Mexican federal police Nov. 7 apprehended Gulf Cartel kingpin Jaime “the Hummer” González, one of the country’s most-wanted men, in an intelligence operation in the border city of Reynosa. An armed commando tried to rescue González as troops drove to… Read moreMexico: another Gulf Cartel kingpin busted, guns blazing
On the night of Nov. 4, a Learjet carrying Government Secretary Juan Camilo Mouriño and José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos, a former deputy prosecutor general, crashed in the middle of rush-hour traffic in an upscale neighborhood of Mexico City, killing all… Read moreMexico: interior secretary killed in (mysterious?) air crash
Media in South Texas are citing a leaked FBI intelligence report that apparently warns that the Zetas, paramilitary arm of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel, are planning attacks on US Border Patrol agents in retaliation against stepped-up interdiction efforts. Law enforcement agencies… Read moreMexico: Zetas planning attacks on US Border Patrol?
The official theme of the 18th Ibero-American Summit, held Oct. 29-31 in San Salvador, El Salvador, was “Youth and Development,” but the global financial crisis was the main topic of discussions by the representatives of Spain, Portugal and 19 Latin… Read moreLatin America: leaders united on crisis?
Mexican federal police Nov. 1 announced the arrest of the leader of the Gulf Cartel for the border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, TX. The police statement said Antonio Galarza AKA “El Amarillo” was apprehended in a car stop… Read moreMexico: Gulf Cartel kingpin busted, narco-terror continues
Víctor Gerardo Garay Cadena, acting commander of Mexico’s Federal Preventative Police (PFP), stepped down Oct. 31 under cloud of scandal, after one of his top lieutenants was arrested on charges of providing protection to the Sinaloa Cartel. “I am resigning… Read moreMexico: federal police chief steps down in narco-scandal
Mexican prosecutors say employees of the Prosecutor General of the Republic (PGR) were secretly working for the Sinaloa Cartel, and even managed to work inside the US embassy with DEA personnel. Two worked with investigators in requesting searches and raids…. Read moreMexico: Sinaloa Cartel spies infiltrated Prosecutor General, US Embassy
On Oct. 23 Mexico’s 128-member Senate voted almost unanimously to pass legislation that opponents say will open the way to the partial privatization of Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), the giant state-owned oil monopoly. The 500-member Chamber of Deputies approved the Senate’s… Read moreMexico: Pemex “reform” rules
Mexican authorities say they have dealt a severe blow to the Tijuana Cartel with the arrest of Eduardo Arellano Félix, the last in a ruling clique of five brothers to be captured or killed by authorities in recent years. Arellano… Read moreMexico: Tijuana Cartel kingpin busted
The Mexican government has offered a $370,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the killers of Andres Dimitriadis, sub-prosecutor for organized crime with the Prosecutor General of Morelos. Dimitriadis was shot in his car with his two guards… Read moreMexico: hunt for killers of Morelos anti-drug prosecutor
Supposed Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Jesús “El Rey” Zambada was among 16 arrested Oct. 22 after a street battle with police in which a grenade destroyed a car. Prosecutor General Eduardo Medina said Zambada’s son and nephew, two federal police officers… Read moreMexico: Sinaloa kingpin busted as Rice schmoozes top cops
The main route for people trying to leave Cuba for the US is now through Mexico. According to the US Department of Homeland Security, 11,126 Cubans entered the US this way in 2007, while just 1,055 went directly to Florida…. Read moreMexico now main route for Cuban migrants
