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Someone in Sinaloa Mexico Looking for Info on Eazy Riders Sur 13 Gang

2012-02-02T12:47:00.002-06:00

IP Address: 201.144.51.36 — Sinaloa, Mexico (Uninet S.a. De C.v.) did the following search: www.google.com — eazy riders sur 13 gang on 27 Jan 23:46:27 note; this is GMT Screen Resolution: 320x240 -Federico Gochoa

Someone in Sinaloa Mexico Looking for Info on Eazy Riders Sur 13 Gang

2012-02-02T12:44:00.000-06:00

Street Level Gangs and DTOs May be beginning to use Search Tools to Connect.

2012-02-02T12:18:00.000-06:00

There is an emerging web site visit pattern that suggests that street level gangs or DTOs may be using smart phones and school ISPs to do research on finding and connecting with gangs in other cities. When this site first went up, visitor traffic was mostly law enforcement, academies and universities doing research, media, various levels of law enforcement and school administration. Though

Sinaloa Cartel Moves its Meth Production to Guatemala

2011-12-31T20:29:00.000-06:00

It is evident that meth production has moved south. South of Mexico that is, to Guatemala. This week, in the pacific coast port of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexican authorities made a seizure of 120 metric tons of aprecursor chemical needed to manufacture meth. It was destined to Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala. This brings the total to 675 tons of precursor seized inDecember alone, and every bit of it

A Mother Who Outed Ramon Arellano Felix

2011-11-13T07:28:00.000-06:00

Contrary to popular myth, things do disappear off the web....Here is An Old Letter Originally published in 1997, for the record.... -Gochoa. *************** Mrs. Maria Castaños sent a letter to Ramon Arellano Felix, the bloodiest of the brothers of the Tijuana Cartel, to ask him why he had murder her two sons. This letter was published in the weekly Zeta Tijuana by Blancornelas, the letter

La Familia Michoacana Active in Austin, TX

2011-10-12T08:16:00.000-05:00

The two men were returning to the small, one-story house in Northeast Austin from Alabama. Hidden in the back of their SUV was $110,000 in carefully wrapped bundles, money authorities said came from cocaine sales. But responding to an informant's tip, federal drug agents found the men in the parking lot of a bar in Baton Rouge, La., where they searched the truck. As the officers pulled out the

Mexican Marines Engage Zetas in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, in day long Battle

2011-09-25T14:42:00.000-05:00

A five hour long shootout between members of Los Zetas and Mexican Marines on Friday in the community of San José de Lourdes, Zacatecas left a toll of 15 gunmen dead and 17 arrested. San Jose de Lourdes, a community of 5,000 inhabitants, is located in the municipality of Fresnillo, where Los Zetas have created one of several strongholds in Mexico’s central altiplano, or high plains. The Naval

Chavez Protests Sanctions for Helping FARC

2011-09-10T21:27:00.000-05:00

ARACAS — President Hugo Chavez challenged US President Barack Obama to prove US claims that four senior Venezuelan officials are involved in drugs and arms trafficking, as the foreign ministry formally protested US sanctions on the officials. Washington on Thursday accused the Venezuelan officials of aiding the leftist Colombian guerrilla group FARC and put them on a list of narcotics kingpins

Jean Baptiste Kingery Moinssonm in Mexican for Arms Trafficking

2011-09-07T11:37:00.003-05:00

CNN) -- Mexican authorities have an American citizen in custody who they say is suspected of trafficking firearms and grenades to a major Mexican drug cartel.According to Mexico's attorney general's office, Jean Baptiste Kingery Moinssonm was allegedly smuggling firearm and grenade parts into the country. Once the goods were in Mexican territory, Moinssonm allegedly assembled and sold the weapons

Jean Baptiste Kingery Moinssonm in Mexican for Arms Trafficking

2011-09-07T11:37:00.002-05:00

Report of Hezbollah Base in Cuba

2011-09-05T23:12:00.002-05:00

Hezbollah has established a center of operations in Cuba in order to expand its terrorist activity and facilitate an attack on an Israeli target in South America, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported.Internet HagnahShiite terror group to use operations center to launch attack on Israeli target in South America, Hezbollah has established a center of operations in Cuba in order to expand

Tres Letras Uno, Traficantes, Cero

2011-08-18T09:18:00.009-05:00

Jesus Vicente Zambada Niebla, the son of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia, one of the purported top leaders of the Sinaloa drug-trafficking organization is about to go on trial in Chicago. He has alleged (see article below) that he had a "deal" with the US Government that allowed the Sinaloa cartel to operate in exchange for giving up information on rival cartels. Only a traficante del sur would

Hector Antonio Martinez Guillen Sentenced for Selling arms to the FARC

2011-08-14T07:03:00.002-05:00

A former officer in El Salvador's Special Forces was sentenced to 31 years in prison after attempting to sell weapons to an undercover agent posing as a member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - FARC). The U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia found Hector Antonio Martinez Guillen guilty of arms and explosives trafficking, charges

20 Dead in Zetas - Gulf Shootout in Monterrey

2011-08-07T22:52:00.002-05:00

t least 20 killed in Mexico bar, officials sayThe attack takes place in the downtown of Monterrey, a prosperous and once-orderly industrial hub hit by over a year of fighting between the Zetas, known as the country's most violent drug gang, and the Gulf cartel.Forensic workers load a truck with bodies after gunmen stormed into a bar in downtown Monterrey, Mexico, late Friday and killed at least

Drug Sub Captured with 2/5 Tons of Cocaine

2011-07-30T15:02:00.001-05:00

The drugs were on the vessel sunk off the Caribbean coast of Honduras around two weeks ago by its four-man crew after the coast guard caught up with the suspected traffickers.General Rene Osorio of Honduras said the semi-submersible sub had been carrying around 5 tons of cocaine and that half of the narcotics shipment was still on board.Honduras is used by Mexican and Colombian cartels to traffic

Guns at Tuscon Garage Sales

2011-07-19T11:17:00.001-05:00

Earlier this week, the Justice Department said gun shops in four Southwest border states, including Arizona, will be required to alert the federal government to frequent buyers of high-powered rifles.It's an effort to track the flow of guns into Mexico.What if they're buying somewhere else where a background check and registration are not required?On any typical summer Saturday morning in Tucson,

Terrorist Attack on Lewis-McChord in Seattle Stopped

2011-07-03T18:02:00.003-05:00

he Department of Justice arrested and charged two American Muslims who conspired to kill US soldiers at a processing center for military recruits in Seattle. The men were identified as Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif and Walli Mujahidh. A third man, who acted as a paid informant for the FBI, was not identified. They planned on carrying out an armed attack on soldiers at a military center, just as Major

FARC Arms Trafficker "El Indo" Captured

2011-06-23T22:06:00.003-05:00

Colombian authorities have captured FARC member and alleged arms and drug trafficker alias "El Indio," the brother-in-law of alias "Gafas," responsible for kidnapping three American contractors.According to Director of Citizen Security Jose Roberto Leon Riaño, Aurelio Vasquez Serrano, alias "El Indio," was arrested while traveling towards Buenaventura, northwest of Cali on the Pacific Coast, on a

Marco Antonio Guzman Captured

2011-06-19T19:17:00.001-05:00

MEXICO CITY — Federal authorities detained a former police officer accused of leading the armed wing of the violent Juarez Cartel in northern Mexico, the government said Thursday.Marco Antonio Guzman, who had several aliases including "El Brad Pitt," was captured Wednesday in the U.S. border state of Chihuahua along with two alleged accomplices, according to a federal police statement.Guzman, 34,

Jalisco and Zacatecas, Mexico War

2011-05-22T08:39:00.002-05:00

The Attorney General, Arturo Nahle Garcia, said that the violence was the results of a group of men calling themselves Carteles Unidos (United Cartels), who have recently made a presence in the region, and it appears that this criminal organization is fighting Los Zetas for control of the plaza.At least six trucks were left abandoned near the edge of a dam which is located near the center of the

Varela Asking for Help for Corabastos

2011-05-18T17:31:00.004-05:00

Greater police presence is needed for the agricultural distribution company Corabastos, according to the general manager, after being named by an NGO on Monday as being the main entry point forBogota's drugs.Hector William Varela, who manages Colombia's largest wholesale distributor Corabastos, said that there are only 38 police officers located at the entire company and asked for greater support

Texas Terrorists Exposed

2011-05-11T22:15:00.000-05:00

A Saudi national arrested in Texas for allegedly attempting to build and use a weapon of mass destruction described his plan to wage “jihad” and target Americans in blog postings and a personal journal, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 20, of Lubbock, allegedly used the internet to identify targets and to conduct research on how to build an improvised explosive

Arellano Felix Organization Post of Interest

2011-05-04T13:28:00.003-05:00

Mexico & South America • Re: WHATS GOING ON WITH THE ARRELLANO CARTEL ? Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 7:10:34 PM | RDRIGN They have been laying it low for 2 years now, the Sinaloa Cartel basically robbed a lot of it's territory but now there is a kind of truce between them. Last I heard Sinaloa and La Familia pay "quota" or "tax" to the Arellano Felix Cartel/Tijuana Cartel in order to pass drug

Arellano Felix Organization Post of Interest

2011-05-04T13:28:00.001-05:00

Las Vegas and Ogden 18th Street Gangs

2011-05-04T13:22:00.001-05:00

live out here in salt lake and got to agree with indio we got a grip of 18st out here always have since the early 90's when sporty shotgun sharky and others brought 18 out here to the lake I see 18 hit up everywhere in the lake and know up north in ogden they are the biggest gang out there when u combine ws and ss. I also know in the pen out here 18 is causing alot of havoc because u got

Hnduran LAWS and 40mm Grenade Launchers in the Hands of Cartels

2011-04-29T08:39:00.004-05:00

There is a possibility that 23 LAWS, possibly 40mm grenade launchers are in the hands of Cartels, aquired from the Honduran Military; however, this news is more than three years old....-Gochoa**********************The following is a copy of a confidential cable written by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the US Embassy in Tegucigalpa on October 2, 2008 regarding the "possible

Erick Turcios-Lazo of MS-13 and Peru Connection

2011-04-19T06:10:00.008-05:00

TBDA suggests that an IP Adress in Peru has repeated and systematic interest in Erick Turcios-Lazo of MS-13. This suggests that the following IP address may be associated with MS-13Someone at 190.236.242.197 in Lima Peru used a high resolution MAC (1280x1024) USING Operating System X on the isp Telefonica Del Peru. Most recently, at 19th April 2011 10:05:05 Local time, they used an english

FARC Commander Oliver Solarte Killed in Columbia

2011-03-16T20:40:00.003-05:00

FARC commander "Oliver Solarte," who was killed Monday by Colombian armed forces in Putumayo, was one of the group's key drugs and arms smugglers and a link to Mexican drug cartels, President Juan Manuel Santos announced late Tuesday.Speaking to reporters in Bogota, Santos stated that Solarte was a key contact with Mexican drug gangs, adding, "He was a very important part of the FARC ... He

New Mexico Arms Traffickers Arrested

2011-03-12T12:07:00.003-06:00

COLUMBUS, NEW MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- Columbus, New Mexico mayor, the police chief and 9 more on Thursday were indicted in a firearms trafficking case, prosecutors said on Friday.The indictment charged eleven individuals who are suspected members of a firearms trafficking ring headquartered in Columbus, New Mexico, a small border village across from the Mexican city of Puerto Palomas, on firearms

2011-02-04T17:05:00.002-06:00

Man arrested after attempted prison-gang hit (El Paso, TX): An ex-gang member apparently averted a prison gang hit Monday when a gunman hesitated because the victim was with his two young sons outside a bakery in Central El Paso.Source: El Paso Times Date: January 5, 2011http://www.elpasotimes.com/...By Daniel Borunda \ El Paso TimesPosted: 01/05/2011 12:00:00 AM MST and is afraid for his life

Texas Syndicate Memeber gets 227 years

2011-02-04T17:03:00.000-06:00

Texas prison gang members get life sentences without parole (McAllen, TX): Three members of the Texas Syndicate prison gang have been sentenced to life in prison without parole for their roles in separate shooting deaths in South Texas, U.S. Attorney Jose Angel Moreno said Thursday.Source: KWTX 10 News Date: January 6, 2011http://www.kwtx.com/...

Operation Greedy Grove - A followup

2011-02-04T17:02:00.001-06:00

Four months after DEA's "Operation Greedy Grove" drugs and gang sweep, a guilty plea (Dallas, TX): Back in September, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced that it had arrested several alleged members of "violent local street gangs," which included the Highland Hills Posse and the NFL Boyz. Source: Dallas Observer Date: January 19, 2011http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/...

Cartel - Gang Connecton

2011-02-04T16:59:00.001-06:00

Cartels a cause of Valley's street-gang effect, cops say (McAllen, TX): Local street and prison gangs are more dangerous than Mexican cartels to the people of Hidalgo County, Sheriff Lupe Treviño said. The county’s top cop cites a disparity in local crime statistics as the basis for his argument.Source: The Monitor Date: January 24, 2011http://www.themonitor.com/...

Texas Gang Laws

2011-02-04T16:53:00.002-06:00

It is against the law to engage in Gang activity: here is the lawTexas Code Of Criminal ProcedureCHAPTER 61. COMBINATION OF INFORMATIONPERTAINING TO CRIMINAL COMBINATIONS ANDCRIMINAL STREET GANGSArt. 61.01. Definitions In this chapter: (1) "Combination" and "criminal street gang" have the meanings assigned by Section 71.01, Penal Code. (2) "Child" has the meaning assigned by

Straw Purchasers of Arms in Arizona Buy for Cartels

2011-01-26T22:21:00.004-06:00

LOS ANGELES – In a case aimed at stemming the flow of U.S. weapons to the Mexican drug wars, federal authorities indicted 20 men Tuesday on charges of buying an estimated 700 weapons in Arizona and conspiring to transfer them across the border, chiefly to the Sinaloa drug cartel.The arrests, carried out by at least 100 federal agents, began early Tuesday, the latest crackdown targeting an

Alta Verapaz, Guatemala a los Zetas Base Camp

2011-01-04T21:56:00.004-06:00

Official: Zetas drug gang had base in Guatemala: GUATEMALA CITY -- Guatemala's top security official says the Zetas drug gang from Mexico had set up an operations center in the border province of Alta Verapaz where the government declared a state of siege Dec. 19.Interior Minister Carlos Menocal says a two-week-old military offensive against the cartel is making progress. In his words, "This is

2010-12-16T10:38:00.001-06:00

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2010-11-12T21:15:00.002-06:00

Mexico hunting 12-year-old drug gang hitmanTweet ThisShare on LinkedIn Share on Facebook0diggsdiggRelated TopicsWorld »By Anahi Rama and Cyntia Barrera DiazMEXICO CITY Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:15pm ESTMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Soldiers are hunting a 12-year-old suspected drug gang hitman accused of helping wage a gruesome turf war in central Mexico, a state prosecutor and Mexican media said on

Maple Street Queens

2010-10-14T09:45:00.001-05:00

Maple Queens Gang

2010-10-14T09:35:00.003-05:00

Operation Greedy Grove

2010-10-05T17:31:00.004-05:00

Oroginally published(09/02/2010) – Dallas – Seven alleged members of violent local street gangs, who allegedly ran a drug distribution conspiracy in the Highland Hills and Pleasant Grove areas in Dallas, were arrested this morning on charges outlined in one of two federal indictments returned last month and unsealed late yesterday and today, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern

22 Mexicans Kidnapped enroute to Acapulco Resort

2010-10-02T15:29:00.004-05:00

Creo que fue soldados de al Famila Michoacan;Creo que un Cappo in le famila teni un decision estupido, que si las turistas estan en vacation, su familia tiene dinero. En los dias que viene, la famila michuacan van a orar para el dinero, pero solo van a ganar la policia national y la armada.- Federico GochoaMEXICO CITY — A heavily armed gang has kidnapped 22 Mexican tourists in the beach resort of

La Familia Michoacana & Project Coronado

2010-10-01T17:40:00.007-05:00

La Familia Michoacana (English: The Michoacán Family) or La Familia (English: The Family) is a Mexican drug cartel and an organized crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Michoacán.[1] Formerly allied to the Gulf Cartel—as part of Los Zetas[2][3]—it has split off as its own organization since 2006.[2][4]The cartel's current leader, Nazario Moreno González, known as El Más Loco (English:

Track Iran Air 744 on Its Regular Route

2010-09-28T22:45:00.002-05:00

(IR) Iran Air 744Iran Intelligence and Currier Flight. Operated by (V0) CONVIASA 3007Departure Date:Thu Aug 05, 2010Status: See below for departure and arrival details including Flight Notes.From Flight Stats

Hezbollah and The Cartels

2010-09-28T22:25:00.006-05:00

Signs are growing that the terror group Hezbollah has expanded its long-established influence with South and Central American drug cartels into a working presence in Mexico.Rep. Sue Myrick (R.-N.C.) is asking the Department of Homeland Security to form a task force to investigate ties between the Islamic terror group Hezbollah, the drug cartels in Central and South America and new indications of

Taggers at Work

2010-09-04T12:43:00.000-05:00

Is Ramón Rodríguez Chacín Venezuela's FARC Connection?

2010-09-02T16:45:00.003-05:00

There is a report today that Carlos Molina Tamayo witnessed a Venezuelan arms shipment to the FARC by Ramón Rodríguez Chacín, an Aidot Venezuelan President Chavez.

IP Interest in Texas Syndicate Interest and Barrera

2010-09-02T10:27:00.004-05:00

IP address67.9.74.1421st September 2010 22:04:360Search Through BING "www. texas sydicate tomas barrera.com "Number of Entries:Entry Page Time:Visit Length:BrowserOSResolution11st September 2010 22:04:360 secondsIE 8.0Win7unknownReturning Visits:Location:IP Address:Entry Page:Exit Page:Referring URL:0Laredo, Texas, United StatesRoad Runner (67.9.74.142) Laredo interest in Berea [Edit Label]

Russia Sells MI-17s to Argentina

2010-09-01T08:04:00.002-05:00

Russia has signed a "historic" contract on Mi-17 helicopter deliveries to Argentina, a member of a Russian delegation said on Wednesday."The contract provides for the delivery of two Mi-17 helicopters to the Argentinean Air Force," the official said, adding that the contract was signed on Tuesday evening.The sale is the first time the Argentinean military has bought Russian military hardware, he

2010-08-16T13:33:00.003-05:00

Published in the Shimron Letters. It shows that a Farsi-reading person (Iranian) in Venezuela was doing a web search on Silva, and spendt over three hours on the following indictment.Is there an Iranian or Hezbollah connection to this South American - African drug smuggling ring?*************New York .- Romania today extradited to the United States to Colombian drug lord Jesus Eduardo Valencia

2010-07-17T19:20:00.002-05:00

A drug cartel has used a car bomb for the first time in Mexico's decades-long fight against traffickers, setting a deadly trap against federal police in a city across the border from Texas, the mayor of Ciudad Juarez said Friday. Mayor Jose Reyes said federal police have confirmed to him that a car bomb was used in the attack that killed three people Thursday. It was the first time a drug cartel

US Ranchers Get Murdered on Trafficking Routs

2010-04-14T10:44:00.007-05:00

April 9, 2010Along the border, fears are growing that the escalating drug violence in Mexico will spill into the United States.Last month, a well-known rancher was murdered in southeastern Arizona. Authorities suspect an illegal immigrant did it.The murder prompted governors in New Mexico and Texas to send forces to the border. This week, the Mexican government sent dozens of police and soldiers

US Mexico Partner to Reduce Arms Trafficking

2010-04-12T13:30:00.002-05:00

Monday, April 5, 2010US Acts to Combat Arms Trafficking in Western HemisphereUS Department of StateOutlines programs to strengthen partnerships and combat illegal activitiesFact SheetU.S. Acts to Combat Illicit Trafficking in Arms in the Western Hemisphere“We’re acting boldly, we are acting swiftly, and we are acting in concert to combat threats that are endangering the safety and security of

2010-03-18T12:14:00.000-05:00

EL PASO, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) -- Authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of seven people charged after a kidnapping in El Paso and a murder in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez.Those arrested include three Mexican nationals and four Americans linked to the posession of 100 kilograms of marijuana and the murder of Sergio Saucedo in Ciudad Juarez in September, 2009.In August 2009, Border Patrol agents seized

FARC now has Strela and Igla ground-to-air missiles

2010-02-23T22:25:00.004-06:00

The FARC and the Quest for Surface to Air MissilesThe Miami Herald today reports that the Colombian FARC has likely already fulfilled its long-time goal of purchasing surface to air missiles to be used against U.S.-supplied helicopters in Colombia.The FARC has long placed a very high strategic priority on acquiring SAMs, going back to at least 2003. The commanders officially requested money from

Alleged Zeta Hitman Armando Garcia in Court

2010-01-25T22:39:00.003-06:00

Alleged Zeta hitman in courtBy KGNS NewsStory Created: Jan 25, 2010Security was on high alert Monday morning, at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Laredo during jury selection for an alleged Zeta hitman. Federal officers armed with high-powered rifles were stationed around the courthouse. 24-year old Armando Garcia is the suspect in a double murder, dating back to April third, 2006.Court

Mexican Army in Sinaloa

2010-01-02T20:53:00.002-06:00

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National Intelligence Estimate Due in January

2009-12-29T18:40:00.006-06:00

The U.S. intelligence community is near completion of a major assessment of the national security threat posed by international organized crime, according to administration officials and experts.The National Intelligence Estimate, which could be finished as soon as January, was conceived more than two years ago to address the dangers posed by Eurasian criminal groups’ suspected infiltration of

Central American Truck Theft Ringleader Sentenced

2009-12-29T10:39:00.007-06:00

12/24/2009HOUSTON—A Houston man who recruited others to steal and transport millions of dollars of truck tractors, trailers and other heavy equipment to Central America has been sentenced to prison, United States Attorney Tim Johnson announced today.United States District Judge David Hittner sentenced Yuri David Melendez, 43, to a total of nine years in federal prison for his leadership role in

Dallas Gang Peace Summit

2009-12-04T13:47:00.000-06:00

Mara Salvatrucha in Quebec Canada

2009-10-10T23:35:00.003-05:00

Nobody would have blamed Maria Mourani for wanting to relax a little after her re-election last October. In one of the tightest races in Quebec, the Bloc Quebecois MP held on to her Montreal riding of Ahuntsic by less than 500 votes. But the ballots were barely counted when Ms. Mourani began packing her bags for a trip to El Salvador to seek out street gangs considered among the deadliest in the

Bolivia Buying Chinese Fighter Jets

2009-10-10T23:20:00.004-05:00

Bolivia to buy Chinese jets, denies arms raceBolivian President Evo Morales denied Saturday his country was engaged in a regional arms race, insisting the purchase of six Chinese light military aircraft would serve to fight drug trafficking."This purchase of aircraft does not threaten anyone, they're not for war," Morales said in anticipation of domestic and international criticism."The aircraft

Cartels Growing Marijuana in America

2009-09-20T07:58:00.004-05:00

A dangerous trend: Mexican National marijuanna growers deposited in American in remomte terriane near their retail users, fully equipped for independent grow operations, armed to te teeth and willing to shoot it out with American Law Enforcement.-GochoaPublished: Sunday, Sep. 20, 2009 - 12:00 amAmid dense scrub oak and manzanita high above the Coloma Valley in El Dorado County, the marijuana

Najibullah Zazi Arrested in Denver in Anti-Terrorism Investigation

2009-09-19T23:46:00.001-05:00

DENVER (Reuters) - Federal agents on Saturday arrested a Colorado man who had been under surveillance as part of an anti-terrorism investigation that came to light in a series of New York City raids this week, a spokeswoman for his attorney said.The suspect, Najibullah Zazi, 24, a native of Afghanistan said to work as an airport shuttle driver in Colorado, was taken into custody along with his

Maryland IDs MS-13 Recruiting Patern

2009-09-17T11:09:00.002-05:00

Published: 09/17/2009Prosecutors and police on Tuesday pressed Maryland lawmakers to make it easier to put gang members convicted of crimes behind bars for longer sentences, saying a 2-year-old state statute aimed at doing so had proven all but useless.Lawmakers, including House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel) who sat in on the hearing and asked an usually large number of questions,

Mexico Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora Resigns

2009-09-12T22:50:00.003-05:00

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Felipe Calderon removed his attorney general yesterday to try to revamp a war against drug cartels that have resisted an army campaign to defeat them.Calderon told reporters that Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora, who spearheaded the government’s fight against drug trafficking, had resigned and would be replaced by a little-known former legal

Cartel Sergio Saucedo,Trafficker, Money Launderer, Executed by Cartel

2009-09-11T06:54:00.000-05:00

September 9th, 2009 EL PASO, Texas —A body found with its severed arms crossed and placed on its chest in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, was identified by authorities Wednesday as a Texas man kidnapped from his home.Sergio Saucedo, 30, was kidnapped from his Horizon City house outside El Paso last Thursday. His mutilated body was found Tuesday in the Mexican border city across the Rio Grande, said El

Lewsiville, TX Police Heads up

2009-07-24T14:41:00.005-05:00

Some New Tags showed up last week in Central Lewisville, TX, North East of the Dallas Fort Worth Airport. MS-13 and Southside tags Locos tagged a single Street in North Lewisville.-Gochoa

Extradition of Minors Cotributes to Gang Activities

2009-07-24T14:25:00.003-05:00

The week of 29 June 2009 saw two very interesting developments in Mexico, with the continuation of a third very important economic indicator.First, remittances from the United States to Mexico continue to drop.In the first six months of 2009, we have seen remittances drop by 19.9%, compared to the first half of 2008. This decline represents some US$1.9 billion dollars.A new vigilante group has

MS-13 Watch: Providing Services to Other Criminals

2009-07-24T14:17:00.004-05:00

This author, who has a long history of journalism in South and Central America as well as other places recently wrote this status of interational gangs, especialmented de La Mara, MS-13-GochoaTuesday July 7, 2009How Gangs Threaten Us AllFor those interested in exploring one of the greatest internal and transnational threats to the United States, there is a new book out today by Samuel Logan,

Two Maras ( MS-13 ) in Woodbridge, VA Convicted of Murder

2009-06-21T12:28:00.005-05:00

By Amanda StewartPublished: June 17, 2009A jury in U.S. District Court in Alexandria recently found two gang members guilty of killing a Woodbridge teen believed to be in a rival gang.After a trial last week, the jury found Rafael Parada-Mendoza, 22, and Gabriel Hosman Perez-Amaya guilty of killing 19-year-old Christian Argueta in front of Springfield Mall on Dec. 2, 2007.The two men were each

Drug Trafficing Organizations Move Operations to the Pacific

2009-06-21T11:00:00.007-05:00

June 20, 2009 12:00The beaches on the Southern Pacifc Coast of Mexiso have become the new transfer point for cartels bringing in drugs from The South.-Federico Gochoa SALINA CRUZ, Mexico - If you know what's good for you, fisherman Teodoro Contreras says, you stay away from certain places after the sun sets on the beaches of Mexico's southern coast. From the resort city of Acapulco to the

Mutli- Agency Gang Sweep in Northern Nevada

2009-06-21T00:00:00.005-05:00

RENO, Nev. - A total of 37 foreign nationals with ties to violent street gangs in this area are facing deportation this morning following a three-day enforcement operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The arrests were made as part of an ongoing initiative by ICE's National Gang Unit called "Operation Community Shield."As part of the initiative, ICE partners with other

$1.4 Billion Sinaloa Meth Lab Shut down

2009-06-20T23:22:00.005-05:00

17 JuneBased on this and other news, we can expect the Mexican Meth Supply to be further reduced. Street prices will go up and new local labs will move to meet the supply.-Federico GochoaBy E. EDUARDO CASTILLO – 4 days agoBADIRAGUATO, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican Navy gave reporters a firsthand look Tuesday at what they described as one of the largest methamphetamine labs ever found in the country,

Marlon Osorio of MS-13 Found Guilty of Murder

2009-06-06T10:17:00.002-05:00

A 26-year-old Mara Salvatrucha gang member was found guilty of two counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder in a two-day shooting spree in the San Fernando Valley, officials said today.Two years ago, Marlon Osorio approached people he thought were rival gang members, asked where they were from, then opened fire, Deputy L.A. County Dist. Atty. Paul Nunez said in a statement.A Los Angeles

Cultura Narco

2009-06-06T10:03:00.003-05:00

TIJUANA, Mexico – There likely won't be a hit ballad about drug runner Enrique Solis Mejia. Too bad, but the dumb chump arrested by soldiers with a truckload of marijuana doesn't rate as much of a hero in a country obsessed with its narco-culture.Still, at a recent news conference at the army base here to show him off, a journalist/singer gave it a shot with something like: Oh they caught him in

Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammed ( Carlos Bledsoe ) Arrrested for the Deaths of two Soldiers

2009-06-04T15:24:00.002-05:00

June 2, 2009FBI Little RockContact: Special Agent Steve Frazier (501) 228-8403Arrest of Abdulhakim Mujahid MuhammedLittle Rock Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Browne issued the following statement:"On June 1, 2009, Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammed, formerly known as Carlos Bledsoe, was arrested by the Little Rock, Arkansas Police Department for the murder of Pvt. William Long and the attempted

Robert Beltran Burgos Captured in Sinaloa

2009-05-30T22:49:00.004-05:00

The Secretary of Defense reported today that military personnel assigned to the Military Zone based in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Performing patrols in response t0 complaints about the presence of armed men on board luxury vehicles in the Salduero Culiacan, detained Robert Beltran BURGOS (a ) "THE DOCTOR" lieutenant of Joaquin Guzman Loera (a) "El Chapo Guzman."The importance of this arrest is that

Joint Terrorism Task Forces

2009-05-30T14:34:00.004-05:00

They are our nation's front line on terrorism: small cells of highly trained, locally based, passionately committed investigators, analysts, linguists, SWAT experts, and other specialists from dozens of U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies.When it comes to investigating terrorism, they do it all: chase down leads, gather evidence, make arrests, provide security for special events,

$380,000 for Eliseo Barrón,s Killeer: Is it Guzman?

2009-05-30T14:12:00.003-05:00

The Attorney General's Office offered a reward of $380,000 for help solving the homicide of reporter Eliseo Barrón, who was found dead in the state of Coahuila after being kidnapped from his home in the northern state of Durango, The New York Times reports.The killing brings about a new scale of violence against Mexican journalists, adds BBC Mundo.The leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Joaquín "Shorty

Eagon Major Gang Summary

2009-05-30T12:39:00.006-05:00

Thursday, 28 May 2009 More than 2,900 gangs boasting 73,650 members are criminally active in the East Region, according to the 2009 National Gang Threat Assessment published by the National Gang Intelligence Center and the National Drug Intelligence Center.While the most active gangs working the East Region include the Crips, MS-13, Neta, United Blood Nation (UBN) and the Latin Kings, there are

2009-04-19T16:59:00.001-05:00

The film "Queen of the South" -- about a cocaine smuggler -- was slated to be filmed in Sinaloa on Mexico's northern coast but the film's director said he received threats and was forced to pull the plug on production, Variety reported."I've worked really hard to make this beautiful movie, but the safety of my family and my team comes first," Jonathan Jakubowicz told Variety. "Making this movie [

Jarez Police Raids

2009-04-16T11:33:00.001-05:00

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US Deploys Forces Along the Mexican Border

2009-04-14T12:57:00.005-05:00

Published April 3rd, 2009U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, speaking April 2 at the Mexico / United States Arms Trafficking Conference, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, has vowed that "we will win" in the battle against Mexican-based narcotics cartels, whose violence has metastasized in recent years, claiming thousand of lives and spilling across the border, into American towns and states.U.S. officials,

Al Qaeda, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) Linked

2009-04-12T22:30:00.003-05:00

Interpol: Terrorist group Al-Qaeda could have links with the Central American gangsBy m3reportNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERSVisit our website: http://nafbpo.org/Foreign News ReportThe National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) extracts and condenses the material that follows from Mexican and Central and South American on-line media sources on a daily

30 Saint Death Chapels Destroyed in Nuevo Loredo

2009-04-12T22:14:00.004-05:00

Mexican federal authorities used bulldozers to bring down more than 30 chapels devoted to “Saint Death” - a figure that is worshipped by drug traffickers - in the northern city of Nuevo Laredo, the daily Reforma reported Wednesday.The image of the saint is a skeleton dressed and adorned as a woman, and is not based on any particular Roman Catholic saint. Many criminals, but also people without a

MS-13's Erick Turcios-Lazo Sentenced

2009-04-12T22:01:00.002-05:00

MS-13 Leader Sentenced to 120 Months for Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Aid of RacketeeringALEXANDRIA, VA—Erick Turcios-Lazo, also known as “Scorpion,” age 22, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Turcios-Lazo was found guilty on Jan. 22, 2009. Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Joseph

Shining Path Back on the Offensive in Peru

2009-04-12T17:35:00.003-05:00

April 11 (Associated Press)Peru military says 13 soldiers dead in ambushes- Defense officials blame Shining Path, say attacks show desperation LIMA, Peru - Suspected guerrillas have killed 13 Peruvian so...Peru military says 13 soldiers dead in ambushesLIMA, Peru - Suspected guerrillas have killed 13 Peruvian soldiers in ambushes on two patrols in a jungle region known for coca production and

Vicente Carrillo Leyva of Juarez Cartel Arrested

2009-04-12T15:58:00.005-05:00

Vicente Carrillo Leyva, son of the late kingpin Amado Carrillo Fuentes, is arrested in Mexico City.By Ken EllingwoodApril 3, 2009Reporting from Mexico City -- Mexican authorities on Thursday announced the capture of Vicente Carrillo Leyva, a suspected top leader of a family-run drug gang based in Ciudad Juarez and one of the country's most wanted figures.Federal law enforcement officials said

Familia Michoachan Kidnapping Rescue

2009-04-12T15:47:00.001-05:00

Los Zetas en las Guerras Drogas en Zacatecas

2009-04-11T22:11:00.002-05:00

David Duran and his DTO Shut Down

2009-04-11T21:54:00.006-05:00

Defendants Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences andForfeit More than $100 Million in Cash and PropertyFORT WORTH, Texas — The last defendant in a major drug trafficking organization (DTO), the David Duran DTO, which operated in the Dallas/Fort Worth area from 2002 until the case was indicted in 2006, was sentenced Monday March 23, 2009, announced acting U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern

2009-04-09T21:22:00.002-05:00

April 8, 2009WICHITA FALLS, TX—Twelve alleged members of the Puro Lil Mafia (PLM) street gang operating in Wichita Falls, were indicted yesterday by a grand jury in Dallas on federal weapons and/or narcotics charges, announced acting U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas.This morning, in an early morning round-up, FBI agents, Officers with the Wichita Falls Police

Baytown Texas-Latin Kings-Ms-13 Connection

2009-03-31T10:31:00.003-05:00

There appear to be people in Goose Creek ISD, Baytown Texas that are hunting for websites that show pictures, videos and music for sale celebrating the war between the Latin Kings and MS-13.

US Deputy Marshall Vincent Bustamante Found Dead in Juarez

2009-03-29T22:48:00.000-05:00

US marshal accused of stealing government property has been shot dead execution-style in the lawless Mexican border town of Juarez in the latest murder along the violence-gripped Rio Grande frontier.The body of Deputy Marshal Vincent Bustamante was found with multiple gun wounds to the back of his head, according to Chihuahua state policeThe Rest @ Gangwarfare

Oaxacan Indian Clan Operated Heroine Ring

2009-03-25T16:16:00.004-05:00

Police arrest 48 suspects, members of a Oaxacan Indian clan, who allegedly brought the drugs in from Mexico, selling 15 to 20 pounds a week to gangs in East Los Angeles.By Sam Quinones and Richard Winton March 25, 2009For two decades, a Oaxacan Indian family allegedly ran an international drug ring that smuggled heroin through Tijuana into Southern California, generating millions of dollars in

Mexican Drug War

2009-03-23T15:42:00.003-05:00

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Atlanta trying to link up with Dallas - Latin Knights and the 13s

2009-03-23T08:59:00.004-05:00

It looks like someone in Atlanta may be looking up contact informationfor the latin knights 13 gang in dallas..It looks like someone who may know how to search anonomously....Federico Gochoa

Bajadores Infect Arizona Drug Markets

2009-03-19T11:15:00.005-05:00

Morning News, 3/17/09By Bryan Griffith, March 17, 2009As Manuel exited the Radio Shack in Phoenix with his family one afternoon last month, a group of Hispanic men standing in the parking lot watched him closely. "Do it now, do it now," one said to another in Spanish, according to a witness. One of the men approached Manuel, pointed a revolver at his head and tried to force him into a Ford

El Vicentillo de Arresed in Mexico

2009-03-19T11:05:00.004-05:00

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- The Mexican military has arrested the son of a top drug cartel lieutenant, the government said Thursday.Authorities presented suspect Vicente Zambada Niebla to the press Thursday in Mexico City.Vicente Zambada Niebla, known as "El Vicentillo," was arrested Wednesday along with five subordinates, Mexico's defense department and attorney general's office said in a joint