El Teo’s close allie among those arrested in BC
A close friend of Teodoro Garcia Simental “el Teo” or “el Tres Letras” to whom authorities placed as a link Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana, is among the 21 people detained …
A close friend of Teodoro Garcia Simental “el Teo” or “el Tres Letras” to whom authorities placed as a link Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana, is among the 21 people detained …
Elements of the state and federal forces detained two cells of La Familia Michoacana in the states of Guerrero and Mexico. Alzaga, Ignacio and Ana Salazar. “Detienen a 16 de …
After the prison break in Cieneguillas Zacatecas last month in which 53 prisoners including some confirmed Zetas escaped with the aid of prison officials, the Mexican Army has reinforced security …
There have been reports that Colombia has offered specialists from its Unified Action Group (Gaula), the anti-kidnapping office of that nation’s national police, to help train their counterparts in the …
Police in Mexican border states to receive training from Colombian military Read More »
The Federal Attorney General Law (Ley Orgánica de la Procuradora General de la República) and the Federal Police Law (Ley de la Policía Federal) passed both chambers of congress in …
Baja California, while not experiencing the levels of violence it suffered in the final months of 2008, still captures headlines for the explosive nature of violent outbreaks, particularly in Tijuana. …
Amid key arrests, Baja California remains embroiled in a deadly turf battle Read More »
According to Reforma’s running tally of cartel-related killings, or ejecuciones, such deaths had reached 2,677 nationwide as of June 12. With over two weeks before the end of the first …
As reported by Steve Fainaru and William Booth, The Washington Post: APATZINGAN, Mexico — In farm towns across the hot, fertile state of Michoacan, famous for its mangos and marijuana, …
The Archbishop of Acapulco, Felipe Aguirre Franco, reported that a priest and two seminarians were shot in the Tierra Caliente region. The men were shot while traveling in a car …
Drug Violence Kills a Priest and Two Seminarians in Guerrero Read More »
As reported by the Wall Street Journal: BADIRAGUATO, Mexico — As a child, Joaquín Guzmán Loera was so poor that he sold oranges to scrape together money for a meal. …