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Friday, November 18, 2011

Texas - Mexico Border News - 11.18.2011

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Los Zetas cell taken down in Chicago
Examiner.com
On Tuesday, agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) made several arrests in both Chicago and Laredo, Texas, of alleged members of the notoriously violent Mexican drug cartel known as Los Zetas. ...
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Suspected Zetas Drug Cartel Leader Arrested in Mexico
Voice of America (blog)
He is accused of trafficking marijuana both in Mexico and the United States. The announcement comes one day after US authorities uncovered a major drug smuggling tunnel under the border with Mexico and seized 14 tons of marijuana during searches ...
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Mexico names intelligence chief interior minister
Reuters
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico picked the head of the national intelligence agency as the country's new interior minister on Thursday, beefing up the job's security profile as the government attempts to bring violent drug cartels to heel ...
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Reuters
Authorities Working to Find Link Between Kidnapping, Drug Cartel
KRGV
SAN JUAN - San Juan police are teaming with the feds to expose a potential link between a double-kidnapping and a Mexican drug cartel. Investigators say the border, three cities in the Valley and Houston are all part of an extortion plot. ...
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In Acapulco, it's mayhem by the beach
Reuters
Many jobless young Mexicans have turned to crime for pay. A 16-year-old hitwoman captured in June said she was paid 12000 pesos for two weeks work - a sum three times the average national wage. High casualty rates in the drug gangs have given ruthless ...
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The Mexican Race for 2012
CounterPunch
It was supposed to signify a new era of democracy and transparency in Mexico, but the much-maligned PRI has enjoyed an inevitable resurgence of late, largely due to the PAN's US-funded war on the drug cartels, which has caused an estimated 50000 deaths ...
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Entire Police Department Arrested in Mexico
The New American
The ongoing conflict between the Mexican government and the numerous drug cartels has led to a steady, northward advance of the crime and violence from south of the US-Mexico border into Texas and the American Southwest. ...
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Drug cartels recruiting Texas teens
KFDA
Her body was found dumped in the back of a pick up truck in Mexico. It's believed the violent drug cartels recruited her to smuggle illegal immigrants across the border. "They are recruiting young children, older adults and elderly adults," Dumas ISD ...
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Living Along a Contentious Border
New York Times
There is a great, balanced report waiting to be assembled that gathers opinions in an American border city with Mexico and presents a range of political perspectives. Such a cross-section is not seen in this film, an unabashed appeal for immigration ...
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New York Times
Amid Sea Of Deportations, One Man's Story
Huffington Post
Many are whisked quickly across the border. Increasingly, they're deported without speaking to a lawyer or having a proper hearing, according to a recent report from the National Immigration Law Center, a Los Angeles-based advocacy group. ...
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Lawmakers grill Obama over Border agent trial
WND.com
It was only a contradictory report from the US Customs and Border Protection that provided the basis for the US attorney's office's case." "The prosecution of Agent Diaz was initiated at the request of the Mexican government. ...
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WND.com
Suspect Held on $1M Bond in Missionary Hit-and-run Case
Twin Falls Times-News
Garza initially fled the scene across the border into Mexico, but later turned himself in at the border. He was booked at the Hidalgo County Jail and arraigned a day later. A call Thursday to the Hidalgo County Prosecutor's Office seeking a future ...
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Poachers' nets killing sharks off Texas coast
CBS News
"We have caught some of these fishermen from south of the border in the past," said Dunks, "and we've asked them, 'How come you all keep coming across?' And they will tell you, 'There are no fish left in Mexico.'" Now what should be Mexico's problem ...
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Are Industrial Relics Worth Preserving?
Fronteras: The Changing America Desk
Studies done in the 1970s showed that children in El Paso, neighboring New Mexico and across the US-Mexico border in Ciudad Juárez had high levels of lead in their blood. The location of the old ASARCO smelter near the US-Mexico border. ...
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Tunnel-detection technology at US-Mexico border: Is it worth the effort?
Christian Science Monitor
The US government is researching use of robots, microgravity sensors, and other high-tech tools to find smuggling tunnels under the US-Mexico border. But police work may be the most effective tool. By Elyssa Pachico, Guest blogger / November 18, ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Smugglers Use Cell Phones To Guide Immigrants To US
Fox News
The defendants were part of one of the first immigrant smuggling rings dismantled on the US-Mexico border that exclusively uses cell phones, employing none of the foot guides commonly employed to lead groups across the border, said Derek Benner, US ...
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Cartasite Technology Secures Workers Along the US/Mexico Border
PR.com (press release)
Denver, CO, November 18, 2011 --(PR.com)-- On Tuesday evening, oil field workers checking a remote well site along the US / Mexico border encountered a group of twenty eight illegal immigrants. Concerned about safety and the security of the wellsite, ...
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Mastretta MXT: A Mexican Lotus?
New York Times (blog)
By JERRY GARRETT LOS ANGELES — Proof that Mexico had a soup-to-nuts automaker within its borders was on display here at the Los Angeles auto show this week, as the 2011 Mastretta MXT was officially introduced to the international motoring press. ...
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New York Times (blog)
POE: SEND IRAQ EQUIPMENT TO THE US - MEXICO BORDER
The Cypress Times
“State and local officials are doing the job of the federal government—defending the international border with Mexico. It's time that Washington gives them the resources they need to protect Americans from cross border crime. Sending this equipment to ...
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Mexico tries to polish its image
Montreal Gazette
Violence linked to drug gangs has claimed more than 40000 lives in Mexico since 2006. While the killings were concentrated in sectors along the US-Mexico border, incidents have occurred in touristic areas and have seeped south. ...
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Count, EPA, Mexico Unite to Improve Emergency Response on the Border
PublicCEO.com
The Border 2012 program was signed by the US and Mexico in 2003, with the overarching goal of protecting the environment and citizens living along the 2000 mile US Mexico border, including dealing with the increasing risks of hazardous materials spills ...
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MEXICO: Head Shot
Strategy Page
November 9, 2011: Mexican and US authorities reported that several people saw a group of armed gunmen cross the US-Mexico border after a shootout with Mexican troops. The gunmen crossed near the town of Escobares (south Texas). ...
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Customs officers stop 3 Mexican women trying to smuggle animal tranquilizer ...
The Republic
US Customs and Border Protection officers say they stopped three Mexican women trying to enter the country carrying an animal tranquilizer often used as a date-rape drug. All three incidents happened in Nogales and involved women from Nogales, ...
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Suspected Zetas boss captured in central Mexico
Fox News
Treviño Morales, the cartel's alleged No. 2 and one of Mexico's most-wanted drug traffickers, had entrusted Aleman Narvaez with "strengthening Los Zetas' presence in San Luis Potosi and preventing its structure from being weakened by its confrontation" ...
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Breaking: Mexico seeks extradition of 'Gunwalkers'
Examiner.com
A breaking news report from The Borderland Beat indicates that Mexico is seeking the extradition of 'Gunwalkers'--those suspected of providing US guns to drug cartels. According to the report, Mexican Attorney General Marisela Morales is asking the ...
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