AZMEX EXTRA 28-10-11

AZMEX EXTRA 28 OCT 2011

Charges dropped against man in federal gun probe of '06-07
Tim Steller Arizona Daily Star |
Posted: Friday, October 28, 2011 12:00 am
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/charges-dropped-against-man-in-
federal-gun-probe-of/article_d21c4b2e-15d1-5850-9b24-83611ba3e39f.html

A federal prosecutor dismissed charges Thursday against Ricardo
Mendez Jr., one of nine people charged as a result of the cross-
border gun-smuggling investigation called Operation Wide Receiver.
That 2006-2007 Tucson investigation has become a topic of interest at
a congressional committee investigating the more recent, Phoenix-
based Operation Fast and Furious.
The dismissal occurred just five days before Mendez's trial was
scheduled to begin in Tucson's U.S. District Court on Tuesday.
Mendez was a minor player amid the broader investigation, in which a
Tucson firearms dealer sold hundreds of guns to "straw buyers" who
sent them to criminal groups in Mexico. Mendez bought just one gun
but did so alongside one of the lead defendants, Carlos Armando
Celaya, who bought 21 guns that day in March 2007.
As recently as Monday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura Gwinn and
defense attorney John Kaufmann appeared in federal court as U.S.
District Judge David Bury decided pretrial motions.
Gwinn, a Justice Department prosecutor from Washington, D.C., said in
a document filed Thursday that she spoke with a co-defendant about
Mendez after a recent plea deal was signed. That co-defendant - whom
Kaufmann identified as Celaya - said Mendez was not part of the gun-
trafficking conspiracy and had bought the gun for himself, Gwinn said
in the filing.
Bury dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.
Celaya pleaded guilty Oct. 12 to conspiring to illegally export
firearms, making false statements and providing a firearm to an
illegal immigrant. In the plea agreement, he acknowledged being part
of a group that bought 282 firearms for buyers in Mexico, including
his cousin in Sonora.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is investigating
Operation Fast and Furious, in which about 2,000 firearms were sold
to people intending to sell them to criminals in Mexico. The earlier
Operation Wide Receiver resulted in 400 to 500 firearms going to Mexico.
On StarNet: Follow the news and events at Pima County's courthouses
in Kim Smith's blog, At the Courthouse, at go.azstarnet.com/courthouse
Contact reporter Tim Steller at 807-8427 or at tsteller@azstarnet.com

Fwd: Federal agents say environmental laws hamper work

Note:  the smugglers of drugs and humans do not, rpt do not avoid these areas.

they make extensive use of them as it would seem they are exempt. 

The continuing silence of the nature nazis is deafening 

thx

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Date: October 27, 2011 5:18:02 PM MST

Subject: Fw: Federal agents say environmental laws hamper work

Federal agents say environmental laws hamper work

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2011-10-27/border-patrol-environmental-laws/50952930/1

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal agents trying to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border say they're hampered by laws that keep them from driving vehicles on huge swaths of land because it falls under U.S. environmental protection, leaving it to wildlife ­ and illegal immigrants and smugglers who can walk through the territory undisturbed.

A growing number of lawmakers are saying such restrictions have turned wilderness areas into highways for criminals. In recent weeks, three congressional panels, including two in the Republican-controlled House and one in the Democratic-controlled Senate, have moved to give the Border Patrol unfettered access to all federally managed lands within 100 miles (160 kilometers) of the border with Mexico.

Two of the panels expanded the legislation's reach to include the border with Canada.

The votes signal a brewing battle in Congress that will determine whether border agents can disregard environmental protections as they do their job.

Dozens of environmental laws were waived for the building of the border fence, and activists say this is just another conservative attempt to find an excuse to do away with environmental protections.

But agents who have worked along the border say the laws crimp their power to secure the border.

Zach Taylor, a retired Border Patrol agent who lives about nine miles from the Arizona-Mexico border, said smugglers soon learn the areas that agents are least likely to frequent.

"The (smuggling) route stays on public lands from the border to Maricopa County," Taylor said, referring to the state's most populous county. "The smugglers have free rein. It has become a lawless area."

Environmental groups said lawmakers lining up to support the legislation have routinely opposed the Endangered Species Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act and dozens of other laws, and they accused the lawmakers of using illegal immigration as the latest excuse to gut protections.

"For every problem that's out there in society, there's some extremists in Congress who say the solution is, 'Well, let's roll back the environmental laws, let's open up the public lands,'" said Paul Spitler, spokesman for the Wilderness Society. "It doesn't comport to reality, but it fits their mindset that it's simply the environmental regulations that are holding back America."

Nearly 40% of the land on the U.S.-Mexico border and about a quarter of the land on the U.S.-Canadian border is public land, including Big Bend National Park in Texas and Glacier National Park in Montana. Driving is prohibited on those parts of the land that are designated wilderness areas.

Wildlife officials say vehicle use can be particularly hazardous in the desert. Water gathers in the tire tracks instead of in natural pools and evaporates more quickly, leading to less vegetation and less available food. Some areas, such as Big Bend and the desert farther west, are deadly to traverse in certain months and immigrants and smugglers avoid them.

The wilderness areas also have other restrictions on development. Border patrol agents, for example, must get permission from other federal agencies before maintaining roads and installing surveillance equipment. Federal auditors found it can take months to get that permission.

"What the Border Patrol says they really need down there is not necessarily more manpower or money," said Rob Bishop, a Republican congressman, whose bill easing the restrictions passed the House Natural Resources Committee along party lines. "They need more east-west access on those public lands."

Sen. John McCain sponsored an amendment that requires the Agriculture and Interior departments to give Border Patrol personnel immediate access to federal lands on the southern border for security activities, including for routine motorized patrols. The amendment passed a Senate committee with the support of five Democrats and eight Republicans.

McCain told colleagues that up to 100 people sit on mountaintops near the border serving as lookouts for smugglers, suggesting that improved law enforcement access on those mountains would deter the lookouts.

"What he says is absolutely true," said Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who visited Arizona with McCain. "For the life of me, I can't understand the hesitancy on the part of Interior or Agriculture to provide access to border security guards."

Another Republican congressman, Ben Quayle, sponsored a similar amendment that extends the law to the Canadian border as well, and it passed by a voice vote, which is usually reserved for noncontroversial legislation.

During a House subcommittee hearing in April, Ron Vitiello, deputy chief of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, said he had "no complaints" about environmental laws.

But George McCubbin, president of the union that represents about 17,000 Border Patrol agents and support staff, likened current policy to telling city police officers they can't patrol a particular neighborhood.

"If they want to get serious about this problem on the border, they can't be restricting areas we go in," said McCubbin, who works in Casa Grande, Arizona. "Don't let us there and you have nothing but the bad element going through that area."

The Government Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm, reported that supervisors at 17 of 26 Border Patrol stations along the Mexican border said access to federal lands had been limited because of environmental restrictions. Yet, the vast majority of the agents in charge also said that they were generally able to adjust their patrols without sacrificing effectiveness.

Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups cite the GAO's findings in arguing against giving the Border Patrol authority to operate as it sees fit on federal lands.

"The record is clear. The problem this bill claims to be solving does not exist," said Raul Grijalva, a Democratic congressman. "So, if this is not about border security, what is it about? It's about undermining fundamental environmental protections for millions of Americans."

Bishop said federal agents would be better stewards of sensitive lands than illegal immigrants and smugglers.

"What is so ironic is that the environmental degradation is not being done by the Border Patrol," Bishop said. "It's being done by the illegals who are coming across."

AZMEX POLICY 26-10-11

AZMEX POLICY 26 OCT 2011

Link to pdf file on conventional arms transfers
Be sure to view page 18 of report Note also that small arms are
considered very small change, although useful for policy objectives.
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?
lng=en&id=133569

VIDEO: State ag commish leads border talks at Crime Stopper conference
October 26, 2011 10:00 AM
Naxiely Lopez
The Monitor
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C00472ED48C9E21?
artistid=944139&camefrom=CFC_TCG_RGV_MONITOR

McALLEN — Border security was spotlighted at the 23rd annual Crime
Stoppers conference Tuesday at the McAllen Convention Center, where
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples once again asked the
federal government to back state efforts to curb illegal activity
along the Mexican border.

Event organizers invited Staples to speak at the statewide conference
as part of Law Enforcement Day, an event organized to give the public
a chance to learn about the policing efforts to curb human and drug
smuggling.

"There's a need to take part in Crime Stoppers," Staples told a room
full of volunteers from across the state. "We continue to hear from
farmers and ranchers about the rural areas and the rural runaround of
the drug trade that we know is negatively impacting the farmers and
ranchers."

Staples, a longtime critic of the federal government's attempts at
fighting the drug war, spearheaded a state-led effort to assess the
impact of illegal activity along the border on rural landowners and
the agriculture industry. He tasked two decorated military generals
to undertake the assessment, which culminated in a report released in
September that stated in part that "living and conducting business in
a Texas border county is tantamount to living in a war zone."

The statement sparked criticism from lawmakers and law enforcement
leaders from across that state who argued that many of the border
cities have lower crime rates than metropolitan areas — like Houston
— that are not along the border.

"I think the comments that were made were originally made by some
rural sheriff's deputies and those working in the rural areas,"
Staples said of the "war zone" reference. "Not obviously our cities
that are robust and are having a great deal of economic activity."

The agriculture commissioner also touched on education, which he said
was integral in forging the future of the state and fighting
transnational organizations.

Educational opportunities for the youth are needed so it's not
"here's $50 to go move a vehicle every four hours … . Because we know
what that leads to," he said.

A recent warning from the Texas Department of Public Safety indicated
cartels are using juveniles for their operations.

The more educated a person is, the less likely he or she is to become
involved in criminal activity, Staples added.

He asked the federal government to even out their resources to better
reflect the reality along the border.

"The strength and manpower that we have in rural areas is just not
balanced with what we have in other border states, and we're asking
for more resources from our federal government in order to give
relief to those rural farmers and ranchers," he said, adding that 93
percent of the state's border is unincorporated.

Texas accounts for 64 percent of the border between the U.S. and
Mexico, yet only 41 percent of Border Patrol agents are stationed in
the state, Staples said. New Mexico, Arizona and California have an
average of 15 agents per post, while Texas has six, he added.

He called for a unified effort from the state to secure the border.

"If you want something to happen, tell a Texan it can't be done," he
said, referring to a billboard he recently saw in Austin. "We want
every part of Texas to experience the growth that McAllen has because
success begets success, and that's what we're looking for, from the
Rio Grande Valley to the Panhandle."

Naxiely Lopez covers law enforcement and general assignments for The
Monitor. She can be reached at (956) 683-4434.

AZMEX UPDATE 26-10-11

AZMEX UPDATE 26 OCT 2011

Note: two Culican boys caught with a M1 Garand on west side of Culican.

Bail denied for ICE agent accused of drug crimes
http://azstarnet.com/news/state-and-regional/bail-denied-for-ice-
agent-accused-of-drug-crimes/article_17e851f1-a795-5352-
b6b1-66f2b313cf94.html

The Associated Press The Associated Press | Posted: Wednesday,
October 26, 2011 12:00 am |

PHOENIX - A federal deportation officer accused of leading
authorities on a high-speed desert chase as he threw bundles of
marijuana from his government truck was ordered Tuesday to remain
behind bars by a judge who said the officer "took an oath and ignored
it."
Jason Alistair Lowery, 34, is a flight risk and danger to the
community, and should remain imprisoned, federal magistrate Edward
Voss said at a hearing.
Lowery was a deportation officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement before his Oct. 18 arrest. At the hearing, Lowery sat
quietly in an orange prison jumpsuit, shackled at the wrists and
ankles, as his attorney entered not guilty pleas on his behalf to one
count each of marijuana possession for distribution, conspiracy to
possess marijuana for distribution, and possession of a firearm in a
drug-trafficking crime.
Voss set Lowery's trial date for Dec. 6. If convicted of all counts,
Lowery could face 10 years to life in prison. Lowery's attorney,
Rebecca Felmly, would not comment.
Lowery was under surveillance by state police and federal agents last
week when authorities say he picked up a load of marijuana in his
government-issued truck during a sting operation.

Border Patrol agents seize marijuana, firearms, money
October 25, 2011 5:58 PM
BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER
http://www.yumasun.com/news/agents-73995-marijuana-vehicle.html

U.S. Border Patrol agents from Yuma Sector seized nearly 173 pounds
of marijuana, as well as some firearms, currency and other
paraphernalia, in three separate incidents on Monday.

In the first incident, Wellton Station agents patrolling west of
Arizona 85 and Range Four Road discovered footprints traversing the
desert. Agents followed the footprints and located four subjects
attempting to hide under brush.

All of the subjects admitted to being in the country illegally and
all were carrying backpacks of marijuana. The bundles weighed
approximately 173 pounds and had an estimated value exceeding
$86,500. The subjects and marijuana were turned over to the Maricopa
County Sheriff's Office.

In unrelated incidents, Blythe Station agents conducting checkpoint
operations on Interstate 10 near mile marker 4 referred a grey Dodge
Caliber to secondary inspection.

As agents continued their inspection, they noticed a strong odor of
marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Agents ran records checks on
both U.S. citizens in the vehicle and learned that one had a warrant
for a probation violation out of Wisconsin.

After the driver of the vehicle consented to a vehicle search, agents
found marijuana, marijuana brownies, an Interarms revolver, a Glock .
40-caliber handgun, ammunition, drug pipes, and multiple other
paraphernalia items.

All items and the subjects were turned over to the La Paz County
Sheriff's Office.

Blythe agents at the same checkpoint also referred a vehicle to
secondary inspection after a canine alerted to it. Once in secondary,
agents searched both occupants of the vehicle, who were U.S.
citizens, and found the driver was in possession of a stolen, loaded
9 mm Daewoo handgun.

Aided by the canine team, agents also found several grams of
marijuana and $6,300 in cash. The contraband and subjects were turned
over to the La Paz County Sheriff's Office.

James Gilbert can be reached at jgilbert@yumasun.com or 539-6854.

Customs officers arrest 4
October 25, 2011 6:08 PM
BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER
http://www.yumasun.com/news/officers-73996-customs-three.html

Customs and Border Protection officers at the U.S. Port of Entry at
San Luis, Ariz., arrested four people over the weekend on drug and
weapons charges in three separate unrelated incidents, seizing nearly
29 pounds of methamphetamine and heroin, as well as three assault
rifles.

On Sunday, customs officers conducting outbound operations referred a
24-year-old San Luis man to the secondary inspection area so his Jeep
could be searched before leaving the country for Mexico.

After a currency/firearms detection canine alerted to the vehicle, an
officer lifted the hood and saw three assault rifles, two AK-47s and
one SKS on top of the engine. Further inspection led to two 30-round
magazines and one 40-round magazine. The man was taken into custody
and the weapons were processed for seizure.

Then on Friday, customs officers sent a 24-year-old Yuma woman
driving a Ford sedan to the secondary inspection area before letting
her enter the country.

During an inspection of the vehicle, a narcotics detection canine
alerted to its spare tire. After an X-ray showed packages in the
tire, officers cut it open and found eight packages of heroin. The
drugs, weighing more than 18 pounds, were estimated to be worth
nearly $250,000. The drugs and vehicle were processed for seizure.

The woman was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations.

Also on Friday, officers arrested two female Mexican nationals after
finding more than 6 pounds of methamphetamine in their possession.

The women, ages 63 and 20, attempted to enter the country with the
younger woman pushing the other in a wheelchair. The women told
officers they were headed to San Luis to go grocery shopping.

After a narcotics detection canine alerted to the presence of drugs,
officers searched the women and discovered that each of them were
carrying three packages of crystal methamphetamine with a combined
value exceeding $100,000. Both women were turned over to ICE HSI.

AZMEX SPECIAL 26-10-11

AZMEX SPECIAL 26 OCT 2011

Note: the latest Stratfor analysis

https://www.stratfor.com/campaign/mexico-security-memo-0?
utm_source=freelist-
c&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WIFLSFI1MR111026MEXTND203402&utm_term=MS
M&utm_content=image1&elq=226730bb0ace400c96b92c24ed0092e1

Follow Mexico's drug cartel hotspots with our interactive map,
updated weekly, of the pain points for the United States' struggling
neighbor to the south. How critical is the state of Mexico's
(failing) health?

Here are a few bullets from recent Mexico Security Interactives:
Coastal ports: Highly valuable due to shipping and tourism (great for
money-laundering), cities such as Acapulco and Manzanillo are seeing
increased violence as several cartels vie for control.

Interior transportation: Like every other hub city, Hermosillo is
home to derecho de piso , a lucrative tollway extortion racket, while
Monterrey's crossroads plaza fans highways in all directions,
including a mainline up the heartland of the U.S.

Border towns: Violence in Ciudad Juarez fell this year after 5
consecutive as the bloodiest city in the world, though this is not
likely to last. Just 310 miles west, Nogales is a hub for cartel
smuggling operations.

The capital: Mexico City is showing early symptoms of corruption,
with escalating activity from internally fostered drug markets.

A report from RAND on the Mexico situation
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1125.html

Note: A local analysis of the Strafor analysis. The cartel
pacifico del sur needs more attention.
Still don't think chapo's control of Sonora and Sinaloa is that
complete. Nogales and Agua Prieta Sonora both with recently
increasing body count, are directly south of Nogales and Douglas
Arizona. .

Los Zetas move against Chapo in Chihuahua
Staff
The Journal | 10.26.2011 | 00:07
http://www.diario.com.mx/notas.php?
f=2011/10/26&id=384fec5ee2c5aff4c4f18295ba2a676b

The latest report on the situation of the Mexican cartels prepared by
the U.S. intelligence company Stratfor, warned that 'Los Zetas' are
helping the Juarez Cartel forces to repel Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman
in the state of Chihuahua.

"Los Zetas continue to fight a multifrontal war throughout Mexico.
They are fighting the Gulf Cartel, the Sinaloa and the Mexican
government forces in the northeast while aiding the Juarez cartel to
contain the forces of Sinaloa in the state of Chihuahua, "says the
document entitled" Updating the Mexican War drug: the polarization
continues. "

The analysis presented is the third from the firm based in Austin,
Texas who has monitored the progress and rearrangements between the
Mexican drug trafficking organizations since the inception of the
federal government's strategy.

In that sense, Stratfor identifies the existence of a conflict on
three levels: cartel against cartel, cartels against the government,
and against the civilian population, but basically there are two
organizations around which all others orbit: the Sinaloa Cartel and
Los Zetas.

According to Stratfor, the former would be in league with the cartel
of the Arellano Felix brothers in Tijuana, and these in turn operate
"with the permission of the Sinaloa cartel after an agreement to
lower homicide rates."

On the other side of the battle, along with Los Zetas, Stratfor
identifies organizations called "opposition" that is, the Juarez
Cartel, the South Pacific, and "The Resistance", formed by former
members of the fraction of Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel in Sinaloa.

As part of the report, Stratfor has a map that graphically identifies
each cartel controlled territories, showing how the Sinaloa controls
it's home state of Sinaloa, most of Chihuahua, except the capital
and Juarez, Durango, all northern Sonora and the two Baja Californias.

East side of Mexico, Los Zetas would control all of Tamaulipas and
Nuevo Leon, half of Coahuila, all Veracruz, Tabasco and Campeche to
Yucatan.

Regions of Coahuila, San Luis Potosi and the country's central states
are listed as "disputed territory" of the various forces.

On the control of Chihuahua, the analysis indicates that while
strangling the Juarez cartel of Vicente Carrillo Fuentes and
continues to progress, to date, this group maintains control of drug
trafficking in the three main international crossings of the border,
it is ie, in the Santa Fe Bridge in Cordoba and Zaragoza.

"Despite the continuing throttling of the Vicente Carrillo
organization, the Juarez cartel maintains the loyalty of about eight
thousand members of the gang Barrio Azteca, which has helped them
maintain control of the three main ports of entry to the United
States, all of which lead directly to El Paso, Texas, "the report said.

"Stratfor sources reported recently that Carrillo Fuentes also
maintain the supply lines of marijuana and cocaine, and continues to
push large quantities of narcotics across the border," he adds.

The report also mentions that the whereabouts of Vicente Carrillo and
his closest lieutenants is uncertain, and while the offensive Sinaloa
Cartel was expected to escalate violence, recent months have seen a
fall in the index homicide, however, will not necessarily be lasting.

"It seems now, however, that violence is rising again. Shootings and
executions are increasing in the city, Stratfor sources in the region
expect this trend to continue until the end of 2011, "he says.

On the Sinaloa Cartel, the report mentions that this organization
continues peddling highly lucrative marijuana and methamphetamine,
heroin produced in the country and Colombian cocaine through the
crossings from Tijuana and Mexicali, Baja California, Nogales and
Agua Prieta, Sonora and Columbus, Santa Teresa, El Porvenir and
Ojinaga, Chihuahua and Ciudad Mier, Miguel Aleman, Reynosa and
Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

"Clearly the dynamics have changed. On the battles of the Sinaloa
cartel to subdue the Carrillo Fuentes organization and take control
of Juarez, the long-term slow strangulation of the Juarez Cartel
continues to progress, "he says.

AZMEX EXTRA 26-10-11

AZMEX EXTRA 26 OCT 2011

Note: Direct reaction to Fast &Furious gun walking probe and el
vicentillo / DEA relationship, to facilitate cover ups?

Justice Department Proposes Letting Government Deny Existence of
Sensitive Documents
By Shannon Bream
Published October 26, 2011
| FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/26/justice-department-
proposes-letting-government-deny-existence-sensitive/

A longtime internal policy that allowed Justice Department officials
to deny the existence of sensitive information could become the law
of the land -- in effect a license to lie -- if a newly proposed rule
becomes federal regulation in the coming weeks.
The proposed rule directs federal law enforcement agencies, after
personnel have determined that documents are too delicate to be
released, to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests "as if
the excluded records did not exist."

Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and
Justice, says the move appears to be in direct conflict with the
administration's promise to be more open.
"Despite all the talk of transparency, I can't think of what's less
transparent than saying a document does not exist, when in fact, it
does," Sekulow told Fox News.
Justice Department officials say the practice has been in effect for
decades, dating back to a 1987 memo from then-Attorney General Edwin
Meese.
In that memo, and subsequent similar internal documents, Justice
Department staffers were advised that they could reply to certain
FOIA requests as if the documents had never been created. That policy
never became part of the law -- or even codified as a federal
regulation -- and it was recently challenged in court.
A final version of the proposal could be issued by the end of 2011.
If approved, the new rule would officially become a federal
regulation with the force of law.
But the Justice Department got so much pushback in response to the
proposal that it took the unusual step of re-opening the public
comment period after it had already been closed. That second comment
period closed last week.
When the new comment period began, the American Civil Liberties Union
became one of the most vocal critics of the proposal. Mike German,
Policy Counsel with the ACLU, authored a lengthy letter in opposition.
"It's shocking that you would twist what is supposed to be a statute
-- that's supposed to give people access to what the government is
doing -- in a way that would allow the government to actually mislead
the American public," German told Fox News.
Melanie Ann Pustay, director of the Justice Department's Office of
Information Policy, said the entire consideration process for the
proposal "has been open and transparent."
She also notes that sensitive information requires special
consideration.
"To ensure that the integrity of the exclusion is maintained,
agencies must ensure that their responses do not reveal the existence
of excluded records," Pustay said.
Sekulow says he is not buying that argument, and argued that FOIA
requesters who get a response telling them that officials can neither
confirm or deny the existence of documents now can at least go to
court to sue for more information.
If they're told that no documents exist, there is no basis for a
legal challenge at all, Sekulow said.
"The real concern is here is it changes the entire dynamic of what
the law was intended to do, and really gives the Department of
Justice the upper hand in area where they shouldn't have it."
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AZMEX UPDATE 2 25-10-11

AZMEX UPDATE 2 25 OCT 2011

Note: Want an idea what it's like in NW Mexico these days? Read the
following stories, and then take some time to look at the video.
The unrest in Sinaloa spreads north and the body count just south of
AZ line keeps adding up. Also a few every day in Sinaloa. AZ next?

The video, much of it is translated:
http://www.riodoce.com.mx/component/option,com_seyret/Itemid,70/
task,videodirectlink/id,112/

Published: 10/25/2011 11:59 By: Editorial ElImparcial
9 bodies found in two places in Sonora
Hermosillo, Sonora (PH)
http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Policiaca/
25102011/550167.aspx

A total of nine dead bodies with gunshot wounds and their hands tied
behind their backs, were located in two different locations in Sonora
during the early hours of today, revealed José Larrinaga Talamantes.

The spokesman for the Attorney General of the State mentioned that
the first finding occurred within the limits of Sonora, with
Chihuahua, on the property called Puerto San Luis.
"In the place were found three males stuffed in black bags, these
have not been identified and are presumed to originate from the
neighboring state," he said.

Six more deaths in Sonoyta
In a gap located in proximity to the road from Puerto Peñasco to
Caborca ​​six more bodies were found, he said. "The six people
had injuries from assault rifle bullets," he said.
Four of the six bodies have been identified, who apparently
originated in Culiacan and had their home in Ensenada.

Posted October 24, 2011, 1:55 a.m.
Chihuahense executed in Agua Prieta, Sonora
Police of three levels went to the the execution site.
David Hernandez had been imprisoned in the United States for drug
trafficking
Alfonso Campos Rubio
Agua Prieta, Son. - New Day
http://www.nuevodia.com.mx/estado/ejecutan-a-chihuahense-en-agua-
prieta-sonora/

With eight .38 super caliber bullets was executed yesterday on the
border named David Hernandez Miramontes, 33, a native of Madera,
Chihuahua, who until a few months ago was imprisoned in the United
States for drug trafficking, officials said.
The State Police spokesman said the incident occurred when the now
deceased was at the door of his house on 32nd Street and Avenue Six
Industrial Ladrilleras colony, where arrived a pick-up, black or
dark blue, with the tinted windows and got a subject, asking him his
name.
David called to answer, the individual pulled quickly from the waist
a semi auto pistol that he dumped a short distance later, and to
escape at full speed to an unknown destination.

Note: things going from bad to worse in Sierra Madres of Chihuahua &
Sonora. The people lightly armed with only hunting long guns,
usually shotguns or .22's or usually not at all. No match for modern
weapons. These good folks could have really used some of the F&F
firearms that went south.

Gunmen take over a Tarahumara town, for the second time this year
Ten gunmen seized and subjected the police in San Juanito, Chihuahua,
until they reached military
Coria Carlos Rivas / Correspondent
Traffickers threaten fire brigade fighting in the Sierra Tarahumara
http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?
m=nota&seccion=portada&cat=28&id_nota=776820

CHIHUAHUA, October 24 .- A commando of at least 10 men entered the
town of San Juanito, in the Sierra Tarahumara of Chihuahua, and took
over patrols and local police faced, sowing terror among the
inhabitants.

This is the second time that armed groups take over this town in the
indigenous municipality Bocoyna in the mountains west of Chihuahua, a
region controlled by drug gangs.

The preliminary report issued by the spokesman for the Prosecutor's
Office, Carlos Gonzalez, confirmed the clash between criminals and
police, leaving four dead men, apparently civilians, and one or two
police who were kidnapped as hostages for the rest of the gunmen, who
thus secured their escape.

According to testimonies of local people, most of who are ethnic
Indians in Chihuahua, gunmen entered the town on Saturday afternoon,
and stripped the police of three patrol vehicles, and threatening the
residents and police with their powerful firearms, including a
machine gun type Barrett, 50 caliber, known as anti-aircraft and
armor-piercing.

The gunmen were walking through the streets of downtown intimidating
at all, drinking alcoholic beverages and making a mockery of the
police, who went into hiding until reinforcements arrived from the
state police and the army.

It was not until midday on Sunday with the arrival of military and
state police who were able to track down criminals "patrolling" the
center of San Juanito, so the fighting was in the main streets of town.

The gun battle lasted about 20 minutes, and he killed four of the
gunmen and one was arrested after being wounded.

Other criminals took hostage one or two police officers to flee,
according to locals recounted to the media.

Earlier this year, similarly, a heavily armed group, apparently from
a drug cartel. composed of more than 20 men entered this same village
and took over the streets, killing five men.

This was filmed by security cameras of the State Police, whose
officers did not intervene to stop the gunmen or to protect the
population.

This Sunday, finally and after the confrontation, police and military
officers claimed four weapons, including a machine gun 50 caliber
Barret type, three AK-47 Long known as "goat horns" and two pistols,
and a van.

DGP
2011-10-24 09:45:00

Gunmen kill five people in the Sierra Tarahumara
The bodies were located in the municipality of San Rafael. Just this
weekend, took command of a neighboring village
Coria Carlos Rivas / Correspondent
http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?
m=nota&id_nota=777097&seccion=seccion-nacional&cat=1

CHIHUAHUA, October 25 .- In two separate events, five men were shot
to death in the municipality of San Rafael, in the Sierra Tarahumara
of Chihuahua.

Just this weekend, a commando seized another Tarahumara village, San
Juanito, in the municipality of Bocoyna, adjacent to San Rafael, in
events that led to a clash with government and military forces that
killed four gunmen.

For security analysts, as the sociologist Victor Quintana, the
situation in the Chihuahua mountain and rural municipalities are
dominated by drug cartels and the authorities have no power.

The report of the Attorney General's Office on Monday revealed that
five people were reported shot dead in two separate events in the
municipality of San Rafael.

Earlier of four people were reported killed, including two children
under 16 and 17 years of age.

Adrian Gutierrez Rios, 22, and two children and another unidentified
man were shot dead in the branch of the Mesa de San Rafael.

The sectional president was a person who reported dead by gun shots,
but the prosecutor noted four bodies, one located at the junction
that connects the Mesa deSan Rafael Mesa with Cienega Prieta, towards
the municipal cemetery.

The site has 62 cases from assault rifles AK-47.

The fifth body was found in the gap that connects the Porvenir a El
Granizo, City of La Mesa de San Rafael identified as Nazario
Rodriguez Cano, 36 years old, who has 14 gun shots from AK-47.

DGP
2011-10-25 13:03:00

Confrontation in the mountains of Chihuahua leaves four dead
MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ
OCTOBER 24, 2011 · NO COMMENT
DRUG
http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=285768

Bocoyna, Chih. (Approved) .- Municipal police backed by soldiers
stationed in this town located approximately 250 kilometers from the
capital of the state, held a shootout Sunday afternoon with an armed
group, which left at least four suspected gunmen dead.

Issued by local versions indicate that the gunmen arrived on the
evening of Saturday, and spread terror among the inhabitants, when
gunmen took partial control of the town, and even held a municipal
police officer hostage.

FGE spokesman confirmed the disappearance of the police and said item
for Sunday, to reorganize the local forces, supported by the Army and
state police implemented a search for the agent.

It was at a place nearby where you placed the armed group, which
began a shooting that ended with the deaths of four civilians who
remain unidentified, said Carlos Gonzalez, spokesman for the FGE.

Publicado octubre 24, 2011, 1:55 AM
Ejecutan a chihuahense en Agua Prieta, Sonora
Policías de los tres nivele acudieron al sitio de la ejecución.
David Hernández había estado preso en EU, por narcotráfico
Alfonso Campos Rubio
Agua Prieta, Son. - Nuevo Día
http://www.nuevodia.com.mx/estado/ejecutan-a-chihuahense-en-agua-
prieta-sonora/

Con ocho balazo calibre .38 Súper fue ejecutado ayer en esta frontera
el de nombre David Hernández Miramontes, de 33 años, originario de
Maderas, Chihuahua, quien hasta hace pocos meses permaneció preso en
Estados Unidos por narcotráfico, se informó.
El vocero de la Policía Estatal agregó que los hechos ocurrieron
cuando el hoy occiso se encontraba en la puerta de su casa en la
calle 32 y avenida Seis Industrial, colonia Ladrilleras, a donde
llegó un pick-up, negro o azul oscuro, con los vidrios polarizados y
bajó un sujeto, preguntándole su nombre.
Al contestarle llamarse David, el individuo sacó rápidamente de la
cintura una pistola escuadra que descargó a corta distancia, para
escapar a toda velocidad con rumbo desconocido.

Publicada: 25/10/2011 11:59 Por: Redacción ElImparcial
Hallan 9 cadáveres en dos lugares de Sonora
HERMOSILLO, Sonora(PH)
http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Policiaca/
25102011/550167.aspx

Un total de nueve cuerpos sin vida con impactos de bala y las manos
atadas a la espalda, fueron localizados en dos lugares distintos de
Sonora durante la madrugada de hoy, reveló José Larrinaga Talamantes.

El vocero de la Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado mencionó
que el primer hallazgo ocurrió en los límites de Sonora con
Chihuahua, en el predio denominado Puerto San Luis.

"En el lugar fueron encontradas tres personal del sexo masculino
dentro de bolsas de color negro, mismas que no han sido identificadas
y se presume sean originarias del vecino Estado", dijo.

Seis muertos más en Sonoyta

En una brecha situada en cercanía a la carretera que conduce de
Puerto Peñasco a Caborca se localizaron seis cuerpos más, añadió.
"Las seis personas tenían lesiones producidas por proyectiles de
fusil de asalto", comentó.

Cuatro de las seis cuerpos ya fueron identificados, los cuales al
parecer son originarios de Culiacán y tenían su domicilio en
Ensenada, apuntó.

Sicarios toman un pueblo tarahumara, por segunda vez en el año
Diez pistoleros se apoderaron de patrullas y sometieron a la policía
de San Juanito, Chihuahua, hasta que llegaron militares
Carlos Coria Rivas / corresponsal
Narcotraficantes amenazan a los brigadistas que combaten incendios en
la sierra tarahumara
http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?
m=nota&seccion=portada&cat=28&id_nota=776820

CHIHUAHUA, 24 de octubre.- Un comando de al menos 10 hombres ingresó
al poblado de San Juanito, en la Sierra Tarahumara de Chihuahua, y se
apoderó de las patrullas y enfrentó a la policía local, sembrando
terror entre los habitantes.

Esta es la segunda ocasión que grupos armados se apoderan de este
poblado en el municipio indígena de Bocoyna, en la sierra occidental
de Chihuahua, región controlada por bandas de narcotraficantes.

El reporte preliminar emitido por el vocero de la Fiscalía del
Estado, Carlos González, confirmó el enfrentamiento entre
delincuentes y policías, con un saldo de cuatro hombres muertos, al
parecer civiles, y uno o dos elementos policiacos que fueron
secuestrados como rehenes por el resto de los pistoleros, que así
aseguraron su fuga.

Según testimonios de los habitantes del lugar, la mayoría indígenas
de las cuatro etnias en Chihuahua, los pistoleros ingresaron al
poblado el sábado por la tarde, y despojaron a los policías de tres
de las patrullas oficiales, amenazando a los agentes y a los
pobladores con sus potentes armas de fuego, entre ellas una
ametralladora tipo Barret, calibre 50 milímetros, conocidas como
antiaéreas y perforadoras de blindaje.

Los pistoleros se paseaban por las calles del centro de la ciudad
amedrentando a todos, bebiendo bebidas embriagantes y haciendo mofa
de los policías, quienes tuvieron que esconderse hasta que llegaron
refuerzos de la policía estatal y del Ejército.

Fue hasta el domingo a mediodía que con la llegada de militares y
policías estatales que pudieron localizar a los delincuentes
"patrullando" el centro de San Juanito, por lo que se dio el
enfrentamiento en las calles principales del poblado.

El enfrentamiento a tiros duró cerca de 20 minutos, y en él murieron
cuatro de los pistoleros y uno más fue detenido al quedar herido.

Otros de los delincuentes tomaron como rehén a uno o dos policías
para poder huir, según narraron habitantes del lugar a los medios de
información.

A principios de este año, de manera similar, un grupo fuertemente
armado compuesto por más de 20 hombres ingresó a este mismo poblado
y se apoderó de las calles, para asesinar a cinco hombres,
aparentemente de un cártel de la droga.

Este hecho fue filmado por las cámaras de seguridad de la Policía
Estatal, cuyos agentes no intervinieron para detener a los pistoleros
ni para resguardar a la población.

Este domingo, finalmente y luego del enfrentamiento, los policías y
militares aseguraron cuatro armas, entre ellas una metralleta tipo
Barret calibre 50, tres largas AK-47 conocidas como "cuernos de
chivo", y dos cortas, así como una camioneta.

dgp
2011-10-24 09:45:00

Sicarios matan a cinco personas en la Sierra Tarahumara
Los cuerpos fueron localizados en el municipio de San Rafael. Apenas
el fin de semana, un comando se apoderó de un pueblo vecino
Carlos Coria Rivas / corresponsal
http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?
m=nota&id_nota=777097&seccion=seccion-nacional&cat=1

CHIHUAHUA, 25 de octubre.- En dos hechos distintos, cinco hombres
fueron ejecutados a tiros en el municipio de San Rafael, en la sierra
Tarahumara de Chihuahua.

Apenas el fin de semana, un comando se apoderó de otro poblado
tarahumara, San Juanito, en el municipio de Bocoyna, colindante con
San Rafael, en hechos que derivaron en un enfrentamiento con fuerzas
estatales y militares en el que resultaron muertos cuatro sicarios.

Para analistas en materia de seguridad, como el sociólogo Víctor
Quintana, la situación en los municipios serranos y rurales de
Chihuahua son de franco dominio por los cárteles de la droga, y las
autoridades no tienen poder de decisión.

El reporte de la Fiscalía General del Estado reveló que el lunes
fueron reportados cinco personas muertas a tiros en dos hechos
distintos en el municipio de San Rafael.

En el primero de los hechos se reportaron cuatro personas muertas,
entre ellas dos menores de 16 y 17 años de edad.

Adrián Gutiérrez Ríos, de 22 años, así como dos menores y otro
hombre no identificado, fueron ejecutados a tiros en el seccional de
la Mesa de San Rafael.

El presidente seccional fue quien reportó a una persona sin vida por
disparos de arma de fuego, pero la Fiscalía tomó nota de cuatro
cuerpos, uno de ellos localizado en el entronque que comunica a la
Mesa de San Rafael con Cienega Prieta, con dirección al panteón
municipal.

En el lugar se aseguraron 62 casquillos de fusiles de asalto AK-47.

El quinto cuerpo fue localizado en la brecha que comunica del
Porvenir a El Granizo, sección municipal de La Mesa de San Rafael,
identificado como Nazario Rodríguez Cano, de 36 años de edad, quien
presenta 14 disparos de arma de fuego de AK-47.

dgp
2011-10-25 13:03:00

Enfrentamiento en la sierra de Chihuahua deja cuatro muertos
MAURICIO RODRÍGUEZ
24 DE OCTUBRE DE 2011 · SIN COMENTARIOS
NARCOTRÁFICO
http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=285768

BOCOYNA, Chih. (apro).- Policías municipales apoyados por elementos
del Ejército destacamentados en esta localidad ubicada a 250
kilómetros aproximadamente de la capital del estado, sostuvieron un
enfrentamiento a balazos la tarde del domingo con un grupo armado, lo
que dejó como resultado al menos cuatro presuntos sicarios muertos.

Versiones emitidas por lugareños indican que los gatilleros arribaron
desde la tarde del sábado y sembraron el terror entre los habitantes,
cuando los sicarios tomaron parcialmente el control del pueblo, e
incluso se llevaron a un agente de la policía municipal como rehén.

El vocero de la FGE confirmó la desaparición del elemento policíaco
y dijo que para el domingo, al reorganizarse las fuerzas locales, con
apoyo del Ejército y la policía estatal se implementaron operativos
de búsqueda del agente.

Fue en un paraje cercano al pueblo donde ubicaron al grupo armado, lo
que dio inicio a una balacera que concluyó con la muerte de cuatro de
los civiles que permanecen sin ser identificados, informó Carlos
González, portavoz de la FGE.

AZMEX UPDATE 25-10-11

AZMEX UPDATE 25 OCT 2011

Note: more of this being seen. In the event of significant
spillover, which is looking more inevitable, have to wonder if the
BP, DPS, & deputies have plans or resources to deal with these up
armored vehicles. .
Culican, Sinaloa

CLANDESTINE
"Bust" armor shop
Ten people were arrested in the San Angelo Pedregal subdivision
IONS
25/10/2011
Among the units was a van-type ambulance.
Photo: Courtesy / Sedena.
http://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones.php?id=728823

Ten suspected criminals who were in a sweatshop making armored
vehicles, were arrested by elements of the Mexican Army, who also
seized guns, drugs and various vehicles in process to be armored.

Reports provided by sources in the National Defense Secretariat said
the finding came last Sunday, in a warehouse that was used as a
workshop, located in the Pedregal subdivision San Angel in Culiacan.

The report said that military personnel were carrying out an
inspection of the streets of that settlement, where they found the
house in which were several vehicles.

Immediately, the soldiers set up a perimeter to control entering
where the 10 subjects are seized and two AK-47 rifles, one handgun,
three magazines and 59 rounds of ammunition.

four armored units were located in the place, six more under
construction to be armored, and a similar number of vehicle brands
and models as well as an ATV.

Among the units found in the sweatshop are the trucks and Honda,
Chevrolet, Ford, Nissan and a double truck type wheeled ambulance.

All seized as prisoners were transferred to the facilities of the
Attorney General's Office, where they were held by the Public
Prosecutor of the Federation.

FORFEITURE
4 armored vehicles
6 cars in the process of armoring
6 units of different makes and models
1 ATV
200 grams of "crystal"
2 AK-47
1 pistol
3 magazines
59 rounds of ammunition

Note: check out U.S. firearms in video, and lack of body armor.

To Fight Police Corruption, One Mexican State Starts from Scratch
Written By Steve Harrigan
Published October 25, 2011
Fox News Latino

Fuerza Civil Police Academy Training
In an effort to combat corruption, and to lessen the reach of the
powerful Mexican drug cartels, the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon has
started an innovative, and unique police force; called the Fuerza Civil.
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/10/25/new-civil-guard-
fighting-drug-cartels-in-mexico/

If you plan on taking a hunting or fishing vacation in Mexico this
year you may have some company... armed guards are now used by many
lodges to keep clients safe from run-ins with the drug cartels.
Prime dove, deer and bass fishing areas near the US border are also
battle zones in Mexico's drug war, forcing more than 250 hunting
lodges to shut down and threatening the country's tourism industry.
Hector Aguilar, who runs Big Bass Hunting & Fishing in Mexico's
Tamaulipas State, says they have lost about 95 percent of their
business.
"People from the States used to come here a lot," said Aguilar. "That
was our main target market and then just because of bad media it
dropped and here we are."
The Mexican government has been aggressive in taking the fight to the
drug cartels A five year battle has left 43,000 dead and exposed
Mexico's police force as complicit. An entirely new force, the Civil
Guard, is being formed to fight the cartels.
Mexican officials say they are aware that citizens have lost
confidence in local law enforcement.
"The people have to trust these new guys that we are putting in the
streets," said Jorge Domene, a Mexican Federal Security official,
"but the only way we are going to regain their trust is through
achieving results on the streets.
The new cadets train with rubber knives and empty pistols. More
advanced students practice urban assault tactics with live ammunition.
Ethics are given equal billing with weapons training. One instructor
holds a Mexican 100 Peso note in front of twenty cadets at attention,
shouting at them about the perils of bribery. The cadets shout back
the response, "We will never lose our worth!"
Corruption in Mexican law enforcement until now has been endemic. The
average police officer earns roughly $600 a month. The new Civil
Guard recruits will earn three times that salary, along with housing
and insurance benefits that officials help will prevent the new force
from working with, instead of fighting, the cartels.

Steve Harrigan is a Fox News Correspondent based in Miami, FL.

Culiacán, Sin., a 24 de Octubre de 2011.
Personal militar aseguró armas en Culiacán, Sin.
http://www.sedena.gob.mx/index.php/sala-de-prensa/comunicados-de-
prensa-de-los-mandos-territoriales/7917--24-de-octubre-de-2011-
culiacan-sin

La Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional a través de las Comandancias de
la III Región Militar y la 9/a. Zona Militar, informa a la opinión
pública que en el marco de la Estrategia Integral del Estado Mexicano
en contra del Narcotráfico y la Delincuencia Organizada, el día 23 de
octubre del presente año personal militar jurisdiccionado a este
mando territorial, al efectuar reconocimientos terrestres en
Culiacán, Sin., localizó un vehículo abandonado en la carretera que
conduce al poblado de Sanalona, localizando en su interior cinco
armas largas, tres armas cortas, un lanza granadas, 14 cargadores,
114 cartuchos de diversos calibres y diferentes piezas para armamento.

El vehículo y armamento fueron puestos a disposición de las
autoridades correspondientes.

Mediante estas acciones, la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional,
coadyuva a la seguridad del país, ratificando su compromiso con el
pueblo de México, de combatir frontalmente al narcotráfico y la
delincuencia organizada en beneficio de la seguridad de la sociedad
Mexicana.

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CLANDESTINO
"Revientan" taller de blindaje
Diez personas fueron detenidas en la vivienda del fraccionamiento
Pedregal San Ángel
IONSA
25-10-2011
Entre las unidades estaba una camioneta tipo ambulancia.
Fotografía: Cortesía/Sedena.
http://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones.php?id=728823

Diez presuntos delincuentes que se encontraban en un taller
clandestino de blindaje artesanal de vehículos, fueron detenidos por
elementos del Ejército mexicano, quienes les decomisaron armas, droga
y varias unidades en proceso de blindaje.

Informes proporcionados por fuentes de la Secretaría de la Defensa
Nacional señalan que el hallazgo se dio el pasado domingo, en una
bodega que era utilizada como taller, ubicada en el fraccionamiento
Pedregal San Ángel, en Culiacán.

El reporte señala que personal militar realizaba labores de
inspección por una de las calles del citado asentamiento, donde
encontraron el inmueble en el cual se encontraban varias unidades
motrices.

De inmediato, los soldados establecieron un cerco de control
ingresando a la bodega donde sometieron a 10 sujetos a quienes les
decomisaron dos rifles AK-47, un arma corta, tres cargadores y 59
cartuchos útiles.

En el lugar los efectivos ubicaron cuatro unidades blindadas en forma
artesanal, seis más en proceso de blindaje, un número similar de
vehículos diferentes marcas y modelos, así como una cuatrimoto.

Entre las unidades encontradas en el taller clandestino se encuentran
camionetas y vehículos de la marca Honda, Chevrolet, Ford, Nissan y
una camioneta doble rodado tipo ambulancia.

Todo lo decomisado al igual que los detenidos fueron trasladados a
las instalaciones de la Procuraduría General de la República, donde
quedaron en manos del Agente del Ministerio Público de la Federación.

DECOMISO

4 vehículos blindados en forma artesanal

6 automóviles en proceso de blindaje

6 unidades de diferentes marcas y modelos

1 cuatrimoto

200 gramos de "crystal"

2 fusiles AK-47

1 pistola

3 cargadores

59 cartuchos útiles

AZMEX POLICY 24-10-11

AZMEX POLICY 24 OCT 2011

Published: 10/24/2011 14:54 By: Agencies
Need to reform Security Council UN Patricia Espinosa
Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa, called for a reform of the
Security Council of the United Nations (UN) in order to improve the
representation of the membership, and promote the actions necessary
to tackle the trafficking of arms and drugs in the world.
http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/
24102011/549979.aspx

OAXACA, Oaxaca | (AP)
Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa, called for a reform of the
Security Council of the United Nations (UN) in order to improve the
representation of the membership, and promote the actions necessary
to tackle the trafficking of arms and drugs in the world.

During the celebration of 66 anniversary of the founding of the UN,
the Mexican Foreign Minister stressed the need "to make the UN a
catalyst for human development, and prevent it from being a
bureaucratic obstacle to perpetuate the functions."

"Preserving the life of the United Nations carries a Security Council
reform, as the membership has not been updated for more than 40
years," he said.

"We should not settle for piecemeal reform, comprehensive reform is
required to improve the representation of the membership and at the
same time preserve the transparency, effectiveness and
accountability," he said.

This, as Mexico seeks a Security Council elected to expand its
membership so that it can remain in office for longer periods than
the two years currently provided for in the case of countries that
show good performance.

Mexico, she said, is proposing a democratic council where there are
limits to the right of veto and ensure transparency in decision-
making, and that the UN must be at the forefront "of efforts not only
to maintain peace and national security but also of those who seek to
promote development around the world. "

Facing diplomatic representatives of 64 countries, Espinosa said that
this century should be the century when people reach the developing
world and their rights to self-determination within a framework of
justice and tolerance through democratic actions; challenge that
"Mexico is ready. "

Similarly, the diplomat said of the struggle that every country in
the world are against arms trafficking and drugs, a struggle against
organized crime that nations must confront organized states.

AZMEX SPECIAL 25-10-11

AZMEX SPECIAL 25 OCT 2011

Ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani: Juárez can apply Big Apple's
efforts
Giuliani says political will can turn tide in Juárez
By Alejandro Martinez-Cabrera \ EL PASO TIMES
Posted: 10/25/2011 12:00:00 AM MDT
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_19186823

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani addresses more than 2,000
people Monday at the Centro Cultural Paso del Norte in Juarez.
Giuliani was in Juarez to take part in Juarez Competitiva. (Special
to the Times)
›› Photo gallery: Giuliani at Juarez Competitiva
›› Previous: Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to discuss
violence at Juárez Competitiva
The first thing Juárez will need to do to make the city safe again is
have the political will to do it, said former mayor of New York
Rudolph Giuliani speaking Monday as part of the image-repairing event
Juárez Competitiva.
"Two thousand people are here," said Giuliani, addressing the mixed
audience of local politicians, students, activists and others
gathered at the Paso del Norte Cultural Center. "This is enough to
take a city back, if you want to do it. And I'm sure there are more
than 2,000 people who love Juárez who want it to exist not for the
drug dealers but for the good people of Juárez."
Giuliani was one of the keynote speakers invited to the two-week
event Juárez Competitiva, which is geared toward promoting the city's
industry and fixing its damaged international reputation.
During his speech, Giuliani highlighted his actions to curb crime in
New York City during his tenure and gave Juárez recommendations on
how to start on that path,
including reforming the justice and prison systems, purging law
enforcement authorities, and crippling criminals' bank accounts.
Giuliani painted a picture of New York City in the early 1990s that
sounded all too familiar to the residents of Juárez -- a city with
record crime and unemployment rates due to an ailing economy, and
citizens too afraid to leave their homes.
And just like Juárez, many believed New York had lost control of its
streets and was unsalvageable, Giuliani said.
However, Giuliani acknowledged that the issues in Juárez transcended
smaller categories of crime -- and even New York's organized crime
problems -- and were closer to criminal insurgency and terrorism.
"Your situation is a hybrid between what New York faced and what
Colombia faced," he said.
In the specific case of Juárez, Giuliani recommended a thorough
filtering of the police force to purge tainted personnel and reward
trustworthy officers with higher salaries and positions of more
responsibility.
Juárez municipal police Chief Julian Leyzaola has said eliminating
the bad apples within the force has been a priority during his
tenure, promising not to recruit any new officers until he is content
with the integrity

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani addresses more than 2,000
people Monday at the Centro Cultural Paso del Norte in Juarez.
Giuliani was in Juarez to take part in Juarez Competitiva. (Special
to the Times)
of his department.
Giuliani also suggested fixing the justice system, to increase
sentences and put the right people in jail; and the prison system, to
make sure criminals cannot continue running their operations from
behind bars.
In 2008, Chihuahua state reformed its penal code to modernize its
procedures and speed up some of its processes. However, the judicial
system still faces many challenges in practice. Critics have pointed
out that sentences are often still delivered based almost exclusively
on the testimony of witnesses rather than on objective evidence, and
many believe that scapegoats continue to fill the state's prisons.
Finally, Giuliani underscored the importance of strengthening
Mexico's forfeiture laws to damage the finances of criminals.
"Go after the money, not only after criminals," he said. "Sometimes
it's more effective than putting them in prison."
Many of Giuliani's suggestions were reminiscent of his advice to
Mexico City authorities in 2003, when his consulting firm Giuliani
Partners wrote a 146-point plan to confront crime in the country's
capital.
However, the plan has been criticized for not taking into account
cultural differences and on-the-ground realities.
One of those critics is William Bratton, who was New York City police
commissioner during part of Giuliani's tenure as mayor and who spoke
on Sunday with the El Paso Times. He said the situation in the Big
Apple had clear differences from the situation in Mexico's most
violent cities, such as the extent of corruption and an ineffective
judicial system.
During his speech, Giuliani said some of the principles of his
"broken window" theory -- which essentially predicates the importance
of tackling with full force even the pettiest of crimes -- could be
applied to Juárez.
As examples, Giuliani spoke of his administration's zero tolerance
approach to graffiti, which cleaned up the city and helped restore
the self-esteem of its citizens.
"This is why 'broken windows' is so important. We had buses and
trains with vandalism all over. They were traveling by the city like
advertisements for lawlessness. Every bus said 'we have people that
don't respect the rights of others, we don't respect ourselves,' " he
said. "Now when buses ride by the streets, people see a clean bus,
legitimate ads, and we have a city where people respect the rights of
others."
Giuliani said the same principle could be applied to prostitution,
drug dealing and other crimes.
But in Mexico, Bratton said, the "broken windows" approach ignored
basic economics in the country, where the livelihoods of many depend
on cleaning car windows or looking out for people's cars in parking
lots. Critics believe that filling jails with such petty offenders
had little effect on curbing crime in Mexico City.
Giuliani also spoke of the importance of effective information-
gathering to create customized strategies to tackle each aspect of
crime. He did so with CompStat, a computer program that helped him
capture and analyze crime trends and dedicate resources accordingly.
In the case of domestic violence, Giuliani said officers kept track
of repeated incidents, so even if a complainant called the police and
recanted when officers arrived, the suspect would be arrested if a
second incident was reported.
CompStat also helped keep priorities and hold authorities
accountable. Resources would be given in the areas that were needed
the most, but if crime trends would not reverse, commanders and staff
leaders would be changed, he said.
"We changed the thinking of the police department. Police used to
measure success by how many people they arrested. All we were
concerned about is how much they brought down crime. That's all my
citizens cared about," he said.
However, Bratton also questioned how effective an information-
gathering system like CompStat would be in Mexico, where only a
fraction of crimes are ever reported.
Building a portrait of crime in the city based on the few reports
collected could result in an inaccurate diagnosis, Bratton said.
Giuliani also spoke of the importance of consolidating police forces
to avoid competition between agencies and redundancies; social
programs to sustain gains against crime; and jobs creation.
Giuliani said his efforts helped dramatically bring down crime in
every category.
But just as important as reducing statistical crime, people had to
recover the sense of normalcy in their daily lives, he said.
"In order for people to accept the fact that you are reducing crime,
they have to see it in their own lives. They have to see that streets
that they felt were dangerous are now safe," he said. Ê
Alejandro Martinez-Cabrera may be reached at
a.martinez@elpasotimes.com; 546-6129.

AZMEX I3 25-10-11

AZMEX I3 25 OCT 2011

Juárez: Migrants' situation worsens with decrease in support services
by Lourdes Cardenas \ El Paso Times
Posted: 10/24/2011 12:00:00 AM MDT
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_19179826

CIUDAD JUAREZ -- The vulnerability of migrants has worsened in recent
years not only due to the drug-related violence throughout Mexico,
but also because of the conditions in which they are being deported
from the United States, analysts said in a conference on immigration
last week.
"Many come with nontreated health problems, poorly fed, without
belongings," said Rodolfo Rubio, a researcher at the Colegio de la
Frontera Norte. " They are even deported with the uniform of the
detention center. They have no family or social networks (in the
place where they are left), their situation is highly vulnerable."
The situation has deteriorated even more. Support services offered to
migrants in cities such as Juarez are declining. In fact, Juarez's
municipal office dedicated to provide services to migrants -- in
transit or repatriated -- closed its operations in July.
A spokesman for the Juarez municipal government confirmed that the
migrant services office (Oficina de Atención al Migrante) closed its
operations July 19. He cited budget issues as one of the reasons.
"The office used to support returnees with a bus ticket to travel to
their place of origin, as well as providing them food for the trip,"
said Luis Cano, city spokesman. "Migrants continue to receive support
from state government through the office of the National Employment
System, plus the federal government by the National Institute of
Migration."
The decline began in 2009 when former mayor José Reyes
Ferriz asked the U.S. immigration authorities to repatriate them to
other places, arguing that many of the deportees were criminals that
could be easily recruited by organized crime. At the time, between 60
and 65 percent of the deportees to Juarez would come from immigration
detention centers in the United States.
Reyes' decision created a crisis to the institutions that provided
services because of the lack of migrants to be served, Rubio said.
In 2008, only 1.2 percent of migrants going
to the United States passed through Juarez, a percentage that
continues today.
The same decline occurred with deportations. In 2004, 12.8 percent of
those deported by all border-crossing points were sent to Juarez.
Four years later, in 2008, the percentage stood at 9.8 percent.
Today, there are no deportations to Juarez from U.S. detention
centers. The bulk of the deportations (36.3 percent) now go through
Tucson-Nogales.
The changes have made things difficult for those organizations that
help migrants.
Take for instance, the "Casa del Migrante" of the Catholic Diocese of
Juarez. It receives between 20 and 30 people daily, a figure that
includes transit migrants and deported. The house can accommodate up
to 300 people.
"Due to the increase of violence it was decided to deport people to
other borders, but still, so far this year we have had a considerable
number of migrants," said Blanca Rivera, in charge of the Casa del
Migrante.
The organization receives funds from the Catholic Dioceses as well as
donations from other institutions.
Regarding the possibility of going back to the previous trends in
which migrants crossed through big cities such as Tijuana and Juárez,
Rubio said it would depend more on the U.S. surveillance measures.
"The migrants, the smugglers and the coyotes are in constant search
of the places where the possibility of being apprehended is less, not
where the possibility of risk is higher or lower," he said. "It seems
then that the crossing point choice has more to do with the idea of
getting to the place rather than with security conditions."
Lourdes Cardenas may be reached at lcardenas@elpasotimes.com; 546-6249

Note: an older post but still interesting
http://www.hstoday.us/media-library/podcasts-audio-interviews/single-
article/is-there-an-acceptable-level-of-illegal-migration-coming-into-
the-united-states/c7370ef20ea571783543610ae4e42ea6.html

AZMEX EXTRA 24-10-11

AZMEX EXTRA 24 OCT 2011

Note: For all the non-gunnys out there. Since 1968, not one firearm
made in or imported into the U.S. does not have the identifying
information stamped or engraved on it, as have most centerfire arms
for well over one hundred years. Before 1968, it was mostly what we
called "barn guns", cheap but functional single shot rifles and shot
guns, and .22 rimfire rifles that were not given serial numbers, but
even those did have make, model and caliber/gauge.
BTW the trace count has gone down from 90% to now 70%. Have to
wonder how many courtesy of fast & furious? Not to mention
"leakage" from various governments. Like the thousands of grenades.

posted: 10/24/2011 14:33 By: Agencies
USA will seek to mark 25,000 firearms in the hemisphere

The program, funded by the U.S., includes a permanent marking
identifying firearms with unique and identifiable information such as
serial number, manufacturer or importer, model and size.
WASHINGTON (AP)
http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Internacional/
24102011/549972.aspx

Obama administration seeks to mark at least 25,000 firearms in the
hemisphere, as part of a regional program to combat illegal arms
trafficking, today announced the Department of State.

So far 16 countries-Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, El
Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Uruguay, Paraguay, Saint
Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and
Trinidad and Tobago, have signed coordinated cooperation agreement by
Organization of American States (OAS).

The program, funded by the U.S., includes a permanent marking
identifying firearms with unique and identifiable information such as
serial number, manufacturer or importer, model and size.

Trademarks help the police to trace guns when they appear at crime
scenes.
''The marking of weapons is a very effective tool to combat arms
trafficking in the hemisphere,''said dependency.

''The gun registration program seeks to strengthen the national
capacity of participating governments. United States, which have
separate program tracking weapons to Mexico, expects up to 30
countries in the region to join the initiative.

A legislative report prepared in June found that up to 70 percent of
guns found at crime scenes in Mexico and sent for tracing, came from
U.S. gun shops.

Note: Have to wonder if a NGO with lots of cash and familiarity with
flight routes to W. Africa might be able to pick up some of these?
No, never happen.

Libya Arms Threaten to Infiltrate Africa Conflicts
By TIM WITCHER, Agence France-Presse
Published: 21 Oct 2011 12:37

U.N.ITED NATIONS - Moammar Gadhafi's arms stockpiles could remain a
threat long after his death, as some are feared to have been sent to
Darfur rebels, al-Qaida in North Africa and other militants further
afield.

There is "very serious concern" that weapons, ranging from shoulder-
fired missiles to machine guns and ammunition, may have crossed
Libya's borders into neighboring countries, U.N. envoy to Libya Ian
Martin said.

Assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns were all
taken from Gadhafi armories and supply depots by the rebels who
ousted him. Much has already passed across Libya's porous borders,
diplomats and experts say.

One western intelligence report has spoken of truckloads of guns
passing through Sudan's war-stricken Darfur region en route to groups
in the restive South Kordofan and Blue Nile states.
"We cannot exclude the possibility that some weapons have crossed
into Darfur from Libya," Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman, Sudan's U.N.
envoy, told AFP.

Other African states have expressed similar concerns.
"What is sure is that the arms have gone into Chad, Mali and Niger,"
Mauritania's Foreign Minister Hamadi Ould Hamadi told AFP at the U.N.
headquarters in New York.

Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou held talks with the Libyan
National Transitional Council (NTC) leaders about the arms on the
sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly last month.

Issoufou said the weapons are "spread across the Sahel-Sahara region
and could fall into the hands of terrorists."

Gadhafi's son Saadi, three generals and a former security services
chief are among 32 associates of the slain dictator who have taken
refuge in Niger.

Military chiefs and diplomats from Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco,
Tunisia and European nations France, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain
held their own recent meeting on the arms, a diplomatic source told AFP.

The talks focused on how al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) could
get the Libya arms. European governments are worried that the machine
guns and missiles could be used on their own territory.

The weapons, particularly shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles
capable of bringing down aircraft, are a key concern of the U.N.
mission in Libya.
"We are doing our best to facilitate the securing of chemical weapons
stocks, of nuclear material, of MANPADs and of other ammunition,"
Martin said, using the military term for the missiles.
"Although the chemical weapons and nuclear material appear to be
secure, there is very serious concern that a lot of other weaponry
has gone missing and may have already crossed borders. So we are
trying to assist efforts to address that within Libya," the U.N.
envoy added.

Britain has expressed concern about reports of weapons entering
Sudan, and the United States is working with Libya's interim leaders
to secure the stockpiles.
"Since the beginning of the crisis, we have been actively engaged
with our allies and partners to support Libya's effort to secure all
conventional weapons stockpiles including recovery, control and
disposal of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles," White House
spokesman Jay Carney said recently.

U.S. contractor specialists are working with the new Libyan
leadership to secure weapons stockpiles, he added.

But there are estimates that Gadhafi's forces had up to 20,000 MANPAD
missiles.
"The fallout from these stockpiles could last for years in Africa,"
said one African diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity while
attending disarmament talks at the United Nations.

"There are far fewer arms in Somalia, but the Islamists are already
supplying groups in Yemen, Ethiopia and countries in the region. All
around Libya there are groups who will take advantage of Gadhafi's
downfall."

AZMEX UPDATE 24-10-11

AZMEX UPDATE 24 OCT 2011

Note: the stuff continuing to come up through the res, Lower Sonoran
and SDNM
Numbers should have been higher but we are told there were quite a
few "get aways"

Multi-agency operation nets 63 arrests, 4,000 pounds of marijuana
Posted: Oct 24, 2011 4:05 PM MST
Updated: Oct 24, 2011 4:05 PM MST
By John Ames - bio | email
http://www.kold.com/story/15864437/multi-agency-operation-nets-63-
arrests-4000-pounds-of-marijuana

1,250 pounds of marijuana were discovered in this vehicle. (Pinal
County Sheriff's Office)
(Pinal County Sheriff's Office)

TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) -
A multi-agency operation led by the Bureau of Land Management this
month resulted in the arrest of 63 illegal immigrants and the seizure
of over 4,000 pounds of marijuana and 11 vehicles, according to a
news release from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The so-called Vekol Valley Operation, which lasted from Oct. 9 to
Oct. 22, is part of BLM's Operation Reclaim Our Arizona Monuments
(ROAM) and involved federal and local law enforcement agencies across
Arizona.

The operation utilized Border Patrol detection equipment as well as
air assets from the Customs and Border Protection Office of Air &
Marine.
According to the release, almost 6,000 pounds of trash were removed
during the operation.

Note: the following FBI report expands on this area and the AZMEX
border quite a bit.
http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/2011-national-gang-
threat-assessment

AZMEX FBI Gang assessment

Note:  many of the things reported in the AZMEX series over the last few years. 

Thanks to Robert for passing it on to us.

thx

http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/2011-national-gang-threat-assessment  

AZMEX POLICY 23-10-11

AZMEX POLICY 23 OCT 2011

El Chapo, drives politics for Obama and Calderon
PATRICIA DAVILA RICARDO RAVEL and
OCTOBER 22, 2011 · 8 Comments
FEATURED
http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=285580

Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, leader of the Sinaloa cartel.
Photo: Benjamin Flores

Internal political pressures currently experienced by Presidents
Felipe Calderón and Barack Obama have led their governments to design
a strategy to capture El Chapo Guzman or negotiate with him a
capture. According to intelligence sources and a couple of reputable
experts interviewed by Proceso, the prompt arrest of the leader of
the Sinaloa cartel has become a media-political delicacy palatable
for the two leaders, whose countries will have elections next year.

A series of events, reports and analysis of intelligence experts
agree that the governments of both Mexico and the United States have
priority in their plans the arrest of Joaquin Guzman Loera, El Chapo
de Sinaloa cartel boss, as the presidents of both countries that
crave media-political delicacy that would have electoral dividends in
2012.

The capture of drug lord, one of the most powerful in the world,
became a subject of "election emergency" for Presidents Felipe
Calderón and Barack Obama, who is seeking re-election, while Calderon
wants to keep his party in power says researcher at the Autonomous
Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) and UN consultant Edgardo
Buscaglia.

Both presidents, according to Buscaglia, tainted with strong
suspicion of providing protection to the Chapo Guzman and the
"operational arms of Sinaloa."

- Why are there so many political pressures on the two presidents on
the figure of this drug dealer? -Asked the professor also at Stanford
University.

-Obama faces pressure from Republicans. While the problem in America
is economic, the figure of El Chapo disturbed Obama because his
government is strongly suspected of supporting him. It weighs much in
the case of Fast and Furious and the weapons came into the hands of
Guzman Loera, also brings much questioning in the United States that
Mexican drug lords are not disturbed. (Excerpt from main report is
published this week in the 1825 edition of the magazine Proceso,
already circulción)

Arresting the 'Chapo' political urgency for Mexico and the United States
Agencies | October 23, 2011 | 6:44 pm
http://eldiariodechihuahua.mx/notas.php?
f=2011/10/23&id=9407c6c2a1278fadee5027e637a542af

Mexico City .- A series of events, reports and analysis of
intelligence experts agree that the governments of both Mexico and
the United States has among its priority plans apprehension of
Joaquin Guzman Loera, 'El Chapo', head of the Sinaloa cartel because
the presidents of both countries crave this dish would have media-
political electoral dividends in 2012.
The capture of drug lord, one of the most powerful in the world,
became a subject of "election emergency" for Presidents Felipe
Calderón and Barack Obama, who is seeking re-election, while Calderon
wants to keep his party in power says researcher at the Autonomous
Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) and UN consultant Edgardo
Buscaglia.
Both presidents, according to Buscaglia, are tainted with strong
suspicion of providing protection to the "Chapo" Guzman and the
"operational arms of the Sinaloa Cartel."
"This scenario makes it possible that Obama is engaged in the capture
of Guzman Loera by any means: either by direct capture or through a
negotiated surrender, which is not ruled out. U.S. always plays two
cards and did so with the head of al-Qaida, Osama Bin Laden, so that
Obama's re-election gets a lot of pressure and almost forces you to
take action against Sinaloa, as international pressure and is strong
and will be worse as the months go by and presidential elections
approach in Mexico and the United States. "
According to the study of the phenomenon of organized crime, when
they get political times as sensitive as those faced by Obama and
Calderon, "El Chapo" goes from a matter of national security and
becomes a campaign issue. "For Obama 'El Chapo' is another Osama Bin
Laden not in the sense of psychological disturbance but by the need
to ensure re-election and to exhibit self-cleaning in his government,
which has been questioned the Republicans."
And this emergency, he explains, it is possible that the U.S.
government seek Guzman negotiating his surrender and not touch his
assets and protect his life and your family.

Variants with the same objective
Proficient in most of Latin America and a presence in 48 countries,
the Sinaloa cartel is the most buoyant criminal organization on the
continent and its consolidation was achieved in 10 years, the same
time that the PAN came into power. According to Buscaglia, currently
the U.S. government considers "El Chapo" Guzman a dangerous offender
for the world as it was Osama Bin Laden and that explains why
Washington offered $ 5 million on his head.
Based on the information Buscaglia says she and other U.S. sources
consulted, the researcher insists that the U.S. government started
off its strategy to locate "El Chapo" Guzman, purpose for which, he
says, already employed dozens of agents working for the CIA, the
Pentagon and the DEA.
The team would be working with a plan that, according to the
consultant of the UN, is typical of American justice: not hit the
financial structure of the Sinaloa cartel, offer to "El Chapo"
guarantees to safeguard their capital. Buscaglia says it is striking
that the Calderon government fights the criminal groups that hinder
the Sinaloa cartel in its expansion plans.
The alleged plan of Washington agrees with the report issued earlier
this year, the U.S. consultancy Stratfor, this ensures that the
governments of Mexico and the United States pursue the consolidation
of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico. Buscaglia added: "The Sinaloa cartel
is more than" El Chapo " more than" El Mayo "" Zambada and that "El
Azul" Esparragoza. Guzman Loera's fall means nothing to the criminal
group, but it would be much for the government of Felipe Calderon
ahead of the 2012 presidential election. The president is desperate
because the country was torn between deaths and shootings.

"Supporting the strategy of Obama, Calderon looking for some
political oxygen for his party in 2012 and it is clear that no other
strategy in the short term rather than follow the path of Vladimir
Putin, who as Russian president sat down to negotiate with the
criminals and fathered a mafia state. "

- What benefits Mexico follow the strategy of Russia?
To consolidate to a single cartel, in this case of Sinaloa, according
to Calderon's advisers, is to lower the levels of violence. Surely
they do, but it would be bread today and hunger tomorrow also because
Mexico would be consolidated as a mafia state where the interests of
a single cartel are kept safe. Meanwhile, the fact that Americans
operate with government support and are infiltrated Mexican
intelligence sites, businesses and groups of elite Army and Federal
Police, while others are scattered in Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon,
Chiapas, Sonora and Mexico City, where it moves the leader of the
Sinaloa cartel.
The political factor

In turn, in an interview with reporter Patricia Davila, member of the
Centre for Research on North America UNAM Raul Benitez agrees that an
in interests of the election the eventual capture of "El Chapo" Guzman.
- Was privileged "El Chapo"?
-That being said, I am not aware ... What if he is captured in
January or February, according to a political timetable! He says he
is evicted, and is giving many of his powers to "El Mayo" Zambada:
"El Chapo" knows he is surrounded by the intelligence services of
U.S. drones that are flying around the mountains of Durango,
Chihuahua and Sinaloa, knows he can not leave the Golden Triangle.
The latest information was leaked to the press was six months ago
when he was in Veracruz two days.
Explains the implications of a possible arrest of Sinaloa drug boss:
"There is even talk that according to a political-electoral calendar
could capture or kill him in January or February 2012. It seems that
if there is a media coup of this nature could change the image of the
war against the cartels and the government will appear to winning it. "

"In this way benefit any official candidate in the contest of 2012.
Keep the President does not gravitate to 100% capture, but it is a
factor to win. Capture "El Chapo" is not a joke, it's very difficult,
is said to have a fortified defense system aircraft missiles, that if
you surround him with the military helicopters and they goes down and
the Air Force does not dare to that. "

- What would need to capture him if the Air Force does not dare?
-Would have to implement a strategy of combined forces or
something ... I heard four or five plans. As he is tucked into the
mountains, to a U.S. command can come in and out, but without being
seen Mexicans.
"If the ground work has to be the army that enters, but the transfer
of" El Chapo "from one village to another must be a joint operation
of forces of sea, land and air. It is also said that there are six
blocks search for "Shorty" as he had with Pablo Escobar in Colombia:
one is headed by the Navy, two Army and two Federal Police. This is
what is says.
"In a note published in January 2010 by The Economist states that the
Sinaloa cartel chief takes refuge in a mountain area about 60,00
square kilometers ( 24,000 sq. miles ) and to capture him would take
about 100,000 soldiers."

Facts and confirmatory evidence
Process with several sources confirmed that a key to the Mexican-
American objective in relation to "El Chapo" is Anthony Wayne,
Ambassador to Mexico and given to the negotiations, a feature that
showed the hardest conflicts tried passing through Afghanistan .
Moreover, the supposed protection from the U.S. to the Sinaloa cartel
and its main operators is not new signals. Just in May this year,
Vicente Zambada Niebla, "E" The Vicentillo "" son of Ismael "El Mayo"
Zambada-Guzman Loera's main ally in the country, revealed that in
1998 initiated a plan to negotiate with the DEA to provide protection
to the Sinaloa cartel in return to provide information on Mexican
criminal organizations.
Zambada Niebla was arrested in Mexico City and rooted for money
laundering and drug trafficking. He was then extradited to the U.S.
government's request. In May this year, in a statement before a
federal court in Illinois, said the DEA has sealed a "pact of
immunity" in the Sinaloa cartel.
In his testimony "E" The Vicentillo "" exposed the link between the
DEA and Immigration and Customs Enforcement United States was the
drug dealer Humberto Loya, who said Zambada Niebla was an advisor and
confidant "El Mayo" and "El Chapo".
"Zambada Niebla was part of the arrangement between the United States
government through its officers from the DEA, and the Sinaloa cartel
through Loya. The defendant provided information that Loya
transmitted to the government (United States) ", sits in one of the
documents filed in federal court to defend Zambada Niebla.
A "The Vicentillo" is accused in U.S. of conspiracy and drug
trafficking. Working for the Sinaloa cartel, an organization of which
his father is a partner. The PGR found that group operating at the
airport in Mexico City with the protection of federal agents,
officials and agents of SIEDO and Interpol.
Based on the so-called "immunity agreement" Zambada Niebla says in
another of his testimony that the U.S. government can not and should
judge to release him because it covers such a pact "with the valuable
information," he offered.
While the DEA began to protect the Sinaloa cartel from 2004-as
Zambada Niebla, in Mexico began to beat the rivals of the Sinaloa
organization.
Vicente Fox launched the fight against drug trafficking with the
"Safe Mexico," which dealt heavy blows at the Tijuana cartel and the
Gulf, but 50 days after the man from Guanajuato took over the
Presidency, "El Chapo" Guzman escaped the prison in Puente Grande,
Jalisco. And during the six years of Fox, the Sinaloa cartel spread
its tentacles throughout much of the country.
When starting the presidency of Calderon, "El Chapo" Guzman extended
its network to Central and South America, and there are examples of
impunity that has the Sinaloa drug lord and his family: In May this
year, during raids in a residential area of ​​Culiacan , Sinaloa,
many of them designated as shelters for "Shorty" - was arrested
Griselda Lopez Perez, former wife of Guzman Loera and who gave her
name Karla Perez Rojo. But hours later she was released.

Since 2009 Guzman Loera began to be seen as the great leader of the
Sinaloa cartel ready to dominate drug trafficking in Latin America.
That year, Bruce Bagley, chairman of International Studies at the
University of Miami, spoke well of him, "El Chapo" is clearly a
psychopath willing to engage in high levels of violence, but it is
also very adept at managing these turbulent waters. "
Earlier this year, the U.S. consultancy Stratfor Global Intelligence
put "El Chapo" Guzman as "the lord and master" of drug trafficking in
Latin America, and a study on the growth of the Sinaloa Cartel
Sinaloa drug lord stated that strengthen his organization criminal in
2011.

"In the course of 2011 we are seeing signs that 'The Sinaloa
Federation' and his new friends could become the dominant institution
of organized crime in Mexico," says Stratfor. "'New Federation',
headed by the Sinaloa cartel, is a partnership between criminal
groups whose common enemy to Los Zetas, but each of its members
continue to operate their routes."
Stratfor also established thatthe Juarez cartel led by Vicente
Carrillo Fuentes, was "accusing the organization of Joaquin Guzman
Loera of receiving favors from government."
He adds: "'The Sinaloa Federation' has extended and increased its
influence in Tijuana to some parts of Rio Grande in Texas, and has
greater resources at their disposal, making it more capable in the
cartel of criminal organizations Mexico and the most suitable to lead
an alliance that can consolidate power in volatile regions and make
them stable. "
It's not all: In March this year, a cable released by WikiLeaks
revealed that in 2009 the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez sent
Washington a detailed report on drug-related violence, according to
which there is the view that the Mexican Army "is comfortable "with
letting the Sinaloa cartel and Juarez to weaken each other.
The cable was sent on January 23, 2009 by then-consul Raymond McGrath
and is listed as "sensitive."
The interview with the Times'

The theme of "Shorty" and the need to capture him were approached by
Felipe Calderon in an interview summary version of which was
published by The New York Times on Sunday October 16, the full
transcript in Spanish released a day later in your site the Internet.

Calderon said the head of the Sinaloa cartel lives on U.S. soil. When
asked how Guzman's wife (Emma Coronel, whom she bore twins August 15
Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, California) was able to travel
to the United States without being persecuted and return to Mexico,
Calderon said:

"That would have to ask the U.S. Customs authorities. Because customs
post they have to cross to go to Los Angeles is the United States,
not Mexico. And if "El Chapo" was in Los Angeles I would ask the
Americans, why do not they grab him. (...) If the lady had given
birth at Hospital Angeles ... because anything else would. "

In the interview, Calderon said categorically that "El Chapo" Guzman
is not in Mexico. He added: "Here it is amazing that he or his wife
are so quiet in the U.S., which leads me to wonder how many families
or how Mexican drug lords will be quieter on the north side of the
border on the south side? What makes "El Chapo" Guzman to have his
family in America? ".

Then acknowledged that "El Chapo" Guzman as Heriberto Lazcano, head
of "Los Zetas", among others, "are people who are well protected and
people who have very complex network of protection. In the case of
"El Chapo" we suspect has a catchment area which is the Sierra Madre
Occidental in the states of Chihuahua, Durango and Sinaloa that
allows great mobility and any operation we do to capture him, he can
to detect tens of kilometers away, hours away. "
- You want it dead or alive? Asked The New York Times, Calderon said:
"I would not wish death to anyone ...."

Note: Those familiar with the area will enjoy the following

Posted October 23, 2011, 1:10 a.m.
Looking in Coahuila and Durango to the 'Chapo'

Could be hidden somewhere in the Sierra de Torreón
AGENCIES
Torreon, Coahuila - New Day
http://www.nuevodia.com.mx/nacional/buscan-en-coahuila-y-durango-al-
'chapo' /

About 200 military and a yet unspecified number of federal police
yesterday began searching for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who could be
hiding somewhere in the mountains between Coahuila and Durango.
This is part of Operation Safe Laguna, which officially began
yesterday and is also aimed at ending the violence, extortion,
murder, robberies and kidnappings, as well as doing the purification
of police forces in the region.
A week ago the Attorney General's Office, Marisela Morales, said that
"El Chapo" Guzman would be recaptured soon. "These are jobs that once
intelligence will bear much fruit," said the official, reinforcing
the theory that the man most wanted by the Government of Mexico may
have already been located.
Marco Antonio Gonzalez Barreda Yesterday, commander of Military
Region XI, reported that the safety device included in initial form
the main cities of the Laguna region of Coahuila and Durango, in the
municipalities of Torreon, Coahuila, Gomez Palacio and Lerdo, Durango.
Without going into details, the military said the deployment of
security forces will be on the main roads and settlements, mainly in
29 areas that are considered highly conflicted.
Police sources said the number of soldiers who arrived from the
region on Friday was around 200 for a first stage, and an unspecified
number of heavily armed federal police.
The work of these forces will be to conduct intelligence activities,
and monitoring to bring down the bass and high levels of violence
that has plagued society Laguna in recent months.
Gonzalez Barreda urged the military to deploy forces during that
stand out for their behavior and called them from falling into the
bribery of organized crime.
"It is well known to us the intent of the crime to attract to their
nefarious and illegal purposes by all kinds of gifts ... only the
duty and commitment to ourselves, our families and, above all, our
army will always be the shield to reject such vile and miserable
offerings. Let us always be loyal and professional soldiers, "said
the commander.