agents
Published on 2011-06-10 17:51:17
Acting Inspector General (IG) and Deputy Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Charles K. Edwards testified that DHS and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents have been commonly targeted by Los Zetas with bribes in e > read more
Men hung from bridge in Monterrey by Drug Cartel, one survives
Published on 2011-06-09 11:16:54
Gunmen identifying themselves as CDG (Gulf cartel) hang two men from an overpass Wednesday morning in Monterrey in full view of hundreds of witnesses. Gunmen identifying themselves as CDG (Gulf cartel) hang two men from an > read more
U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter June 2 – June 8
Published on 2011-06-09 10:26:57
Border Patrol agents seized over 33,405 pounds of marijuana and 401 pounds of cocaine. Agents arrested 16 criminal aliens and 18 gang members. There were three rocking incidents. Reported on June 2, 2011 El Centro Sector – Bord > read more
Los Zetas Hang Zetacuaches
Published on 2011-06-08 15:27:18
The beat up and dead men found hanging in plain view are part of the previously mentioned smoldering war between the Zetas and Zetacuaches, this last group part of petty punk criminals who they say belong to the “letter,” but they > read more
Gulf Cartel leader Ulises Martinez Gonzalez “El Mojo” killed
Published on 2011-06-07 15:22:31
In Tlaltenango, Cuernavaca in Mexico federal police engaged in a gun fight with sicarios of the Gulf Cartel. There were two men killed at the scene of the confrontation and one of them has been identified as Ulises Martinez Gonza > read more
Mexican Army raids “Monsters” warehouse in Ciudad Camargo
Published on 2011-06-06 11:31:34
The Mexican Army raided a warehouse on Sunday that had been converted into a makeshift machine shop by a drug cartel to make armored assault vehicles. These vehicles have been nicknamed “Monsters” and have been used in the p > read more
Los Zetas leader Perez Izquierdo of Quintana Roo captured
Published on 2011-06-05 02:50:00
The Federal Police in Mexico have announced the capture of the alleged leader of the Los Zetas cartel in the state of Quintana Roo. Victor Manuel Perez Izquierdo also known as “El Siete Latas” was arrested on Thursday > read more
Military seizes $1 million of Los Zetas cash in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon
Published on 2011-06-04 15:53:11
Without firing a shot Mexico’s military dealt a blow to Los Zetas by seizing more than one million dollars in U.S. currency from a safehouse in the town of Sabinas Hidalgo, located north of Monterrey on the highway to Nuevo Laredo. The $1,04 > read more
Los Zetas and La Linea announce alliance in Parral, Chihuahua
Published on 2011-06-03 03:47:17
The city of Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, awoke Thursday morning to the presence of a “narco” banner and grafitti announcing the long rumored alliance between two of bloodiest criminal organizations in Mexico: La Linea and Los Ze > read more
Massive Weapons Arsenal seized in Nadadores, Coahuila.
Published on 2011-06-03 03:34:23
The Mexican Army reported the discovery and seizure of an imposing arsenal in a co-op farm, Ejido Sardinas, located in the municipality of Nadadores, Coahuila. The announcement was made by Brigadier General Dagobert > read more
U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter May 26 – June 1
Published on 2011-06-02 22:43:43
Border Patrol agents seized over 16,962 pounds of marijuana and 8.2 pounds of heroin. Agents arrested nine criminal aliens and eight gang members. There were four rocking incidents. Reported on May 26, 2011 Laredo Sector – Bord > read more
Mexican Drug Cartels Spread Violence Into Central America
Published on 2011-06-02 00:31:06
Mexico’s drug cartels are carving out new territory in Central America, in some of the poorest and most fragile countries in the hemisphere. Mexican gangs are cutting clandestine airstrips in the Guatemalan jungle, laundering money in El Salvad > read more
Mexican Cartels Spread Violence To Central America
Published on 2011-06-02 00:31:06
Mexico’s drug cartels are carving out new territory in Central America, in some of the poorest and most fragile countries in the hemisphere. Mexican gangs are cutting clandestine airstrips in the Guatemalan jungle, laundering money in El Salvad > read more
La Familia Michoacana Cartel Internal Divide Exposed
Published on 2011-06-01 02:38:29
With Mexican security forces’ arrest of 36 alleged members of the Familia Michoacana drug trafficking organization, and the deaths of another 15, the rift between two leaders of the group has spilled into public view. The confrontation with aut > read more
Document Reports Hunt for Cartel Capos
Published on 2011-05-31 11:46:01
The Gulf and Sinaloa cartels will put a price on the heads of seven collaborators of Nazario Moreno “El Chayo” leader of “La Familia Michoacana” or “Los Templarios”, whom the federal government has presumed as dead > read more
La Familia cartel had plans to attack rival Knights Templar cartel
Published on 2011-05-31 02:59:08
The federal police are reporting that the 36 members captured of the La Familia drug cartel and the 11 members who were killed last week had plans in the works for a major attack against the rival Knights Templar cartel. Back in 2010 co > read more
Guns of the Cartels : AK-47 Favorite
Published on 2011-05-30 09:45:44
WASHINGTON — Convicted gun smuggler John Phillip Hernandez of Houston was likely not the kind of customer that Bushmaster Firearms International had in mind when he purchased 14 of the company’s .223 caliber AR-15s at Houston area gun shops i > read more
U.S., Mexico press effort to freeze cartel kingpins’ cash
Published on 2011-05-29 15:32:36
An aggressive U.S.-led effort to pursue money-laundering cases against Mexican cartels is inflicting only fleeting damage on the trafficking organizations, which have grown sensationally rich on drug profits from American consumers. For the first tim > read more
46 suspected drug cartel members arrested by Mexican authorities
Published on 2011-05-29 01:30:05
Mexican authorities on Saturday announced the arrest of 46 suspected drug gang members in police operations across the country, with 36 of those arrested accused of being members of La Familia Michoacana and the remaining 10 part > read more
Video of a Convoy from the Knights Templar cartel in Michoacán
Published on 2011-05-28 12:55:24
The following video appears to have been made in Apatzingan, Michoacan, where you can see a convoy of Los Caballeros Templarios or the Knights Templar. At least 50 trucks pass through the town and appear to be occupied by heavily armed men and > read more
Mexico needs more defense spending to fight cartels
Published on 2011-05-28 12:47:14
Mexico’s hopes of crushing the country’s drug cartels through sheer military force appear doomed unless it ramps up defense spending, currently one of the weakest in Latin America. President Felipe Calderon broke with tradition by sending > read more
Michoacan in Chaos as Mexican Cartel war escalates
Published on 2011-05-27 15:32:07
Three days of raging gun battles this week between rival drug gangs in Michoacán state killed an unknown number of people, forced hundreds to flee their homes and raised fresh fears that another major Mexican state has become al > read more
Spillover Violence From Mexico’s Drug Cartels: How Real Is It?
Published on 2011-05-27 15:14:33
With every report of drug-related violence in Northern Mexico, comes the fear that the shootouts, the assassinations, and kidnappings will spillover into the United States. But whe > read more
Lowdown on Barrio Azteca and Cartel connections
Published on 2011-05-26 21:37:56
To transport their drugs inside the United States, Mexican drug cartels want a distributor who operates within the black market and is familiar with life on America’s streets. That’s where American gangs step in. The two make a convenient > read more
Ton of cocaine seized by Mexican Marines
Published on 2011-05-26 09:47:37
Marines seized more than a ton of cocaine and arrested six suspected cartel members in the northern state of Coahuila, Mexico’s navy department said Wednesday. The confiscated drugs have an estimated market value of $19 million and the men in custo > read more
U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter May 19 – May 25
Published on 2011-05-25 17:52:04
Border Patrol agents seized over 14,783 pounds of marijuana, 436 pounds of cocaine, and 11,204 hydrocodone pills. Agents arrested 14 criminal aliens and 13 gang members. There were four rocking incidents. Reported on May 19, 2011 > read more
The border battle zone
Published on 2011-05-25 02:31:43
Gulf cartel gunman killed in a clash with Mexican Army forces yards from the Rio Grande: Matamoros, Tamaulipas. October 2010. Mexican drug cartels have evolved into highly organized and powerfully armed paramilitary forces that can compete w > read more
‘Comandante 7′ Zeta leader of Hidalgo, Coahuila captured
Published on 2011-05-25 02:08:04
A Zetas leaders is behind bars after being arrested in a small town just outside Nuevo Laredo. The Mexican Navy confirmed the arrest of 28-year-old Jose Manuel Diaz-Guardado, alias “Comandante 7″, on Sunday. Authorities identified Diaz-Gu > read more
Lawyer banned by judge from Mexican drug cartel kingpin’s case
Published on 2011-05-24 10:42:38
A well-known criminal defense attorney was disqualified Monday from representing one of Mexico’s earliest drug kingpins after prosecutors questioned whether he was linked to his client’s cartel. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns said allowi > read more
Fugitive member of Escobar’s Medellin cartel pleads guilty in Miami
Published on 2011-05-24 10:31:45
Sigifredo Maya a longtime fugitive and a member of the notorious Medellin cartel once headed by Pablo Escobar has plead guilty to a conspiracy charges in a Miami federal court and now faces a possible sentence of life in prison. > read more
2010 compact Zeta Monstruo found in Jalisco
Published on 2011-05-23 09:48:40
After the recent confrontation between the Zetas and the Carteles Unidos in Florencia de Benito Juarez, Zacatecas, the Mexican Army began operations throughout the state and in Jalisco. In the municipality of Santa María de los Ángeles, Jalisco the > read more