PGR releases video of Chapo's escape, recapture, and booking

Lucio R. Borderland Beat

Chapo and El Cholo Ivan during the identification process

Mexico’s PGR (Attorney General Office), released a 19 minute video, illustrating the operation that resulted in the escape of  Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, and footage of the operation to capture El Chapo as he was on the run.

In the last five minutes of the presentation, the agency details intelligence work, with visuals, that was developed of  the flight of the leader of the Sinaloa cartel.  

Also featured is the search for the capo, during the nearly six months he was a fugitive, until January 8th  when  was recaptured.

The PGR details how the tunnel was built and how Chapo escaped from the maximum security prison in just 28 minutes.

The tools found under the shower floor, which  Chapo used as an escape hatch,  that allowed him to descend to freedom were,  crowbars, stethoscope, cordless drill, oxygen masks, and a hydraulic jack.

There were 146 items of evidence, requiring the expertise of various areas of investigation, including, ballistics, voice analysis, fingerprinting, DNA, ballistics, forensic anthropology, among others.

In the video the process of determining full identity was shown.  This process includes, forensic photography examination, fingerprints, and blood sample for DNA.  “El Cholo Ivan (Gastelum) his security chief, who was arrested with Chapo, is shown with him during this process.

Tijuana: A human head, with a narco message from CJNG/CAF

Lucio R. Borderland Beat

A macrabe discovery was made last Saturday in a vacant lot in the colonia Amparo Sánchez, in the city of Tijuana, B.C.

Inside  a black toolbox, was found a decapitated human head, the body was not at the scene, and is yet to be found.  A cartulina (poster board) narco message  was left with the tool box.

The message translates to say; Sir Mencho and his people are cleaning Baja, this will happen to all the people of Aquiles and La Rana. Signed, CNGT (Tijuana)

Rene “La Rana” Arzate Garcia a Sinaloa Cartel operative is believed to oversee drug trafficking operations in the Tijuana area and throughout Northern Baja California.   He is known to frequent Tijuana, La Paz and Los Cabos.

His brother Alfonso Arzare Garcia, is “Aquiles” referenced in the message.

CNGT represents the alliance created by CJNG, (Cartel Jalisco New Generation) and The Arellano Felix family, to drive out the Sinaloa Cartel, and to establish territory.

La Sombra Strikes Again: 2 Dead, 2 Wounded

Translated by Valor for Borderland Beat

Just two days after two municipal policemen were gunned down in Los Reyes La Paz, the same criminal group attacked four people who were in Santa Cruz Tlapacoya, leaving two dead and two wounded.

The local police received a report of an armed attack around 21:00 hours on Monday, January 25.

The patrol unit 259 moved to the street Palmira and found two people dead and two people with gunshot wounds.

The attackers came out of a white truck in order to leave a narcomanta signed by Ivan El Ingeniero, El Pantera and La Sombra.

On a red Nissan Sentra, with Edomex license plates, the attackers left the following message:

“Esto les va a pasar a todos los hijos de su puta madre de la avanzada.

Empezo la limpia putitos, alinience con el pueblo se acabó la extorsión y secuestro

Atte:

Ivan El Ingeniero

Pantera

La Sombra"

(Graphic Images Below)

2 Policemen Executed In Edomex

Translated by Valor for Borderland Beat

The manta was signed by “La Sombra”, who warns police forces who are in collusion with organized crime.

Two members of the municipal police of Los Reyes La Paz were executed during Sunday morning, while they were aboard their patrol truck, by armed gunmen who left a message.

The executions took place at 3:00 in the morning, when the municipal police unit #22-740 was attacked while they were parked along Lerma Avenue and Street 23 in the neighborhood Valle de los Reyes.

The executed policemen were identified as Felipe de Jesús González Reyes and Tomás Mendoza Rosajén, who were gunned down by alleged sicarios that placed a manta over their patrol unit warning state, municipal, and ministerial police who support extortionists and kidnappers.

Tijuana: Brother of 'El Mono' attacked

Brother of 'El Mono' attacked

Another relative of  Luis Manuel Toscano', 'El Mono', was gunned down this morning in Tijuana, Colonia Jose Gallegos November 23rd.  'El Cuate' was riding as a passenger in a free taxi, (which are commonly used to transport drugs, arms, and sicarios) when he was fired upon by the passengers of a grey Jeep Cherokee.Bystanders took several pictures of 'El Cuate' propped up against a wall, shirt soaked with blood in one, and shirtless in another.  Members of the municipal police detained the suspected gunmen in their vehicle, not far from the scene.  

Tijuana's retail drug trade is a murderous, shifting cesspool of blood feuds, severed ties, and severed limbs.  Families, who have existed in the business for years are backed up proxies of people like El Aquilles, or people of Arellano Felix, creating intimate bloody conflicts that tear through the families and neighborhoods of the city.  The mother of 'El Mono' was murdered, as well as other family members in the purge and

struggle that followed his death.

This latest attack comes in yet another wave of violent and public killings, which include a massacre at a cock fight in Ensenada, and a severed head left for the people of Aquiles, from the people of Arturo Herrera 'El Grosero', who is vying against the people of Aquiles and La Rana. They are fighting for the plaza of Tijuana, and the Sanchez Tadoaba area in particular.  

It is believed that Aquiles was behind the murder of 'El Mono', Aquiles turned people close to Mono, and he was betrayed.  In the months before Mono's death, bodies and messages were left in Zona Norte against Azarte brothers, and all those who opposed CAF.  Mono was said to be number four in the structure of Zona Norte's retail drug operations, but he was often said to be the one in charge.  His brothers were arrested in Playas De Tijuana, shortly after his murder. 

Aquiles and La Rana are said to be far from Tijuana, and trying to reassert themselves in the plaza, as the people of Grosero lead a bloody offensive against him. Banners, often hand written, claim that NCDT, Nuevo Cartel De Tijuana is allied with the people of CJNG, and it's leader 'El Mencho', though this has not been confirmed by much else.  

This is the reality of violence on the streets of Tijuana, commandos in suburban convoys are few and far between, highly trained and outfitted assassins are rare, if non existent.  The violence plays out in brutal, sporadic shootings, between men in t-shirts and jeans, leaving blood soaked concrete and corpses in their wake.  

AFN Tijuana 

Commando Breaks Into Cockfighting Arena: 4 Dead, 25 Wounded

Photo: Roberto Salazar Vargas/Ensenada.net

Translated by Valor for Borderland Beat

On Saturday night, an armed commando burst into a cockfighting arena in Ensenada and shot at attendees, leaving 25 wounded and four dead, among them, two minors.  The assailants fled aboard two vehicles and left three grenades in the parking lot, which caused panic amongst the attendees.

According to the Baja California district attorney’s office, an armed commando broke into an arena in Ensenada, Baja California, and opened fire on those attending a cockfight that left four dead and 25 wounded, including two minors.

On Saturday night, an armed and masked group entered “Palenque Póker” searching for, according to preliminary research evidence, a man known as “El Chino”, with the intention of killing him.

 

Photo: Zeta

According to local media, the incident occurred on Saturday night on the highway Transpeninsular between Estancia and Delante Boulevard, just south of Ensenada.

At the time it took place, the cockfight had a total of 500 spectators, of which several were injured.

As a result of the shooting, four people were killed, among them two minors: a 16 year old and an 11 year old, according to officials.

President Peña says PGR to accelerate chapo's extradition to the U.S.

Lucio R. for Borderland Beat

President Enrique Peña Nieto ordered the attorney general (Spanish: Procurador General de la República or PGR) to "accelerate" the extradition of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, so he may be imprisoned and tried in the United States.

While still at the World  Economic Forum Annual Meeting in  Davos Switzerland,  the President stated that this case "obviously goes through a process involving the judiciary of our country." He spoke as he was being interviewed today about issues affecting Mexico, such as the political and economic priorities in the year ahead?

And of course “what about Chapo?”

Enrique Peña Nieto proffers his thoughts, which was captured by video.

EPN, smiled when the Moisés Naím, announces at the beginning of the discussion, that everyone wants to know, what will happen to Chapo, but that they will save that question for the end.

Fmr Gov Humberto Moreira, charged with links to Los Zetas, granted bail in Spain

Lucio R.  for Borderland Beat with material from Reforma and  El Pais Espana

Spain charge Governor Moreira of having meetings with Zetas leaders

Moreira embraces wife Vanessa Guerrero upon exiting prison

The former president of the PRI, Humberto Moreira left the prison of Soto del Real and has denied having links with the criminal group "Los Zetas."

Moreover, Moreira accompanied by one of his lawyers, Ulrich Richter Morales, said that his imprisonment for alleged crimes of money laundering and bribery will not undermine the PRI. 

As for his plans now, taking into account the precautionary measures imposed by the judge Pedraz, he is  unable to leave Spain, Moreira said he will continue his graduate studies in Barcelona.

Moreira’s passport was relinquished to the court.  The prosecution has 5 days to appeal the decision.

The judge's decision opposes the request of anti-corruption prosecutors Juan Jose Rosa and Jose Grinda, who had requested unconditional prison for the president of the PRI for the alleged crimes of money laundering and integration in a criminal organization.

The indictment reveals, according to judicial sources, several meetings and meetings held with Moreira and Los Zetas leaders.

Moreira, accompanied by his wife Vanessa, departs Spanish prison (Notimex)

El Javier attacks

Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana article

[Subject Matter: Jose Guadalupe Acosta Lopez ( El Javier ), Los Damasos, Los Mayitos, Los Pepillos
Recommendation: Read this related article see link]

The primary investigations and testimonies about the executions of the last few weeks in Los Cabos point to the Plaza Boss El Javier for Los Damasos. In La Paz the new criminal chief of  Los Damazo have opened another battle front against Los Mayitos and the remnants of Los Pepillos for control of narco trafficking.

Reporter: Zeta Investigations and Cortesia

Cabo San Lucas: When the narco trafficker, Jose Guadalupe Sandez Lopez "El Docil" was attacked on the morning of the 27th of December of 2015 in Las Divinas Bar in the Zona Dorada tourist destination he was killed.

Weeks after, the 24 year old victim's friends and family, said he had received death threats from the Plaza Boss of San Jose del Cabo, Jose Guadalupe Acosta Lopez "El Javier", after having deserted his criminal cell and integrating himself into a Los Mayito's crew. (Otis: what did they think would happen if he did this?)

Actor Armie Hammer purchases rights to the "La Barbie" story

Posted by dd and  contributed by Chivis for Borderland Beat

How much of the "real" La Barbie story will be told?

Valdez being extradited to the United States

Perhaps it is because of the increasing interest in the “can’t make this stuff up”, adventures of El Chapo over recent years, but interest has spiked by film makers and journalists, exploring the lives and notorious exploits of Mexico’s infamous narco capos.

Fiction and non-fiction projects are being produced in numbers never seen previously. 

Since the Chapo recapture,  Chapo news has selfishly  dominated headlines, which is why the news of a deal made between a Texas actor and Valdez, for story rights received little notice.

 

Zeta sicario  "Vizcarra a second before being executed, from the 
infamous La Barbie execution video, the first of its type, a pivotal moment in drug war terrorism

Visited Chapo in Prison; PGR detains and interrogates Dep. Lucero Sanchez

By Lucio R. Borderland Beat

Allegedly the mother of El Chapo's newly born son

Cosalá Sinaloa Deputy (aka congresswoman) Lucero Sanchez Lopez, will be interrogated and will give testimony, with respect to the charges that she entered,  Federal Social Rehabilitation Center (prison)  No. 1, 'Altiplano',  using falsified documents to visit Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in 2014. The attorney general’s office confirmed the deputy was brought to the office of the Special Attorney for the investigation of Organized Crime. 

The PGR office confirmed the detainment and her interrogation, which marks  legal requirement to file charges.  Guards testified the visit included conversation regarding the birth of the baby and transfers of real estate ownership.

Prison Dogs Taste Test Chapo's Food For Poison

Posted by DD Republished from YahooNews

  By Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias

 Mexico City (AFP) - Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has had a rocky return to prison: He arrived depressed, officials gave him "Don Quixote" to read and a dog tastes his food for poison.

photo from proceso

 A K9 unit now guards the area where Mexico's most-wanted criminals are held, including Guzman, as part of new measures implemented three months ago, Eduardo Guerrero, the head of Mexico's penitentiary system, told Radio Imagen.

"A K9 tastes the food first because we must care for his physical integrity in case someone wants to poison him," Guerrero said, adding that the same thing is being done for the other imprisoned drug barons.

The dogs were also trained to recognize the smell of the country's "main objectives" as part of efforts to prevent another embarrassing escape.

Guzman has been moved to a different cell 11 times without warning since he was sent back to the prison, Guerrero said.

‘Fast & Furious’ rifle capable of taking down helicopter found in 'El Chapo' cache

A .50-caliber rifle found at Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman’s hideout in Mexico was funneled through the gun-smuggling investigation known as Fast and Furious, sources confirmed Tuesday to Fox News.

A .50-caliber is a massive rifle that can stop a car or, as it was intended, take down a helicopter.

After the raid on Jan. 8 in the city of Los Mochis that killed five of his men and wounded one Mexican marine, officials found a number of weapons inside the house where Guzman was staying, including the rifle, officials said.

Tijuana: Violence continues to spiral

Tijuana: Public executions continue

Violence tends to follow a trend in Tijuana, constant escalations and killings that threaten to return to the gruesome public atrocities that infected the city in 2008, in the months after El Teo and El Inge's gunmen publicly severed ties.  That shootout at Insurgentes bridge left 15 dead in the aftermath of a running gun battle, cars and businesses and bodies were riddled with high caliber bullets when it was over.  

The headlines and panicked cries of the public followed, and began the exodus of Tijuanese to San Diego communities, like Eastlake, Bonita, and La Jolla.  The body for body, limb for limb war also began, which destroyed any illusions of Tijuana's drug mafias, not having carte blanche in the city.  In the wake of that war, much as changed, leaders and depraved enforcers are captured, killed, influences are sold, resold, and sold again.  

Police chiefs, mayors, and governors cycle in and cycle out.  The Zeta publishes weekly.  The violence has yet to spill over the brutal metric of the 2008 years, but the widespread fears and insecurity continue to plague Tijuana.  Killings, shootings, and public displays of bodies always smooth out, just before boiling over.  The last few months in Tijuana have reached this level.  Dozens of murders, many in public, restaurants, as families dine, and later sit in shock, as killers empty bullet after bullet into their target, whose blood swims on the floor.  Bodies are found throughout the city, lower profile murders happen multiple times in a day, in neighboring colonias.