News from South of the Border 9/1 ...

Joann

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There is a good thread going on over on main: Disaster portends in Mexico...gonna be bad for us.

Couple of new stories yesterday from Juarez, don't know if they are related, too confusing with the lousy translation from google:

Report 15 EXECUTED IN CIUDAD JUAREZ

http://www.mundonarco.com/

REFORMA Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (August 31, 2010) .- Eleven people were killed on Tuesday and four on the night of Monday in Ciudad Juarez, said the Attorney General of Justice of the State.

Among those killed are a policeman, four members of a family, and the dismembered body of a man.

An official of the Municipal Public Security Secretariat was identified as Raul Aguirre Palacios, 36, who was executed at the intersection of Avenidas Gomez Morin and Venus, in Colonia Satellite, which were found 12 shell casings from 9 mm.

While in a house in the Colonia Mariano Escobedo, three men and one woman were executed.

The Attorney announced that the deceased are Leticia Corral Nevarez, 17, Julio Nevarez Corral, about 25, Jesus Juarez Lopez, 36, and Arturo Nevarez Corral, about 30.
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And another that is perhaps related to the above since it was reported yesterday about Juarez, title lost in translation just see copy:

CIUDAD JUAREZ .- A new-style slaughter of the mafia was recorded this afternoon west of the city.

Five killed and three wounded is the balance of this new attack fatal armed with assault rifles.

Family members were bursts when they were in a house in the streets Arroyo and Ignacio Manuel Altamirano.

At the crime scene were three dead and two others died at 47 of the Clinic and Therapeutic Chaveña Femap, victims of numerous shootings. The injuries are serious.

One of the dead teenager as young as 16 years. None have been identificfdo.
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Below are photos from above story.
 

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Joann

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Closing up a story from mid June, remember Seeker's thread about the 21 killed in an attack on the road near Tubutama:

21 Killed in Mexican Gang Shootout NEAR U.S./ARIZONA BORDER
Tubutama, Sonora, Mexico.

The investigator's photos are online now which are shocking, I'll only post one and direct you to the site: Blogdelnarco below is only one photo of around 70. Warning extreme graphic photos on the directed blogdelnarco link above.

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Also online are the investigative photos of the remains of Mayor of Santigo, Edelmiro Leal Cavazos. I have read that he was killed because he refused to conduct business with the cartel, Los Zetas. Rest in peace Mayor Cavazos: Blogdelnarco

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Iconic ... it's too violent to celebrate their Independence Day:

Juárez cancels Sept. 16 celebration

By Adriana Gómez Licón \ El Paso Times
Posted: 08/30/2010 12:00:00 AM MDT

For the first time since the Mexican Revolution, Juárez city government has canceled the festivities of one of Mexico's most patriotic holidays.

"First comes the safety of the population," said Juárez Mayor José Reyes Ferriz. "Because of threats, because of criminal activities that exist in Juárez, we don't want to take any risks."

On the eve of Sept. 16, mayors in Mexico lead crowds at city hall esplanades in the traditional ceremony of grito de independencia, or call to independence.

¡Viva México! were the words shouted the same day by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810, when he launched the rebellion against the Spanish crown.
The Independence party is a deep-rooted tradition in every Mexican town and city.
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From a mayor of Juarez who has to live in El Paso, TX, photo below.
Have you ever noticed how all their politicians appear to be European spanish?
 

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Thursday, 9/2/10

El Diario (Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua) 9/1/10

Death stalks Ciudad Juarez: a murder every three hours

Eighteen persons were murdered in Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday, and there have been 336 homicides in that city during the month of August, a new record. Juarez has now had 2,027 such deaths so far this year. In contrast, the first monthly record kept, which dates to 1995, shows that 34 persons died in August of that year, and that the entire year’s record of homicides then reached 294. Currently, a homicide takes place every three hours.

http://www.diario.com.mx/notas.php?f=2010/09/01&id=0d618072b7aa06f077dc4836af8db1e5

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La Prensa Grafica (San Salvador, El Salvador) 8/31/10

El Salvador : one small but violent country

The murder of two men on Tuesday morning brought this small country’s homicide tally up to 330 for the month and to 2,792 for this year. The month’s daily killing average reached eleven.

http://www.laprensagrafica.com/el-s...lvador-registra-330-homicidios-en-agosto.html

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El Universo (Guayaquil, Ecuador) 8/31/10

Ecuadorans intend to keep trying to reach the U.S. illegally

The killing of 72 Latin American migrants in Mexico doesn’t discourage some Ecuadorans, who still want to travel to the U.S. clandestinely. A native of the Canar province, from where the only survivor of the Tamaulipas slaughter also comes, says “It’s up to you” and adds that one must arrange the trip with coyotes in order to attempt to enter American territory illegally, the way he already did some years ago. [Note: various press reports today indicate that a second survivor of that massacre, a Central American woman, has now also been found.]

Another area resident relates that he was helped by coyotes, who took him by sea to Guatemala, and then by car and on foot to Los Angeles, in a nearly one month long journey.

Due to the massacre at Tamaulipas, Ecuadoran officials have asked for documents from families who suspect some of their members could be among the victims.

http://www.eluniverso.com/2010/08/3...ensan-seguir-viajando-eeuu.html?p=1360&m=1860

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La Hora (Quito, Ecuador) 8/31/10

Ecuadoran Cabinet member believes in free global transit for people

Ecuador’s Minister for Internal and External Security, Miguel Carvajal, stated today that government intelligence and security agencies are investigating alleged people trafficking activities in Ecuador. He added that specific measures would be taken against those who use Ecuador’s open door policy for illegal purposes.

When asked whether the open door policy - which permits the free entry of aliens – might be cancelled, Carvajal said that they would “take all necessary measures” to guarantee the security of Ecuadorans, and also added that “We are part of the conviction that persons have free transit in a globalized world. And that is a right which we Ecuadorans demand, above all, for the migration of our fellow citizens, that they be treated as persons.”

http://www.lahora.com.ec/index.php/...s_de_tráfico_de_personas_en_el_Ecuador__.html

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Diario Rotativo (Queretaro, Qro.) 9/1/10

Mexican NGO lays blame for migrants’ woes

The Center of Border Studies and Promotion of Human Rights (CEPRODHAC) enumerated the main causes for the deaths and human rights violations of the migrants who seek the “American dream.” Rebeca Rodriguez, CEPRODHAC president, stated that the root causes are poverty, the lack of governmental programs to eradicate poverty in the countries that produce emigration, and also inaction and deaf ears of the Central and South American consulates, as well as the corruption that prevails in Mexico’s National Immigration Agency.

http://rotativo.com.mx/migracion/consulados-ignoran-peticiones-de-migrantes-acusa-ong/38452/html/

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Mexican congresswoman: people ought to move the same as free trade does

Rosa Marquez, Secretary for the Rural Development and Equity of the Distrito Federal stated that at least ¾ million D.F. area residents (“D.F.”: the area surrounding Mexico City) have migrated to the U.S. & Canada. The same area has received 1.5 billion dollars in individual monetary remittances from abroad up to 2009. Marquez emphasized the need to eradicate discrimination against migrants and” to reinforce public migratory policies.” A local congresswoman, Aleida Alvarez, said that if the world has commercial free trade treaties, “it is almost absurd that persons may not be able to move in the same manner.”

http://rotativo.com.mx/migracion/ta...as-migran-a-norteamerica-y-canada/38377/html/

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Novedades de Quintana Roo (SIPSE.com) (Cancun, Q.R.) 9/1/10

Regarding the Cancun bar killings

The owner of the Cancun bar that was attacked with Molotov cocktails said that a week before they had received a threat from organized crime. Armed subjects arrived and said, “If you don’t give for your security we’re going to bring about a killing.” The thugs were asking for 40,000 pesos a month (approx. 3,000 dollars) for “security.” Six women and two men, all of them bar employees, died due to burns and asphyxia. Press data shows that the majority of the bars are threatened by the “Zetas.” A month ago, the owner of another bar, the “Costa Azul,” also refused to pay for security, and opted to close down his business. They were kidnapped when he and an employee arrived to put the place up for rent; neither has been heard from since then.

http://www.sipse.com/noticias/63491---pagas-vamos-hacerte-matazon-fotogaleria.html

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El Informador (Guadalajara, Jalisco) 9/1/10

Mexican federal police ranks being purged

Mexico’s federal police announced that 3,200 of its members, or 9.2% of the force, have been let go. The agency’s commissioner, Facundo Rosas, said that this was because those persons did not meet the requirements for retention, and not because they were linked to organized crime. An additional 1,020 federales” are about to be dismissed because of failure to meet “trustworthiness control exams” which include polygraph and anti-doping screening, among others.

http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2010/229852/6/historica-depuracion-en-la-policia-federal.htm

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El Imparcial (Hermosillo, Sonora) 9/1/10

Current data re monetary remittances

Individual monetary remittances sent to Mexico from abroad rose 1.84% in July and reached 1.867 billion dollars. The U.S. is the largest source of these remittances and, despite the economic recession, Mexico has received 12.495 billion dollars from January to July. That, along with petroleum, constitutes one of Mexico’s largest sources of income.

http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/01092010/466393.aspx

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El Debate (state of Sinaloa) 9/1/10

Sinaloa following the example of Ciudad Juarez

The Mexican state of Sinaloa set a new monthly record: there were 233 homicides in August, an average of seven a day, and the year’s total has now reached 1,647. Twelve police agents and one member of the military are among the victims.

[The state of Sinaloa occupies a strip along Mexico’s west coast opposite the south end of the Baja California Peninsula. It is slightly smaller than West Virginia.]

http://www.debate.com.mx/eldebate/Articulos/ArticuloGeneral.asp?IdArt=10156720&IdCat=6112

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Here we go again ...

This occurred today in the hot triangle of Reynosa, Neuvo Laredo, and Monterrey, Mexico, in the city Mier, state of Tamaulipas. About 2.5 miles from the Texas border.

Mexico: Soldiers Kill 25 In Gunbattle Near Border
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MONTERREY, Mexico September 2, 2010, 09:56 pm ET

A shootout between soldiers and suspected drug cartel members in northeastern Mexico left 25 purported gunmen dead Thursday, the military said.

A reconnaissance flight over Ciudad Mier in Tamaulipas state spotted several gunmen in front of a property, according to a statement from Mexico's Defense Department.

When troops on the ground moved in, gunmen opened fire, starting a gunbattle that killed 25 suspected cartel members, according to the military. The statement said two soldiers were injured but none were killed.

Earlier, a military spokesman had said the shootout happened when troops on patrol in the town of General Trevino, in neighboring Nuevo Leon state, came under fire from a ranch allegedly controlled by the Zetas drug gang.

The spokesman, who was not authorized to be quoted by name, said the troops returned fire at a ranch, known as "The Stump."

Authorities rescued three people believed to be kidnap victims in the raid, according to the statement. The military said troops seized 25 rifles, four grenades, 4,200 rounds of ammunition and 23 vehicles.
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TV broadcast of event in spanish:

No doubt will have photolog later this week. Note on maps city of Mier is about 2.5 miles from border with Texas.

Update: the shoot out above has increased to two more cartel gang members bringing total at this location to 27. Apparently five cartel members were chased on the road and all five killed,
Stratfor: Five suspects were killed in the second firefight, which occurred on the highway between Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, and Reynosa, Tamaulipas state.
See Strafor report here
 

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Joann

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This report really need to be viewed from tv broadcast site as it contains video coverage.

CBP confirms two Mexican helicopter incursions in Starr County
by Action 4 News Staff
Posted: 09.02.2010 at 1:24 PM Updated: 09.02.2010 at 5:15

Federal officials confirmed two Mexican military helicopter incursions took place in skies over Starr and Hidalgo County today but are asking the public not to be alarmed.

Local law enforcement officials were put on alert after a Mexican military helicopter was spotted in Alto Bonito and headed east into Hidalgo County.
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