12-hour gunfight between military officers and an armed commando leaves 7 dead and 7 injured
08/31/10 – The Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional –Sedena) reported the death of six gunmen and one soldier, as well as the injury of five other soldiers and six gunmen as the result of a twelve-hour gunfight between elements of the Mexican Army and an armed commando. The confrontation occurred at … Read more
Governor of Aguascalientes, Luis Armando Reynoso Femat, expelled from the National Action Party
08/31/10 – The Nation Executive Committee (Comité Ejecutivo Nacional – CEN) of the National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional – PAN) unanimously decided to expel the Governor of Aguascalientes Luis Armando Reynoso Femat from the ranks of the PAN. In a two-hour session the members concluded the expulsion process initiated on the 17of August, in … Read more
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias La Barbie, captured
08/31/10 – The Federal Police (Policía Federal –PF) captured and presented Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias La Barbie, this Monday in the Estado de México (Mexico State). He had been hiding out in a safe house in Salazar. The following individuals were also captured and presented with Valdez: 40-years-old Maricela Reyes Lozada, 20-year-old Juan Antonio López … Read more
Eight are killed by Molotov cocktails in Cancún
08/31/10 – Eight people, six women and two men, were killed early Tuesday morning when an armed group attacked a bar located within a small inn known as Castillo del Mar in Cancún, Quintana Roo. It was reported that at least six individuals threw Molotov cocktails from the inside of two large SUV’s as they … Read more
A mayor in Tamaulipas was shot and killed
08/30/10 – The mayor of Hidalgo, Tamaulipas, Marco Antonio Leal García, was killed by an armed group this past Sunday afternoon. García was driving back home after spending the weekend at his private ranch. A group of individuals traveling in an unidentified vehicle shot at him from a distance with high-powered assault rifles as he … Read more
Leader of Los Zetas in Monterrey was captured
08/30/10 – Juan Francisco Zapata Gallegos, whose aliases are “el Billy” and “el Pelón” and was the leader of the organized crime group Los Zetas in the municipality of Monterrey, was captured this past Friday afternoon after an anonymous tip led a military patrol to his location. When captured, Gallegos attempted to pass off as … Read more
3,200 Mexican federal police agents were fired
08/30/10 – The federal Secretariat of Public Security (Secretaría de Seguridad Pública – SSP) announced today that they had fired 3,200 elements of the force due to their failing of trust exams and breaking the federal police code of law. The comission general of the federal police, Facundo Rosas, announced that the 3,200 elements were … Read more
Mexican Government Reveals Distribution of Drug Violence
08/28/10 —On Friday, the Mexican government reported that 80% of the 28,000 drug killings from 2006 through July 31 have been concentrated in just 6% of the country’s 2,456 municipalities. These revelations constitute the first official mapping of Mexico’s drug war, and corroborate recent January and August reports by the Justice in Mexico Project regarding the … Read more
Fourteen people were executed in the city of Acapulco
08/27/10 – Fourteen men were found executed in different areas of Acapulco, Guerrero. The victims appeared to have been executed by gunfire. All fourteen bodies were found blindfolded and with their hands and feet tied. The first four were found just after midnight on Thursday night; they seemed to have been tortured before being executed. … Read more
A car bomb exploded outside of a Televisa news station in Ciudad Victoria
08/27/10 – In Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, two bombs exploded overnight in two different areas of the city. The first explosion occurred in front of the local Televisa news station; the second occurred at an office building some two kilometers away from the news station. Fortunately, no injuries or deaths were reported in either of the … Read more
