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M3 Report: Los Zetas May Attempt to Overthrow Mexican Government in 2012

by on Jul. 29, 2011, under border issues, politics

M3 Report from the National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers:

Los Zetas May Attempt to Overthrow Mexican Government in 2012; Border Agents Could Lose Thousands in Salary

 

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:48 PM PDT

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS
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The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) extracts and condenses the material that follows from Mexican, Central and South American and U.S. on-line media sources on a daily basis. You are free to disseminate this information, but we request that you do so in its entirety and credit NAFBPO as being the provider.

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There may be graphic photographs that accompany some articles in the body of this report. It is not our intention to sensationalize. We include these photos in order to give to you, the American public, a clearer understanding of the seriousness of the situation in Mexico and Central America.

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EL ORO, DURANGO, MEXICO

Mexican military discovered 60 tons of processed marijuana. The site was back in nearly inaccessible mountains, with the drip irrigation water sucked from the Lazaro Cardenas dam. The fields also contained plants about 5 months old. The 60 tons of processed pot were bagged and stored in a very rustic lab.-Notimex

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Blog Del Narco (http://www.blogdelnarco.com/)

**Asterisk denotes death involving a police officer or a member of the military serving in that capacity.

CHIHUAHUA, CHIHUAHUA*

Rosa Ivonne Ortiz, a police woman, was in the bathroom of her home when two gunmen suddenly entered her home. A wife of 26 years, she was found executed in the bathroom. Federal police captured the likely assassins, including an AR 15 rifle.


ACAPULCO, GUERRERO

The heads of two men were hung from the Bicentennial Bridge located on a very busy avenue, but one later fell to the pavement. Their dismembered bodies were left in the middle of the bridge, where hundreds of people saw the scene. Narco messages were left with the remains.


EL CARMEN, NUEVO LEÓN

The Mexican military engaged in an intense battle with gunmen, resulting in a panic among residents who described the shooting and grenades to be like a war zone. There were two bad guys killed, some property damage to homes, businesses and vehicles, and an armored truck of the gunmen destroyed by fire. Some residents received wounds as well as seven soldiers.


SAN MIGUEL DEL MONTE, MICHOACAN

Twenty one state police officers at a rodeo were surprised by hooded gunmen with AK-47’s. One by one, each was disarmed. The police later said they feared resisting as the gunmen appeared to be agitated. Stolen were 21-.38 Special handguns and 6 Uzi-type rifles.

MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN

Three men went to buy beer, and were surprised by gunmen who opened fire. One man was killed outright and the other two were gravely wounded.


NOVOLATO, SINALOA

The village of Otameto was having a community feast and fiesta, when several unknown men joined them. As they integrated themselves into the dancing they began pulling guns and shooting those they didn’t like. Everyone ran for cover, and only one 16 year old girl. As they left, they kidnapped a 19 year old boy. His body was found hours later along the highway outside of town, showing signs of torture and then being shot.

MORELIA, MICHOACAN

Bulmaro Muñoz Salinas, aka The Men, was head of the Knights Templar for Morelia. He was wanted in connection with the bombing of a public security boss, kidnapping of a state police officer, and the kidnapping and killing of 21 people in June of this year.


XALAPA, VERACRUZ

Two men were executed while riding in a vehicle yesterday, and the driver was wounded. people used Facebook and Twitter to alert each other to the danger.


CUERNAVACA, MORELOS

Several black plastic bags containing the butchered remains of a man were dumped along the highway to Acapulco. Four narco messages were also left. The man was later identified as a 42 year old mechanic.

CELAYA, GUANAJUATO

A 15 year old boy was kidnapped, missing for 6 days, and then his dismembered-disembowelled body was dumped in the street near his home, wrapped in a sheet and a blanket. Three narco messages were left with it, all signed by the LFM cartel.

SABINAS HIDALGO, NUEVO LEÓN

A group of gunmen opened fire on the military, which led to intense fighting, including numerous grenades thrown by the bad guys. As a result, 5 gunmen were killed, with one of them a female. There were no other injuries.


BOCA DEL RIO, VERACRUZ

Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz, a reporter on police matters for the Diario Notiver, was kidnapped and her body dumped behind the offices of another paper 48 hours later. Reporters are frequent targets of the cartels if they have the courage to report on them.


NUEVO LEÓN

On Monday, a total of 18 persons were killed in the state of NL. This number includes the 5 gunmen mentioned above. The day began in the morning with the body of a burned woman, along with three others killed elsewhere, and ended with two executions at 11 pm.


TORREON, COAHUILA

Sunday afternoon assassins attacked the director of the Municipal Police of Torreon. His bodyguards repelled the attack, killing two gunmen, and leaving two of the bodyguards wounded.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA

During a riot at the prison here, in which 17 died, the municipal police chief was enroute with a caravan of his officers when the caravan was attacked by federal police. There have been other similar incidents including the mayor’s bodyguards being challenged by federal police. It is reported the chief will be filing a criminal complaint against the federal police. (The chief is in the center of photo below.)


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Former DEA and CIA Operatives: Los Zetas May Attempt to Overthrow Mexican Government in 2012

http://www.salem-news.com/articles/july202011/los-zetas-ca.php

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12 abducted immigrants rescued in Reynosa

One of the aliens is from Iran.

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/rescued-53151-reynosa-abducted.html

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Unraveling Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel-Four Part Story

Part 4 due out on Wednesday

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/cartel/la-me-cartel-20110724,0,6282239.story

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Officials: 20 girls rescued, more than 1,000 people detained in Juárez human trafficking sweep  (Other reports are saying it was only 400.)

http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_18544746

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Mexican Scholar Says the State Offers Poor Juveniles Two Options: Drug Trafficking or Emigrate

http://www.mexidata.info/id3084.html

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Seized narco assets stolen, lost in Colombia

http://tinyurl.com/42htarw

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Chilean volcano hurts Argentine economy

http://tinyurl.com/3pv2exe

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Knights Templar: In Mexico, like Norway, criminals look to past for legitimacy

http://tinyurl.com/3dchvol

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Santa Muerte mystique: Folk saint appeals to the forgotten and to the
underworld

http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_18536732

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Juarez lawman brings confidence, and a troubled past

http://tinyurl.com/3nfoqff

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Mexico Widens Police Corruption Probe

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904233404576458312223960484.html

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As Mexico boasts security gains, analysts say expect more violence

http://tinyurl.com/3kgp4s5

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Colombia, Mexico to Sign Extradition Treaty

http://tinyurl.com/3zmz7t4

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Mexico Navy Sees Golden Reputation Tarnished

http://tinyurl.com/3fh73ae

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Mexican gov’t says 400, not 1,030, arrested during operation against
human trafficking in Ciudad Juarez

http://tinyurl.com/4xnddwg
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Domestic News – United States

Border Agent Robert Rosas, Killed In Action 7/23/09, Campo, CA -

Memorial Temecula, CA 7/23/11

http://tinyurl.com/3sdf7xn

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U.S. Border Patrol Agent (Rosas) Killed for His Night-Vision Equipment, Suspect Says

http://tinyurl.com/3o2a4ec

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Feds Silent on How Convicted Felons Bought Guns in ‘Operation Fast and Furious’

http://tinyurl.com/44ns4h9

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Fast and Furious: (U.S.) Embassy kept in dark as guns flooded Mexico

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-fast-furious-20110725,0,7881661.story

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Holder Lied, Agents Died

http://tinyurl.com/3nw4dag

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Agents could lose thousands in salary

CBP proposal may spur exodus

http://tinyurl.com/3fratbq

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New Push on Global Crime Launched

http://www.officer.com/news/10307560/new-push-on-global-crime-launched

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ALABAMA

Identity Theft Tied To Illegal Immigration

http://tinyurl.com/4x5y2k5

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TENNESSEE

Illegal Immigrant Hits Sheriff’s Deputy

http://tinyurl.com/3wan9k4

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Mexican drug cartels, gangs bringing violence to Nevada, U.S.

http://tinyurl.com/3self9v

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CALIFORNIA

23 arrested in cross-border drug trafficking ring investigation

http://tinyurl.com/3lhrdzm

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Fla. man sentenced to prison for human smuggling

http://tinyurl.com/3tbabpw

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Gangland – Los Zetas (Part 1/4)-Excellent report on Zetas in the US

Each part will end with link to next one.  Very informative.

http://youtu.be/Y5Hts_hGE3Y

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TEXAS

Intoxicated Illegal Who Killed Houston Cop Had Six Warrants

http://tinyurl.com/3npdt2q

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ARIZONA

4,700 pounds of pot seized by Border Patrol

http://tinyurl.com/3elgpes

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Boat possibly used for smuggling found in OB

(OB is Ocean Beach, a part of San Diego)

http://tinyurl.com/3n4aeu5

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Dilemma for farmers

http://enidnews.com/localnews/x967742140/Dilemma-for-farmers

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VIRGINIA

Arlington Police seek bilingual volunteers for ride-a-long program

http://tinyurl.com/3e524k9

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OHIO

Man Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In The Car

http://mentor.patch.com/articles/man-accused-of-driving-drunk-with-child-in-the-car

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Arlington Police seek bilingual volunteers for ride-a-long program

http://tinyurl.com/3e524k9

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Manhole Mystery Solved in Downtown El Paso

http://www.ktsm.com/news/manhole-mystery-solved-in-downtown-el-paso

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CALIFORNIA

Debate continues on fatal border shooting after rock assault

http://tinyurl.com/3gdlecm

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TEXAS

Border Patrol reports more than 20 weekend rescues

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7669122.html

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California Dream Act Part A Signed Into Law Today By Governor

http://tinyurl.com/3gfbvvq

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And another M3 Report:

Mexico’s Top Prosecutor Charges Aides with Corruption; Illegal Alien Cop Killer has Extensive Rap Sheet

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 06:53 PM PDT

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS
 Visit our website:http://www.nafbpo.org
Foreign News Report

The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) extracts and condenses the material that follows from Mexican, Central and South American and U.S. on-line media sources on a daily basis. You are free to disseminate this information, but we request that you do so in its entirety and credit NAFBPO as being the provider.

To subscribe, click here

 *************************************************
Please click here to read NAFBPO’s
PROPOSAL FOR COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT AND REFORM

*************************************************

The M3 Report seeks to provide information which it’s readers finds useful and interesting. With that in mind, please consider leaving Comments at the end of each post. Readers can also e-mail us at:

CAUTION

There may be graphic photographs that accompany some articles in the body of this report.  It is not our intention to sensationalize.  We include these photos in order to give to you, the American public, a clearer understanding of the seriousness of the situation in Mexico and Central America.

CANCUN, MEXICO
Notimex reports that Mexican Marines and Federal Police have captured 15 Zetas, eleven men and 4 women, including the number two boss in Cancun. They also seized three long and two short guns, 107 thousand rounds of ammunition of different calibers, magazines, two vehicles, communications equipment and a computer, cocaine, 214 thousand pesos (US $18396.42) in cash and 15, 900 more in gas vouchers.

Blog Del Narco (http://www.blogdelnarco.com/)

**Asterisk denotes death involving a police officer or a member of the military serving in that capacity.  

 
PUERTO VALLARTA, JALISCO

A man passing by reported an abandoned car, and on investigation, police officers attached to the state Attorney General found a clandestine narco grave with the bodies of two men. It was later determined by the forensic’s staff that they had been executed by being cut up while alive. Neither man has been identified, although one has a family surname tattooed on him, and the name ‘Liliana’.

SONORA
Ernesto CornejoValenzuela, former Mayor and a regional leader of the PAN political party, accompanied by the secretary of Rural Producers, were attacked by gunmen while driving. The PAN leader was killed, and the woman with him escaped unharmed.

TEÚL DE GONZALEZ ORTEGA, ZACATECAS

The Mexican military received a complaint of a false checkpoint, and on investigation, it came under fire. Net result: six bad guys dead, and eight rifles, magazines, cartridges, a grenade, radio equipment, tactical equipment, four vehicles, among other things seized.

SANTA MONICA JUAREZ, NUEVO LEÓN

The Mexican military observed a vehicle with men using radios, and ordered them to stop. On inspecting the vehicle, they found two men in the trunk, one already dead and the other died shortly after discovery. The men admitted they were enroute to dump the bodies.


MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN

Narco banners appeared in the city directed to the top two leaders of the Zetas, specifically El Lazca and El Z-40. The banners referred to their sexual preferences and criticized them for killing innocent people, especially women and children.


CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA

Shortly after 2 pm Friday, two municipal police officers came under fire and returned fire. Both officers were wounded but not killed. No information has been publicly released by the agency.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA

At about 230 pm Friday, an attack on four young men in a vehicle killed three and wounded the fourth. The attack happened near the US Consulate (see item below for more).

GOMEZ PALACIO, DURANGO

Gunmen attacked municipal officers on patrol near an industrial park, using assault weapons including numerous grenades. The officers were unharmed and the only damage was to the two patrol vehicles.

EL MELON, SINALOA

An hour long gunfight between the military and cartel gunmen resulted in two of the gunmen dying.

MOCORITO, SINALOA

A family, parents and a 23 year old son, were massacred while traveling near this town. Dozens of shell casings from both AK-47 and AR-15 rifles were found.


NUEVO LEÓN**

Two police officers, assigned to the US Consulate for the past 4 years, were assassinated by a group of gunmen. ” We regret deeply the loss of the lives of two Public Safety officers in Nuevo Leon , which had four years assigned to U.S. diplomatic representation , “said the U.S. consul Bryan Quigley.


CULIACAN, SINALOA

Two couples were chased by gunmen while driving, when gunmen opened fire on them. The driver lost control, and crashed into a storm channel. He was killed, and the other man was gravely wounded. The two women were also wounded, and were taken to the hospital.


PANUCO, VERACRUZ

A citizen report led the military to a local ranch where they were met with gunfire. All ten gunmen were killed, and reliable sources say they were part of Los Zetas. Seized were 9 rifles, 32 magazines, one grenade launcher, three hand grenades, and 10 vehicles.

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MEXICO

Attack Outside US Consulate in Juarez

Comes one week after the U.S. State Department warned that attacks might be planned against the U.S. consulate.

http://www.ktsm.com/promotion/update-us-consulate-shooting

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Mexico’s top prosecutor charges 111 of own aides with corruption, fires 192 others

http://tinyurl.com/3ljtgkd

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Mexico seizes over 800 tons of meth chemicals

http://tinyurl.com/3zya8ls

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Statement of Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne, Nomination Hearing, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

http://tinyurl.com/3mudh9r

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Mexico’s Rule of Lawlessness

http://www.counterpunch.org/imison07202011.html

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Army: 6 presumed cartel members die in Mexico

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/7666687.html#ixzz1SyjM4W2S

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Domestic News – United States


Rock Attacks On Border Patrol Agents Are Up; Chopper Brought Down By Rock In ‘79

http://tinyurl.com/3ufr4es

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Obama, Holder Busted in Gunwalker Cover-up

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=45021

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U.S. government allegedly selling guns to Mexican drug cartels

http://tinyurl.com/3d6bgv9

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ATF sought to downplay guns scandal, emails show-good read

http://tinyurl.com/3nc94kz

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CALIFORNIA

Man deported 15 times detained in Escondido

http://tinyurl.com/3uytbtz

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Border Patrol Official: Drug Cartels ‘Have Taken Control’ of ‘Several Areas Along Our Border’

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/cbp-mexican-drug-cartels-control-several

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CALIFORNIA

Program aims to secure jobs for U.S. citizens

http://tinyurl.com/3dej2br

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TEXAS

Illegal alien cop killer has extensive rap sheet

http://tinyurl.com/3t8owur

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ARIZONA

Arizona law denies recognition to Mexican consular identification cards

http://tinyurl.com/433fa4z

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Record Number of Criminals Deported, Many Based on Traffic Violations

http://tinyurl.com/3g75fkn

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ICE Union President: Our Hands Are Tied With Regulations-Fox video

http://youtu.be/CtGjwhXtVqc

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Worse Than Gunwalker? State Dept. Allegedly Sold Guns to Zetas

http://tinyurl.com/3n755a4

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TEXAS

Feds indict, arrest two in Alpine case

Suspects had cartel ties to LFM cartel

http://www.oaoa.com/news/colorado-69058-cartel-alpine.html

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Illicit Globalization on the Border: Myths and Fears of Transnational Crime

http://tinyurl.com/3v7jxwt

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Fly Along On A Deportation Flight To Guatemala

http://www.fronterasdesk.org/news/2011/jul/22/fly-along-deportation-flight-guatemala/

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Immigration fines cost 14 New England companies

http://tinyurl.com/4yxvsyo

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Border Patrol, ICE team up to take down alleged stash-house

http://www.kvoa.com/news/border-patrol-ice-team-up-to-take-down-alleged-stash-house/

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Terrorists allowed to enter U.S. with visas

http://tinyurl.com/3l7cfm9

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Officials fear lapses in immigration security may have let insurgents and potential terrorists enter the country

http://tinyurl.com/3g9b4sz

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TENNESSEE

6 People Taken To Hospitals After Driver Goes Wrong Way On I-24

An unlicensed DUI driver, Hispanic and trying to run from the scene  often means an illegal alien.

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_205690.asp

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CALIFORNIA

Border Patrol Seizes $900,000 in Drugs

http://tinyurl.com/3bbj3nj

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WISCONSIN

Illegal Immigrant sentenced in deadly New Year’s Day crash

http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/126021088.html

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800 pounds of pot found hidden amid tile in AZ

http://www.kvoa.com/news/800-pounds-of-pot-found-hidden-amid-tile-in-az/

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