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MEXICOORGANIZED CRIME AND DRUG TRAFFICKING

Body with Severed Genitals Found in Indaparepeo, Michoacan14November 2009Kidnapping Victim Found in Drug Trafficking Safe House in Cancun,Quintana Roo17 November 2009Three Bodies Found with Jefe de Jefes Message in Acapulco and TierraCaliente, Guerrero14 November 2009

Son of Wealthy Rancher Kidnapped in Tenosique, Tabasco17November 2009Three Murder Victims Identified in Gmez Palacio, Durango16November 2009Narco Message Signed by La Linea Posted on a Wall in Chihuahua,Chihuahua17 November 2009Six Murdered During the Last Few Hours on 17 November 2009 inCiudad Juarez, Chihuahua17 November 2009Twelve Murders Reported on 15 November 2009 in Ciudad Juarez,Chihuahua16 November 2009

MILITARYMexican Soldiers Capture Two Hitmen from the Sinaloa Cartel Who

Confess to 45 Murders in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua16 November2009Mexican Soldiers Dismantle Drug Lab in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco17November 2009Mexican Soldiers Dismantle Two Drug Labs and Seize 50 Kilograms ofCrystal Meth and 50 Kilograms of Ephedrine in Villa Madero,Michoacan15 November 2009
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FEDERAL POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENTState Safety Officers Arrest Three and Seize 19 Kilograms ofMethamphetamines near Atemajac de Brizuela, Jalisco17 November2009PGR Report Details Arrests by Cartel Since the Beginning of theCalderon Administration17 November 2009

INSTABILITY/CIVIL UNRESTSeven Police Officers Taken Hostage by Mob in Hidalgo, Tamaulipas17 November 2009

CORRUPTIONCorruption in Mexico on the Rise According to TransparencyInternational17 November 2009

SOCIO-ECONOMICGang Life: Should it be Criminalized or is it the Result of the Lack ofOpportunities for Young Adults?16 November 2009

CENTRAL AMERICA

Public Force Officers Seize 40 Kilograms of Cocaine in Golfito, CostaRica15 November 2009


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MEXICO

ORGANIZED CRIME AND DRUG TRAFFICKINGBody with Severed Genitals Found in Indaparepeo, Michoacan14 November 2009

On 14 November 2009 at around 0140 hours, the body of Raul Barrera Diaz, 33, was found on a road that

leads to the Guadalupe neighborhood in the Indaparapeo municipality [19.7833 -100.9667], of

Michoacan. Before his death, Barrera Diaz had been tortured and his genitals had been cut off with what

appears to be a knife.

Spanish Source: http://www.cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/vernota.php?id=112779

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Kidnapping Victim Found in Drug Trafficking Safe House in Cancun, Quintana Roo 17

November 2009On 16 November around 0900 hours, Municipal Police, Judicial Officers and Army Soldiers located a

kidnapping victim at 1355 Rio Salado Street [21.1679 -86.8820] in Cancun, Quintana Roo, after police

received calls regarding screaming and hitting sounds coming from the residence. The victim, Rodolfo

Arnulfo Jimnez Garca, 23, was found tied up inside the residence. Wounds on his body indicate that he

may have been beaten with a board. The location in which Jimnez Garca was found is allegedly a drug

trafficking safe house. However, no arrests were made as the kidnappers managed to escape before police

arrived.

Spanish Source:http://radioquintanaroo.com/rescatan-a-levantado-en-las-galaxias-guadalupana/

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Three Bodies Found with Jefe de Jefes Message in Acapulco and Tierra Caliente, Guerrero 14

November 2009

The bodies of Alvaro de Jesus Corona Ramos, 23, and Jesus Morales Beltran, 34, were found in villages

near Acapulco [16.8500 -99.9167], Guerrero. Each of the victims had been tortured and shot several

times. Two messages were left with the bodies that were signed by Arturo BELTRAN Leyva, Leader of

the Beltran Leyva Cartel, and were directed towards Manuel TORRES, aka El Ondeado, an operator

under Ismael Zambada aka El Mayo. Ismael ZAMBADA is known to be allied with the Sinaloa Cartel

headed by Joaquin GUZMAN, aka El Chapo Guzman. The content of the messages was reported as

follows: Message one: this will happen to all the robbers and kidnappers. Sincerely, Jefe de Jefes

Message two: this will happen to all the kidnappers and robbers, you already know what will

happen to you and your people, Manuel Torres, @#$%@, if your boss does not educate you, I

will. Sincerely, Arturo Beltran Leyva, Jefe de Jefes.
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A third body with the same murder characteristics was found on a dirt road that leads to the Paso de

Arena and Arroyo villages. This individual has not yet been identified.

Comment: The Beltran Leyva Brothers and Ismael ZAMBADA (allied with the Sinaloa Cartel), arefighting for control of the plazas in Guerrero.

Spanish Source: http://www.proceso.com.mx/noticias_articulo.php?articulo=73956

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Son of Wealthy Rancher Kidnapped in Tenosique, Tabasco 17 November 2009

Eduardo Paz Cortez, 17, the son of a wealthy rancher, was kidnapped while on his way to a birthday party

at the Fina Estampa Party Center [17.4715 -91.4237] located

on 28th and 50th streets in Tenosique, Tabasco. According to

eyewitnesses, masked and armed kidnappers driving a gold

Tsuru forced Cortez to follow them in his own vehicle, a

Chevy Avalanche with plates VP 40-124). Cortez later hit a

pole and was transferred to the trunk of the Tsuru.

On 15 November 2009 at around 1500 hours, soldiers of the

38th Military Zone located Cortez in the village of El Bari,

where he was transferred to base, and then his father. Later

reports indicated that Cortez was released after his father paid

the kidnappers a ransom of $(MXN) 5 million pesos/$(USD) 381,605 dollars.

Spanish Source:http://www.oem.com.mx/elheraldodetabasco/notas/n1406716.htm

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Three Murder Victims Identified in Gmez Palacio, Durango16 November 2009

The bodies of three males found executed in the early hours of 15 November 2009 in Gomez Palacio

[25.5700 -103.4919], Durango, have been identified as:

Martin de Jess Arreola Gaucn, 27

Ricardo de Jess Arreola Gaucn, 23

Ernesto Prez Arreola, 30

Spanish Source:http://www.durangoaldia.com/?c=139&a=28837

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Organized Crime Violence Results in 20 Murders around the Country on 16 November 200917

November 2009

There were a total of 20 organized crime related murders recorded on 16 November 2009: seven in

Chihuahua, eight in Sonora, two in Baja California, two in Sinaloa, and one more in Mexico State.

Spanish Source: http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8674770

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Narco Message Signed by La Linea Posted on a Wall in Chihuahua, Chihuahua 17 November

2009

The morning of 16 November 2009, a narco

message signed by La Linea, appeared on a wall

in the Riberas de Sacramento neighborhood in

Chihuahua [28.6333 -106.0833], Chihuahua. The

message stated: All of El Chapos people are

going down. Attn: La _______.

Comment: It is assumed that the _______ in the

picture refers to La Linea, which is a line.

Spanish Source: http://www.elagoradechihuahua.com/Aparece-Narcograffiti-en-Riberas,19603.html

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Six Murdered During the Last Few Hours on 17 November 2009 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 17

November 2009

Six individuals were murdered in separate incidents during the last few hours of 17 November 2009 in

Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. The incidents were as follows:

Event one: Jorge Alberto Reyes Carrasco, 30, was found dead inside a house located on Costa

Ibiza Street in the Parajes de San Jose neighborhood.

Event two: a young male, 15, died at the IMSS clinic 6 due to skull trauma. This individual was

apparently run over. It is not clear whether this is a crime due to organized crime or an accident.

Event three: an unidentified male around 30-35 years of age was found dead at the intersection of

Norzagaray Boulevard.

Event four: an unidentified male around 30-35 years of age was found dead at the intersection of

Miguel de la Madrid and Zafra Streets in the 15 de Enero neighborhood, near the entrance to the

Servigas shop.
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Event five: Jose Alfredo Villegas Levario, 33, was found dead inside a blue Ford Lobo at the

intersection of Torres and Ramacoi Streets in the Roma neighborhood.

Event six: Miguel Angel Torres Lucero, 30, was killed at the intersection of Nicolas Bravo and

Emiliano Zapata Streets in the Salvarcar neighborhood. Event seven: Julio Cesar Sanchez Orozco, 34, was found dead at the intersection of Zaragoza and

Carlos Ramirez Streets in the Juarez Nuevo neighborhood.

Spanish Source: http://www.elagoradechihuahua.com/Ejecutan-a-6-en-Ciudad-Juarez,19605.html

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Twelve Murders Reported on 15 November 2009 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 16 November

2009

At least twelve murders were reported on 15 November 2009 in Ciudad Juarez [30.3167 -108.0833],

Chihuahua. They were as follows:

Event one: the body of Jesus Alberto Macias, 31, was found at the intersection of Posada Pompa

and Lopez Mateos Streets.

Event two: the body of an unidentified male around 30-35 years of age was found at the

intersection of Fierro and Niquel Streets in the Bellavista neighborhood.

Event three: an unidentified male around 20-25 years of age was killed outside a house located

at the intersection of Altamirano and Ramon Aranda Streets in the Barrio Alto neighborhood.

Event four: the body of an unidentified male victim around 25-30 years of age was found at the

intersection of Juan Andrew and Aguilas Street in the Buenos Aires neighborhood.

Event five: Eduardo Zaragoza Gil, 49, was found dead inside a light brown Dodge Caravan in

front of a house located on the Tecnologico Avenue in La Cuesta neighborhood. Event six: the body of Isaias Manuel Rodriguez Hernandez, 63, was found inside a shop called

Mercantil located on the Venustiano Carranza Street in the San Isidro village.

Event seven: Jose Geremias Garcia Calderon, 21, and Francisco Arriaga Negrete, 23, were

killed at the intersection of Javier Medina and Bambu Streets in the Heroes de la Revolucion

neighborhood.

Event eight: Alvaro Antonio Jimenez Esparza, 25, was killed outside a house located at the

intersection of Mariano Abasolo and Vicente Suarez Streets in the San Isidro village.

Event nine: the body of an unidentified male victim around 35-40 years of age was found inside

a white Ford Crown Victoria at the intersection of Zacatecas and Chihuahua Streets in the

Aeropuerto neighborhood Event ten: a charred body was found in an empty lot located at the 30 kilometer mark of the

Casas Grandes highway in the Granjas del Desierto neighborhood.

Event eleven: the dead body of Patricia Enriquez Gonzalez, 33, was found on the Bonampak and

Carlos Amaya Streets in the Flores Magon neighborhood.
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All the individuals listed, except the charred body in event ten, had various bullet wounds on their bodies.

Spanish Source: http://www.elagoradechihuahua.com/Ejecutan-a-12-la-tarde-de-ayer-en,19586.html

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MILITARYMexican Soldiers Capture Two Hitmen from the Sinaloa Cartel Who Confess to 45 Murders in

Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 16 November 2009

Soldiers captured two hitmen from the Sinaloa

Cartel who confessed to having killed at least 45

individuals in Ciudad Juarez [30.3167 -

108.0833], Chihuahua. The individuals were

allegedly wounded during a confrontation with a

rival group and were receiving medical care at

the IMSS clinic 66 at the time of their arrest.

Initially, the hitmen lied and told authorities that

they were brothers and identified themselves as

Cristian LUCERO Miramontes, 26, and Hector LUCERO Miramontes, 20. However, their true identities

were revealed as Arturo ARELLANO Corral, aka El Freak, 26, and Salomon BOLIVAR Villa, aka El

Salsa, 20. They then confessed to being members of the Sinaloa Cartel operating under a cell headed by

Gabino SALAS Valenciano. Their duty was to kill members of La Linea and the Juarez Cartel. Seized

from these hitmen were the following items:

(1) 9mm Intratec submachine gun, model AB-10, serial number A012369 with 1 magazine and14 rounds

(1) 5.56mm Kel-tec rifle, model SU-16, without serial number and 2 magazines with 17 rounds

A black 2007 Hyundai Tiburon without plates, VIN KMHHM66D17U243870

Spanish Source: http://www.observador.com.mx/noticias.cfm?n=36049,

http://www.latronera.com.mx/noticia.cfm?n=7427

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Mexican Soldiers Dismantle Drug Lab in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco

17 November 2009Soldiers from the 14th Infantry Battalion dismantled a drug laboratory allegedly used for the production of

synthetic drugs inside a house located on 191 Privada Misioneros Street in the La Duraznera

neighborhood of Tlaquepaque [20.6500 -103.3167], Jalisco. The items seized from this location were

identified as follows:

1 blue container with 2,300 kilograms of a brown liquid

1 man-made white glass with 300 grams of a solid brown substance
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1 man-made red/white container with 3,600 kilograms of a crystalline solid brown substance

1 man-made blue and white container with 4,200 kilograms of a crystalline solid brown

substance

2 crystal tubes

Some of the brown substances were positively identified as methamphetamines through testing.

Spanish Source: http://www.informador.com.mx/jalisco/2009/154876/6/localizan-laboratorio-para-

elabora-drogas-en-jalisco.htm

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Mexican Soldiers Dismantle Two Drug Labs and Seize 50 Kilograms of Crystal Meth and 50

Kilograms of Ephedrine in Villa Madero, Michoacan 15 November 2009

Mexican soldiers responding to an anonymous tip regarding clandestine drug laboratories dismantled two

drug labs in the Las Cruces neighborhood of Villa Madero [19.4000 -101.2667], Michoacan. The items

seized from these drug labs were identified as follows:

4 rifles

1 magazine

457 rounds of ammunition

1 pick up

(60) 25 kilograms bags of caustic soda

50 kilograms of crystal meth

2 plastic bags with 50 kilograms of ephedrine

(45) 200 liter containers with chemicals used for the production of crystal meth

(10) 200 liter plastic containers with hydrochloric acid

6 LP gas tanks connected to burners

(5) 25 kilogram gas tanks with acetylene gas

(30) 20 liter plastic containers

Spanish Source: http://www.cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/vernota.php?id=112865

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FEDERAL POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENTState Safety Officers Arrest Three and Seize 19 Kilograms of Methamphetamines near Atemajac de

Brizuela, Jalisco 17 November 2009

State safety officers conducting routine patrols arrested three individuals for possession of 19.350

kilograms of methamphetamines on a road located off the Zacoalco de Torres-Techaluta highway near the
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Atemajac de Brizuela municipality [20.1833 -103.7000], of Jalisco. The drug was ready for distribution

and divided between two black plastic bags. The now arrested individuals were identified as follows:

Romulo Jose CASTANEDA Rodriguez

Manuel ESCAMILLA Nila Ramon TAFOLLA Hernandez

Spanish Source: http://www.informador.com.mx/jalisco/2009/154424/6/detienen-a-tres-hombres-con-19-

kilos-de-metanfetaminas.htm

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PGR Report Details Arrests by Cartel Since the Beginning of the Calderon Administration17

November 2009

The following information was provided in a report released by the PGR regarding arrests of members of

the major drug cartels over the last three years (i.e. during Calderons term in office). Those results were

reported as follows:

Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas: A total of 13,358 members of this organization have been arrested.

This number includes: 1 leader; 9 financial officers; 20 lieutenants; 723 hitmen; 215 federal, state,

and local officials; and 12,390 small time drug dealers.

Sinaloa Cartel: A total of 12,278 members have been arrested. This number includes: 3

leaders; 13 financial officers; 5 lieutenants; 223 hitmen; 20 public servants from all levels of the

government; and 12,014 small time drug dealers.

Juarez Cartel: Arrested from this cartel were: 1 leader; 2 financial officers; 4 lieutenants; 48

hitmen; 11 officials; 10,888 small time drug dealers; and tens of public officials.

Tijuana Cartel: A total of 7,573 members arrested. Beltran Leyva: A total of 6,802 members arrested.

Los Valencia: Arrested from this group were: 1 lieutenant; 18 hitmen; and 1,374 small time

drug dealers.

La Familia Michoacana: A total of 955 members, including: 2 financial officers; 3 lieutenants;

234 hitmen; 40 officials

Over half of the above arrests came from the Gulf and Sinaloa cartels.

Spanish Source: http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8674768

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INSTABILITY/CIVIL UNRESTSeven Police Officers Taken Hostage by Mob in Hidalgo, Tamaulipas17 November 2009

A mob of some 300 rock-hurling, enraged residents surrounded the regional Public Security police offices

in the village of Santa Engracia [24.0167 -99.2000] in the Hidalgo municipality in Tamaulipas.Here, they took officers hostage and even threatened to lynch some of them. The reason for this outrage

was the shooting death of a local day laborer by municipal police. According to the villagers, they

decided to exact justice from authorities with their own hands, due to corruption and a series of abuses by

said authorities. Largely due to the intervention of PFP agents, the lynching was avoided.

Comment: This kind of historical corruption on the part of authorities in Mexico has led to distrust of the

government and its officials. This, in turn, leads to power on the part of the narcos, who know they can

spend money in a community and undertake projects such as building roads or schools, providing school

supplies, helping out charities, and generally providing services that local, state, and federal governments

should provide their citizens.

Spanish Source: http://www.ultimahora.com.mx/index.php?n=26872&p=uh

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CORRUPTIONCorruption in Mexico on the Rise According to Transparency International 17 November 2009

The latest Index of Perception of Corruption, published by Transparency International (TI) on 17

November 2009, indicated that Mexico, previously ranked 72, is now ranked at 89 (out of 180 countries).

Other countries in Central and South America were ranked as follows:

Chile and Uruguay had the highest rating of any Latin American countries; both were tied at 25

Cuba, 61

Brazil, Colombia, Peru, all at 75

El Salvador, Guatemala, and Panama, all at 84

Venezuela, 162. Only 18 countries in the list were rated as more corrupt.

Comment: Ratings go from 1-180 with the ranking of 1 indicating a very low level of corruption and 180

showing the highest possible levels of corruption.

Spanish Source: http://www.reforma.com/nacional/articulo/528/1054297/

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SOCIO-ECONOMICGang Life: Should it be Criminalized or is it the Result of the Lack of Opportunities for Young

Adults?16 November 2009

The State of Quintana Roo has proposed amending the Criminal Code in Chapter V to make it a criminal

offense to be in a gang. Those found guilty of the proposed additions of Sections 2 and 3 to Article 181

would be sentenced to a prison sentence of six months to four years. Some of the proposed additions aim

to criminalize actions of gang members to include:

Any actions that frighten, harass or threaten by physical or moral violence any person or persons

inhabiting or passing in the streets, districts, settlements or subdivisions

Participating in fights with other gangs or people on public roads or places open to the public and

any other place that may jeopardize the integrity of innocent bystanders.

Many feel that these measures will not help to reduce gang violence and that they should take a softer

approach as they did with the Panchitos in Mexico City, where authorities met with gang leaders statingthat they were not their enemies, but were there to help them in a positive manner. From this, authorities

learned that the gang members were just looking for something to do, and provided them with sports,

recreation opportunities, and workshops that allowed them to express their thoughts/ideas as well as

provide them with resources. Through this, authorities managed to control these young people through

positive actions, to reduce and control the gang activity in one of the largest cities in the world.

Spanish Source:

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CENTRAL AMERICAPublic Force Officers Seize 40 Kilograms of Cocaine in Golfito, Costa Rica 15 November 2009

Public force officers arrested an individual with last names QUINTERO Jimenez for possession of 40

kilograms of cocaine. The arrest was made after QUINTERO, who was driving a Geo Tracker vehicle,

was stopped at a police check point at the 37th kilometer mark along the Interamericana Sur highway in
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Golfito [8.6500 -83.1500], Costa Rica. His nervous posture prompted officers to conduct a meticulous

search. The drug was found underneath the seat.

Spanish Source: http://www.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2009/noviembre/15/sucesos2160239.html,http://www2.prensalibre.cr/pl/suceso/13632-decomisan-cocaina-en-golfito.html

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