Finally, it threatens the existence of healthy civil-military relationships in Mexico. A road trip to Mexico for cosmetic surgery veered violently off course when four Americans were caught in a drug cartel shootout, leaving two dead and two held captive for days in a remote region. Drug traffickers fighting to control northern Mexico have turned their guns and grenades on the Mexican army, authorities said, in an. officials, the Zetas are a well-armed organization. The Mexican military has discovered that gangsters south of the Texas border are building armored assault vehicles, with gun turrets, inch-thick armor plates, firing ports and bullet-proof glass. Y. files that. 10, a soldier deployed to the U. The capture of Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez is a major victory in. S. troops are indeed working with the Mexican government under the guise of fighting a war on drugs, the Department of Defense acknowledged in the wake of explosive allegations about the U. This year, multiple bills have been introduced in the U. S. That country’s government has been clear that it is utterly opposed to any use of the U. After his escape, the U. A spate of incidents, including a kidnapping and the death of two Americans near the border, have prompted travel warnings from the U. Border Patrol agents on several occasions, a. tancredo@mail. Mexico’s military has also received US support: between 2006 and 2017, Washington provided just over $2. government before a catastrophic incident involving the loss of life occurs. Former Mexican Attorney General Jesús Murillo and many others have criticized Calderón´s strategy for intensifying conflict within cartels and spurring on the development of smaller, more violent gangs. police arrested former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador. URUAPAN, Mexico ― Abraham, a truck driver in Santa Ana Zirosto, waited for his police escort to Uruapan, about an hour away. And if it were. The production of fentanyl in Mexico is well documented — a raid on a drug lab by the Mexican military in Sinaloa state last month yielded 282 pounds of fentanyl powder and 630,000 pills. WASHINGTON ñ The Mexican army is escorting those attempting to cross over the U. 0:59. 7, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Bureau of Prisons says 34-year-old Emma Coronel Aispuro will walk out of a low-security facility in Los Angeles but remains under 48 months of supervised release, according to Reuters. After his escape, the U. Drug Enforcement Administration out of the country unless he was released. Mexican army soldiers display $15 million U. Drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) in Mexico have emerged with alarming speed during the last several years, plunging the country’s northern border states into a virtual war zone as they compete for lucrative smuggling routes into the United States. The sheriff of a county known to be the Gulf Cartel’s main corridor into Texas recently spoke out against more border security investments. surveyor and a suspected lookout for Mexican drug runners exchanged gunfire near the border Thursday after a short standoff that found them pointing weapons at. This stance raises alarms about future U. It’s not unusual now. Mexico: 14 Dead As Military Chopper Escorting Aircraft Carrying Arrested Drug Lord Crashes Although the cause of the crash is not yet known, 14 of 15 people travelling in the helicopter died, while the lone survivor is receiving medical treatment. , Fla. Mexican officials are growing increasingly frustrated with the U. m. Y. Ron DeSantis on Monday said he supported using "deadly force" against migrants coming into the United States who were suspected of bringing in drugs. WASHINGTON — The United States is expanding its role in Mexico’s bloody fight against drug trafficking organizations, sending new C. S. 8 - René Martínez had just sat down to edit a batch of articles at 7:50 Monday evening when he heard the heavy tread of military boots just outside the newsroom and. Ambulances carrying two Americans who survived an attack in Matamoros, Mexico, arrive on March 7, 2023 at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas. EAGLE PASS, Texas — Florida Gov. Tucker Jr. Charting. 3% agree that the military should participate in everyday law enforcement. Before 1973, the Coast Guard had seized only six drug-running boats. American presidents should have the power to deploy the U. Border Agents, Assisting Drug-Runners: User Name: Remember Me?. She was a petite woman, born and raised less than a mile from the border, with a. It’s not unusual now. The fate of four Americans abducted in Mexico was confirmed Tuesday after authorities confirmed their whereabouts amid growing calls for U. Some other military assistance was used to take down Pablo Escobar and some others. S. U. 21, 2023 Updated 6:54 PM PT. S. Home;. New U. S. As the two countries meet this week to discuss security cooperation, lawmakers see the sale as. [7] The sense of community and belonging that criminal groups provide is highly valued by girls and young women who have limited connections with their families or other social. - Explosive projectiles and 21 grenades found during a raid in Guadalupe. First, it would be an act of war against Mexico. S. Once again ZOG-USA's mighty minds are behind a little known US military training program for the Mexican military which is now backfiring bigtime in t El Paso Times: Semi-Covert Training of Mexican Military by US Military Now Backfiring in Drug War/Zetas US-trained!Mexican soldiers escort Erick Valencia Salazar, aka "El 85," an alleged leader of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion drug cartel, and one of his accomplices, Jose Luis Salazar Gutierrez. a US Marine was caught leading a Mexican drug smuggling group during his military service where he recruited discharged Marines into acting as drug runners. A report from the Customs and Border Protection in Arizona revealed a woman was recruited to become a drug runner for the Mexican cartel on ‘GTA Online. And, on March 2, Hudspeth County. On. Alejandro Hope, a Mexico City-based security analyst, analyzed government data and said that although the National Guard is nearly triple the size of its predecessor, it only made about 8,000. S. gov. We’re looking at Mexico, where last month authorities brought criminal charges against military soldiers for the first time in the ongoing investigation into the 2014 disappearance and likely. In her “Americas Program” column on September 3, 2009, entitled “Drug War Doublespeak,” Laura Carlsen insisted: “Drug-war doublespeak pervades and defines the United States-Mexico relationship today. S. But that's happenstance. This suggestion has sparked a heated debate within the GOP and throughout the political spectrum, raising concerns about the possible repercussions and viability of. They stormed a hideout west of Guadalajara, but the cartel leader climbed into a vehicle and was rushed to safety. The capture of fugitive drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was hailed by U. The well-armed units escort drug and human smugglers and even fire upon U. By Associated Press. S. You will remain. WASHINGTON—Republicans running for president and in Congress are coalescing around a controversial way to wage war against illegal drugs—sending the U. police arrested former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos, a retired. Border Patrol agents. After a four-week trial, jurors in U. S. 5 billion in U. See the gallery above for an explainer on how the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel fell from grace among Mexico’s toughest drug runners. A. S. military into. military intervention to take down labs and cartels on Mexican soil and have called for walling off Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl, though the U. S. He has turned his back against efforts to legalize marijuana, reform the judicial system, or build strong independent corruption-fighting agencies. Two years ago, the DEA arrested a Mexican general, hoping to lay bare the high-level corruption at the heart of organized crime. Hunting La Kena. The kidnappings and deaths of U. Yielding to the overwhelming firepower and an ongoing U. June 6, 1997. Finally, it threatens the existence of healthy civil-military relationships in Mexico. 26 in San Miguel de los Jagueyes, Mexico. ’s Official Response to Agents: ‘Keep Low Profile’ By James P. They are often seen providing armed escort to drug smugglers. U. “When we survey about whether AMLO’s ‘hugs not bullets’ policy has worked at El Financiero, the majority answer negatively because insecurity persists,” Moreno said. After the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), the PRI established itself as the dominant faction in the country and built a regime that stayed in power until 2000. S. This stance. MEXICO CITY — Five men, lying face down with their hands tied, were found by the Mexican authorities on Thursday along with a letter purportedly written by a powerful criminal cartel, blaming. 15, 2020, U. Tancredo’s office at (202) 225-7882 or tom. Macias found success following the cartel's three. The Israeli defense ministry declined requests for comment. S. U. The plan has funneled more than $3. C. More than half of Mexicans want an expanded American role in the drug war, according to a new poll. The US assists Mexico. I don't think the CIA would have too much trouble getting a Mexican guy into Mexico. After a four-week trial, jurors in U. In the wake of. S. NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico, Feb. Mexico’s former top law enforcement official — once tasked with fighting the country’s drug cartels — was convicted in New York on. A report released by Mexican news agency Milenio last week revealed that, since 2020 alone, the US has detained about 700 people linked to various cartels and criminal. aid to Mexico, helping the military and the police take on criminal gangs while working toward ambitious long-term reforms of the justice. -Mexican cooperation. Ron DeSantis of Florida — who frequently promises military strikes against Mexican drug cartels and deadly force against people crossing the. Stormfront > News > Newslinks & Articles: Thousands of Mexican men march across the border illegally with horses, guns, and military gear More Border News: Fed Sting Against Mexican Drug Cartel: SDY6401: Opposing Views Forum: 3: 03-01-2007 12:22 AM: Mexican Military Escorting Drug Runners Across Border: bostonteaparty: Newslinks & Articles: 23: 01-28-2006 11:32 AM: Mexican Military Escorting Drug Runners Across Border: Kitten1: Newslinks & Articles: 0: 01-26-2006 06:07 PM More Border News: Fed Sting Against Mexican Drug Cartel: SDY6401: Opposing Views Forum: 3: 03-01-2007 12:22 AM: Mexican Military Escorting Drug Runners Across Border: bostonteaparty: Newslinks & Articles: 23: 01-28-2006 11:32 AM: Mexican Military Escorting Drug Runners Across Border: Kitten1: Newslinks & Articles: 0: 01-26-2006 06:07 PM Re: Mexican Military Escorting Drug Runners Across Border I'm waiting for a border patrol agent to be killed, it seems to be bound to happen sooner or later, and when it does . The department said the 16 soldiers were arrested Thursday and will be held at a military. A Common Theme Image Credit: Shutterstock /. Agents began collecting their first clues that Minnesota was becoming a new hub for Mexican meth within the past two years, first through the greater volume of the drug. Puppies that one day will become rescue. Since former Mexican president Felipe Calderón put the Mexican military on the streets to fight the cartels in late 2006, more than 70,000 people have died in drug war violence. The presence of U. The plan has funneled more than $3. 6 Ibid. Mexico’s drug war uses drones, human shields, gunships. S. Mexican military troops could be running drugs over the border themselves or providing logistics and protection for cartels. S. lawmakers advocating military action in Mexico against drug. These trainees often referred to by many as. Mexican President Vincete Fox, who served between 2000 and 2006, and his successor, Felipe Calderon, who remained in office. Members of the Mexican National Guard guard outside the Attorney General’s Office for Special Investigations on Organized Crime (FEMDO) in Mexico City, on January 5, 2023, after the arrest of. Mexico is trying to come to terms with a massive data leak that uncovered some of the country's closest kept secrets — from the health of the president to the corruption among Mexico's military. policy that instructs them to avoid U. In a blow-by-blow description of the battles that killed 10 military personnel and 19 suspected members of the Sinaloa drug cartel, Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said cartel gunmen. US family members of the nine women and children slaughtered in the Mexico cartel massacre have headed south — under the close eye of a military escort — as funerals get. This fictional account—or FICINT (Fictional Intelligence)—describes the security situation in Mexico in an accessible manner. Legislators introduced a bill to formally designate several of Mexico's drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. operatives and retired military personnel. -Mexican border confrontations "no matter what," the state and county. But it turned out to be a setup, part of an elaborate sting operation concocted by Oliver North, the CIA, George Bush’s drug task force and a convicted drug runner named Barriman Alder Seal. S. the Mexican military holding drug baron Joaquín Guzmán in 2014. Title 42. S. Coast Guard has released dramatic video of the moment it captured a drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific. One high ranking Mexican Army officer says Hezbollah is now believed to be training Mexican drug cartel enforcers the art of bomb making. EDT. Brawny, buzz-cut and with a midnight pallor, El Komander looks as if a Mexican drug cartel might have sent him on a summer internship with the Russian. citizens were killed by cartel gunmen near Bavispe, Mexico. A massive leak of over 4 million confidential documents from the Mexican government has revealed Mexico’s military sold hand grenades and tactical equipment to drug cartels. -Mexican security cooperation took an unexpected turn when, on Oct. Border Patrol surveillance cameras caught the armed smugglers escort the migrant family at 10 p. A road trip to Mexico for cosmetic surgery veered violently off course when four Americans were caught in a drug cartel shootout, leaving two dead and two held captive for days in a remote region of the. Date. Americans on the American side of the U. ’NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico, Feb. S. “German Gomez-Castruita and Benjamin Contreras-Rangel were allegedly part of a brazen attempt to land a plane full of cocaine on a remote highway in Mexico,” said U. Mexican drug cartels are not only recruiting their own countrymen for their ranks — they are also drawing in Americans, including current and former members of the military. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has accused the U. 4% of citizens agree with the use of the military to enforce public security in general, they distinguish between different forms of law enforcement. Drug subs are stealth vessels favored by smugglers to discreetly move tons of cocaine, marijuana.