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MEXICO

ORGANIZED CRIME AND DRUG TRAFFICKINGFormer Police Chiefs Arrested in Nuevo Leon in Joint Operation19November 2009Two PMI Agents Murdered in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua19November 2009Six Individuals to Include Three Minors Killed in Ciudad Juarez,Chihuahua19 November 2009

Charred Body Found in Morelia, Michoacan18 November 2009MILITARY

Mexican Soldiers Arrest Member of Los Aztecas in Ciudad Juarez,Chihuahua19 November 2009Proposed Pay Increase for Mexican Soldiers19 November 2009Mexican Soldiers Dismantle Drug Lab Used for the Production ofHeroin in Chilpancingo, Guerrero19 November 2009Four Teodoro Eduardo Garcia Semental Gang Members Captured inTijuana, Baja California18 November 2009Mexican Soldiers Seize 12.328 Metric Tons of Marijuana in Choix,Sinaloa18 November 2009Soldiers Seize Large Quantity of Weapons over Week Time Period in

Sinaloa17 November 2009FEDERAL POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Police Detain Hitman in Mazatlan, Sinaloa18 November 2009Three Arrested Trying to Collect Ransom Money in Tapachula, Chiapas19 November 2009PJE Officers Find Body along the Manzanillo-Guadalajara Highwaynear Tuxpan, Jalisco19 November 2009
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State Police Officers Arrest One and Seize 200 Kilograms of Marijuanain Hostotipaquillo, Jalisco19 November 2009SSPEJ Officers Arrest Six and Seize 1,154 Kilograms of Marijuana inSan Marcos, Jalisco19 November 2009Zitacuaro Police to Receive New Weapons to Bolster Security inMichoacan19 November 2009

SOCIO-ECONOMICEconomic Recovery for Mexico is Still Two to Three Years Away19November 2009

CENTRAL AMERICAGuatemalan National Civil Police and Soldiers Locate Burning Aircraftin Escuintla, Guatemala- 19 November 2009


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MEXICO

ORGANIZED CRIME AND DRUG TRAFFICKINGFormer Police Chiefs Arrested in Nuevo Leon in Joint Operation 19 November 2009

Mexican Army soldiers and AEI agents carried out a joint operation in which they arrested three former

Secretaries of Public Security (at the municipal level) and 10 police officers for their alleged ties to the

Gulf Cartel. The operation was carried out in the following municipalities in Nuevo Leon: Allende,

Apodaca, Juarez, Doctor Coss, Escobedo, Guadalupe, Sabinas Hidalgo, Lampazos, Montemorelos,

Salinas, San Nicolas, and Santiago.

The three former Secretaries of Public Security arrested were identified as:

Jose SANTOS Almaraz, former SSP head in Guadalupe

Alejandro Arturo ESPARZA Flores, former SSP head in Montemorelos

Amador MEDINA Flores, former SSP head in Monterrey. The daughter of MEDINA Flores was

the girlfriend of a Zeta leader who was assassinated earlier this year.

The names of other officers arrested are as follows: In the municipality of Apodaca: Armandina MENDOZA Gomez and Noe Emmanuel BLANCA

Gallegos

In the municipality of Juarez: Mario MARTINEZ Luevano and Eric Ivan MORENO Suarez

In the municipality of Lampazos: Guadalupe CRUZ Ramirez

In Monterrey: Rafael DOMINGUEZ Sifuentes

In the municipality of General Trevino: Jose Maria OYERVIDEZ Martinez

Eduardo Alejandro MORALES Ocanas

Federico Baldemar TREVINO Rayas

Raul CAMACHO Vigil

Comment: This article adds to the scanty information provided by an article included in our 18

November 2009 Mexico Newsbriefs.

Spanish Source: http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8675757

Two PMI Agents Murdered in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 19 November 2009

Two individuals were killed at the intersection of Estacion Lucero and Neptuno Streets. This intersection

is located in front of the Pascual Ortiz Rubio Elementary School and the Tecnica 40 Middle School in

Ciudad Juarez [30.3167 -108.0833], Chihuahua. According to unofficial reports, the two now deceased

individuals were PMI agents, however; this information has not been confirmed.

Spanish Source: http://www.elagoradechihuahua.com/Matan-a-2-frente-a-primaria,19704.html

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Six Individuals to Include Three Minors Killed in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 19 November 2009

Hitmen killed six individuals, to include three minors, during separate incidents in Ciudad Juarez

[30.3167 -108.0833], Chihuahua. The incidents were reported as follows:

Event one: Jolmer Angulo Vargas, 14, Pablo Martinez Lopez, 14, Pablo Martinez Lopez, 40, andLuis Alberto Delgado, 24, were killed by a group of hitmen when inside a locksmith shop located

on the Jilotepec and Mitla Streets in the Del Real neighborhood.

Event two: Mario Alberto Grijalva Garcia, 16, was shot 17 times while walking through

Coahuila and Centeno Streets in the Del Real neighborhood.

Event three: a group of hitmen arrived and killed an individual (name not revealed) while he was

sitting on a sofa inside his house located on Jacinto Benavente and Eduardo Barrios Streets in the

Infonavit Casas Grandes neighborhood. This individual was shot various times in the head.

In a separate incident, two municipal police officers (male and female) were wounded during a

confrontation with a group of hitmen. This confrontation occurred at the intersection of Durango and

Santiago Troncoso Streets in the Ecco 2000 neighborhood.

Spanish Source: http://www.oem.com.mx/elheraldodechihuahua/notas/n1409548.htm

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Charred Body Found in Morelia, Michoacan 18 November 2009

On 17 November 2009, SSP officers were notified by pedestrians of a dead body found inside a

construction zone in the Ignacio Allende neighborhood of Morelia [19.7000 -101.1167], Michoacan.

Officers responded to the call and found the body of a charred female who had been tied up (most likely

her hands and feet) with a plastic bag covering her head. Because her head was covered, police believethat she might have been kidnapped prior to being murdered. The now deceased woman has not yet been

identified.

Spanish Source: http://www.cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/vernota.php?id=113088

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MILITARYMexican Soldiers Arrest Member of Los Aztecas in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 19 November

2009Mexican soldiers originally stopped Juan BARRIOS

Isidoro, 36, in Ciudad Juarez [30.3167 -108.0833],

Chihuahua. At this time, soldiers found he had a .40

caliber pistol in his possession. After further investigation,

BARRIOS Isidoro was linked to the murder of six

individuals and the attack of an armored bus. He was also
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identified as a hitman for the Los Aztecas gang who work with the Juarez Cartel.

Spanish Source: http://www.elagoradechihuahua.com/Capturan-a-sicario-mato-a-6,19703.html

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Proposed Pay Increase for Mexican Soldiers19 November 2009

SEDENA, in spite of the economic downturn, is planning an increase in the salaries for basic soldiers

compared to what they received during the previous administration. The hope is that this pay increase

will be implemented by 2012.

Changes in pay since 2006 according to data from SEDENA:

Up until 01 December 2006, a basic soldier earned $(MXN) 4, 474 per month

After 01 December 2006, pay was increased to $(MXN) 6,974.14 per month

By 2012, SEDENA is planning on increasing this amount to $(MXN) 8,948 per month

Comment: Even with the increase in salary to its current level, soldiers are still paid less than police

officers in many states.


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Mexican Soldiers Dismantle Drug Lab Used for the Production of Heroin in Chilpancingo,

Guerrero19 November 2009

Soldiers from the 50th

Infantry Battalion dismantled a drug laboratory that was allegedly being used forthe production of opium gum and heroin. The drug lab was located outside the Coapango village in the

mountains of the Chilpancingo municipality [17.5500 -99.5000], of Guerrero. Items seized from this

location were identified as follows:

4.5 kilograms 260 grams of a substance had the characteristics of pure heroin

90 liters of a black liquid that smelled like opium gum

4 kilograms of poppy seed

1 burner

1 blender

(8) 20 liter containers with a transparent liquid; presumably paint solvent

(3) 200 liter metal empty containers (2) 88 liter plastic containers; both contained a black liquid that was presumably opium gum

Spanish Source: http://www.diariodeguerrero.com.mx/CGI-

BIN/diariodegro/notipales/shownotipal.php?idnote=19086

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Four Teodoro Eduardo Garcia Semental Gang Members Captured in Tijuana, Baja California 18

November 2009

On November 18 2009, soldiers assigned to the

2

nd

Motorized Calvary Regiment and the 2

nd

Military Zones 5th Special Forces Battalion

responded to an anonymous citizens tip regarding

an armed group of men. At this point, they

launched an operation on Cantil Avenue in the

San Antonio division of Tijuana [32.5333 -

117.0167], Baja California. Here, they arrested

four individuals working for Teodoro Eduardo

Garcia Semental. These men were identified as:

Please see original source article for

name, male, 21, from Los Angeles

California

Eliu CARLOS Zepeda, 37, from Tijuana,

Baja California

Ramiro PIMENTAL Quiroz, aka, El Gordo, 39, from Tijuana, Baja California

Jose Miguel PEREZ Meza, 32, from Culiacan, Sinaloa

Items seized included:

2.8 kilograms of methamphetamines

16 kilograms of marijuana

5 kilograms of chemicals used for the production of synthetic drugs

4 AK-47 rifles

(3) AR-15 rifles

(2) 12 gauge shotguns

(1) .380 semi automatic handgun

(1).22 semi automatic handgun

(2) .9mm semi automatic handguns

(2) .38 special handguns

1 fragmentation grenade

2,859 rounds of ammunition

54 magazines

2 police type uniforms

3 bullet proof vests

1 tracksuit with the PGR logo

4 vehicles

Spanish Source: http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n1407311.htm
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Mexican Soldiers Seize 12.328 Metric Tons of Marijuana in Choix, Sinaloa 18 November 2009

On 16 November 2009, Mexican soldiers conducting reconnaissanceoperations in Choix [26.7092 -108.3219] Sinaloa, discovered two

abandoned tractor trailers with 700 rectangle bundles of marijuana

along with two pickup trucks loaded with equipment. In total,

12,328 kilograms of marijuana were seized. Other items reported as

seized included:

1 white 1990 Kenworth tractor trailer with Sonora plates

UT62273

1 white 2005 Chevrolet Kodiak closed cabin trailer with Sonora plates UW13723

1 Toyota Tacoma

1 GMC pickup loaded with equipment

Spanish Source: http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2009/154665/6/incautan-12-toneladas-de-

mariguana-en-sinaloa.htm

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Soldiers Seize Large Quantity of Weapons over Week Time Period in Sinaloa17 November 2009

The following seizures were carried out by Mexican army soldiers between 08 November 2009 and 15

November 2009 as a part of Operation Conjunto Culiacan-Navolato-Guamuchil-Mazatlan.
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In and around Culiacan [24.7994 -107.3897] soldiers seized:

5 residences

19 weapons

92 magazines 3,799 live rounds

(26) .50 caliber bandoleers

7 vehicles, two of which were armored

56 grams of cocaine

570 grams of marijuana

In the Emiliano Zapata [25.8667 -109.1167] sector of Culiacan, authorities arrested/seized:

Victor Alfonso BARAJAS Chaidez


1 handgun

1 magazine $(MXN) 5,100.00

In the Camino sector of Culiacan, authorities arrested/seized:

Jaime LEAL Valenzuela

Heriberto GALLARDO Jesus

Gilberto HUICHO Aviles with 650 grams of marijuana

1 gram of cocaine

1 pickup

In the Terranova sector of Culiacan, authorities seized:

a house

(1) .50 caliber rifle 5 AK-47s

1,460 live rounds

2 fragmentation grenades

1 armored pickup

tactical equipment

2 fake license plates

1 PGJE license plate

In Mocorito [25.4833 -107.9167], Navolato [24.7672 -107.6944], and Culiacan [24.7994 -107.3897]

authorities seized:

95 weapons 45 magazines

976 live rounds

2 kilograms of marijuana seed

5 grams of cocaine

1 four wheeler


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In San Ignacio [25.5000 -108.8833] and Badiraguato [25.3667 -1075167] authorities seized:

200 kilograms of marijuana

3 vehicles; one of which was reported stolen

38 grams of cocaine 340 grams of opium gum

In the Shimizu village of Mazatlan [23.2167 -106.4167] authorities seized:


810 grams of marijuana seed

In municipalities of Sinaloa [25.8333 -108.2333] and Ahome [25.9167 -109.1833] authorities seized:

11 weapons

7 magazines

375 live rounds

5 magazines

1 residence 512 kilograms of marijuana

4 vehicles; one of which was reported stolen

Spanish Source: http://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones.php?id=530821, and

http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2009/154934/6/asegura-ejercito-droga-armas-y-vehiculos-en-

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FEDERAL POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Police Detain Hitman in Mazatlan, Sinaloa

18 November 2009On 17 November 2009, members of the Specialized

Apprehension Unit arrested Jorge GARCIA Nunez,

aka El Bombero, 29, in Mazatlan [23.2167 -

106.4167], Sinaloa. Garcia Nunez was wanted for

the assassination of Daniel Vargas Ortega, 68, a

retired military officer from Durango. The murder

of the retired officer occurred on the afternoon of 02

April 2009 as Ortega was going to work. At this

point, Nunez and his accomplice, Alan Ortiz

Serrano, drove up alongside of Ortega and shot him

in the head with 9mm weapon.

Spanish Source: http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldemazatlan/notas/n1407409.htm
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Three Arrested Trying to Collect Ransom Money in Tapachula, Chiapas 19 November 2009

At 2040 hours on 18 November 2009, police arrested threepeople when they tried to collect the ransom from a

kidnapping. Authorities first arrested a female that was parked

in a Dodge Stratus (unknown Federal District plates) on Fidel

Velasquez Boulevard, across from the 24 de Junio Market.

Minutes after the arrest, two individuals rushed to the scene to

inquire as to why they had been detained the female. At that

time, authorities also arrested these two individuals, identified

as Yeremi Edal Flores, former State Congresswoman, and

Benigno Salazar Anguiano, an employee of the State Congress

Workers Union.

Spanish Source:http://www.oem.com.mx/elheraldodechiapas/notas/n1408749.htm

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PJE Officers Find Body along the Manzanillo-Guadalajara Highway near Tuxpan, Jalisco19

November 2009

Jalisco PJE officers discovered the body of an unidentified 20-25 year-old at the bottom of a bridge along

the Guadalajara-Colima stretch of highway near Tuxpan [19.5708 -103.3759], Jalisco. The victim, who

was found without identification, was described as fair-skinned, wearing blue jeans, a lavender shirt, ablack and White cloth belt, Vans tennis shoes, and black socks. It was also noted that Jalisco PJE

officials enlisted the help of Colima PJE officials for help in identifying the body.

Spanish Source:

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State Police Officers Arrest One and Seize 200 Kilograms of Marijuana in Hostotipaquillo, Jalisco

19 November 2009

State police officers arrested Armando HERNANDEZ Romero, 36,

for possession of 200 kilograms of marijuana after he was stopped

for a routine search on La Venta del Potrero del Carrizo road in the

Yerba village of Hostotipaquillo [21.0667 -104.0667], Jalisco.
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HERNANDEZ Romero was driving an old model pick up where he was hiding the drug.

Spanish Source: http://www.informador.com.mx/jalisco/2009/155513/6/lo-detienen-tras-encontrarle-

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SSPEJ Officers Arrest Six and Seize 1,154 Kilograms of Marijuana in San Marcos, Jalisco19

November 2009

Jalisco police officers arrested six individuals who were caught packaging marijuana in the San Marcos

municipality [20.7833 -104.1833], of Jalisco. The arrests were carried out after officers detained Jesus

MENDEZ Ramirez, 44, for possession of a .12 caliber pistol and 10 rounds, on a road that leads to San

Marcos al Taray village. MENDEZ Ramirez then confessed to police that he was guarding the farm

known as El Yaqui where others were packaging marijuana. At this location, officers detained six

individuals packaging marijuana. They were identified as:

Alejandro CUEVAS Lopez, 26, from Michoacan

Valente RAMIREZ Ruiz, 35

Jose Manuel LOPEZ Celaya, 42

Maria RAMOS Gonzalez, 36

Lucia MORALES Meraz, 48

Seized from this location were 53 sacks of marijuana weighting 1,154.500 kilograms, two large jars, and

one plastic container with 10 kilograms of marijuana.

Spanish Source: http://www.informador.com.mx/jalisco/2009/155383/6/capturan-a-seis-con-mas-de-una-

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Zitacuaro Police to Receive New Weapons to Bolster Security in Michoacan 19 November 2009

The City Council of Zitacuaro authorized the purchase of $(MXN) 1,500,000 worth of weapons to be

used by the Municipal Public Safety Administration of Zitacuaro [19.4000 -100.3667], Michoacan.

Because of security reasons, neither the type nor the number of weapons that will be bought was revealed.

In addition to weapons, money will be used to buy radio equipment, vehicles, uniforms, bulletproof vests,

special ammunition, and to invest in infrastructure.

Comment: The article does not report a deadline or a timeframe when the weapons and equipment will

be purchased.

Spanish Source: http://www.cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/vernota.php?id=113113

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SOCIO-ECONOMICEconomic Recovery for Mexico is Still Two to Three Years Away 19 November 2009

At the Expo Management 2009 conference, former president of Spain, Felipe Gonzalez, stated that it

would take Mexico two to three years to recover from the severe blow it has taken due to the globaleconomic recession. This is projected even though the countrys GDP is expected to grow by 2% in

2010. The reason that growth will be slow is that by the end of 2009, it is expected that the GDP will

have fallen by 8% over the course of the year. Gonzalez also stated that Mexico would have been less

affected by the recession had been more integrated with Latin America instead of being so dependent on

the U.S. To counteract this type of situation in the future, the suggestion was that Mexico should look to

both the north and the south for opportunities regarding economic growth instead of just to the north.


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CENTRAL AMERICAGuatemalan National Civil Police and Soldiers Locate Burning Aircraft in Escuintla, Guatemala-

19 November 2009

At approximately 0100 hours, Guatemalan National Civil

Police, and Guatemalan soldiers located an aircraft that

had been set on fire on the Las Chuscas sugar cane

plantation in Escuintla [14.3050 -90.7850], Guatemala. It

is believed that this plane was used to transport drugs.

However, the only items found in the area were gasoline

containers.

Spanish Source: http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2009/noviembre/19/357242.html

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