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    Gunmen in western Mexico have killed 12 policemen investigating the beheadings of 10 people. The officers were attacked as they searched for bodies after severed heads were found near the town of Teloloapan in Guerrero state on Sunday. Messages threatening the La Familia drug cartel were found with the heads.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17439509
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    From DoJ (Press Release), Two With Alleged Ties to Military and Others Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot/Drug Conspiracy (March 26, 2012):

    LAREDO, Texas – Several men have been arrested and charged in a conspiracy related to drug trafficking and/or an attempted murder-for-hire plot, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Kevin Corley (Corley), 29, Samuel Walker, 28, both of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Shavar Davis, 29, of Denver, Colo., were taken into custody Saturday afternoon in Laredo, Texas, while Marcus Mickle, 20, and Calvin Epps, 26, both of Hopkins, S.C., were arrested in South Carolina. A sixth man, Mario Corley, 40, of Saginaw, Texas, was also taken into custody in relation to this case in Charleston, S.C.

    The criminal complaint charging Corley, Walker and Davis was filed just a short time ago in Laredo federal court, at which time they made their initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Diana Song Quiroga. Mickle and Epps, charged in a now unsealed indictment, are expected to make their initial appearances in Columbia, S.C., this afternoon.
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    On Jan. 7, 2012, Corley traveled to Laredo and met with undercover agents at which time the agents inquired about his ability to perform "wet work," allegedly understood to mean murder-for-hire, specifically, whether he could provide a team to raid a ranch were 20 kilograms of stolen cocaine were being kept by rival cartel members. Corley confirmed he would conduct the contract killing with a small team, at a minimum comprised of himself and another person who he described as an active duty soldier with whom he had already consulted. According to the complaint, Corley ultimately agreed to $50,000 and five kilograms of cocaine to perform the contract killing and retrieve the 20 kilograms of cocaine and offered to refund the money if the victim survived.
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    On March 5, 2012, Corley delivered two AR-15 assault rifles with scopes, an airsoft assault rifle, five allegedly stolen ballistic vests and other miscellaneous equipment to an undercover agent in Colorado Springs, Colo., in exchange for $10,000. At the meeting, Corley and the undercover agent allegedly again discussed the contract killing and the retrieval of the cocaine which was to occur on March 24, 2012. Corley allegedly stated he had purchased a new Ka-Bar knife to carve a “Z” into the victim’s chest and was planning on buying a hatchet to dismember the body.

    On March 24, 2012, Corley, Walker and Davis traveled to Laredo and met with undercover agents, at which time they discussed the location of the intended victim, the logistics of performing the contract kill and their respective roles. The three were arrested, during which time a fourth suspect was shot and killed. A subsequent search of the vehicle in which Corley and the other co-conspirators arrived revealed two semi-automatic rifles with scopes, one bolt-action rifle with a scope and bipod, one hatchet, one Ka-Bar knife, one bag of .223 caliber ammunition and one box of .300 caliber ammunition. ... (more) ...
    Criminal Complaint (26 Mar 2012).

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    When your Small War turns into a Lovecraftian plotline.

    Authorities in the northern Mexican state of Sonora have arrested eight people accused of killing two boys and one woman as human sacrifices for Santa Muerte -- the saint of death -- officials said Friday.

    The victims, two of whom were age 10, were killed and their blood was offered at an altar to the saint, according to Jose Larrinaga, spokesman for state prosecutors. The accused were asking the saint, who is generally portrayed as a skeleton dressed in a long robe and carrying a scythe, for protection, he said.
    http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/30/wo...iref=obnetwork
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    Default Zetas and MS-13 Join Forces in Guatemala

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    In recent months, authorities say, they have begun to see the first signs that the Zetas are providing paramilitary training and equipment to the Maras in exchange for intelligence and crimes meant to divert law-enforcement resources and attention.
    Here is a match made in hell, and it is sounding too much like the terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, Somalia, and other locations where those with similiar purposes converge, network, train, and coordinate future operations.
    "As a result of this union with the Zetas, the Mara Salvatrucha have more ability to organize, strategize and maneuver," Velasco said. "The Mara Salvatrucha want to build up their inventory of long-range weapons, grenades and drugs for their own use and for sale ... they know the economic benefit is great for them and that the Zetas, as an outside group, need the Maras' network in order to grow inside Guatemala."

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    Default The Case of Mexico: A Hard Pill to Swallow

    The Case of Mexico: A Hard Pill to Swallow

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    (CNN) -- A group of masked gunmen stormed a popular bar in the Mexican city of Chihuahua late Friday, killing 15 people, including two journalists, state prosecutors said Saturday.

    At least 10 suspects entered the Colorado Bar wearing what looked like police uniforms and opened fire on the crowd inside the bar, according to Carlos Gonzalez, a spokesman for the Chihuahua state attorney general's office. Eleven people died at the scene, and the other four died en route to the hospital.
    http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/21/wo...-bar-killings/
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    No, this is not a re-post. More like a "quid pro quo, Clarice" sorta thing.

    Police found the dismembered, decapitated bodies of 15 people in two abandoned vehicles in western Mexico Wednesday in an apparent revenge killing between powerful drug gangs.

    Police initially counted 12 bodies dumped in the car on a road between Mexico's second city of Guadalajara and the lakeside city of Chapala, known for its North American expatriate community.
    http://ca.news.yahoo.com/fifteen-dec...223203577.html
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    The bodies of the 43 men and six women were found in the town of San Juan on the non-toll highway to the border city of Reynosa at about 4am on Sunday morning, forcing police and troops to close off the highway.

    Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene said at a news conference that a banner left at the site bore a message with the Zetas drug cartel taking responsibility for the massacre.

    Domene said the fact the bodies were found with the heads, hands and feet cut off will make identification difficult. The bodies were being taken to Monterrey for DNA tests.
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...tilated-bodies
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    An army spokesman said Daniel Jesus Elizondo, known as El Loco, or The Madman, was arrested by troops.

    The authorities say he is the local leader of the Zetas drug cartel, which, they say, left threatening messages with the bodies.

    In a statement, Mexico's defence secretary said Mr Elizondo was detained on 18 May in Cadereyta municipality, where the 49 bodies had been found six days earlier.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18140844
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    Default Mexico Cartel Drops Aerial Leaflets Against Gov't

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    American travelers to Mexico should beware of possible violent retaliation for this week's arrest of alleged Zetas drug cartel associates and family members inside the U.S., the U.S. State Department has warned.
    http://news.yahoo.com/travel-warning...nlwYWdl;_ylv=3
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    Default A New Anti-drug Strategy in Mexico?

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    "Nothing says 'Obey Me' like a bloody head on a fencepost" - Stewie Griffin

    In the latest example of Mexico's warring drug cartels taunting each other with gruesome on-line videos, footage posted on a popular cartel-tracking blog shows members of the Gulf cartel interrogating and then beheading at least three members of the Zetas cartel.
    Link to video here
    http://news.yahoo.com/drug-cartel-ri...opstories.html
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    Can Mexico's new president end the drug wars?
    Mexico elects Enrique Pea Nieto as its new leader, rejecting the ruling party in part because of its inability to end a bloody conflict with the drug cartels
    http://theweek.com/article/index/230...-the-drug-wars


    Political tensions flare after Mexican presidential vote

    Mexico City (CNN) -- Hours after Mexico's presumed president-elect, Enrique Pea Nieto, said it was time for his country to leave behind the political rancor of campaign season, his closest opponent in the polls refused to concede and said the vote had been "plagued by irregularities."
    http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/02/world/...ons/index.html

    ballots? we don need no steekin ballots!
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    Tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets in cities throughout Mexico the day after presidential elections declared Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate, Enrique Pea Nieto, the winner, and yet the news media has been largely quiet.

    The Zocalo in Mexico City is a popular place hosting everything from Aztec ceremonies during pre-Hispanic times to a recent Justin Bieber concert - is also one of the most popular gathering places for protests. Which is what happened on July 7th after Mexico's contested presidential election returned power to the PRI a party that ruled Mexico for more than 70 consecutive years, and was known for corruption and repression.
    Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lif...#ixzz20NKaWGFv






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    TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) – A gang of about a dozen armed people stormed into a church youth camp-out near Mexico City and went on an hours-long rampage of beatings, robberies and rape, authorities said Saturday.
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    Default The Presidential Elections in Mexico: A “Narco Spring”?

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    Great graphics worth grabbing from Canada's NATIONAL POST
    http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpr...xicoweb940.jpg
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    Default Drug demand is increasing

    AdamG,

    A good catch there. As always the "devil is in the detail", in this case not the artwork, but in the text:
    But a recent report by the Dept of Justice says drug demand is increasing...
    Demand in the USA is increasing, I'm sure I'd read somewhere the demand for cocaine for example was down. Anyone know of a reputable situation report? Not that the DoJ is not reputable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by davidbfpo View Post
    Not that the DoJ is not reputable.
    Uh... yeah. That's a whole other thread.


    The story of cocaine in the 21st century is of fierce competition. The retail value of the market has virtually halved in real terms in 13 years to $88bn in 2008, the UNODC estimates.
    http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c01ffe08-6...#ixzz20sncBNNz

    According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2010 about 22.6 million — or 9 percent — of Americans age 12 and older were current illegal drug users. This is the largest proportion in the past decade. Marijuana, cocaine and prescription drugs are the most frequently abused drugs.
    The rest of this article is topical and worth the read
    http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/224...us-drug-demand

    As I understand it, marijuana is the cartels' major cash crop - which is one of the cornerstones of the legalization efforts in the US : legalize it, tax the snot out of it like tobacco and (theoretically) take the wind out of the cartels' sails. YaMMV.

    Meanwhile, back at the Hacienda: a smart Elliot Ness would hit them in their checkbooks ...

    Lax controls at Europe's largest bank, HSBC, allowed Mexican drug cartels to launder billions of dollars through its US operations, an investigation by the US senate has found.

    The extensive report on London-based HSBC Holdings PLC by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations also says US regulators knew the bank had a poor system to detect problems but failed to take action.

    HSBC executives brushed off complaints from other bank employees, so that the problems persisted for eight years, the report says.

    In addition, some HSBC bank affiliates skirted US government bans against financial transactions with Iran and other countries, according to the report.
    http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americ...139157207.html

    nb: I love it when Al Jazeera actually does the sort of journalism that N.Euro/US organs should do.
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