“The military has become way more corrupt and way more abusive since the war on drugs was declared, and for the first time they may not be untouchable — but not by the Mexican government, by the American government.”. As drug violence rocketed, he asked again and again that the federal government provide a legal framework to protect the forces. In December 2017, Mexico passed a security law cementing the military’s role in fighting the drug war, outraging the United Nations and human rights groups. — was indicted in New York on charges of taking bribes while in office to protect the Sinaloa drug cartel, one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal mafias. © 1998 - 2020 Nexstar Inc. | All Rights Reserved. MEXICO CITY (AP) — In the central Mexico state of Guanajuato, the color of the meth or the markings on the package in an addict’s pocket may determine whether he lives or dies. The $4.6 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a source of national pride, aimed at pulling millions of people from poverty. The two most powerful drug cartels in the hemisphere are battling over this industrial and farming hub of central Mexico — a state that has attracted gangs for the same reason it has lured auto manufacturers: road and rail networks that lead straight to the U.S. border. His arrest does not appear to have been a joint operation with the Mexican government. “It is almost like a script … the massacres of street dealers. All rights reserved. Worried about the rise of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the long-powerful Sinaloa Cartel in recent months has moved in to form an alliance with Santa Rosa de Lima and other smaller local, bands. “There’s always a concern that Mexican law enforcement could compromise you, or compromise an informant, or compromise an investigation.”. 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The charges are the result of a multi-year sting that investigators called Operation Padrino. “It is a brand concept based on the label, more than the color, which isn’t always present.”. In exchange for lucrative payouts, officials say, General Cienfuegos also directed military operations away from the cartel and toward its rivals. Dolly Parton sings, bring Colbert to tears on ‘The Late Show’, Coronavirus: Trudeau announces $214M investment for made-in-Canada vaccine development, Tearful Christmas for Mormon family that lost 9 women, children in Mexico cartel murders, Family of 9 killed in Mexico sue Juarez drug cartel. The spokesman, Blazej Spychalski, said on Twitter that the 48-year-old conservative leader was tested the day before and his result was positive. We will leave no stone unturned in our pursuit of justice for the murder of my daughter and grandchildren.”. Their lawyer said various family members live in the state and work in the oil industry, but travel back and forth to Mexico. The general’s arrest comes only 10 months after another top Mexican official — who once led the Mexican equivalent of the F.B.I. The Jalisco Cartel sells crystal-clear meth at $2.30 per dose. With an estimated net worth of $1 billion, Guzmán is extremely powerful and so there is no doubt why the Sinoloa Cartel won a bloody battle against its former partner, the Juarez Cartel. MEXICO CITY — American law enforcement agents were listening in as Mexican cartel members chattered on a wiretap, talking about a powerful, … Mr. Cienfuegos played a crucial role in convincing lawmakers to cement the military’s role in the drug war. At one point, court records say, he alerted the cartel that there was a U.S. investigation into their activities, prompting them to kill a fellow member they falsely believed to be sharing information with the authorities. “The difficulty in working in Mexico where you have this level of corruption is that you never really know who you’re working with,” said Mike Vigil, a former chief of international operations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The Jalisco cartel has taken to slicing up rival dealers and neatly arranging their severed limbs in a pile to support the severed head, sometimes with a surprised expression because the victims’ eyelids have been sliced off. It may be no coincidence that a recently arrested leader of the Santa Rosa gang is nicknamed “El Azul,” or “Blue.”. The news not only casts a pall over Mexico’s fight against organized crime, but also underscores the extent of corruption at the highest levels of government. The battle has come to resemble that of Prohibition-era Chicago, with gunmen shooting up homes or shops where rivals are doing business, either in drugs or other contraband. The damage to Mexico is hard to overstate. Family members of nine women and children from an offshoot Mormon community who were killed in Mexico have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Juarez drug cartel of carrying out the attack in retribution for their public criticism and protests against the cartel. The two men whose wives were killed, Howard Miller and Tyler Johnson, work in North Dakota, according to the lawsuit. Agents had been closing in on him for months, suspecting that this central figure in the drug trade was a high-ranking official in the Mexican military. The U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn has in recent months become ground zero for cases related to official corruption in Mexico. This powerhouse book finds DEA agent Art Keller plunged into the Mexican-American drug cartel wars firing up on both sides of the border, even in Central America.

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