American murder toll in Mexico continues to climb, complements of the drug cartels
#1
03-19-2009, 11:13 PM
American murder toll in Mexico continues to climb, complements of the drug cartels
original topic was Vacations in Mexico ...
now the title has been updated to fit the content!
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After taking office on Dec. 1, 2006, President Felipe Calderon immediately sent thousands of soldiers and federal police to drug strongholds across Mexico in an attempt to bring warring gangs under control.
Cartels, already fighting each other for territory and drug routes into the U.S., responded with unprecedented violence, killing some 8,000 people. About 10 percent of those victims are police or soldiers. The rest are believed to be linked to the drug trade, with some civilians caught in the crossfire.
On Thursday, seven people were found dead in western Mexico. They included three victims who were bound, shot and dumped on the side of a highway outside the city of Morelia; three dismembered and headless bodies found in plastic bags in a park in the city of Uruapan; and a police officer shot dead while walking to work in the port of Lazaro Cardenas.
And on the sandy banks of a river in the resort of Acapulco, authorities uncovered a shallow grave with four young men who appeared to have been bound and hacked to death with machetes. In a separate incident, a 27-year-old man was shot to death inside a public bus.
Now the violence is spilling over into the U.S., where drug-related kidnappings and killings are rising.
A leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel was in police custody Thursday, as authorities extended a cross-border crackdown on the gang that has included the arrest of 755 of its members in the U.S.
Vicente "El Vicentillo" Zambada was arrested before dawn Wednesday at a home in an elite Mexico City neighborhood, said Gen. Luis Arturo Oliver, the Mexican Defense Department's deputy chief of operations.
Oliver said Zambada became a top Sinaloa cartel leader last year, with control over logistics and the authority to order assassinations of government authorities and rivals.
"This significantly affects the organization's ability to operate and distribute drugs," said Ricardo Cabrera, who runs the terrorism and drug trafficking unit in Mexico's federal Attorney General's office.
Zambada's father, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, also is considered a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel and is among Mexico's most-wanted suspects.
Last month, President Barack Obama's administration announced that investigators had arrested 755 Sinaloa cartel members in cities and towns all over the United States.
~ AP, 3-19-2009
now the title has been updated to fit the content!
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After taking office on Dec. 1, 2006, President Felipe Calderon immediately sent thousands of soldiers and federal police to drug strongholds across Mexico in an attempt to bring warring gangs under control.
Cartels, already fighting each other for territory and drug routes into the U.S., responded with unprecedented violence, killing some 8,000 people. About 10 percent of those victims are police or soldiers. The rest are believed to be linked to the drug trade, with some civilians caught in the crossfire.
On Thursday, seven people were found dead in western Mexico. They included three victims who were bound, shot and dumped on the side of a highway outside the city of Morelia; three dismembered and headless bodies found in plastic bags in a park in the city of Uruapan; and a police officer shot dead while walking to work in the port of Lazaro Cardenas.
And on the sandy banks of a river in the resort of Acapulco, authorities uncovered a shallow grave with four young men who appeared to have been bound and hacked to death with machetes. In a separate incident, a 27-year-old man was shot to death inside a public bus.
Now the violence is spilling over into the U.S., where drug-related kidnappings and killings are rising.
A leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel was in police custody Thursday, as authorities extended a cross-border crackdown on the gang that has included the arrest of 755 of its members in the U.S.
Vicente "El Vicentillo" Zambada was arrested before dawn Wednesday at a home in an elite Mexico City neighborhood, said Gen. Luis Arturo Oliver, the Mexican Defense Department's deputy chief of operations.
Oliver said Zambada became a top Sinaloa cartel leader last year, with control over logistics and the authority to order assassinations of government authorities and rivals.
"This significantly affects the organization's ability to operate and distribute drugs," said Ricardo Cabrera, who runs the terrorism and drug trafficking unit in Mexico's federal Attorney General's office.
Zambada's father, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, also is considered a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel and is among Mexico's most-wanted suspects.
Last month, President Barack Obama's administration announced that investigators had arrested 755 Sinaloa cartel members in cities and towns all over the United States.
~ AP, 3-19-2009
Last edited by Stealth; 09-26-2011 at 06:20 PM.
#3
03-18-2010, 09:29 AM
that was last year ..
for an 2010 update, read on.
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March 13, 2010
In light of the recent drive-by shooting of three members of the U.S. Consulate, and in general reference to the entire drug-fueled conflict in Mexico that has been ongoing for the past decade, the U.S. State Department has issued another travel advisory for American citizens traveling to Mexico.
The three deaths recorded on Monday are the latest casualties in a drug war between the leading Mexican drug cartels that has spread across the country and affected wide swaths of Mexico
, from the border towns to Mexico City to even the areas surrounding the popular tourist destinations on the coasts. Thousands of Mexicans - along with dozens of Americans - have been killed or wounded over the past 5 years, particularly in Ciudad Juarez, the city opposite El Paso that has become a hotbed of violence.
The State Department urges caution and vigilance for any American who intends to travel to Mexico, and stresses staying in well-populated areas, traveling only during the day, and reporting any and all contact with suspicious persons.
Also, the State Department strongly discourages any unncessary travel to several Mexican states, such as Durango, Chihuahua, and Coahuila. The Mexican-American border region is particularly violent, and any Americans living in or traveling through that area should exercise extreme caution.
Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and living in Mexico of concerns about the security situation in Mexico, and that it has authorized the departure of the dependents of U.S. government personnel from U.S. consulates in the Northern Mexican border cities of Tijuana, Nogales, Ciudad Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey and Matamoros until April 12.
Family members of US Government personnel assigned to other areas of Mexico outside the Mexican border states are not affected by this departure measure.
This Travel Warning supercedes the Travel Alert dated February 22, 2010, and announces the authorized departure of some dependents and updates security incidents.
for an 2010 update, read on.
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March 13, 2010
In light of the recent drive-by shooting of three members of the U.S. Consulate, and in general reference to the entire drug-fueled conflict in Mexico that has been ongoing for the past decade, the U.S. State Department has issued another travel advisory for American citizens traveling to Mexico.
The three deaths recorded on Monday are the latest casualties in a drug war between the leading Mexican drug cartels that has spread across the country and affected wide swaths of Mexico
, from the border towns to Mexico City to even the areas surrounding the popular tourist destinations on the coasts. Thousands of Mexicans - along with dozens of Americans - have been killed or wounded over the past 5 years, particularly in Ciudad Juarez, the city opposite El Paso that has become a hotbed of violence.The State Department urges caution and vigilance for any American who intends to travel to Mexico, and stresses staying in well-populated areas, traveling only during the day, and reporting any and all contact with suspicious persons.
Also, the State Department strongly discourages any unncessary travel to several Mexican states, such as Durango, Chihuahua, and Coahuila. The Mexican-American border region is particularly violent, and any Americans living in or traveling through that area should exercise extreme caution.
Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and living in Mexico of concerns about the security situation in Mexico, and that it has authorized the departure of the dependents of U.S. government personnel from U.S. consulates in the Northern Mexican border cities of Tijuana, Nogales, Ciudad Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey and Matamoros until April 12.
Family members of US Government personnel assigned to other areas of Mexico outside the Mexican border states are not affected by this departure measure.
This Travel Warning supercedes the Travel Alert dated February 22, 2010, and announces the authorized departure of some dependents and updates security incidents.
Last edited by stomper; 03-18-2010 at 09:34 AM.
#4
03-18-2010, 09:33 AM
March 15, 2010
VILLALDAMA, Mexico — Mexican marines detained more than half the police force of a northern rural town Wednesday for suspected ties to drug cartels. Marines arrested eight of the 12 officers on the force in Villaldama, a town of about 4,000 people ...
VILLALDAMA, Mexico — Mexican marines detained more than half the police force of a northern rural town Wednesday for suspected ties to drug cartels. Marines arrested eight of the 12 officers on the force in Villaldama, a town of about 4,000 people ...
#5
03-18-2010, 09:43 AM
More U.S. citizens suffered unnatural death in Mexico than any other foreign country
More U.S. citizens suffered unnatural deaths in Mexico than in any other foreign country — excluding military killed in combat zones — from 2004 to 2007, State Department statistics show.
Most died in the recent outbreaks of violence in border cities — Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Nogales, and Nuevo Laredo.
More than 275 U.S. citizens have been slain in Mexico’s escalating wave of violence since 2004 — an average of nearly one killing a week, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation into the deaths. Rarely are the killers captured.
Most died in the recent outbreaks of violence in border cities — Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Nogales, and Nuevo Laredo.
More than 275 U.S. citizens have been slain in Mexico’s escalating wave of violence since 2004 — an average of nearly one killing a week, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation into the deaths. Rarely are the killers captured.
#6
03-18-2010, 09:57 AM
arrests of Americans in Mexico involve
Getting arrested?
the majority of arrests of Americans in Mexico involve drinking, drugs, traffic issues, and public behavior displays .
these are old stats, 2006 .. arrests in 2010 are expected to be considerable higher.
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Mexico City, Mexico - The capital of Mexico is one tough city, and pretty difficult to negotiate with public transportation; Mexico City covers 570 miles and is really crowded as well. 208 US citizens were arrested here in 2006.
the majority of arrests of Americans in Mexico involve drinking, drugs, traffic issues, and public behavior displays .
these are old stats, 2006 .. arrests in 2010 are expected to be considerable higher.
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- Tijuana, Mexico - in 2006, 520 Americans were arrested in Tijuana, mostly for alcohol, drug, and gun-related charges.
- Guadalajara, Mexico - Do people think they can get away with more illegal behavior in Mexico? In 2006, 416 Americans were arrested in Guadalajara, and four of the top five travel spots in which US citizens were arrested, were Mexican cities.
- Nuevo Lardeo, Mexico - Nuevo Laredo is right across the US-mexico border from Laredo, Texas, and U.S. citizens cross the border to buy cheap goods and Mexican crafts. And thats not all that Americans cross the border for; in 2006, 359 Americans were arrested here.
Mexico City, Mexico - The capital of Mexico is one tough city, and pretty difficult to negotiate with public transportation; Mexico City covers 570 miles and is really crowded as well. 208 US citizens were arrested here in 2006.
- Merida, Mexico - The Yucatan is a popular travel destination for Americans, and its surrounding areas (Cancun, Merida, etc) are hot spots for spring break. Freewheeling college students on luxury spring vacations can't get as drunk and rambunctious here as they'd like (without repercussions, anyway). The State Department reported 99 US citizens arrested in Merida, Mexico in 2006.
- Nogales, Mexico - Like Nuevo Laredo, Nogales is right across the border from the United States. Nogales isn't as rough a town as is Nuevo Laredo, and US citizens come here for both dining and shopping. Americans don't necessarily come to Nogales to get arrested, but in 2006, 96 people broke the law and spent some time in a Mexican jail. Dios Mio!
#7
01-26-2011, 10:14 AM
almost 40,000 dead since 2006?
how many of those are Americans and tourists?
see the latest murder map ....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datab...rders-map#data
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how many of those are Americans and tourists?
see the latest murder map ....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datab...rders-map#data
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Last edited by Stealth; 01-27-2011 at 09:06 AM.
#8
01-26-2011, 10:39 AM
Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to and living in Mexico about the security situation in Mexico.
Since 2006, the Mexican government has engaged in an extensive effort to combat drug-trafficking organizations (DTOs). Mexican DTOs, meanwhile, have been engaged in a vicious struggle with each other for control of trafficking routes. In order to prevent and combat violence, the government of Mexico has deployed military troops and federal police throughout the country.
U.S. citizens should expect to encounter military and other law enforcement checkpoints when traveling in Mexico and are urged to cooperate fully.
DTOs have also erected unauthorized checkpoints, and killed motorists who have not stopped at them. In confrontations with the Mexican army and police, DTOs have employed automatic weapons and grenades.
In some cases, assailants have worn full or partial police or military uniforms and have used vehicles that resemble police vehicles. According to published reports, 22,700 people have been killed in narcotics-related violence since 2006. The great majority of those killed have been members of DTOs. However, innocent bystanders have been killed in shootouts between DTOs and Mexican law enforcement or between rival DTOs.
Recent violent attacks and persistent security concerns have prompted the U.S. Embassy to urge U.S. citizens to defer unnecessary travel to Michoacán and Tamaulipas, to parts of Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, and Coahuila, (see details below) and to advise U.S. citizens residing or traveling in those areas to exercise extreme caution.
More than half of all Americans killed in Mexico in FY 2009 whose deaths were reported to the U.S. Embassy were killed in the border cities of Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana.
Since 2006, large firefights have taken place in towns and cities in many parts of Mexico, often in broad daylight on streets and other public venues. Such firefights have occurred mostly in northern Mexico, including Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Chihuahua City, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras, Reynosa, Matamoros and Monterrey.
DTOs have used stolen trucks to block major highways and thus prevent the military from responding to criminal activity, most notably in the area around Monterrey. Also in Monterrey, DTOs have kidnapped guests out of reputable hotels in the downtown area, blocking off adjoining streets to prevent law enforcement response. DTOs have also attacked Mexican government facilities such as military barracks and a customs and immigration post.
The U.S. Embassy and consulates advise their employees as well as private U.S. citizens to avoid certain areas, abstain from driving on certain roads because of dangerous conditions or criminal activity, or recommend driving during daylight hours only.
The consulate staff has been recommended to send all minor dependents back to the US for security.
Since 2006, the Mexican government has engaged in an extensive effort to combat drug-trafficking organizations (DTOs). Mexican DTOs, meanwhile, have been engaged in a vicious struggle with each other for control of trafficking routes. In order to prevent and combat violence, the government of Mexico has deployed military troops and federal police throughout the country.
U.S. citizens should expect to encounter military and other law enforcement checkpoints when traveling in Mexico and are urged to cooperate fully.
DTOs have also erected unauthorized checkpoints, and killed motorists who have not stopped at them. In confrontations with the Mexican army and police, DTOs have employed automatic weapons and grenades.
In some cases, assailants have worn full or partial police or military uniforms and have used vehicles that resemble police vehicles. According to published reports, 22,700 people have been killed in narcotics-related violence since 2006. The great majority of those killed have been members of DTOs. However, innocent bystanders have been killed in shootouts between DTOs and Mexican law enforcement or between rival DTOs.
Recent violent attacks and persistent security concerns have prompted the U.S. Embassy to urge U.S. citizens to defer unnecessary travel to Michoacán and Tamaulipas, to parts of Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, and Coahuila, (see details below) and to advise U.S. citizens residing or traveling in those areas to exercise extreme caution.
More than half of all Americans killed in Mexico in FY 2009 whose deaths were reported to the U.S. Embassy were killed in the border cities of Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana.
Since 2006, large firefights have taken place in towns and cities in many parts of Mexico, often in broad daylight on streets and other public venues. Such firefights have occurred mostly in northern Mexico, including Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Chihuahua City, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras, Reynosa, Matamoros and Monterrey.
DTOs have used stolen trucks to block major highways and thus prevent the military from responding to criminal activity, most notably in the area around Monterrey. Also in Monterrey, DTOs have kidnapped guests out of reputable hotels in the downtown area, blocking off adjoining streets to prevent law enforcement response. DTOs have also attacked Mexican government facilities such as military barracks and a customs and immigration post.
The U.S. Embassy and consulates advise their employees as well as private U.S. citizens to avoid certain areas, abstain from driving on certain roads because of dangerous conditions or criminal activity, or recommend driving during daylight hours only.
The consulate staff has been recommended to send all minor dependents back to the US for security.
#9
01-26-2011, 01:59 PM
law enforcement ...
Mexico - Rape is rarely reported or punished, owing to old social norms, minor penalties for the crime, and criminal laws. In some rural areas, penalties for rape may consist of a few hours in jail, or minor fines.
Mexico northern border local police - Law enforcement personnel are often presented by drug cartels with the option of choosing "Plata o Plomo"; meaning "money or lead (bullet)." The problem is especially pronounced in areas such as Tijuana, Nogales, Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez, Nuevo Laredo, Michoacan, and the state of Sinaloa. where police are engaged by drug traffickers to protect and enforce their illicit interests.
Mexico - Rape is rarely reported or punished, owing to old social norms, minor penalties for the crime, and criminal laws. In some rural areas, penalties for rape may consist of a few hours in jail, or minor fines.
Mexico northern border local police - Law enforcement personnel are often presented by drug cartels with the option of choosing "Plata o Plomo"; meaning "money or lead (bullet)." The problem is especially pronounced in areas such as Tijuana, Nogales, Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez, Nuevo Laredo, Michoacan, and the state of Sinaloa. where police are engaged by drug traffickers to protect and enforce their illicit interests.
Last edited by stomper; 01-26-2011 at 02:25 PM.
#10
01-27-2011, 09:31 PM
since June 2008 the LA Times has kept a log of atrocities connected with the cartels and the local police in the payroll of the cartels. the data is compiled on this site:
http://projects.latimes.com/mexico-drug-war/#/its-a-war
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http://projects.latimes.com/mexico-drug-war/#/its-a-war
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