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Revamped Mexican anti-drug strategy focuses on Zetas; Stop execution of Mexican murderer, Obama tells Supreme Court

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:19 PM PDT

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La Jornada Mexico   7/7/2011   Editorial

Washington: Unreliable Ally

According to the information provided yesterday by Darrel Issa, chairman of the legislative committee examining the scope of Operation Fast and Furious, by which the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) allowed delivery of thousands of high-powered weapons to Mexican cartels, besides officials at different levels of the agency aforementioned, the FBI and DEA also participated in the operation. According to Issa, the illegal movement of weapons which, supposedly, was to “monitor” the supply of U.S.-origin weapons to Mexican drug trafficking organizations was carried out by means of paying smugglers to act as informants for the DEA and the FBI.

In previous weeks, Issa-led investigations established that the highest officials of the ATF, including its acting director, Kenneth Melson, received weekly reports of the development of fast and furious, allowing illegal entry to our country of about 2,000 assault rifles, fifty sniper rifles and an undetermined amount of ammunition.

It seems unlikely that the Attorney General of the neighboring country, Eric Holder, had not been aware of the participation of three police and security agencies of such importance to the U.S. government and therefore, the allegations in his favor made by President Barack Obama seem not very plausible. If Fast and Furious was a government decision, it would be extremely serious for the White House to hide it. On the other hand, if the highest echelons of U.S. public power had no idea of these illegal activities of the ATF, DEA and FBI, that ignorance would suggest an egregious lack of control in Washington’s actions against drug trafficking.

With regard to Mexico, it is clear that the U.S. government can not be considered a reliable partner in fighting crime and public safety, much less as a solicitor of coordination by Mexican security forces, a function violating the Constitution, and that, nevertheless, has emerged as a result of the dissemination of diplomatic cables obtained from the State Department by WikiLeaks and released in Mexico by this newspaper.

By itself, the costs of the war declared by the Calderón government since its inception — and continued and accentuated, according to the information available, by U.S. pressure — cast extremely asymmetric and unjust costs for both countries: while ours has been the loss of more than 40 000 lives; the social fabric and the economy of entire regions has been destroyed; civil and military institutions show inevitable breakdown, and in many institutions there has been a true collapse of public security and the rule of law, the conflict has brought the United States a vast market in which to place its production of arms, a great quantity of money laundering which reports astronomical earnings for financial institutions in the neighboring country and, last but not least, a good excuse to multiply and deepen its interventionist actions in our country.

In this context, the fact that three police and security agencies of the neighboring country have participated in the supply of weapons to cartels which they are trying to defeat constitutes an intolerable fact that should lead to radical questioning of bilateral cooperation in the matter and a thorough review of the implications this has for Mexico. At present, the Fast and the Furious operation should lead the Mexican legislature to demand a profound reformulation of the Merida Initiative, the North American Alliance for Security and Prosperity and other bilateral instruments on matters of security and fighting crime.

http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/07/07/edito
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Blog del Narco (www.blogdelnarco.com)

(Each time an item refers to another police officer being killed, including military acting in that capacity, there will be an asterisk*.)

Warning: Viewer discretion advised.  May have graphic photos.

PESQUERÍA, NUEVO LEÓN

A couple noticed that their dog had found and dragged home a human skull. Although they searched, the authorities were unable to find a grave with the rest of the remains.

AGUACALIENTES, AGUACALIENTES

Mexican Marines captured the leader of the group known as La Oficina. At the time of raid his home, his common-law wife and their two children were there as well as her parents/ He was captured without risk to the others there.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA

Gunmen attacked a house located near a daycare, with more than 50 shots being fired. The children were guarded, but still were terrorized by the shooting.

SAN NICOLAS, NUEVO LEÓN**

Two municipal police officers were assassinated while on patrol. One officer working the scene because nervous and accidentally discharged his gun.

TEPIC, NAYARIT

A doctor driving in his vehicle was executed, but the colleague with him was not harmed.

ACAPULCO, GUERRERO

Two young sons of a municipal police commander were executed, butchered and left in a taxi near the Maxitúnel, along with their cousin of the same approximate age.

QUITUPAN, JALISCO*

The chief of the municipal police was abducted, tortured and executed. His body was dumped in the adjoining state of Michoacan.

SAN NICOLAS, NUEVO LEÓN

A municipal police officer was abducted while on patrol, and is still missing. This is the same department as the two slain officers noted above.

MEXICO

Drug traffickers are increasingly using modern technology in their business, such as the Blackberry. The Blackberry is specifically used for instant messaging.

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Revamped Mexican anti-drug strategy focuses on Zetas

http://tinyurl.com/3pqyw8z

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Better Lives for Mexicans Cut Allure of Going North

http://tinyurl.com/3aqwhxp

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U.S. teen among gang members arrested in Juárez

http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_18412239

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Makeshift armored vehicle factory busted in Reynosa

http://themonitor.com/news/makeshift-52487-mexico-reynosa.html

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A Perilous Journey Across Mexico

http://tinyurl.com/3cjbh6d

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4 tons of marijuana seized in Camargo, across from RGC

(RGC is Rio Grande City, TX)

http://www.themonitor.com/news/across-52486-marijuana-grande.html

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Mexican Army seizes weapons, drugs, cash from Reynosa stash house

http://themonitor.com/news/cash-52488-army-mexican.html

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Missing In Mexico

http://tinyurl.com/3sdrwuc

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Gunman gets 4 years in Reynosa after Rio Bravo firefight that killed 13

http://www.themonitor.com/news/killed-52485-mexico-bravo.html

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Man who smuggled pot into Mexico gets 10 years in Reynosa prison

http://m.themonitor.com/news/mexico-52489-prison-reynosa.html

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In Mexico, forests fall prey to crime mafias

http://tinyurl.com/3f4hsew

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Petition calls for immediate release of El Paso teacher jailed in Juárez

http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_18430683

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Domestic News – United States

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Man dies after rock attack- proving Border Patrol Agents claim that rocks kill

http://tinyurl.com/3to6q5k

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U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter June 30 – July 6

http://tinyurl.com/3kfqcar

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U.S. Border Patrol Report-Washington State

http://tinyurl.com/3rf24xu

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Stop execution of Mexican murderer: Obama tells Supreme Court

“In a political maneuver following the receipt of the Mexican government’s “written orders,” President Barack Obama asked U.S. Supreme Court justices to halt the execution of an illegal immigrant convicted of bludgeoning, raping and murdering a teenage girl because it would do “irreparable harm” to U.S. interests abroad.”

http://tinyurl.com/3bgc94q

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43 Weapons in Phoenix Traffic Stop Linked to ATF’s ‘Fast and Furious’

http://youtu.be/1mSyBqBLX0I

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DOJ working fast and furious to cover its gun walking program

http://tinyurl.com/3w66jye

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Going Back in Time Not an Option to End Mexico’s Drug War

http://tinyurl.com/3o2l3cg

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CALIFORNIA

14 illegal immigrants arrested aboard boat off Laguna Beach coast

http://tinyurl.com/3gqu8q4

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The Unfiltered Border

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-unfiltered-border/Content?oid=3081240

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ARIZONA

Border Patrol rescues 34 from desert

http://tinyurl.com/3rlydsk

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ATF Head Says Didn’t Know Details of Fast and Furious

http://tinyurl.com/3tf9bug

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Is ATF Concerned About Sending “Fast and Furious” Official to Mexico as Attache?

http://tinyurl.com/3gpjdlg

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Fox News: The Latest on the Investigation of Operation Fast & Furious

http://youtu.be/ircWNLcFBVI

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DHS And Its Counternarcotics Doctrine

http://tinyurl.com/3e97pk3

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Illegal immigration from Mexico continues decline

make note on poll

https://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/07/illegal-immigration-mexico-continues-decline/

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TEXAS

Fire Call Results in Drug Bust (1030 Lbs)

http://tinyurl.com/3b7krnm

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EDITORIAL: Crimes of omission

http://tinyurl.com/3sudfj5

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ARIZONA

2 years in prison for trying to smuggle $1.1M

http://tinyurl.com/4yr3r7c

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FLORIDA

Group Of Chinese Migrants Discovered Near Haulover Inlet

http://tinyurl.com/3tov38f

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Former CBP agent sentenced to 17 years on trafficking, smuggling charges

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/sentenced-128515-charges-smuggling.html

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ICE Memo Reveals new Obama Administration Plan to Incentivize Illegal Immigrants

http://tinyurl.com/3qysnww

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TEXAS

Man accused in scheme to place drugs in border commuters’ vehicles

http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_18418313

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MASSACHUSETTS

CBP arrests criminal with altered fingerprints at airport

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/23770?c=border_security

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TEXAS

The Drug War Run Amok: The Incredible Story Of How The Mexican Army Tortured And Jailed Shohn Huckabee

http://tinyurl.com/3wgmyof

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Court denies final appeal of US citizens imprisoned in Juárez

http://tinyurl.com/3n6hr8t

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TEXAS

Authorities Find 2,300 Pounds of Marijuana in Fake DirecTV Vehicle

http://tinyurl.com/44ouw8b

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Landmark US-Mexico trucking agreement resolves 15-year conflict

http://tinyurl.com/68t7dxz

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Napolitano Is Releasing a Border Strategy Tomorrow; Does Anyone Care?

http://cis.org/kephart/napolitano-border-strategy-7-11

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TEXAS

Mexican national admits to importing meth with fake passport at Anzalduas bridge

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/national-52517-fake-passport.html

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Operation Smoking Dragon

Dismantling an International Smuggling Ring

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/july/dragon_070511/dragon_070511

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ARIZONA

Illegal immigrant sentenced for attempting reentry into U.S.

http://tinyurl.com/3zo6pbq

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Drug cartel-terrorist ties known in 2001

Older but valid

http://tinyurl.com/4yrqzjz

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TEXAS

‘Spillover’ Violence From Mexico: Trickle Or Flood?

http://tinyurl.com/3rrcsd3

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Oregon Sheriff stands up against the U.S. Forest Service

(This is included as it demonstrates the same arrogance of feds. that the Border Patrol is encountering in having access while securing the border. The BP is impeded by other federal agencies.)

http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news260.htm

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TEXAS

Ex-Juárez city official charged with falsely claiming to be US citizen

http://tinyurl.com/3noax9c

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Teachers in middle of debate over immigrant kids

http://m.themonitor.com/articles/teachers-52516-washington-debate.html

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TEXAS

Tip Leads to Nearly $1 Million Drug Bust in Santa Rosa

http://tinyurl.com/3bbamdb

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CALIFORNIA

Suspected drug smuggler arrested at Border Patrol checkpoint

http://tinyurl.com/3qv4m3o

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MICHIGAN

Man, Suspicious Suitcase Pulled From Detroit River

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/28450899/detail.html

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TEXAS

The impact of illegal immigrants — Officials say incarceration costs can drain county jail budget

http://www.brenhambanner.com/articles/2011/07/02/news/news01.txt

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Mexican drug cartels ‘hide in plain sight’ in U.S.

http://tinyurl.com/3g26yz3

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Time to be smart on drug war

http://tinyurl.com/3apn42e

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ARIZONA

Tucson Border Patrol seizes 3,000 pounds of marijuana

http://www.kpho.com/story/15040645/tucson-border-patrol-seizes-3000-pounds-of-marijuana

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DID YOU KNOW?

The first federal marshals on commercial aircraft were U.S. Border Patrol. In August 1961, a father-son team hijacked a Continental airliner which landed in El Paso for fuel. The hijackers wanted to fly to Cuba. They let the passengers depart, with 4 volunteers staying on board. One of those was Border Patrol Leonard Gilman. He slugged the elder hijacker, fracturing his hand but bringing it to an end. Later, President Kennedy ordered Border Patrol to fly some commercial routes.

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The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) regularly issues its M3 Report which documents drug cartel violence and border issues.

WARNING: Some of the photos in the M3 Report are extremely disturbing. But I’ve posted them so you know exactly how dangerous and violent the drug cartels really are.

Congress’ Focus on Immigration Shifts to Jobs; Cartel Leader says 600 Bodies in Undiscovered Graves

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 03:10 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 that you credit NAFBPO as being the provider.

To subscribe, click here

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MEXICO

Nearly one million barrels of oil were stolen from PEMEX in first four months of this year. The theft has cost PEMEX about $250 million over the four month period. (Although not stated in the article, this is likely another indication of cartel diversification. Some of the theft is of crude, which is resold to refineries at lower prces. Then there is theft of fuel, including gasoline. A few months ago, a tap was found into an aviation fuel pipeline underneath a Mexico City runway.)-El Universal and http://tinyurl.com/3wny72q

MEXICO

Foreign Plants Leave amid Rising Violence: According to official figures made public June 16 by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, 169 foreign production plants left the country during January-March. The report also said that from January-March the government registered some 5,109 foreign plants established in the country in comparison with 5,278 foreign plants during the same period in 2010. The states that lost the largest numbers of production plants included Baja California, which lost 43 plants; Jalisco (22 plants); Mexico (21 plants); and Tamaulipas (16 plants). (Obviously the loss of these plants is due primarily to the violence in these areas, especially the states of Tamaulipas and Jalisco. Violence has had a major negative affect on business in Mexico. Companies have to contend with fear of their employees going to and from work, and caused by such incidents as when gumen shot at a Mattel employee bus, injuring workers. Thus the companies have to expend large amounts of captal to secure their physical plants and their workers.)

CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO

(Across from El Paso, Texas)

Death toll: 1077 year to date; 77 for June; Average 6.1 murders a day

EL MARQUES, QUERETARO, MEXICO

The Mexican military arrested 8 people and dismantled a sophisticated narco laboratory. The attorney general’s office placed the value at about $20 million. The lab produced about 150 kilograms (330 Lbs) of crystal methamphetamine every six days, and required 30 to 40 workers. Experts from the attorney general’s office had to wait an hour before entering due to high levels of contamination, and part of the building was kept closed due to explosive chemicals located there. Those arrested said they were part of the third shift.-http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=273048

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MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN, MEXICO

A record 33 people died in a 24 hour period, including two of the Governor’s bodyguards and three prison guards (reported in the last M3). Five of these were due to a confrontation with the military. In addition to the deaths, two kidnappings were reported.-http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=272858 (Blog del Narco gives a figure of 39)

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Blog del Narco (www.blogdelnarco.com)

(Each time an item refers to another police officer being killed, including military acting in that capacity, there will be an asterisk.)  

CHIHUAHUA, CHIHUAHUA*

José Luis Martínez Limas, operations commander for a state police unit, was assassinated while driving.

AGUACALIENTES

Nephew of the state attorney general is interrogated on video, and pleads with his uncle to turn over to them the state police director, or they will kill “our parents, our children, our brothers, and they know where we live, uncle. Help us, don’t just leave us, they are going to kill us uncle.” Authorities received an anonymous call of a head near the San Nicolas landfill, where a head was found on top of a cooler from a convenience store with a narco message, but no body was found. The head belonged to the nephew. The attorney general said “These actions are not going to intimidate us.”

NUEVO LEÓN*

The are calling it ‘Red Wednesday’, as 39 people were killed in the state, most during a 18 hour period. This includes three prison guards, two police bodyguards for the state Governor, and five bad guys killed in shootouts with the military. There were also two kidnappings reported. (Notice the people standing around, unfazed by the routine of death.  One must wonder what effect this will have on the children seeing this frequently, on their development as their emotions mature.)

TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA

A suitcase was left in the street, and when the municipal police arrived, they found blood around it. Inside they found the disembowelled and butchered remains of a person, without the head.

APODACA, NUEVO LEÓN

Five young people executed in two separate incidents.

FRESNILLO, ZACATECAS

Edgar Huerta Montiel, alias El Wache, supposedly the boss of El Commandante Kilo. El Wache was responsible for coordinating the slaughter in San Fernando. Still unconfirmed is his confession that there are still 600 bodies in undiscovered narco graves. He said he had killed ten central Americans and ordered the kidnapping of at least 6 bus passengers who were taken to a safe house to be tortured in order to find out if they were part of the Gulf cartel.

ESCOBEDO, NUEVO LEÓN

Three grenades were thrown at the entrance of the attorney general’s offices with 2 exploding but doing property damage only to vehicles. Minutes later, one was thrown in front of the federal police offices nearby. Again only property damage occurred.

CHIHUAHUA, CHIHUAHUA

José Antonio Acosta Hernández, better known as El Diego, was captured by the federal police. He was a member of the anti kidnapping unit of the state police, and a reward of 15 million pesos (US $1,261,258.17) had been offered. The report continues “apparently it worked.”  He is a leader of La Line cartel.

MORELIA, MICHOACAN*

A state police officer, David Garibay Netzahualcóyotl Cordova was executed and his body dumped along side of highway.

CHIHUAHUA, CHIHUAHUA

Another leader of La Linea has been captured. José Guadalupe Rivas González, alias El Zucaritas, is reported to be the main lieutenant to El Diego (above). The attorney general’s office said more information would be released.

PLAYA VICENTE, VERACRUZ

Disemboweled and dismembered man’s body dumped outside of school.

MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN

Friday afternoon gunmen chased down and executed five youth under 20. One other survived the attack.

CHILAPA, GUERRERO*

Cartel gunmen attacked the municipal police station, gravely wounding an officer and kidnapping the Commander, Trinidad Zamora Rojo. Reports say that three of the gunmen were killed but their bodies were taken by the others. Later, the Commander’s dismembered body, with the head skinned, was dumped on a bridge. His fingers were placed into his mouth. With the body was a narco message.

MICHOACÁN

Primarily in Lazaro Cardenas, eight men were executed, supposedly by the Knight’s Templar, for supporting LFM (La Familia Michoacana)

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26 Mexican Police Arrested for Alleged Links to Organized Crime

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=399598&CategoryId=14091

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Zetas bring violent night to Matamoros

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/zetas-51806-mexican-colonia.html

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2 dead in gunbattle in Mexico border city; government denies Zetas cartel leader killed

http://tinyurl.com/3mxkkdg

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Equal Opportunity Hit Squads

http://www.grass-roots-press.com/2011/06/17/equal-opportunity-hit-squads/

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HONDURAS

Bean speculation and innovative imports

http://tinyurl.com/4xvmpok

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Mexico finds $2.4 million hidden in phone cable

http://tinyurl.com/3crrn7r

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Juvenile “I am a Sicaria at the Service of Los Zetas”

http://tinyurl.com/3v77hys

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Union Official Slain in Southern Mexico

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=399610&CategoryId=14091

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Peru: Humala Pledges Justice for Sterilization Victims

(346,219 women and 24,535 men were sterilized between 1993 and 2000.)

http://tinyurl.com/3blzwtc

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Mexican teenage girls train as drug cartel killers

http://tinyurl.com/3lxykrm

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Domestic News – United States

U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter June 9 – June 15

http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol/weekly_blotter/0609_0615.xml

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Gun program deserves inquiry-Editorial

http://tinyurl.com/6h5xqy7

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Family, agents decry “reckless” ATF gun operation on Mexican border

(From the Center for Public Integrity)

http://tinyurl.com/43nmftu

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Two AK-47s Used to Murder Mexican Lawyer Were ‘Fast and Furious’ Guns From U.S., Sources Say

http://tinyurl.com/63pamvt

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DTO, TCO and cartel – what’s in a drug-war name?

http://tinyurl.com/3kbdmts

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Border agents corrupted while FBI and DHS wrangle for power

http://tinyurl.com/6zgz2hh

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Mexican Drug Cartel Takes over California

(Although a couple of years old, it is still valid, and good info.)

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ARIZONA

Fugitive Wanted in Sweden Captured in Phoenix

http://tinyurl.com/3qf9upz

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CALIFORNIA

Border Patrol Checkpoint Halts Drug Smuggling Attempt

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/local/06162011_2.xml

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ARIZONA

The dying time has begun in southern Arizona’s borderlands

http://tinyurl.com/6dtyrf3

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Fronteras: A Changing America.

In this inaugural episode host Carlos Correa interviews Emilio Gutierrez, a former journalist from Mexico who seeks political asylum in the US.

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Congress’ Focus on Immigration Shifts to Jobs

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/us/politics/16immig.html?_r=2

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ARIZONA

Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize One Ton of Marijuana from Stolen Vehicle

http://tinyurl.com/3f4va3s

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FLORIDA

Illegal Immigrant Arrested in Florida for Impersonating Flight Attendant

http://tinyurl.com/62havry

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Mexico, 10 other countries file briefs in Georgia in suit over state’s new immigration law

http://tinyurl.com/4x99wau

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TEXAS

DPS Director Reports at Least 3 Smugglers Shot During Last’s Week Shootout

http://tinyurl.com/3kkeasv

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TEXAS

Public Safety Commission hears report on Mexican border incident

http://tinyurl.com/42cf6nx

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TEXAS

Detainees Beg to be Deported Anywhere but the Texas Border

http://tinyurl.com/3ze55uj

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TEXAS

Officials find 41 in Hidalgo County ‘stash house’

http://tinyurl.com/3vxbzyu

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WASHINGTON STATE

Whatcom residents on Canadian border chain gates to deter federal agents

http://tinyurl.com/3nl2vth

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NORTH CAROLINA

Murder suspect arrested

http://tinyurl.com/3wmtzqs

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Migrant smuggler sentenced in Vermont

(trying to recruit young girls as prostitutes, got an Idaho church to send him $41,000 to secure the release of missionaries arrested in Haiti, and $30,000 of the money disappeared)

http://tinyurl.com/3tpawde

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PUERTO RICO 

CBP Seizes 49 Bricks of cocaine

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/local/06152011_7.xml

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ARIZONA

Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Four in West Desert

http://tinyurl.com/3qmz8wh

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NORTH CAROLINA

Sheriff: ICE Detainer Filed After Fake ID Bust

http://tinyurl.com/3h5owtg

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ARIZONA

Criminal aliens sentenced in Arizona for alien abduction-for-ransom scheme

http://tinyurl.com/6xlotew

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NORTH CAROLINA

Trooper finds $2.4 million in cocaine during traffic stop

http://tinyurl.com/5ugfdey

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Wednesday June 15th is going to be a memorable day for ATF and US Attorney General Eric Holder because Rep. Darrell Issa is holding a hearing in front of his Government and Oversight Committee called “Operation Fast and Furious: Reckless Decisions, Tragic Outcomes”

Witnesses scheduled for that hearing include:

Witnesses
Panel I
The Honorable Charles E. Grassley
Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary
U.S. Senate

Panel II
Josephine Terry
Mother of Late Border Agent Brian Terry

Michelle Terry Balogh
Sister of Late Border Agent Brian Terry

Robet Heyer
Cousin of Late Border Agent Brian Terry

John Dodson
Special Agent, Phoenix Field Division
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Olindo “Lee” Casa
Special Agent, Phoenix Field Division
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Peter Forcelli
Group Supervisor, Phoenix Field Division
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Panel III
Ronald Weich
Assistant Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice

From the Houston Chronicle June 13, 2011:

Lawmakers press feds for documents on cartel gun sales

Information sought in deaths of U.S. agents

WASHINGTON — House and Senate lawmakers are threatening to block presidential nominees and subpoena Justice Department officials this week to force the release of documents on a controversial gun trafficking program that allowed American shipments of weapons to Mexican cartels.

Congressional investigators claim U.S. officials allowed American gun stores to sell weapons in bulk to Mexican buyers in order to track the shipments and identify the ringleaders, known as “Operation Fast and Furious” under “Project Gunrunner.”

Weapons from those sales were found at the scene of two separate attacks on U.S. agents, and Congress wants to know if they were used specifically in the deaths of Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent Jaime Zapata or Customs and Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.

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It is widely expected that the testimony of Senator Grassley, Agent Terry’s family, and ATF whistleblowers such as John Dodson, will blow the ATF Gunwalker scandal sky high.

The real question is how high up in the Obama Administration did the approval of Gunwalker go? Who knew what when?

Congressman Issa is gunning for some heads….maybe as high up as US Attorney General Eric Holder.

The Obama Administration has been relatively free of scandals so far…but not for much longer.

With thousands of guns “walked” to the Mexican drug cartels, dead bodies all over Mexico killed by ATF “walked” guns, and two dead US federal law enforcement officers as a result of the ATF “walked” guns….this story is going to be a major news item in the wake of Issa’s hearing and the evidence and testimony that will be put on the record.

The ATF bosses and Holder seem like General George Custer the day before the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

“Oh…they’re just a bunch of [replace Souix with Republicans]….they can’t beat us. We’re the US government….”

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And if you want to catch up on the ATF Gunwalker scandal….

“Obstruction of Justice: Does the Justice Department Have to Respond to a Lawfully Issued and Valid Congressional Subpoena?”

ATF “Gunwalker” scandal target of Congressional Hearing June 15th

“Shooting at an aircraft is a terrorist act”… ATF “walked” guns used in attack on Mexican helicopter

“Straw” gun buyer indicted by feds…is this part of ATF’s Project Gunrunner?

Congressional investigators back in Arizona for “Gunwalker”

Issa Leads Congressional Investigation of DOJ’s ATF “Operation Fast & Furious”

“What am I going to tell Agent Terry’s mother?”–Rep. Darrell Issa question to Attorney General Holder

Grassley and Issa pound on Attorney General about ATF “Gunwalker” scandal

1,800 missing guns…1,800 dead bodies?

Gun shop owner warned ATF that “walking” guns to the Mexican drug cartels was wrong

“Thank God for Whistle Blowers”–Senator Charles Grassley on ATF scandal

Obama on ATF letting guns “walk” into Mexico: “There may be a situation here which a serious mistake was made, and if that’s the case, then we’ll find out and we’ll hold somebody accountable.”

ATF gunwalker scandal … did US Customs and Border Protection look the other way when the guns were headed south?

Mexican officials claim ATF “walked” guns suspected in the death of 150 Mexicans

Bersin blames Border Patrol Agents for Bean Bags

US House Republicans Want Answers on ATF Gun Trafficking Program

It must be real if it is in the Washington Post…ATF Gunrunner scandal finally gets coverage in DC

Mexico questions ATF’s Gunrunner program

ATF gun running scheme finally getting scrutinized… Now there is no question that ATF “walked” guns were found at the murder site of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry

ATF Let Hundreds of U.S. Weapons Fall into Hands of Suspected Mexican Gunrunners…and 2 of these guns were found at Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s murder site

CBS News Reports: ATF agent ordered to let guns into Mexico

CBS News reports on ATF scandal…was Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry murdered by a gun being tracked by ATF?

Inside ATF…an ugly picture …how many dead bodies are out there as a result of Project Gunrunner?

Senator Grassley struggles to get to the bottom of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s death and the role of ATF

FBI: Friendly fire ruled out in Tucson border agent’s slaying …so which gun fired the bullet that killed Brian Terry?

Grassley blasts Department of Justice on coverup of guns used in Agent Terry’s murder

Dept. of Justice denies gun claim about Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s death

Is there a cover-up on Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s murder?

Senator Grassley letters accusing BATFE of letting guns be sold that may have been used in the murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry

Was Border Patrol agent Brian Terry killed by a gun bought in Phoenix?

Mexican President blames cartel violence on US guns

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This last weekend the cowboys on one of the border ranches was on top of one of the mountains and found this 2 way radio phone and 2 spare batteries at a cartel spotter lookout.

Looks like a Motorola XPR 6550 two way radio unit.

Overview

Combining the best of two-way radio with digital technology, the MOTOTRBO XPR 6550 digital portable radio delivers increased capacity, exceptional voice quality, extended battery performance and integrated data communication via the industry’s largest third party application developer program. MOTOTRBO is built to the globally recognized ETSI DMR Tier 2 standard.

Available in UHF and VHF frequency bands, the XPR 6550 features an integrated GPS module, full keypad with display, up to 1,000 channel capability, five programmable buttons, emergency button, IP57 specifications for submersibility and intrinsically safe options.

Motorola Batteries: Proven Tough

Features and BenefitsConnect Plus
With extended coverage and expanded voice and data capability, this multi-site digital trunking solution enables you to accommodate the high volume, wide area communication that’s required to keep your mobile work teams connected.

Capacity Plus
A scalable, single-site trunking solution that enables over a thousand radio users to share business-critical voice and data communication on the same system.

IP Site Connect
Extend communication between multiple locations, create continuous wide area coverage or enhance single site coverage.

Certified Intrinsically Safe
Certified as intrinsically safe by FM and CSA Approvals when purchased and equipped with a FM battery for use in hazardous environments

Integrated GPS
Track vehicles and assets without additional equipment to purchase, install or maintain

Text Messaging
Use text messaging when discretion is required or routine communication needs to be delivered without interrupting workers or guests

Customized Applications
Features the industry’s largest third party application developer program for customized applications such as work order tickets, system management, email gateways, man-down, location tracking, telephony, dispatch and much more

Digital Telephone Interconnect
Communicate between radios and landline or mobile phones

Transmit Interrupt
Enables intervention during conversations to deliver critical communication exactly when and where it’s needed

Basic or Enhanced Privacy
Built-in scrambling for increased security

Rugged Design
Tightly sealed against wind and dust, and submersible in up to one meter of water for 30 minutes

Emergency Signaling
Sends a help signal to a predefined person or group

Emergency Button
Alerts supervisor or dispatcher during an emergency situation

Contacts List
Holds up to 1000 contacts

Display
Flexible, menu-driven interface uses icons or text and large and easy-to-use navigation buttons, to ease message reading and menu navigation

Bright Sensors
Tricolor LED indicator shows feedback of calling, scanning or monitoring features
Related…

I found one for sale for $761.00.

I really like that part about the unit providing “…. extended coverage and expanded voice and data capability, this multi-site digital trunking solution enables you to accommodate the high volume, wide area communication that’s required to keep your mobile work teams connected.”

Just what your cybercoyote or drug smuggler spotters need to keep your mobile work teams connected.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano touts statistics that fewer illegal immigrants are being caught crossing our border.

Well…with cartel spotters on our mountain tops guiding illegal immigrants and drug smugglers around Border Patrol deployment using two-way radio phones like this…sure the number of people being caught is declining.

The radio phone was turned over to the authorities. Be really interesting to see who is on its “Holds up to 1000 contacts” list.

Cartels using Ariz. mountaintops to spy on Border Patrol

Cybercoyotes guiding illegal aliens around the Border Patrol with cell phones

The following is the M3 Report from the National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers. NAFBPO provides this newsletter to remind us all that the drug war is deadly serious.

Warning: Some of the photos contained in the M3 Report will disturb you. They should.

The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBO) puts out a newsletter with links to current stories about the drug war in mexico and border security issues on this side of the line.

This is an important read because America just doesn’t grasp the degree of brutal violence going on down south because our dopers fuel the violence by consuming drugs exported from Mexico.

Warning…some of the photos are not what you’ll see in the US media.

M3 Report:

U.S. Officers, Drug Runners In Shootout On Border; Mexicans Blast Execution of Alien Murderer

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 05:05 PM PDT

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS

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Foreign and Domestic 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.

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COLOMBIA

FARC Militants Reportedly Kidnap Energy Workers
Suspected militants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped four employees of an energy firm and reportedly took them to a mountainous region.

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Blog del Narco (www.blogdelnarco.com)

(Each time an item refers to another police officer being killed, including military acting in that capacity, there will be an asterisk.)

CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA

Woman tortured, executed and left in a barrel with trash.

LA ANTIGUA, VERACRUZ

Military clashed with cartel gunmen several times during the day, resulting in 1 arrested with a seizure of weapons, tactical equipment, radios and 7 vehicles. There were 8 gunmen killed.

AGUILA, MICHOACÁN

Knights Templar executed a man, leaving a message saying ‘This will happen to everyone who rob poor people’. Nearby, a stolen vehicle was found.

MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN

Police officer attacked and wounded.

JUAREZ, NUEVO LEÓN

Narco graves found near sewage plant for Monterey. So far, seven bodies have been recovered with some maimed with pieces missing and others complete.

DURANGO, DURANGO

Five more bodies found in narco graves, bring the total count to 234.

HUALAHUISES, NUEVO LEÓN

Three human heads found on street. All are of about 20-25 years old. Three headless bodies were found hours later outside of town along the highway. Also found was an abandoned federal police unit, leading to speculation the victims may be federal officers.

CULIACAN, SINALOA

A state police commander and his son were kidnapped, and have not been found.

CUAUHTÉMOC, CHIHUAHUA

Two women brutally tortured and beheaded.

CADAREYTA, NUEVO LEÓN

Two men found executed, and bodies had been eaten on by animals.

TAXCO DE ALARCÓN, GUERRERO

Man brutally tortured and then executed.

MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN

Military was attacked by the Zetas, who repelled the attack and captured 5 men and 1 woman. Seized was a long gun, handgun, ammo and other items, including some with the Zeta logo.

COCULA, GUERRERO*

Municipal police responding to a call were ambushed, with both officers killed. Another officer was wounded, as was a civilian bystander.

MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN

Men hung from bridge, and then executed. A boy of 12 tried to escape, but was also shot down and killed. At another location, the head of a woman was left at the door of a restaurant with a narcomessage from the Zetas.

CHIHUAHUA, CHIHUAHUA*

Assassins attacked the Deputy Police Chief in his vehicle. One officer serving as a bodyguard died, saving his boss.

SALINAS VICTORIA , NUEVO LEON

Mexican military has found a narco cocina, or narco kitchen, where bodies are burned. The remains of at least 30 bodies have been found. Also found were instruments of torture. A grave was also located there.

GOMEZ PALACIO, DURANGO*

Two police officers killed, and a commander gravely injured.

VILLA UNIÓN, COAHUILA

Mexican Marines arrested 5 Zetas and seized a large arsenal, including over 200 guns, 29,621 rounds of ammo, grenades, 563 camouflage uniforms, tactical equipment among other things.

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Mexico asks Texas to soften tone of travel alerts

http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_18229734

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Cartels Have 14,000 Armed Men in Just 2 Mexico Cities, Official says

http://tinyurl.com/44jw9r

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After years of rumor, Tijuana mayor faces charges

http://tinyurl.com/3ql2co6

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Deportees’ wives adjust to life in Mexico

http://tinyurl.com/4268qoo

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Death toll up to 13 in attack on drug rehab center in northern Mexico

http://tinyurl.com/3ed4f94

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Man seeks justice for mother, sister killed in Mexico

http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_18231184

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Mexican drug cartels build “narco tanks”

http://tinyurl.com/3uc5p5e

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Juarez Police Chief Promises Results in Six Months

http://tinyurl.com/3ea7tn8

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Cartel gunmen clash in Reynosa, again
(Remember that Reynosa is just a rivers width from the outskirts of McAllen, TX.)

http://tinyurl.com/3mmjjer
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9,000 cartel members estimated to be in Juárez

http://www.elpasotimes.com/juarez/ci_18226830?source=most_viewed

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Mexican drug gangs building own tanks as war intensifies

http://tinyurl.com/3jev8el

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Guns From U.S. Probe Surface in Mexico

http://tinyurl.com/3z47bns

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BRAZIL

Oxi Drug Reaches Rio de Janeiro

http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/front-page/oxi-drug-reaches-rio-de-janeiro/

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Mexicans blast execution of alien murderer in Texas

http://tinyurl.com/3hnbsa2
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Domestic News – United States

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U.S. Officers, Drug Runners Involved In Shootout On Texas-Mexico Border

http://tinyurl.com/3u3qv5s

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Progress reported in search for Zapata killers

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/six-51451-mexico-zapata.html

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Cartel Threats, Attacks On US Law Enforcement And The Question Of ‘Spill Over’ Violence

http://tinyurl.com/44akfgp

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U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter June 2 – June 8, 2011

http://tinyurl.com/3fpl7vo

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Hearings on ATF-DOJ gun smuggling scandal to begin June 13

(We continue to follow this closely, as these guns are intimately involved in the deaths of two of our Agents. It is our understanding that the family of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, killed on 12/14/2010, will be testifying. Our fervent hope is that this will help bring closure for them, as well as justice.)

http://tinyurl.com/3gzvwtt

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Mexican National Wins Asylum Case in San Antonio

(This was covered in all the major Mexican media, so it can be expected that more will come to try the same claim for asylum.)

http://tinyurl.com/3g6tdj8

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CALIFORNIA

Pot raid nets 72,000 plants in Siskiyou County

(More proof of the cartels’ incursions into the interior of the U.S.  Siskiyou County borders Oregon on the north, where there are also massive cartel marijuana grows.  One year, Siskiyou Co. seized over 2 million plants, many 6-8 feet tall.)

 

http://tinyurl.com/3rurzun

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Authorities break up Oklahoma City drug rings; 17 charged in federal court

(All of those arrested are Mexican nationals.  That does not mean they are illegal, for they can be immigrated and will still be nationals of their country.)

http://tinyurl.com/3uqc5xz

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Obama Names Nominee for Ambassadorship to Mexico

http://tinyurl.com/3tvcb53

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Mexican gang targets blacks in Los Angeles

http://tinyurl.com/3zp43sd

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NEW YORK-CANADA BORDER

At least 9 detained in alien smuggling

http://tinyurl.com/3pwuyzh

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U.S. can’t justify its drug war spending, reports say

http://tinyurl.com/3pyrpnm

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Did smugglers set still-raging Arizona wildfire?

http://tinyurl.com/3ktsr9a

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TEXAS

Police Say 2 People in Custody for Pointing Gun at Border Patrol Agents

http://tinyurl.com/42uuw9j

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Borders: Security technology fails to secure US-Mexico border

http://tinyurl.com/3k88pux

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TEXAS

DEA: Zetas-Gulf split likely boosting pot traffic through Valley

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/pot-51422-shift-article.html

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NORTH CAROLINA

Deputies: Woman Raped By Repairman

http://www.wcti12.com/news/28157074/detail.html

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Texas Moves Ahead With Secure Communities Program

https://www.texastribune.org/immigration-in-texas/immigration/

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ARIZONA

7 border-crossers rescued, 2 sets of remains found over weekend

http://tinyurl.com/3ouqmyk

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TEXAS

New Details on San Juan Ammo Arrests

(Second photo shows size compared to a bill.  The .50 caliber is on the far left.)

http://tinyurl.com/3kh9yft

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CALIFORNIA

US Border Patrol Seizes 3.5 Million USD Drug Load at I-8 Checkpoint

http://www.mmdnewswire.com/illion-drug-load-47689.html

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Many immigrants leaving Georgia behind

http://tinyurl.com/3cfqjxj

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L.A. to opt out of Secure Communities; arrested illegals won’t be reported

http://tinyurl.com/3wrzj3o

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CALIFORNIA

Agents arrest 101 in crackdown on prison-based gang in Central Valley

(used false paperwork to smuggle drugs across the Mexican border)

http://tinyurl.com/43v7jvv

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Colorado’s Jails Full of Illegal Aliens

http://tinyurl.com/3zpjqy2

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Agents seize Puerto Rican kingpin’s cars, boats, watches, Nuevo Dia reports

http://tinyurl.com/3wwlwbr

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TEXAS

Sentencing postponed for CBP officer

http://tinyurl.com/3p9tamc

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TEXAS

Three Romanians charged with illegal entry

http://tinyurl.com/675cykr
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More on the drug war in Mexico and border security

http://tinyurl.com/4xxqxp7

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Agencies feud over corruption probes

http://tinyurl.com/3c79hnn

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TEXAS

San Juan police to get anti-drug cartel training

http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=627728

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We have room for but one flag, the American flag…and we have room for but
one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”
~Theodore Roosevelt 1919

ISSA DRAWS BEAD ON ATF

A showdown is coming between Congress and the Obama Administration over ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious which led to AK 47′s being “walked” to the Mexican drug cartels.

Two of these “walked” guns were found at the murder scene of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in Arizona.

US Rep Darrell Issa has sechduled a hearing on June 15th where he will expose documentation Congress has about the ATF scheme. Issa will also hear from Agent Terry’s family.

It is going to be a very bad day for US Attorney General Eric Holder who has denied any knowledge beforehand of the ATF scheme.

ATF officials have been trying fast and furiously to cover up the scandal…and stonwalled Congress in their attempts to get to the bottom of the gunwalking scheme….which probably has resulted in numerous violations of the law in their own right.

Press Release from Committee on Oversight and Government Reform June 9, 2011:

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
The Honorable Darrell Issa, Chairman

Second Operation Fast and Furious Hearing to be Held June 15th

Title: “Operation Fast and Furious: Reckless Decisions, Tragic Outcomes”
Date/Time: 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday June 15th
Location: Room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building

This hearing will examine the tragic consequences of Operation Fast and Furious, started by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in the fall of 2009. In Fast and Furious, ATF encouraged gun store owners to sell weapons to straw buyers suspected of working on behalf of Mexican drug cartels. ATF allowed known criminals to purchase guns and traffic them into Mexico. Operation Fast and Furious has been linked to deaths and other crimes in both the U.S. and Mexico, including the December 2010 killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.

“The reckless decisions of ATF and Justice Department officials in Operation Fast and Furious have devastated lives and put fear into communities on both sides of the border,” said Chairman Issa. “By exploring this Justice Department sanctioned program, we can better understand the flawed process surrounding the genesis and implementation of an operation that put guns into the hands of criminals.”

It is the second in a series of hearings on Operation Fast and Furious. The first hearing, titled “Obstruction of Justice: Does the Justice Department Have to Respond to a Lawfully Issued and Valid Congressional Subpoena?” will be held on Monday, June 13th. More information on this hearing is available here . The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Senator Charles Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee have jointly conducted this investigation.

The following witnesses are currently slated to appear at the hearing. Testimony will be posted online as it becomes available. The hearing will be webcast live at Oversight.House.Gov .

Witnesses

Panel 1

· Senator Charles Grassley, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary

Panel 2

· Ms. Josephine Terry, Mother of the Late Border Agent Brian Terry
· Ms. Michelle Terry Balogh, Sister of the Late Border Agent Brian Terry
· Mr. Robert Heyer, Cousin of the Late Border Agent Brian Terry
· Special Agent Olindo James Casa, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Phoenix Field Division
· Special Agent Peter Forcelli, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Phoenix Field Division
· Special Agent John Dodson, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Phoenix Field Division

Panel 3

· Mr. Ronald Weich, Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice

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FOX News reports the Department of Justice is in “panic mode” as the Issa hearing approach…

Justice Officials in ‘Panic Mode’ as Hearing Nears on Failed Anti-Gun Trafficking Program

Officials at the Department of Justice are in “panic mode,” according to multiple sources, as word spreads that congressional testimony next week will paint a bleak and humiliating picture of Operation Fast and Furious, the botched undercover operation that left a trail of blood from Mexico to Washington, D.C.

The operation was supposed to stem the flow of weapons from the U.S. to Mexico by allowing so-called straw buyers to purchase guns legally in the U.S. and later sell them in Mexico, usually to drug cartels.

Instead, ATF documents show that the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms knowingly and deliberately flooded Mexico with assault rifles. Their intent was to expose the entire smuggling organization, from top to bottom, but the operation spun out of control and supervisors refused pleas from field agents to stop it.

Only after Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry died did ATF Agent John Dodson blow the whistle and expose the scandal.

More…

The Wall Street Journal is the latest major national newspaper to start digging into the ATF scandal….

Wall Street Journal Blog June 9, 2011:

GOP Lawmakers Press Investigation of Gun Operation

By Evan Perez

Talk about fast and furious.

Republican lawmakers are preparing their biggest push yet to try to force the Justice Department to explain a troubled federal investigation that they say inadvertently fueled arms trafficking to Mexico.

Rep. Darrell Issa, (R., Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee has scheduled hearings next Monday and Wednesday on how the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives’ “Operation Fast and Furious” backfired.

Among those called to testify are ATF whistleblowers who have provided information to congressional investigators.

The ATF investigation in 2009 and 2010 was aimed at gathering evidence against major gun traffickers believed to funnel weapons to Mexican drug cartels, whose battles have claimed 40,000 lives since 2006.

Two assault rifles that lawmakers say were tied to suspects in the Fast and Furious operation were found at the scene of a December shooting in Arizona in which border patrol agent Brian Terry was killed. The weapon that was used to kill the agent hasn’t been identified. A Mexican national has been indicted in the killing.

Mr. Issa and Sen. Chuck Grassley, (R.,Iowa) have been investigating the operation, and say evidence indicates the ATF instead allowed more than 2,500 weapons to fall into the hands of traffickers.

The Wall Street Journal reported today that a weapons arsenal found in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in April included at least five AK-47 style rifles that U.S. authorities trace to suspects in the ATF’s troubled operation. ATF documents show the guns were entered into a database of suspect guns.

More…

And from Politics. Gather.com June 10, 2011:

Operation Fast and Furious Humiliates the Department of Justice

by Gig Veres

The Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms have some explaining to do about Operation Fast and Furious, not only to the American people, but to the parents of slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. After the agent’s murder, ATF Agent John Dodson felt compelled to expose the agency’s botched attempt to track guns funneling into Mexico.

Operation Fast and Furious was supposed to do just that. Its purpose was to allow buyers to purchase guns from Arizona gun stores, track them into Mexico, and expose the entire smuggling operation. Sound like a plan? Not so fast. The problem with these types of risky operations is that they often go wrong…terribly wrong, as this one did.

ATF documents show that somehow, after deliberately allowing the weapons to be smuggled to the cartels, the agency, uh….lost them. Operation Fast and Furious has served to heavily arm the cartels, compliments of the ATF.

Arizona gun store owners say they were “explicitly told” by ATF to sell large numbers of weapons, possibly as many as 1,800, to known gun smugglers, reports Fox News. The Fast and Furious mission didn’t turn out as expected, however, and some of the weapons have been traced to casualties not just in Mexico (officials estimate about 150 of their own) but here in the U.S.

Thanks to John Dodson, the whistleblower on the whole botched operation, hearings will be held by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to try to get to the bottom of this mess. The tone of them might already be set by the billing these hearings have, “Reckless Decisions, Tragic Outcomes.”

Included on the witness list are three members of slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s family. Why? Because two of the guns found at the scene of Terry’s death were linked to Operation Fast and Furious. How the Justice Department and the ATF are going to explain away the consequences of this fiasco, and the resulting trail of blood, remains to be seen. Does the word “inept” come to mind?

And if you want to catch up on the ATF Gunwalker scandal….

“Straw” gun buyer indicted by feds…is this part of ATF’s Project Gunrunner?

Congressional investigators back in Arizona for “Gunwalker”

Issa Leads Congressional Investigation of DOJ’s ATF “Operation Fast & Furious”

“What am I going to tell Agent Terry’s mother?”–Rep. Darrell Issa question to Attorney General Holder

Grassley and Issa pound on Attorney General about ATF “Gunwalker” scandal

1,800 missing guns…1,800 dead bodies?

Gun shop owner warned ATF that “walking” guns to the Mexican drug cartels was wrong

“Thank God for Whistle Blowers”–Senator Charles Grassley on ATF scandal

Obama on ATF letting guns “walk” into Mexico: “There may be a situation here which a serious mistake was made, and if that’s the case, then we’ll find out and we’ll hold somebody accountable.”

ATF gunwalker scandal … did US Customs and Border Protection look the other way when the guns were headed south?

Mexican officials claim ATF “walked” guns suspected in the death of 150 Mexicans

Bersin blames Border Patrol Agents for Bean Bags

US House Republicans Want Answers on ATF Gun Trafficking Program

It must be real if it is in the Washington Post…ATF Gunrunner scandal finally gets coverage in DC

Mexico questions ATF’s Gunrunner program

ATF gun running scheme finally getting scrutinized… Now there is no question that ATF “walked” guns were found at the murder site of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry

ATF Let Hundreds of U.S. Weapons Fall into Hands of Suspected Mexican Gunrunners…and 2 of these guns were found at Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s murder site

CBS News Reports: ATF agent ordered to let guns into Mexico

CBS News reports on ATF scandal…was Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry murdered by a gun being tracked by ATF?

Inside ATF…an ugly picture …how many dead bodies are out there as a result of Project Gunrunner?

Senator Grassley struggles to get to the bottom of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s death and the role of ATF

FBI: Friendly fire ruled out in Tucson border agent’s slaying …so which gun fired the bullet that killed Brian Terry?

Grassley blasts Department of Justice on coverup of guns used in Agent Terry’s murder

Dept. of Justice denies gun claim about Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s death

Is there a cover-up on Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s murder?

Senator Grassley letters accusing BATFE of letting guns be sold that may have been used in the murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry

Was Border Patrol agent Brian Terry killed by a gun bought in Phoenix?

Mexican President blames cartel violence on US guns

From the National Association of Former Border Patrol Offices M3 Newsletter: