Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana article and El Mexicano
[Subject Matter: Zeta Magazine, Victoriano Medina, Hector Felix Miranda
Recommendation: Some knowledge of the original killing would be advantageous]
Reporter: Christian Torres Cruz
At 12:08 hours of Thursday 30th of April, Victoriano Medina was released early from a 27 year sentence in CEFERESO "El Hongo", for the killing of Journalist Hector Felix Miranda, Co-director and founder of Zeta Magazine.
Medina who left prison dressed in prison uniform, affirms to be innocent of the crime committed against "El Gato", in which he always had the support of his boss Jorge Hank Rohn.
Update tomorrow.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Drug violence in Juarez and its history
Posted on Borderland Beat by Otis B Fly-Wheel, from youtube
Jose Reyes Ferriz ex Mayor of Juarez discusses the history of drug violence in Juarez from the 1950,s to 2010.
Video shot at Texas University in English.
Otis: this was originally reported by Buggs in 2010 see link, but I considered it well worth a repost, for newcomers and seasoned veterans of the narco war in Mexico, the history of Juarez is fascinating as told by Mayor Ferriz.
Jose Reyes Ferriz ex Mayor of Juarez discusses the history of drug violence in Juarez from the 1950,s to 2010.
Video shot at Texas University in English.
Otis: this was originally reported by Buggs in 2010 see link, but I considered it well worth a repost, for newcomers and seasoned veterans of the narco war in Mexico, the history of Juarez is fascinating as told by Mayor Ferriz.
Rodrigo "El Gerber" Vallejo loses injunction, but remains free because "it's not a serious crime"
Lucio R Borderland Beat material from EJE, and Reforma
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Former Michoacán governor Fausto Vallejo says his son will fight the charges like a man and that there are no criminals in their family, that this issue is media generated against his son |
A federal court denied
an injunction to Rodrigo Vallejo Mora and confirmed the detention order issued against
him for the crime of concealment.
Judge Herlinda Velasco
Villavicencio of The Fifth Tribunal Unitary Criminal court of DF considered
that there are sufficient grounds to continue the process against Vallejo for
allegedly concealment with respect to Servando Gómez alias “La Tuta", the
leader of Caballeros Templarios.
The judicial authority,
(court) ruled that the pictures taken from the videos and transcripts of the
audible parts, are sufficient to
establish Vallejo’s meetings with the criminal leader.
On August 1, 2014, Vallejo
was retained after he attended a meeting with SEIDO to give his declaration. Vallejo was retained by the ministerial
authority because he refused to give information about the locations where he
met with "La Tuta".
Days later he was
imprisoned in the state prison of Santiaguito, in the State of Mexico, where he
was imprisoned until April 11th, when the Eighth Collegiate Criminal Court of
the Federal District ordered bail because the crime of concealment is not
serious crime.
PGR has yet to announce
any additional charges of “serious” crimes, such as organized crime conspiracy.
2 Dead in Aizona Desert in deadly drug dispute
Lucio R Borderland Beat republished from KPHO AZ Thanks goes out to the reader who sent in the story
“One of my concerns about the violence is the fact that may spill over to this big metropolitan area of Phoenix and other places”
The search continued
for several suspects who shot and killed two men and wounded two others in a
gun battle six miles east of Gila Bend.
The shootings occurred
a high-traffic corridor known for human and drug smuggling.
The bodies of the two
men were found by Maricopa County sheriff's investigators in a cave about six
miles east of Gila Bend Monday afternoon. Two other men who were seriously hurt
were airlifted to the West Valley Hospital in Goodyear.
“We're hoping one will
be able to talk and give us more information,” Maricopa County Sheriff Joe
Arpaio said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
The names and ages of
the dead and wounded were not released.
Semi-automatic weapons
and other evidence found in the cave were seized.
Cartel del Golfo Plaza Boss "El Mota" captured in Quintana Roo
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from Proceso article
[Subject Matter: Cartel del Golfo, Plaza Boss, Quintana Roo
Recommendation:Some prior knowledge of CDG may be useful]
Reporter:Sergio Caballero
Cancun,Quintana Roo: The alleged Jefe de Plaza in this area, David Alejandro Mota Guiillen alias Paulo Alejandro Eguia Guillen alias "El Mota" or "El Pinky", was detained this afternoon together with two of his accomplices while having a drink in a sports complex a few metres for the headquarters of the PGJE.
The Prosecutor Gaspar Armado Garcia Torres indicated that "El Mota", 39 years of age and originally from Matamoros, Tamaulipas is the successor of Juan Daniel Velasquez Caballero, "El Talibancillo", apprehended this past Monday the 6th.
"After the capture of Talibancillo, he took charge of the Plaza for the Cartel del Golfo. He is Jefe of the whole state, and he was in charge of everything, said the Prosecutor in a press conference.
Garcia Torres stressed that "El Mota" arrived in Quintana Roo in 2010 and three years later he had become a lieutenant of "El Talibancillo" or "Z-52" or "Gordo Sam" alias "El Apa" in the Cartel del Golfo, together with Hector Cacique Fernandez, also imprisoned.
[Subject Matter: Cartel del Golfo, Plaza Boss, Quintana Roo
Recommendation:Some prior knowledge of CDG may be useful]
Reporter:Sergio Caballero
Cancun,Quintana Roo: The alleged Jefe de Plaza in this area, David Alejandro Mota Guiillen alias Paulo Alejandro Eguia Guillen alias "El Mota" or "El Pinky", was detained this afternoon together with two of his accomplices while having a drink in a sports complex a few metres for the headquarters of the PGJE.
The Prosecutor Gaspar Armado Garcia Torres indicated that "El Mota", 39 years of age and originally from Matamoros, Tamaulipas is the successor of Juan Daniel Velasquez Caballero, "El Talibancillo", apprehended this past Monday the 6th.
"After the capture of Talibancillo, he took charge of the Plaza for the Cartel del Golfo. He is Jefe of the whole state, and he was in charge of everything, said the Prosecutor in a press conference.
Garcia Torres stressed that "El Mota" arrived in Quintana Roo in 2010 and three years later he had become a lieutenant of "El Talibancillo" or "Z-52" or "Gordo Sam" alias "El Apa" in the Cartel del Golfo, together with Hector Cacique Fernandez, also imprisoned.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Michoacán: How does one identify who the good guys are?
Lucio R for Borderland Beat
"at the end of the day, what all this amounts to, is Alfredo Castillo and his evil empire were victorious."
Dr. Mireles’ son, sister and friend make a run for a seat in the chamber of deputies (legislature). They have made Dr. Mireles a focal point of their campaign.
Sincere or opportunists?
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Hipolito Mora along with Virginia Mireles are protesting against Dr. Mireles imprisonment |
Readers, from atop my soapbox: The situation
in Michoacán is confusing and fluid.
Good people turning on each other and each day seemingly brings new
divisions.
Jorge Vázquez,
autodefensa leader and spokesman, is in a personal war with Padre Goyo.
Goyo was kicked out of the CCRISTOS… a group he
founded.
Talia Vasquez and
Pricila Abud (Grillonautas) is warring with Dr Mireles' former wife Ana Valencia, each side accusing the other side of being evil, liars and of betraying Dr. Mireles.
I think both sides are
correct.
Dr. Mireles son was not
speaking to him before his arrest. it is unclear just how often he visits his father,
if at all, “I am busy with school, when I graduate I will be better able to".
Only his youngest daughter was in fact speaking to him through it all. Dr. Mireles felt he could trust his youngest daughter would always be there to support him.
So how are we to evaluate all this support now? Sincere? Carpetbagging?
Only his youngest daughter was in fact speaking to him through it all. Dr. Mireles felt he could trust his youngest daughter would always be there to support him.
So how are we to evaluate all this support now? Sincere? Carpetbagging?
Has Lito Mora been a
true friend? He who publicly stated, “Dr
Mireles’ group should not have "carried guns” yet, now is a part of a group
protesting for Dr. Mireles even going on a hunger strike?
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Mora with his dead son, who waskilled in an attack by El Americano's men |
When Dr. Mireles was
imprisoned, two months later, Hipolito Mora slammed his defenseless “friend” by
telling the press, “Dr. Mireles was wrong not to respect the federal agreement
made with AD, and there are consequences”
That’s a friend? A question for Mora; “how’d that work for you
compa?” Still in love with Castillo and
that “agreement?” Did it take your son
being killed, before you saw the light?
When Mora was
imprisoned, Mireles was a steadfast advocate and supporter of him. And even after Mora joined the Castillo generated
Rurales, and turned his back on the autodefensas, Dr. Mireles still supported
Mora, telling BB, “he is a good man, he had to do what he felt was in the best
interest of his family, to protect his family.”
After the murder of his son and his release from
prison for the second time, he began supporting Mireles. And finally speaking the truth, “Castillo
gave me the words to say when I was released, he handed me a paper”, and he
says Castillo told him to speak badly about Mireles, and to say Mireles was
mentally ill.
As for Castillo, he
refuses to let go of his hatred towards Dr. Mireles, telling the press; “Mireles is a dangerous man;
he wanted to gain control of Mexico, and all Latin America".
It is clear who is
truly suffering from mental illness and it is not Dr. Mireles.
Ana Valencia, (left photo)who Dr.
Mireles made it clear she neither speaks for him nor is a part of
his life. She has called him every foul name
imaginable, and said Dr Mireles is nothing but a poor man who has never had
anything, but even if he has 100 pesos, she wanted them.
We do know that
Virginia Mireles is close to her brother and one of his staunchest advocates. But many of the others appear to be
opportunists.
An example is Pricila, after calling Dr. Mireles shameful for trying to cut a deal for his release, she received a nondescript simplistic letter from Mireles, after many months of not hearing from him, and she quickly makes a video featuring the letter. A letter with no real news, just a friendly outreach.
An example is Pricila, after calling Dr. Mireles shameful for trying to cut a deal for his release, she received a nondescript simplistic letter from Mireles, after many months of not hearing from him, and she quickly makes a video featuring the letter. A letter with no real news, just a friendly outreach.
Opportunistic
behavior.
New Tuta Video: Rodrigo Vallejo, discusses his fathers replacement, invites Tuta to his home
Lucio R Borderland Beat, written using material from Reforma, Michoacan 3.0, Borderland Beat, and Urbistv Noticias
Two
new recordings of Rodrigo Vallejo aka ‘ El Gerber” and Servando Gomez Martinez
“La Tuta” were made known in a report that was presented Tuesday Morning in
Primero Noticias. (video footage is combines in one video at bottom of this post)
One of the videos has
footage of Vallejo, the son of the .former Governor from Michoacán, Fausto
Vallejo Mora, skipping protocol while strolling into the Public security
secretary (SSP) detainment section. He
shows no ID, is not stopped, and does not sign in as he walks to a cell to
visit a man wearing a black jacket.
The second video shows
yet another TutaVision meeting between Vallejo and La Tuta, where decisions and
political issues are discussed that would affect the future of Michoacan.
In the video, there is
discussion of Ascension “Chon” Orihuela Barcenas, now a candidate for the
governorship of Michoacán.
Vallejo expresses his detestation
against Chon, and is concerned about the possibility that when his father would
leave the governor’s position and Chon would fill the position. At the time of
the video the governor was very ill and in need of a liver transplant.
Vallejo blamed Chon as
being the person responsible, “for making all this mess”.
The video begins with
Vallejo asking for a little more (whisky?) in his glass, Tuta responds by
saying the glass is full.
Vallejo starts speaking
about Chon, asking Tuta who is behind the decisions about Chon.
He continues, saying
that he has direct orders from “the party” (PRI) that “if they kill a deputy”
Chon is the replacement, in other words he is the replacement for any vacant
position that would arise. “If my father leaves then he would replace him.”
May go free: Iguala mayors wife gets favorable ruling
Lucio R for Borderland Beat
When the infamous Iguala
Mayor and his wife were arrested, a little detail of fact escaped most people
outside of Mexico, we at BB did make mention that the case against Maria de los
Angeles Pineda, wife of the former mayor, Jose Luis Abarca, was going to be a
tough nut to crack. The fact is, she was never charged
in the normalistas case.
The genesis of the case
began on a night when hell showered Iguala, Guerrero with violence, murder and
terror that left in the balance, over 50 people who were killed or presumed
killed, by municipal police allegedly per orders by the mayor. 42 of those presumed dead have not been
accounted for and are known as “The 43”. “The normalistas”, were students earning their
teaching certificate to be able to teach elementary education in rural areas of
Mexico. The remains of only 1 of the 43 who were taken that night was
positively identified though DNA studies.
In the case of Pineda, prosecutors
were never able to tie her to the normalistas case; they could not find enough
evidence to successfully prosecute her.
On November 4th
she was arrested and held for 60 days on a preventative detention including an extension of 20 days. During the 60 days the PGR Attorney General failed
twice trying to charge Pineda in the normalistas case. The court rejected the
case due to insufficient evidence.She was never charged.
In a peculiar move, on
the third attempt she was indicted on a charge not related to the normalistas case,
it was for money laundering and charges of organized crime involvement. She is accused of the laundering of at least
13 million pesos for the Beltrán Leyva brothers and the Guerreros Unidos
cartels.
Mexico’s narco turned
protected witness, BLO’s Sergio Villarreal Barragán, known as “El Grande”,
(code name "Jennifer”) did give information on the Pineda brothers and of Pineda
herself. He establishes she was involved
not only with the money laundering and but investments from drug money, including purchasing several
properties in Tres Palos, Acapulco.
Villarreal eluded to the fact she may have had a fling with Capo Arturo Beltran. Pineda, says Villarreal, attended BLO parties in Cuernavaca with her brothers, and that Abarca was never with her.
Villarreal eluded to the fact she may have had a fling with Capo Arturo Beltran. Pineda, says Villarreal, attended BLO parties in Cuernavaca with her brothers, and that Abarca was never with her.
But the peculiarity in
the case came in, when she was denied her right to present a defense.
On its face, the action
was so imprudent that it almost seems that it must have been intentional.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Tamaulipas: The narco counter-attack
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana article
The blows delivered to the Juarez and Gulf Cartels, as well as abuses of power and the lawlessness that exists in the state of Michoacan, kept the inhabitants of Chihuahua and Sinaloa and Tamaulipas and the Purepecha region on tenterhooks, as well as the concern felt by the United States Government who emit constant travel alerts.
The violence in areas where the Government of the Republic have not previously controlled, started on Friday the 17th of April in the border area of Tamaulipas and Texas, the gun battles, dead bodies, and blockades increases with each passing day.
[ Subject Matter: Tamaulipas, CdG, Los Zetas, Carrillo Fuentes Organization, CJNG
Recommendation: Some prior knowledge of Cartels useful]
Gun battles, persecutions, blockades and executions, is what people live with in Reynosa, Altamira, Tampico and Madero with reprisals of criminal groups after the capture of their leaders. In Michoacan society is indignant, the official mounting death toll of protesters manifesting in Apatzingan, worry about the ingress of new criminal groups in the region. Chihuahua follows restructuring in the Carrillo Fuentes Organization after the detention of "El Chuyin".
Luis Carlos Sainz Martinez and Cortesia
Combat amongst the old narco trafficking cartels and lack of action against the new criminal groups on the part of the Authorities, with major bloodshed during the last week in different states of the country.
The blows delivered to the Juarez and Gulf Cartels, as well as abuses of power and the lawlessness that exists in the state of Michoacan, kept the inhabitants of Chihuahua and Sinaloa and Tamaulipas and the Purepecha region on tenterhooks, as well as the concern felt by the United States Government who emit constant travel alerts.
The violence in areas where the Government of the Republic have not previously controlled, started on Friday the 17th of April in the border area of Tamaulipas and Texas, the gun battles, dead bodies, and blockades increases with each passing day.
Forgotten victims of Mexico drug war's stray bullets
Borderland Beat posted by DD republished from Yahoo News
On March 20, BB reported on a ambush of federal police in the town of Ocotlan, Jalisco. Eleven people (originally reported 10) died in that shootout, including 5 police officers, 3 cartel members and that story said 2 innocent bystanders were killed. It turns out there were 3 bystanders killed, but the story didn't have any detail about their deaths. This article tells their story.
By Leticia Pineda
Ocotlan (Mexico) (AFP) - The
mechanic was working under a car when he turned his head and saw a dozen
pick-up trucks creeping down the street in Mexico's western state of
Jalisco.
"The devil is
on the loose," Jorge Gerardo Herrera said ominously to his colleagues as
he turned back to the car he was fixing in the town of Ocotlan.
Suddenly,
a gunfight erupted and a stray bullet landed in the mechanic's heart,
turning him into the latest innocent and forgotten victim of Mexico's
cruel drug violence.
His
death was recounted by the garage's owner, Felipe de Jesus Ramirez, who
was there when members of the powerful Jalisco New Generation drug
cartel ambushed a federal gendarmerie convoy on March 19.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Tijuana: 4 sicarios of 'Aquiles' captured
4 Assassins of 'Aquiles' detained
Authorities with a strategic safety task force in Tijuana, were conducting patrols and survelliance of side streets in colonias, and arrested four men, belonging to a cell under the command of Aquiles, Alfredo Azarte Arteaga. Aquiles is considered the most prominent trafficker in Tijuana, under Ismael Zamabda.
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The task force observed four men fighting in the street, amongst each other. After their arrest they explained they were fighting over drug sales and their drug operation, and also admitted to several murders, recently. They were arrested in possession of weapons in various calibers, and drugs, in quantities and packaging that indicated they were being sold at a retail level.
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As you move up the ladder, the clothes are designer, the shoes expensive, the local more exotic. That will never happen for most of these faces, that cycle in and out of the news stories. These are the fourth tier positions, the bottom/entry level. You want in? Move some crystal. Settle some scores. Control some tientidas. You get paid in product, you probably use the product. Spend most days and night involved in the politics of the retail drug trade, which fuels the violence in the city. Life is as cheap as the crystal you smoke.
Sources: AFN Tijuana
Court Updates on Chino Antrax and Sera Zambada
Lucio R. Borderland Beat
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Aréchiga 2nd on left |
José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa
aka Chino Antrax’ was scheduled for a court appearance last Friday, however
that hearing was postponed, until May 22nd.
The extension was requested by his attorney,
Frank Ragen, who stated the mountain of evidence in the case against his client
had not been fully processed. He was
granted additional time to review the data and be prepared for the status
hearing.
Aréchiga last speared before
Judge Dana M. Sabraw in November 21, 2014, when the defense asserted that the evidence
was an extraordinary amount to assess and his office would need ample time to
peruse the reports. He was granted 5
months at that time, on Friday that was extended to May.
As for Serafin Zambada,(above) the son of Ismael El Mayo Zambada, he plead guilty last September and is scheduled to be sentenced on August 22nd.
Serafin Zamabda is a
United States citizen.
Zeta Operator arrested in Culiacán Sinaloa
Lucio R. Borderland Beat, Material from MVS, Reforma, Borderland Beat
Hugo César Román
Chavarría, a Zetas operator was arrested
in Culiacán.
Some publications are
referring to this as a "Zetas leader" being captured, and that he "controls both the
state of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon".
More accurately stated,
is he is an independent operator, who works in collaboration with Los Zetas and operates in Nuevo
Leon.
According to the
newsletter issued by the naval command, the arrest of Román Chavarria took
place when elements of the Navy of Mexico conducted a ground patrol near the
city of Culiacan, Sinaloa.
They inspected
the vehicle he was traveling in, he was accompanied by three other people who
were identified as being; Erick Mauricio Rodríguez Mena, Rita Aidé Imperial
Trevino and Veronica Jasmine Reyes Rivero.
In the vehicle soldiers
found a handgun, a magazine for the firearm and seven
rounds of ammunition, as well as about 1.4 kilograms of suspected drug known as
meth.
As the result of
investigations conducted to date by staff of the Attorney General's Office
(PGR), it was determined that Hugo Cesar Román Chavarria served as independent
operator and maintained a close relationship with Daniel Menera Sierra , who was secured in March by Federal Forces in the municipality of San Pedro Garza
Garcia, Nuevo Leon.
At a press conference, authorities explained it was
during the monitoring of Omar Treviño alias Z42, that led to the arrest Menera
Sierra and 3 others.
Menera Sierra was considered regional head for Los
Zetas and operated out Piedras Coahuila.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Detention of El Commandante 22 sets off gun battles and road blocks in Reynosa
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Proceso article
[Article Subject: Cartel del Golfo, Commandante 22, Reynosa
Recommendation: Some prior knowledge of CDG useful]
Proceso Redaction and Reynosfera
Elements of the Marines and Federal Police detained today a presumed criminal leader in Reynosa, Tamaulipas nicknamed El Commandante 22 together with two other presumed criminals.
The capture of El Commandante set off various narco blockades and confrontations between armed civilians and elements of the Marina and Federal Police.
The Authorities report also that three gunmen of a criminal group were killed.
After the detention of the Boss of Plaza, members of his group tried to rescue him which led to a confrontation between State Forces and Federals against armed civilians in which three people died.
[Article Subject: Cartel del Golfo, Commandante 22, Reynosa
Recommendation: Some prior knowledge of CDG useful]
Proceso Redaction and Reynosfera
Elements of the Marines and Federal Police detained today a presumed criminal leader in Reynosa, Tamaulipas nicknamed El Commandante 22 together with two other presumed criminals.
The capture of El Commandante set off various narco blockades and confrontations between armed civilians and elements of the Marina and Federal Police.
The Authorities report also that three gunmen of a criminal group were killed.
After the detention of the Boss of Plaza, members of his group tried to rescue him which led to a confrontation between State Forces and Federals against armed civilians in which three people died.
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Full Video Translation: Apatzingan Massacre: "It was the Federales."
Translation by "Un Vato" for Borderland Beat
Apatzingán massacre: “It was the Federal Police”
Joint production by Proceso and Aristegui News
Service
Reporter: Laura Castellanos
Methodology:
To facilitate comprehension of the video by non-Spanish viewers, I kept track
of the elapsed time and tried to note the points where significant segments
begin. I also translated those portions of the report that appear as print on
the screen and the voices that closely track the printed messages. To identify
the speakers, I used “R” for “Reporter” and “W” for “witness”. If there is no
attribution noted, the speaker is the Reporter. The only speakers who are
identified in the video are Dr. Carlos Torres Vega, Director of the Ramon Ponce
General Hospital, and, of course, Alfredo Castillo, former Federal Security Commissioner
in Michoacán who was recently appointed Director of the Conade (the national
sports commission).—un vato
00:15
Screen: Apatzingán Massacre: “It was the
Federal Police.
00:19 Voice and screen: “With shouts of, ‘Kill
those dogs!’, they began to shoot. To kill us.”
00:27
Voice and screen: “They’re still shooting over
here, over here! One of the comrades can’t get out. The Federales are
shooting!”
00:34
W: “It’s like an execution, that is, at
very close range and this causes powder marks on the skin…”
00:44 R: At dawn on January 6, federal police fired on members of the Rural Police in
Michoacán and their supporters who, unarmed, were conducting a sit-in
demonstration at the Apatzingán municipal palace.
00:56
In the ensuing moments, members of
self-defense forces and day laborers were murdered by gunfire and their bodies
were left strewn on that city’s streets.
01:05 The preliminary toll is 16 persons dead and
tens wounded.
01:10
Everything indicates that what happened
in Apatzingán was a crime against humanity.
01:15 R’s voice and screen: The official version
states that in the two attacks, there were:
8 dead, 1
person run over by a vehicle, and 44
arrested on charges of; criminal association, possession of illegal firearms
01:15
R: …and that Federal Police arrested 44
persons on charges of criminal association and possession of illegal
firearms, and that the persons killed in the second attack were hit by
“friendly fire” between civilians.
01:40 Screen:
Alfredo Castillo, Commissioner of Security in Michoacán.
01:40:
Castillo: Practically all the persons killed could have been killed by their
own comrades, that is, a matter of cross fire.
01:50 But there are statements that demolish this
version of the facts. Victims and witnesses say that it was the Federal Police
that executed unarmed civilians.
02:00
That none of the demonstrators had long
weapons (rifles).
02:03
Also, the medical staff at the Ramon Ponce
General Hospital asserted that the persons they treated had been shot at close
range, with (powder) marks that point to an execution.
02:20
Screen:
The facts presented in this investigation were reconstructed from the
testimony of 12 of the 44 persons arrested and subsequently released after the
first gunfire attack (among them a businessman).
02:20 R: The facts presented in this investigation are
reconstructed from recorded statements from 39 persons:
02:24 12 of
the 44 persons detained and later released as a result of the first attack;
7 survivors from the
second attack;
(3 were hospitalized)
1 legal representative;
8 civilian witnesses
(neighbors, businessmen, passersby);
6 relatives (of
victims) who witnessed the events
Armed group kills 4 and wounds 5 in Morelia
Translated by O. B. F-W for Borderland Beat from a Michoacán 3.0 article
[ Article Subject: Michoacán, Sicario multiple assassination
Recommendation: No prior knowledge of subject matter required]
Javier Chavez
Morelia, Michoacán, four deaths and five injured is the balance of the attack against a group of people who were drinking in the Jardines de Rincon Colonia, in the city of Morelia
According to preliminary Police investigations, an armed group arrived and attacked a group of people celebrating at a house at 246 Calle Sauce, with large calibre firearms.
Until now the area is cordoned off while waiting for the Forensic Medical Services to remove the corpses. The victims killed were one senior citizen and three young people.
[ Article Subject: Michoacán, Sicario multiple assassination
Recommendation: No prior knowledge of subject matter required]
Javier Chavez
Morelia, Michoacán, four deaths and five injured is the balance of the attack against a group of people who were drinking in the Jardines de Rincon Colonia, in the city of Morelia
According to preliminary Police investigations, an armed group arrived and attacked a group of people celebrating at a house at 246 Calle Sauce, with large calibre firearms.
Until now the area is cordoned off while waiting for the Forensic Medical Services to remove the corpses. The victims killed were one senior citizen and three young people.
Manta threats of Vengance for the 4 zetas killed in Veracruz
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Proceso article
[ Article Subject: Narco Manta threats, Los Zetas
Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required]
In a narco manta around which were three heads of pigs with death crowns, the Los Zetas Cartel pronounced that it would take vengeance for the death of 4 presumed sicarios killed this past Tuesday the 21st in the Town of Angel R Cabada, and the hands of elements of the Civil Forces
"What you did is not to be applauded, if you want a real meet, you can have it, but you have to leave your cave", said the mantas that were collocated at visible points of Lerdo de Tejada and Boca del Rio.
The warning of Los Zetas against elements of the Secretary of Public Security, the Civil Forces and Police Delegate in the region, Paulino Cortes, occurs a day after he concluded the first meeting of attorneys and prosecutors from the South, South-East zone of the country, for acts of protocol where state and federal forces shielded various Municipalities in the region.
[ Article Subject: Narco Manta threats, Los Zetas
Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required]
In a narco manta around which were three heads of pigs with death crowns, the Los Zetas Cartel pronounced that it would take vengeance for the death of 4 presumed sicarios killed this past Tuesday the 21st in the Town of Angel R Cabada, and the hands of elements of the Civil Forces
"What you did is not to be applauded, if you want a real meet, you can have it, but you have to leave your cave", said the mantas that were collocated at visible points of Lerdo de Tejada and Boca del Rio.
The warning of Los Zetas against elements of the Secretary of Public Security, the Civil Forces and Police Delegate in the region, Paulino Cortes, occurs a day after he concluded the first meeting of attorneys and prosecutors from the South, South-East zone of the country, for acts of protocol where state and federal forces shielded various Municipalities in the region.
Official takes weapons to Los Zetas
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Reforma article
[Article subject: Weapon Smuggling, Los Zetas
Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required]
Abel Barajas
The criminal organisation of Los Zetas had a Municipal Functionary of Coahuila as one of their best sources of night vision goggles, magazines for assault rifles, scopes and ammunition.
Oliver Bres Carranza, who was Boss of special programmes, Directorate of Planning, Zoning and Public Works of the Municipality of Piedras Negras is currently serving a prison sentence in Texas for smuggling weapons to the criminal group.
An investigation by the Department of Internal Security, and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), of the United States located Bres as an intermediary of Celso Martinez Perez "El Celso", operator of Omar Trevino Morales "El Z-42", to acquire weapons on the frontier of Coahuila.
The investigation indicates that the former official was mainly an accomplice of Erik Alan Garza, a Texan of 28 years old, who used the home of his mother in an Eagle Pass Mall to collect weapons and send them to Mexico.
[Article subject: Weapon Smuggling, Los Zetas
Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required]
Abel Barajas
The criminal organisation of Los Zetas had a Municipal Functionary of Coahuila as one of their best sources of night vision goggles, magazines for assault rifles, scopes and ammunition.
Oliver Bres Carranza, who was Boss of special programmes, Directorate of Planning, Zoning and Public Works of the Municipality of Piedras Negras is currently serving a prison sentence in Texas for smuggling weapons to the criminal group.
An investigation by the Department of Internal Security, and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), of the United States located Bres as an intermediary of Celso Martinez Perez "El Celso", operator of Omar Trevino Morales "El Z-42", to acquire weapons on the frontier of Coahuila.
The investigation indicates that the former official was mainly an accomplice of Erik Alan Garza, a Texan of 28 years old, who used the home of his mother in an Eagle Pass Mall to collect weapons and send them to Mexico.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Mexican Brothers lose last appeal to be executed in Malaysia...
Lucio R Borderland Beat
My cousin lived in
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia for 6 years. She
has convinced me to the probable innocence of these men, that they were forced into working for the
drug ring (cleaning the factory). How it
was explained to me is, recruiters in places like Mexico, Philippines and other places of poverty, that head
hunters recruit men and women, lured by promises of high paying employment and
training. Once overseas, they are sold into servitude, working in the
sex and drug trade or even domestic work.
Their passports are taken away, and they are held hostage. In this case the brothers had no criminal
record. The recruiter was also arrested
but hired an attorney firm that was able to get him out of the charges and
allowed to quickly return to Mexico. Leaving the brothers to
take the fall. Read background of the story link here
From the Malaysian
Insider
The government of
Mexico plans to rally support from death penalty opponents to dissuade Malaysia
from executing three Mexican brothers convicted on drug charges.
Mexico “will turn to
various local and international groups opposed to the death penalty,” the
foreign ministry said in a statement.
Malaysia’s Federal
Court on Thursday upheld the death sentences imposed on Luis Alfonso, Simon and
Jose Regino Gonzalez Villarreal.
The three men heard the
court’s decision accompanied by relatives and Mexico’s ambassador to Malaysia,
Carlos Felix.
“We are in the final
part of the judicial process. Today was a very serious setback,” Felix told
Mexico City’s Radio Formula, adding that the defence team was considering
filing a request for reconsideration by the Federal Court.
Once legal remedies are
exhausted, the men’s only hope of avoiding the noose would be a royal pardon.
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The father stands in the brick yard where his sons and family work |
330 pounds of Meth discovered on a container headed to the Philippines
Lucio R Borderland Beat from PGR website
The shipment was to being sent to the Philippines.
The Attorney General's Office reported that the Criminal Investigation Agency confiscated said more than 151 kilos of methamphetamine in the port of Manzanillo, Colima.
During an inspection of a container of metal parts, they found 145 kilos (330 lbs) of the synthetic drug embedded within the parts.
The fear of 50 extraditables
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana article
[Article Subject: Extradition, Amparo, Capo's
Recommendation: Some prior knowledge of subject matter useful]
Dozens of Mexicans are in the view of the United States Authorities in order to be extradited: at least 50 have promoted Amparo's to prevent their delivery to American justice. Through trials of Guarantees, the most well known traffickers, some detained and some still fugitive, have expressed their fear of being abused or even sentenced to capital punishment. In many of the cases, the United States has not formalized a request of extradition for the Mexicans. The Supreme Court of National Justice, is entering the study of the order of extradition against Rafael Caro Quintero.
Reporter Luis Carlos Sainz Martinez and cortesia
From common criminals, mainly murderers and sexual abusers, leaders of criminal cells or the best known drug cartels capos, they top the list of extraditable Mexicans to the United States.
The exact amount of those who have been claimed for extradition by the United States is not known, but by each criminal organization they referred to dozens of hitmen, under bosses and capos.
[Article Subject: Extradition, Amparo, Capo's
Recommendation: Some prior knowledge of subject matter useful]
Dozens of Mexicans are in the view of the United States Authorities in order to be extradited: at least 50 have promoted Amparo's to prevent their delivery to American justice. Through trials of Guarantees, the most well known traffickers, some detained and some still fugitive, have expressed their fear of being abused or even sentenced to capital punishment. In many of the cases, the United States has not formalized a request of extradition for the Mexicans. The Supreme Court of National Justice, is entering the study of the order of extradition against Rafael Caro Quintero.
Reporter Luis Carlos Sainz Martinez and cortesia
From common criminals, mainly murderers and sexual abusers, leaders of criminal cells or the best known drug cartels capos, they top the list of extraditable Mexicans to the United States.
The exact amount of those who have been claimed for extradition by the United States is not known, but by each criminal organization they referred to dozens of hitmen, under bosses and capos.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Dr. Mireles and Bodyguards Will Remain In Jail; PGR Appealed Amparo
Translated by Valor for Borderland Beat
Dr. José
Manuel Mireles and three of his bodyguards will remain in jail until an appeal
filed by the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office assigned to the First Unitary
Court of Morelia is resolved against the amparo that was granted three weeks
ago.
The new
legal process could take up to four months, despite the fact that during this
week they were going to sentence Mireles and his three bodyguards either to
trial or prison.
The
appeal was integrated into the original trial record of guarantees and will be
forwarded to the presiding judge of the Collegiate Tribunal in Criminal Matters
in Michoacán.
It is
worth noting that on March 31, the First Unitarian Court of the 11th
Circuit granted this verdict to José Manuel Mireles Valverde, Javier Reyes
Magaña, Gerardo López Casillas and Salvador Mendoza García for the violation of
their fundamental rights at trial.
José
Manuel Mireles and three of his bodyguards were arrested last June 27, accused
of carrying restricted weapons for the exclusive use of the Mexican Army and
for crimes against public health.
Mireles
is currently imprisoned in Hermosillo, Sonora and his bodyguards in Tepic,
Nayarit.
Source: Michoacán 3.0
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