Tuesday, August 28, 2012

8/21/2012 M3 Report: Mexican Soldiers Rescue 77 Kidnapped Migrants; Venezuela Oil Rises to $102.19; US, Mexican Officials Brokering Deals with Drug Cartels


Mexican Soldiers Rescue 77 Kidnapped Migrants; Venezuela Oil Rises to $102.19; US, Mexican Officials Brokering Deals with Drug Cartels

August 21, 2012
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS
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There MAY BE VERY graphic photographs that accompany some articles in the body of this report. It is not our intention to sensationalize. We include these photos in order to give to you, the American public, a clearer understanding of the seriousness of the situation in Mexico and Central America.

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**Asterisk denotes death involving a police officer or a member of the military serving in that capacity. Some items may be from notirex.com, lapoliciaca.com or historiasdelnarco.com. Some incidents of violence may not be included here due to the large number of death reports.
NUEVO CASAS GRANDES, CHIHUAHUA*
The state attorney general’s office announced that Jose Luis Padilla Arias, the municipal director of transito was kidnapped and his body later found. His relatives later reported that months ago his home was shot up by AK 47’s but he refused to move or accept police protection.

SAN BLAS, SINALOA
Municipal police confirmed the finding of three bodies, two tied inside black plastic bags. All had their hands tied behind their backs, and one had a message on the side that similar things will happen to the ‘mitoteros’ (Slang for those who get involved in other’s business; nosy.)

JEREZ, ZACATECAS
A narco banner was placed in the early morning of Monday by Zeta member, accusing other members and leaders of treason. It was removed by the Army minutes after being reported.
ZACATECAS
The secretary of the state police announced the conflict for control between Los Zetas and the Gulf cartels continues with the latter gaining greater presence. Additional state police resources have been deployed to municipalities without sufficient police patrols.

LÁZARO CÁRDENAS, MICHOACÁN
Two women were found stoned to death with large stones to their heads. They were identified as a 22 year old and a 24 year old.

TECPAN DE GALEANA, GUERRERO
Three men, executed with gunshots, were found hanging from a bridge along with a narcomessage.

TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA
A Russian citizen, identified as terrorist by the United States, was arrested in Tijuana, and had accomplices linked to the Sinaloa cartel, said the Secretary of Public Security of Baja California, Daniel de la Rosa Anaya. Georgiy Chipunov is accused of threatening to blow up the court facilities in San Diego, California, and assassinate judges and officers of the U.S., arrived two months ago this city. Following his arrest, he was extradited to the United States where he was considered highly dangerous. According to De la Rosa Anaya, he made ​​no major activities here and had no opportunity to make connections with any criminal group.

CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO
The Marines, state and municipal police have arrested the leader of a group of ‘hawks’ or lookouts serving the Zetas, with most working as taxi drivers.

STATE OF MORELOS
A total of 15 people were slain over the 2 days of the weekend, which includes 7 women killed. The youngest victim was only 14 years old.
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Mexican Soldiers Rescue 77 Kidnapped Migrants
http://tinyurl.com/c3xdg9k
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Ottawa Issues Warning About Mexican States Plagued by Crime, Violence
http://tinyurl.com/8p9qa3o
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Mexico’s Strategy-Stratfor
http://tinyurl.com/d86m9kr
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4 Gulf cartel members captured in northern Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/chcox26
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More than 40 people died in the country over the Week-end
http://tinyurl.com/dyohm4o
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Mexico murders almost triple since 2005
http://tinyurl.com/cw5q44m
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In Mexico’s murder city, the war appears over
(Disputed by those living/working there. As of mid-year 2012, twice as many people have already been murdered in the city (about 600) than in 2007 when a total of about 320 people were killed.)
http://tinyurl.com/8fx9cys
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22 Die in Mexico Violence
http://tinyurl.com/btqwshq
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Bodies of 2 Photographers Found Inside Car Trunk in Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/cj8j5se
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Documentary Looks at Migrants’ Rough Journeys Through Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/dye3tol
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Running of Bulls in Mexico Leaves 2 Dead, 18 Injured
(18 estupidos and 2 muy estupidos-muertos)
http://tinyurl.com/ce6pp3k
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Mexico shudders at rise of rebellious reggaetoneros
http://tinyurl.com/cwa6srm
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Honduras a ‘Nest’ of Narco-Politics: Official
http://tinyurl.com/cbm54or
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Drug Chemical Seizures up 22% in Guatemala
http://tinyurl.com/br9p38m
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Guatemalan National Police Capture 12 People with 405 Kilos of Cocaine
http://tinyurl.com/8ary6ps
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Venezuela Oil Rises to $102.19
http://tinyurl.com/cz54ksz
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Colombia Buys 11 Radar Systems for Coastal Security
http://tinyurl.com/c6cahgw
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Colombian Forces Arrest Eleven FARC Collaborators
http://tinyurl.com/cnuztz7
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Four Bolivians Arrested with 97 Kilos of Cocaine in Argentina
http://tinyurl.com/d4wped4
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Brazilian Drug Dealers Say No to Crack in Rio
http://tinyurl.com/cdzzxvd
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25 Killed in armed brawl at Venezuelan prison
http://tinyurl.com/bpymyve
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Brazil’s Rural Social Movements to Work Together
http://tinyurl.com/cnmgl92
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Brazilian Mothers Rebel Against Cesarean Births
“more than half of all babies are born via C-section”
http://tinyurl.com/d9jyfuz
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The world’s 5 richest terrorist groups
FARC, annual revenues that range from estimates of $80 to $350 million.
http://tinyurl.com/3fkrt7e
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FARC Attack on Power Grid Fails
http://tinyurl.com/cfnnbc9
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Paraguay Ranchers Report Guerrilla Extortion
http://tinyurl.com/c2l6fwh
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Drug Gang Disrupted in Argentina, LSD and Ecstasy Confiscated
http://tinyurl.com/9utrf6l
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Technology Helps Caribbean Authorities Boost Narcotics Seizures
http://tinyurl.com/clf4pbh
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300 Hospitalized with Cholera Symptoms in Northern Dominican Republic
http://tinyurl.com/cdhrmrj
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1st union of horse-drawn-carriage drivers founded in Cuba
http://tinyurl.com/czejzf9
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52 African Migrants Intercepted in Waters South of Spain
http://tinyurl.com/bwjewdg
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US, Mexican Officials Brokering Deals with Drug “Cartels,” WikiLeaks Documents Show
http://tinyurl.com/9op666t
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Federal Auditor: 2,527 DHS Employees and Co-Conspirators Convicted of Crimes
http://tinyurl.com/cuneyg9
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Immigrants protest ‘illegal’ label
http://tinyurl.com/9o2le5u
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DHS awards $100 million contract for ultralight aircraft detection system
http://tinyurl.com/8uz2whu
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Border Patrol buys antennas to covertly snoop on the ‘bad guys’
http://tinyurl.com/8z8lmee
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Turn over ‘Fast & Furious’ papers-Op/Ed
http://tinyurl.com/cvd9gk4
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Conspiracy indictments indicate sanctioned gunwalking, government lies
http://tinyurl.com/c932qrq
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Patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border
http://tinyurl.com/8dwscgs
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Border Patrol kiosk detects liars trying to enter U.S.
http://tinyurl.com/cyczkbv
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Immigration sparks domestic terrorism threat
http://tinyurl.com/d3n8cex
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Domestic Drones On Law Enforcement’s Radar
http://tinyurl.com/chvpn3q
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Secure Communities: Criminal Alien Removals Increased, But Technology Planning Improvements Needed
http://tinyurl.com/d4e96m5
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Bloomberg: ‘Nobody Has Come Across the [U.S.-Mexico] Border in a Long Time’
(Wonder what planet is he on?)
http://tinyurl.com/8k3596m
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Even Caribbean drug dealers are now entering this country through Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/ctjb3al
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Trains: The Overlooked Smuggler’s Tool
http://tinyurl.com/cw8s3k2
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TX
Brooks County, Ranchers Deal with Immigrants’ Deaths
http://tinyurl.com/crwbpjb
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Arizona woman inspires others after loss of her husband
(Border Patrol Agent husband killed on duty.)
http://tinyurl.com/bvtqhk3
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CA
DMV working on issue of driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants
http://tinyurl.com/cw7t997
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MA
Milford teams with feds on program to screen hires
http://tinyurl.com/d8thcyp
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SC
First-of-its-kind police unit to focus on immigrants who commit crimes
http://tinyurl.com/d7cwkd8
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NM
Customs and Border Protection agents find marijuana in Santa Teresa farm tractors
http://tinyurl.com/c96z84g
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AL
5 illegal immigrants in Satsuma charged with getting fake licenses from massive Missouri ring
http://tinyurl.com/cs95row
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Immigration Ruling Clears The Way For Rollout Of Secure Communities Across Alabama
http://tinyurl.com/cxceqy8
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AZ
Cochise deputies locate injured Romanian in desert
http://tinyurl.com/98vmk2d
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CA
ICE agents recognized for tough action in South San Francisco
http://tinyurl.com/9h2ph6t
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AZ
Rain, Response, Rescues
Border Patrol Agents Assist Nogales Community
http://tinyurl.com/9fptvj9
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Border agents respond to 911 calls from exhausted immigrants
http://tinyurl.com/cmaf527
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WA
U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter, Blaine Sector August 2 – August 15
http://tinyurl.com/cuyoppk
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Georgia cops can ask for immigration papers
http://tinyurl.com/csw44ts
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NM
Border Patrol nabs man wanted in 1980 homicide
http://tinyurl.com/bom7ej8
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AZ
Yuma Border Patrol agents seize marijuana dropped from air
http://tinyurl.com/8epwcjr
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AZ
Narcotics Dealer Convicted, Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison
http://tinyurl.com/9gl6lo8
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NY
Counterfeit Monetary Instruments Seized from Parcels Arriving from Ghana
http://tinyurl.com/9hggbt7
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San Diego CBP Officers Find 761 Pounds of Marijuana in Carrot Shipment
http://tinyurl.com/9ph4cbr
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CA
El Centro Sector Border Patrol stops criminal activity over the weekend
http://tinyurl.com/cmrvbyy
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USS Carr Interdicts 1,250 Pounds of Cocaine During Operation Martillo
http://tinyurl.com/8pfjxkz
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Monday, August 20, 2012

M3 Report for 8/16-Mexico Deploys 15,000 Federal Forces, Many to Zetas Territory; ICE Director Morton Under Fire for Politicizing Rule of Law; Ship Carrying Over 3 Tons of Cocaine Seized Off Spain


Posted: 16 Aug 2012 03:27 PM PDT
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There ARE VERY graphic photographs that accompany some articles in the body of this report. It is not our intention to sensationalize. We include these photos in order to give to you, the American public, a clearer understanding of the seriousness of the situation in Mexico and Central America.


(http://www.mundonarco.com/)
**Asterisk denotes death involving a police officer or a member of the military serving in that capacity. Some items may be from notirex.comlapoliciaca.com or historiasdelnarco.com. Some incidents of violence may not be included here due to the large number of death reports.

MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN
State police took statements from more that 30 people after the shooting of at least 10 in a bar, including dancers, bar workers and customers. Some said they fled to roof tops when they heard the shots.

NEZAHUALCOYOTL, STATE OF MEXICO
Three men were shot and killed outside of a market. A message from LFM (La Familia Michoacana) was found near the bodies.

CULIACAN, SINALOA
A senior official of CONACO (Chamber of Commerce) was found assassinated with at least 6 AK 47 rounds in him. (In Mexico, the Chamber of Commerce is more important political than in the US. I attended their national convention in May 1991 in Cancun and was surprised to see the number of Mexican politicians present.-Editor)

CULIACAN, SINALOA
An unidentified man was found tortured and killed, with some parts of the body skinned and eviscerated. His head, chest and arms were skinned.



ZACATECAS, ZACATECAS
A shootout between the military and gunmen left four bad guys dead on the road between the towns of Jerez and Fresnillo.
MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN
A group of gunmen arrived at a mechanic shop and killed 2 men, kidnapping another. His body was found dead and dumped in a street minutes later.
SINALOA
A commercial bus traveling on Mexico highway 15 was attacked. One man was killed, and two others wounded. Investigators found nine shell casings from a 9mm.

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Mexico Deploys 15,000 Federal Forces, Many to Zetas Territory
http://tinyurl.com/8la5kfq
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How much do we really know about the Zetas?
http://tinyurl.com/d2eqrj4
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Brazil stocks climb; Mexican Q2 GDP grows 4.1%
http://tinyurl.com/cfwetfk
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Mexico 2012 Crime and Safety Report: Nuevo Laredo
http://tinyurl.com/c58yzvu
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PRI Figure Reported Arrested with Mexican Drug Lord’s Cousin
http://tinyurl.com/cdvqkbo
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Wal-Mart’s Mexico subsidiary hit by new allegations of possible tax evasion, money laundering
http://tinyurl.com/d7rbkyq
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Wal-Mart Shares Slide on Mexico Corruption Scandal, Weak Growth
http://tinyurl.com/c2ppbge
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In Mexico, Yo Soy 132 ponders next step
Yo Soy 132 (‘I am 132′), a student movement disenchanted with Mexico’s democracy, says it wants to keep the PRI on its toes, even if the election is over.
http://tinyurl.com/8f5rdx5
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New Mexico president needs drug strategy fix
http://tinyurl.com/cay42qz
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Surge in violence in Mexico’s drug war? Figures are inconclusive
http://tinyurl.com/8amfrad
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New gangland slaughters surge in Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/8wfvpsu
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Police Mount Security Operation in Western Mexico
(additional 600 federal officers)
http://tinyurl.com/8l8887d
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Marines Kill 4 Gunmen During Shootout in Central Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/cxnqod7
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10 die in attack on Mexican bar
http://tinyurl.com/ca78d8f
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Drug Trafficker Who Terrorized Mexican Indian Town Is Killed
http://tinyurl.com/9269zhc
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Mexico’s monarch butterfly reserve stops logging
http://tinyurl.com/d3aj26k
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Mexico’s Monterrey still ranks as top city, despite violence
http://tinyurl.com/chfx2bg
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Organized Crime Seeks to Break the Institutions in Honduras
http://tinyurl.com/92xu7xp
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Embraer Delivers First AEW&C Aircraft to India
http://tinyurl.com/cx68vhv
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Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange
http://tinyurl.com/cz8w7n5
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Colombia-Marines Save Baby’s Life Amid Fighting
http://tinyurl.com/cq4ou9x
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Chilean Soldier Wounded in Mine Explosion at Peruvian Border
http://tinyurl.com/8cgovkq
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Brazil-Baby Crocodiles Seized from “Lacoste”
http://tinyurl.com/bogv48b
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Brazil’s economic slowdown so far leaves many unscathed
http://tinyurl.com/9s75veb
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Prison Violence Increasing in Venezuela
http://tinyurl.com/cukz7ku
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Colombian Rebels Bomb Oil Depot
http://tinyurl.com/cc57r55
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Brazilians Charged with Murder Slain by Mob in Bolivia
http://tinyurl.com/cb3blhu
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Ship carrying over 3 tons of cocaine seized off Spain
(drug-trafficking network in Colombia, Bulgaria and Spain were investigated-drugs had been loaded off South America)
http://tinyurl.com/cuvv79h
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Spain Seizes Ton of Cocaine from Jet Flying from Venezuela
http://tinyurl.com/cpduxk5
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Related: 26 arrested in Venezuela over drug flight
http://tinyurl.com/cveelnm
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ICE Director Morton Under Fire for Politicizing Rule of Law
http://tinyurl.com/blbujfu
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Trial Date Set (RESET) in ‘Fast and Furious’ Death
http://tinyurl.com/chxjelm
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CBP chief stops in Nogales for private meeting on border safety
http://tinyurl.com/c4hmw5d
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Feds seek detection of drug smugglers’ ultralight aircraft
http://tinyurl.com/9vb36dw
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CBP Should Turn To Coast Guard Solutions For Tracking Aircraft, IG Says
http://tinyurl.com/d2kthr5
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Thousands of illegal immigrants seek permits under new program
http://tinyurl.com/clyrqd5
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Jan Brewer Signs Executive Order Denying State Benefits To Children Of Undocumented Immigrants
http://tinyurl.com/cga64m3
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Specialized border group takes CBS 5 News on intense rescue
http://tinyurl.com/cdfxpgo
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Going Viral: Increasing AIDS Resources Across the Border
http://tinyurl.com/chcnctx
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Mexicans fleeing violence form new group in US
http://tinyurl.com/d7pc637
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AZ
Fake government truck found loaded with pot near border
http://tinyurl.com/bs92q3q
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CA
Murder, drug trafficking suspects nabbed by Border Patrol
http://tinyurl.com/c9x6zl7
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AZ
Smuggling attempts denied at Border Patrol checkpoint
http://tinyurl.com/d4jw7jb
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TX
Another smuggler swallows a kilo of heroin and tries to sneak into Houston
http://tinyurl.com/bvj8w5v
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AZ
Border Patrol agent rescued from flooded wash near Bisbee
http://tinyurl.com/bl64zkp
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TX
Border Patrol Seeing Larger, More Frequent Drug Seizures
http://tinyurl.com/ce26s83
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TX
Smuggler hides pot under 4 kids, feds say
http://tinyurl.com/cxczo9u
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Building a Better Border
http://tinyurl.com/d4vxvbf
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Philly CBP Records 7th Largest Local Cocaine Seizure
Officers Find 386 Pounds
http://tinyurl.com/bvaj33s
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M3 Report for 8/20/2012-Border Patrol Agents Catch Group of Romanians Illegally Entering U.S.; Nippon Steel to Build Plant in Central Mexico

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Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:03 PM PDT
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There MAY BE VERY graphic photographs that accompany some articles in the body of this report. It is not our intention to sensationalize. We include these photos in order to give to you, the American public, a clearer understanding of the seriousness of the situation in Mexico and Central America.


(http://www.mundonarco.com/)
**Asterisk denotes death involving a police officer or a member of the military serving in that capacity. Some items may be from notirex.comlapoliciaca.com or historiasdelnarco.com. Some incidents of violence may not be included here due to the large number of death reports.

TENANGO DEL VALLE, STATE OF MEXICO*
Just two weeks after becoming police chief, Israel Arnés González was gunned down by seven gunmen while driving his patrol truck. Two black vans blocked the roadway, and the 7 gunmen opened fire.


GUERRERO
The remains of a dismembered woman were found in plastic bags in a vacant lot. There were no legs or chest. The head was in another bag, and her arms, cut into pieces, in a third bag.
CANCUN, QUINTANA ROO
Three members of the Zetas were arrested for extorting money from street vendors in the hotel zone. It is estimated there are more than 500 street vendors operating in the zone. One of those arrested was the subject of a bulletin from the MX. Marines.

MICHOACAN
The Knights Templar cartel placed narco banners in eight municipalities in the southeast of the state, declaring war on Miguel Angel Treviño, alias Zeta 40 or Z40. The message accuses him of killing migrants heading to the US and urges people to provide tips on his locations.

TLANEPANTLA, STATE OF MEXICO
Five suspects connected to the LFM have been arrested for executions and threats against various officials. Among those arrested is a man with the nickname of ‘El Pantera’.
COALCOMÁN, MICHOACÁN
Mexican Marines on foot patrol observed a slow moving box truck. The driver tried to speed away when he saw them, but then stopped when ordered to do so. Inside was found about 800 kilos (1763+ lbs.) marijuana.


REYNOSA, TAMAULIPAS
The PGR (attorney general) announced that in July, federal forces seized over 18 tons of marijuana and cocaine, 263 vehicles and arrested 210 offenders.
AHOME, SINALOA
State police and military recovered 2 stolen trucks. One had a tripod for a Barrett .50 caliber rifle, and other firearm related items. Also found were two way radios.

TRES VALLEAS, VERACRUZ*
On Friday morning, assassins shot and killed Martín Mena Salazar, who had been municipal police chief until a few days earlier. Reports are that he had resigned due to death threats.


CHIHUAHUA*
A state police commander and his state police bodyguard came under attack from several gunmen while driving. The Commander, 35 year old Gilberto Quintana Ruiz was killed. His bodyguard was state police agent Guillermo Rivas Alderete who was wounded.

NEZAHUALCOYOTL, STATE OF MEXICO
Three men were killed Saturday morning, and their bodies left in the street. Beside the bodies was a message.
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Nippon Steel to Build Plant in Central Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/crey4a5
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Mexican Govt Stops Publishing Data on Crime-Related Deaths
http://tinyurl.com/9ldu8pv
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Mexico replaces all police at Mexico City airport
(Only double vetted federal police will work there)
ttp://tinyurl.com/cl2b9g2
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Extreme Violence and Terrorism in Mexico-Small Wars Journal
http://tinyurl.com/c98kqak
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3 women shot to death with assault rifles in central Mexico; 8 bodies found in western Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/crz9z5g
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Suspects Help Clear Up Mexican Reporters’ Killings (See next item)
http://tinyurl.com/c3blnbo
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Murder Arrests in Mexico Met With Skepticism
http://tinyurl.com/bvu36h7
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Marines Capture Leader of Zeta Plaza in Puebla
(not actual headline, but better translated one)
http://tinyurl.com/ccqbfgd
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Mexican Town Joins Call for UN Animal Welfare Declaration
(anti-bullfighting)
http://tinyurl.com/btmyhbe
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More Questions on Wal-Mart de Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/cnoax3y
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Zapotec Burial Site Found in Southern Mexico
(1200 years old, in Oaxaca)
http://tinyurl.com/ck6n4au
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Mexican Army Showcases High-Tech Training Facility
http://tinyurl.com/d7j3tr7
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US State Department Blinks on Honduran Security
http://tinyurl.com/bvfth8q
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El Salvador court threatens McDonald’s with brand blackout
http://tinyurl.com/csb82vd
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Treasury Sanctions Associates of Guatemalan Drug Trafficker
http://tinyurl.com/c8ztwbr
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Costa Rica Parks Used as Drug Smuggling Haven
http://tinyurl.com/bo4ez3v
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Honduran Teachers Protest Pension Changes, Salary Arrears
http://tinyurl.com/c66na5b
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Brazil’s Economy Grows at Fastest Clip in 15 Months
http://tinyurl.com/caaleu8
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Poll Shows Chavez with Slim Lead Ahead of Venezuela Election
http://tinyurl.com/cqhlslc
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Bolivia Beefs Up Security in Border Town Where Brazilians Lynched
http://tinyurl.com/csmwcm9
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The Illegal Economy and its Repercussions in Peru
http://tinyurl.com/c3jq2et
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Townsfolk Sickened After Peru Toxic Spill
http://tinyurl.com/clnttrs
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Colombia Seizes $5 Million in Fake US Bills
http://tinyurl.com/csy8xcc
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Five Soldiers Die in Firefight in Peru
http://tinyurl.com/cywxcmq
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Colombia’s Ecopetrol Makes Oil Find in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/bqsp99t
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Colombian President Increases Security after Threats
http://tinyurl.com/cmmw9qe
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Brazil: Belo Monte Dam Can No Longer Ignore Native Communities
http://tinyurl.com/ce38w9r
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Bolivia to Investigate Police Ties to Foreign Cartels
http://tinyurl.com/bmyopd9
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Gold and guerillas
http://tinyurl.com/cecbzoe
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Colombia Seizes Illegally Mined Tungsten Near Venezuela Border
http://tinyurl.com/dxd9vy6
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5 more killed in southwestern Colombia attacks on power infrastructure
http://tinyurl.com/d9nx3ur
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Colombia Captures 13 Rebels in Indigenous Territory
http://tinyurl.com/dykgdes
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Nine Police, One Venezuela Security Agent Jailed in Airplane Drug Case
http://tinyurl.com/cgj3ezn
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What makes a terrorist?
Security in Chile
http://tinyurl.com/cnpqosv
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Dominican Republic swears in Danilo Medina as new president
http://tinyurl.com/czbekr3
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More than 350 migrants rescued off Italian coast
http://tinyurl.com/d57vex3
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Panic in India as illegal alien Muslims push into Assam and locals fight back
http://tinyurl.com/cpof4yo
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Homeland Security Aide Takes Temporary Leave Amid New Claims, as Napolitano Ponders Stepping Down
http://tinyurl.com/chqdnwe
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Illegal Immigrants Line Up by Thousands for Deportation Deferrals
http://tinyurl.com/bwkr79v
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Yuma Border Patrol agents catch group of Romanians illegally entering the U.S. from Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/d33l2gf
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Obama, Upset by Latin America Criticism, Replaces an Advisor
http://tinyurl.com/cb86qmk
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FL
Judge: No bail for the Mexican ‘Queenpin’
http://tinyurl.com/cucdnno
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Puerto Rican Police Arrest Man Wanted for 1980 Murders in U.S.
http://tinyurl.com/cu9f52w
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Caravan for Peace Highlights Effects of Drug War on Both Sides of US-Mexico Border
http://tinyurl.com/d6b32nf
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CA
U.S. Border Patrol Agents Confiscate Cocaine, Methamphetamine And Heroin In Four Incidents On I-5
http://tinyurl.com/8sw99pq
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CA
Feds hold 19 after boat lands on Coronado beach
http://tinyurl.com/cgjzjqr
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Thirteen Individuals Indicted in Puerto Rico for Drug Trafficking
http://tinyurl.com/bwxk7fk
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TX
Presidio Border Patrol Agents Make Huge Pot Bust
http://tinyurl.com/bqxm69v
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TX
Border Patrol agents foil child smuggling attempt at Harlingen airport
http://tinyurl.com/ccn3zen
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