Company officials showcased their agricultural equipment at Mexico’s largest farm trade show and attended one-on-one business meetings Feb. 1-6.

Company officials participated in the three-day Agro Sinaloa Show in Culiacan, Mexico. They also attended meetings with pre-qualified buyers and distributors, attended a business reception with owners and operators of Mexico’s large-scale production farms and toured farms to learn more about Mexico’s equipment needs.

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“Right now it appears there is an internal dispute for control of the organization,” Pequeno said. “On one side is `La Barbie’ and on the other side is Hector Beltran, the natural heir of the organization.”

Pequeno said the battle was unleashed when cartel leader Arturo Beltran Leyva died in a shootout with Mexican marines in December. Both men are apparently carrying out killings in bids to take control of the gang, one of Mexico’s most powerful

With the emergence of a “narcobanners” signed by the Zetas , boteing that they want “the square” and opens the door for a possible war between this criminal group and Edgar Valdez Villarreal, “La Barbie,” deputy leader of the assassins of the Beltran Leyva cartel.

This would push La Barbie to join its fight against los Zetas by joining the Sinaloa Cartel , Gulf Cartel and La Familia Michoacana in their bid to exterminate the Zetas in Mexico. Cartels have grown tired of bad press linking them with bank robbers , kidnappers and rapist , thus deciding to end groups like los Zetas that have negative views from most Mexicans that believe citizens and families should not be targeted in drug wars.

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Authorities say a U.S.-born hitman is fighting the brother of a deceased drug lord for control of the Beltran-Leyva cartel, marking what may be the first time an American has risen to the very top ranks of the Mexican Cartel.

Ramon Pequeno, head of the anti-narcotics division of Mexico’s federal police, said Tuesday that Texas-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, nicknamed “La Barbie,” is battling Hector Beltran Leyva for control of the Beltran Leyva cartel.

“Right now it appears there is an internal dispute for control of the organization , On one side is `La Barbie‘ and on the other side is Hector Beltran, the natural heir of the organization.”

Pequeno said the battle was unleashed when cartel leader Arturo Beltran Leyva died in a shootout with Mexican marines in December. Both men are apparently carrying out killings in bids to take control of the Cartel, one of Mexico’s most powerful.

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One of Mexico’s most violent drug Cartels “The Gulf Cartel” has turned against its former armed wing in the latest outburst of killings on the U.S. border to test President Felipe Calderon’s overstretched army crackdown.

Banners were hung across Reynosa on Wednesday telling the army to leave and vowing the Gulf cartel and its allies will defeat the Zetas.

“You fight poison with the same poison,” read the banners, signed “Cartels of Mexico United against the Zetas.”

At least five attacks took place in Nuevo Laredo and the state of Nuevo Leon over the weekend, led apparently by members of the Gulf cartel who allegedly drove from the Matamoros-Reynosa area in search of members of the Zetas, according to the U.S. intelligence official. Their convoy included 20 SUVs with the logo, “CdG [Gulf Cartel]” and “X” plastered on the backs of the vehicles to distinguish themselves from the Zetas. The vehicles carried an undetermined number of heavily armed men.

Using grenade launchers, they struck police installations that are known to be associated with the Zetas, according to accounts that couldn’t be independently confirmed by authorities in Mexico City.

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“Dr. Zedillo’s extensive experience as a world leader and his expertise in global economics make him a valuable addition to the board,” Richard Parsons, Citi’s chairman said in a statement.

Citigroup announced on Friday that it would be nominating Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico, for its board of directors at its shareholder meeting on April 1.

Adding Zedillo, an economist widely credited with steering his country through the so-called Tequila financial crisis in the mid-1990s, is the latest move by Citi to repopulate its board of directors with banking experts.

Mexican Federal Police confirmed the arrest of José Vázquez Villagrana, known by his alias “El jabalí ‘and identified as an important member of the Sinaloa cartel, responsible for moving the drugs from Nicaragua to Colombia and destined for the United States. The head of Mexico’s Drug Enforcement Division, Small Ramon Eduardo Garcia, has stated in a press conference that the arrest occurred in the town of Santana in the state of Sonora, without making a shot.  During the operation, authorities also seized an antiaircraft machine gun capable of firing 800 rounds per minute and with a range of 1,500 meters. Vazquez Villagrana surti moved more than two tons of cocaine every month for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, leader of the Sinaloa cartel and one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the country after importing from Nicaragua, Jamaica and Colombia via Panama. Mexican officials argue that ‘El jabalí‘ using their own airplanes for drug shipments.  It is believed that performed at least three to five shipments, with up to one ton per trip. According to preliminary data, the drug dealer also had contacts with Alfredo Beltran Leyva, known by his alias “El Mochomo ‘and brother of the late drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva. The arrest of ‘The Mochomo’ in 2008 did away with the alliance between the cartel of the Beltran Leyva brothers and dome of the Sinaloa cartel.

Vazquez’s capture comes amid accusations that the government of President Felipe Calderón has not fought the Sinaloa cartel with the same scowl that to other gangs.

In that telephone conversation, with El Chapo Guzman , he was told  that area does not allow anyone charged with stealing, and kidnapping or assaulted, and that the people who did it had to get her out of there. “