Alberto “Bad Boy” Mendoza
The navy said it captured the chief drug cartel operator linked to the Beltran Leyva Cartel and others in Monterrey. The suspect is known as Alberto "Bad Boy" Mendoza. Marines seized five rifles, ammunition and money in that raid. And local authorities said suspected cartel gunmen stole vehicles and used them to blockade two roads leading out of Monterrey on Thursday, in an apparent attempt to impede police or military patrols....
Edgar Valdez Villarreal “La Barbie” Joins the War Against Los Zetas
"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" ...
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, nicknamed La Barbie Vs Hector Beltran
Edgar Valdez Villarreal
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 ...
Cartels of Mexico United against the Zetas
Cartels of Mexico
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."
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Mexican police arrested drug dealer named José Vázquez Villagrana- El jabalí
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, autho...
The Zetas Vs La Familia Michoacana
The Zetas, once the armed wing of the Gulf cartel, have increasingly branched out on their own and are seen by Mexican authorities as one of the country's most brutal crime groups, known for gruesome tactics such as beheading victims.
In addition to drug trafficking, authorities say, the Zetas are involved in extortion, kidnapping, producing pirated CDs and DVDs, sales of alcohol and migrant smuggling.-
The gang has been locked in a bloody turf war
in western Mexico with a gang known as La Fa...
“El Muletas,” and Garcia, known as “El Chiquilin,” were arrested
TIJUANA, Mexico - Mexican authorities on Monday arrested two suspected leaders of a brutal drug trafficking gang that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years, a U.S. official said.
The capture of Raydel Lopez Uriarte and Manuel Garcia Simental apparently wipes out the existing leadership of the cartel headed by Teodoro Garcia Simental, who was captured last month. Teodoro and Manuel Garcia are brothers.
Lopez, known as "El Muletas," and Garcia, known as "El Chiquilin," were arr...
Mexicos Elite Police going to the Mexican Border
Mexico is sending 2,000 elite police to try to smother a fresh surge in drug killings on the U.S. border as the army intensifies its operations, denying it plans to withdraw troops.
"The soldiers are not leaving. On the contrary, we are redoubling patrols with 100 percent of our personnel. There will be soldiers everywhere," said army spokesman Enrique Torres in Ciudad Juarez.
Calderon's strategy in the border city, the bloodiest front in his war against drug cartels, is stumbling as rights ...
Mexican security forces captured a top drug trafficker “El Teo”
Mexican security forces captured a top drug trafficker "EL TEO"
Mexican security forces captured a top drug trafficker behind much of a surge in violence in the northern border city of Tijuana on Tuesday in a fresh victory for the country's drug war, government and police sources said.
Teodoro Garcia Simental, known as "El Teo" or "Tres Letras" for the three letters in his nickname, was caught in the beach town of La Paz in southern Baja California, a police officer who participated in the ope...
Fight Drug Crimes – legalizing Marijuana
It's simple. Connect the dots. While Mexican Drug Lords are fighting for possession of the supply change into the United States, California is attempting to end run Federal Law by legalizing Marijuana. If you want the violence to cease, stop using drugs. Criminalize drug use as well as distribution. Make both sides of the equation (use and distribution) capital crimes. Zero Tolerance is Zero Tolerance.
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