Border Patrol nets more than 20 tons of drugs; 64% Say US-Mexico Border is Not Secure

Saturday, May 14, 2011 Border Patrol nets more than 20 tons of drugs; 64% Say US-Mexico Border is Not Secure

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Border Patrol nets more than 20 tons of drugs; 64% Say U.S.-Mexico Border is Not Secure
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Blog del Narco (www.blogdelnarco.com)

(Note: There are so many reports of 1 or 2 deaths, that the number preclude listing all of them.)

LOS MOCHIS, SINALOA Municipal police leaving the station were attacked by gunmen, leaving one officer dead and another wounded. Property damage occurred to local businesses, homes, vehicles and a school, which excused classes for the day.

GUADALUPE, NUEVO LEÓN Five cartel lookouts captured when van they were driving was observed to have bullet holes. When arrested, they were giving information then to the cartel via Nextel. It noted the van smelled as if it had been carrying corpses.

LINARES, NUEVO LEÓN Municipal clerk kidnapped. Kidnappers left his wife, who walked for help.

ACAPULCO, GUERRERO Unidentified head of a man left on street.

MONTEMORELOS, NUEVO LEÓN Twelve members of the Gulf cartel captured at a narco rancho while sleeping. Military intelligence had located the ranch, and yesterday, the Army team walked 5 miles at night to the ranch in order to surprise them. The capture was without a shot fired. Seized wee 5 guns, two hand grenades, four 40 mm caliber shells, boots, cartridges, radio equipment, tactical equipment and four vehicles.



TORREON, COAHUILA Shootout between rival gunmen leave five dead.

DURANGO, DURANGO The commander of criminal investigations of the state was attacked late Thursday at the official facilities. He and several other officers were wounded in the attack. He was the most serious and was rushed into surgery. Shortly, a cartel hit man entered the OR and finished killing him. It notes the assassins didn’t mind the 20 state police present, because they were better armed and there were more bad guys than good guys.

BALLEZA, CHIHUAHUA Former mayor, Silvia Moreno Leal, was executed at a funeral for an assassinated man. The wife of another former mayor died with her, and another former mayor’s wife was gravely wounded. In 1988, Moreno Leal’s husband, a PRI candidate for mayor, was attacked and killed. She substituted and won by a majority vote. In January, 2010, the son of the new mayor was killed by gunmen. During the funeral for him, the nephew of the municipal police commander was then executed.


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EU open borders scaled back after influx of migrants
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/ma ... caled-back
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Colombia's Cementos Argos Raises Bets On US Cement Sector
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-201 ... 17140.html
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8 beheaded bodies found in northern Mexican state
-one of the bodies was the deputy director of the prison
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/c ... source=pkg
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It's Time to Get Serious about the Tri-Border Region
-Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay
http://www.avijorisch.com/9560/tri-border-region
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Probe Sought on Mexico Torture Allegations
http://tinyurl.com/43k6teq
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MEXICO Juárez gunmen kill 2 men, woman riding in vehicle with (US) NM plates
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_18057813
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Mexico's economy to grow in range of four-five percent
http://tinyurl.com/3o6sfsu
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Survey: Corruption increases in Mexico by 18.5 pct
http://www.themonitor.com/articles/mexi ... urvey.html
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MEXICO Six Juárez traffic officers fired for allegedly bribing motorist
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_18057048
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MEXICO Official: suspected Sinaloa cartel leader nabbed
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_18056969
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Ousted President Manuel Zelaya May Return To Honduras

http://tinyurl.com/3che86a
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Mexico a perilous land for migrants heading north
http://tinyurl.com/3pqnkcp
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6 suspected drug traffickers killed in clash with Honduran police, 2 officers injured
-seized 19 high power rifles
http://tinyurl.com/3l9esgb
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MEXICO Rescued migrants allege Mexican agents pulled them from bus, turned them over to gangs
http://tinyurl.com/43c4oup
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MEXICO Men allegedly transport marijuana in ambulance in Chihuahua
http://www.elpasotimes.com/juarez/ci_18049915
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MEXICO 500 Mexican soldiers to join Tamaulipas police
http://www.themonitor.com/news/mexican- ... lipas.html
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MEXICO Old Guerrero Is All Quiet Again
http://tinyurl.com/3o9ebre
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MEXICO Human head found in ice chest following Tampico gun battle
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=617624
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Domestic News - United States
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2 Border Patrol agents killed in Arizona crash

http://tinyurl.com/3l7pouo
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Border agents killed by train, El Pasoan dies
-this adds adds additional information http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_18048502

Guest Book for Condolences
http://tinyurl.com/3suqaod
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'Shock and sadness' from fellow agents over deaths
http://www.kold.com/story/14638359/border
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ARIZONA BP's 'Operation Trident Surge' focuses on public lands
http://www.kvoa.com/news/bp-s-operation ... lic-lands/
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Border Watch: Shadow Wolves patrol Tohono O'Odham reservation
http://www.kgun9.com/story/14636236/ancient
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Terror on the Border-Video
http://tinyurl.com/3u6dqm2
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ARIZONA BP, ICE team up to stop smuggling attempt
http://www.kvoa.com/news/bp-ice-team-up ... g-attempt/
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TEXAS Border Patrol nets more than 20 tons of drugs
http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/a ... rande.html
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Only 30% Say U.S.-Mexico Border Secure, 64% Say It’s Not
http://tinyurl.com/43w3sp7
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CALIFORNIA San Ysidro CBP Seize $1.5 Million in Methamphetamine from Vehicle
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/new ... 2011_6.xml
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The High Cost of Illegal Alien Criminals in Texas-News video
http://youtu.be/0OyRKExgK-4
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Previously deported illegal alien caught with 500 pounds of pot in Texas
http://tinyurl.com/3ur9hnp
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CALIFORNIA Guatemala deaths suspect faces deport
http://tinyurl.com/62wjmlw
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Border Area Fuming Over Obama's 'Moat' Jokes
http://tinyurl.com/3ex4557
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ARIZONA Abandoned on the Border-Op/Ed by Sheriff Larry Dever
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/13/opin ... ml?_r=2&hp
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TEXAS Brownsville man tried to smuggle $806K in cocaine

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articl ... zalez.html
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GEORGIA Deal Immigration bill signing 'historic moment'
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=238658
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TEXAS Widow of American Slain by Mexican Cartel Seeks Justice
http://tinyurl.com/3gocya4
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Texas Officials Say Terrorists Sneaking Across The Border
http://tinyurl.com/3z4t6zo
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Border Community Organizing Petition to Protest Obama's Immigration Speech
http://tinyurl.com/3qz7c8s
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NEW MEXICO Columbus mayor agrees to resign, seeks payment
http://www.alamogordonews.com/ci_18054695
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TEXAS Special Investigation: American Airspace
-Mexican drug and human traffickers are using American airspace to do their dirty business.

http://tinyurl.com/3dxhk4d
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Illegal Immigration Is No Laughing Matter
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/05/11/mor ... ng-matter/
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Factbox: States crackdown on immigration
http://tinyurl.com/3g6bhkt
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TEXAS Starr County drug chase ends near Edinburg

http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=617372
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NEW MEXICO Trucker pleads guilty to ferrying immigrants
Trucker pleads guilty to ferrying immigrants
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TEXAS Rio Grande City man sentenced to life in prison for drug trafficking
http://www.themonitor.com/articles/mcal ... -city.html
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TEXAS Reynosa resident sentenced in gun trafficking scheme
http://www.themonitor.com/articles/traf ... ident.html
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