Mexican Custom Agents Seize 268,000 Rounds of Ammunition
04/19/12- On Wednesday, April 18, Mexican authorities seized 268,000 rounds of assault rifle ammunition being hauled by a U.S. truck attempting to enter northern Mexico at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing at Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. 37-year-old driver Bogan Jabin Akeem allegedly told customs agents that he was not carrying any cargo in his truck. However, an … Read more
Arrest of “El 85” generates chaos in Guadalajara
03/10/12 – On Friday March 9, members of the Mexican Army (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, SEDENA) captured Erick “El 85” Valencia Salazar –alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, CJNG)–, and Otoniel “Tony Montana” Mendoza, allegedly second in charge of the same organization. SEDENA confirmed that they conducted a precise operation in Zapopan –the … Read more
Death of “El Chapo’s” Chief of Security denied after conflicting information
03/04/12 – On March 3, media outlets in Mexico announced the death of Jonathan Salas Avilés, “El Fantasma,” thought to be the chief of security for Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo,” which resulted from a confrontation with the Mexican Navy (Secretaría de Marina Armada de México, SEMAR). According to an undisclosed source within the … Read more
Record seizure of methamphetamine in Jalisco
02/12/12 – The Mexican Army made a record breaking discovery this week when it seized 15 tons of the synthetic drug methamphetamine on February 9. The Army found the drugs stored in barrels in a ranch just south of Guadalajara, the capital of the state of Jalisco. The discovery comes on the heels of seven … Read more
Mexican Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Federal District’s Asset Seizure Law
01/26/12—Today Mexico’s Supreme Court upheld the Constitutionality of the Federal District’s new asset seizure law (ley de extinción de dominio), denying a property owner’s request for protective judicial redress (amparo) four to one. Prior to the current asset seizure law, Mexico’s constitution had only allowed the government to seize property after fairly compensating the owner … Read more
State of Sinaloa next area to see surge of Federal Police agents
12/29/2011- The northwestern pacific state of Sinaloa is joining Veracruz with a surge of federal police forces to join and complement the increased military presence and local municipal police units already on the ground. However, unlike the mass firings of police officers in Veracruz, Sinaloa is taking a different approach that is more in line … Read more
32 tons of marijuana seized in advanced San Diego/Tijuana drug tunnel
12/2/11- “The second largest pot bust in U.S. history” occurred Tuesday in an operation the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency described as “a major victory” over Mexican drug cartels. Investigators discovered a massive drug smuggling tunnel Tuesday inside a San Diego, California produce warehouse a few blocks north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The … Read more
Mexican Military Seizes 15 million dollars from “Chapo Guzmán”
11/23/11 - Mexico’s Ministry of National Defense (Secretaría de Defensa Nacional, SEDENA) announced the administration’s second major seizure in the battle against drug trade. On Friday November 18, the Mexican Military in conjunction with state authorities, seized 15.3 million dollars believed to belong to the Sinaloa Cartel. In the well-coordinated “Operación Zorro” (Operation Zorro), with which drug … Read more
Multiple Organized Crime Members Caught in Edomex and Veracruz
09/15/11 – This week has resulted in the capture and arrest of quite a few members of organized crime groups in Mexico. 19 members of La Familia were caught in the city of Jilotepec in Edomex in addition to 13 Los Zetas members caught in Veracruz. Edomex’s state attorney general Alfredo Castillo Cervantes revealed in … Read more
Record Breaking 120 Tons of Marijuana Seized in Baja California
07/18/11—On Tuesday July 12, military personnel discovered what is believed to be the largest known marijuana plantation in Mexico’s history, which Mexico’s Secretary of National Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, Sedena) reported is owned by drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and the Sinaloa Cartel. The location of the plantation is just over 250 … Read more
