The Mexican attorney general released more details from the government’s investigation of Sinaloa drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s high-profile prison escape in July, though she refrained from divulging specifics. “The exact amount of how much [El Chapo] spent [to escape] we have not documented totally,” Arely Gómez González, Mexico’s attorney general, told Mexican newspaper Milenio in…
Category: Cartel Tactics
Cartel Corner #34: The El Chapo/ISIS Media Bandwagon Rides Again!
A blog about Mexican drug cartels reported on December 7 about a leaked encrypted email supposedly sent by notorious Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán to prominent Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. In the email, Guzmán allegedly threatens to retaliate against ISIS for destroying drug shipments and interfering in cartel business….
Cartel Corner #33: Where in the World is El Chapo Guzman? (Hint: He is Not in this leaked cell phone video!)
Well Guys and Gals, it appears the DEA can now mistake Mexican Music Videos for “credible intelligence”!! Wow, that sure goes a LONG WAY to boost my confidence in the Federal Law Enforcement System, how about you? -SF Earlier this week, what appeared to be “leaked” cellphone video showing fugitive Mexican drug lord Joaquin…
Cartel Corner #32: Gulf Cartel Boss and Family Murdered; Australian Surfers Murdered and Burned in Mexico
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The infighting for control of the Gulf Cartel in this border city has led to the kidnapping and likely execution of a long time cartel boss and founding leader of Los Zetas. It appears his family met the same fate. Rogelio Rolando Gonzalez Pizana better known as Kelin or Z-2 was…
Border Security Update: 5 Middle Eastern Men Arrested 30 Miles INSIDE UNITED STATES
Original Article can be Read at Judicial Watch Five young Middle Eastern men were apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol this week in an Arizona town situated about 30 miles from the Mexican border, law enforcement and other sources told Judicial Watch. Border Patrol agents spotted the men crossing a ranch property in the vicinity…
Cartel Corner #31: Sinaloa Cartel Showing Signs of Splintering?
The capital of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur is named La Paz, or Peace, and it’s garnered a reputation over the years for its tranquility, whale watching, and sunset dining in restaurants along the coastal boardwalk. For a long time it seemed like La Paz was immune to the drug violence that has plagued the nearby…
Cartel Corner #30: Crooked Border Patrol Agent Caught with 50 Bricks of Cocaine, Human Smuggling Chase Ends in Disaster
Arizona state police arrested a U.S. Border Patrol agent following a traffic stop where they found four suitcases with 50 bricks of cocaine. The agent said was traveling to Chicago where he was going to receive $50,000 for the trip. Last week, Juan Pimentel went before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce McDonald who formally charged him with…
Cartel Corner #29: Mayor of Refugio, Texas Arrested for Drug Trafficking, Coyote Assaults BP Agent in California
McAllen, Texas. Joey Heard, Mayor of the city of Refugio, Texas, was detained this week passed accused of drug trafficking, informed local authorities. The Sheriff of Refugio, Robert Blocik, detailed that the politician was captured this Friday for possession of drugs and illegal possession of a prohibited substance. Heard, who was re-elected as Mayor in…
Border Security Update: Los Zetas Cartel Gunman Cross into Texas and Disappear?
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A team of Los Zetas cartel gunmen brazenly crossed the Texas border waters of the Rio Grande in order to elude Mexican authorities who had been chasing them. Once in Texas, the Los Zetas gunmen were able to disappear into the the United States without any U.S. law enforcement agency doing…
Cartel Corner #28: Illegal Alien Responsible for Running over Cops,$1 Million in Cartel Cash Seized at TX Traffic Stop, 4 Month Old Baby killed during Cartel Attack
An illegal alien who had been DEPORTED THREE TIMES in past 11 Years ran over a Dallas Texas Police Officer. Eduardo Gonzalez-Rios, 29, is in the Dallas County jail after being treated for his gunshot wound, the Dallas Morning News (DMN) reported. He is currently being held on three counts of aggravated assault on a…