General Luis Crescencio Sandoval Gonzalez, military commander of forces in northern Coahuila, has thanked the people of Piedras Negras for their cooperation in the fight against Los Zetas by way of supplying information through the use of anonymous tip lines.
The General let the citizens know that although military intelligence has been successful it has been eclipsed by the intelligence supplied by the citizens of this border city that is located across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas.
One citizen from Piedras Negras reported to Borderland Beat that although the presence of the military has been intrusive, the majority of the city's citizens have a renewed sense of patriotism as they are seeing their efforts at denouncing organized crime rewarded with positive results.
"They (the military) have come into my place of business and have stopped people in the streets, they investigate you and release you with anonymous hot line telephone numbers asking for your help and cooperation."
"I saw a group of halcones and reported their location and was amazed at the quick response of the military. They promptly raided the address and took everyone away. I don't know what happened to them but the population is reporting everything they see, they are encouraged by the General."
"Quieres ser un patriota?....Chinga a un sicario."
It is not known if the shootouts that occurred Wednesday afternoon in this border city were the result of anonymous citizen's tips but after the fighting was over five gunmen and four soldiers lay dead.
The fighting Wednesday started in the colonia Las Palmas and spread to the colonias Nueva Americana and Periodistas along Prolongación Pérez Treviño.
One gunman died in Las Palmas inside a Ford Lobo (F-150) pickup and four others were killed on the Prolongación Pérez Treviño.
According to the Zocalo newspaper report four soldiers died and three others were critically injured when their "rapido" pickup lost control and turned over due to excessive speed during the pursuit. The three soldiers were medevaced by helicopter to a military hospital in Nuevo Leon where one of the men passed away Thursday due to the severity of his injuries.
Sedena released a communique stating that military forces also seized 15 rifles, 189 magazines, almost 4,000 rounds of ammunition and 5 vehicles during the operation in the Las Palmas area on Wednesday.
sources:
http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/tarde-violenta/
http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/dejan-balaceras-saldo-de-9-muertos-en-piedras/
http://www.sedena.gob.mx/index.php/sala-de-prensa/comunicados-de-prensa-de-los-mandos-territoriales/8181-15-de-diciembre-de-2011-saltillo-coah
Sorry for the soldier who lost his life,they brave young bucks doing a very dangerous job.As for the people dropping a dime,good on them.If the cartels would have left the working citizen alone,maybe this situation may not have happened,but if they going to extort them,kidnap them,kill them,intimidate them,well they brought it on themselves.I wouldn't want to see one more innocent person getting hurt,but we know that is not going to happen,so by all means,if you see motherfuckers with automatic weapons riding in convoys or anything else,call authorities,but keep yourselves safe.
ReplyDeleteVery good for the people of piedras
ReplyDeleteR.I.P to the soldier that died
ReplyDeletenext place is guerrero coahuila 53 mile toward Laerdo theres a hole lot of them pussys are there in town and around the wood WELL DONE SOLDIERS
ReplyDeleteNow Thats what I'm talking about, BRAVO the people of Piedras are doing what Mexico in general should do. The thing I can not understand is why citizens of Mexico in General have failed to activley help the govt This is a GOOD thing.
ReplyDeletethis is the snswer...no outlaw force can withstand the will of the people combined with the backing of the authoritys...
ReplyDeleteVERY GOOD ..MI GENTE ASI SE DEBE DE ASER ..DENUNCIAR A TODAS LAS RATAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
ReplyDeleteRIP SOLDIER
ReplyDelete"others were critically injured when their "rapido" pickup lost control and turned over due to excessive speed during the pursuit"
ReplyDeleteThat is a FUNNY STATEMENT " They thought they were chingons driving fast ...HA HA HA H A HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The first anonymous person (Dec.16,3:30pm)is rite,citizens would not b snitching out the cartels if some of this cartels wouldnt b extorting or kidnapping innocent people. Half of this cartels extort innocent people, i dnt know y they dont wrk like The Sinaloa Cartel, 2 me Chapo an his people r about the BENJAMINS.....
ReplyDeleteTo our fallen soldiers and their families; you have our eternal gratitude. Rest in peace with honor, my brothers. To the sicarios; go ahead and beg for marshal law. The good guys would like that to be a gift for you. When I read "chinga a un sicario", I think of giving them "chinga" a little more directly.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDelete"others were critically injured when their "rapido" pickup lost control and turned over due to excessive speed during the pursuit"
That is a FUNNY STATEMENT " They thought they were chingons driving fast ...HA HA HA H A HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 16, 2011 6:11 PM
what would be even MORE funny is you with a boot way up your Z ass
They (the soliders) need to go to guerrero couhuila and get rid of, first the cops. They are the ones that stop u and tell u to follow them and then they take u to an alley and tell u that u need to pay a so much amount of money in a certain time or they will take ur car and they tell u that that is an order of los zetas. I have my aunt that lives their and now I can't go visit them they need to kill el pollo that's the comandante/sicario there in Guerrero. And I say kill them because it doesn't do any good if they lock him up they will let him go right awaay that's what happened to his brother la rana, his in monterey and he has a cell phone along with tv and all he needs in there and there fixing to transfer him to piedras negras and once he gets here they are going to let him go
ReplyDeleteWhen are drug lords and hitmen going to realize that they can have a tricked out bullet proof Honda civic for the same price as a customized truck.
ReplyDeletePeace of mind when going to get a gallong of milk sure beats out having a nice car and looking over my shoulder anyday in my book.
This... is one way to stop a cartel - at least in northern Mexico. A place where the Zetas and CDJuarez don't give back to the people, they simply terrorize them. So it is a good strategy, albeit primitive. Getting the people on your side is KEY in the fight against the Zetas and Juarez cartels. Anonymous tips and quick military responses, along with community rewards will eat up the Zetas cartel from it's core. The people will always favor those that help them, not those that terrorize them. Which is exactly the case for the people of the Sierra in Sinaloa. Hence, people don't turn in generations of mafiosi. Just my take on this.
ReplyDeleteThis gives me renewed hope
ReplyDeleteSeems that Piedras Negras is doing what the whole country should be doing. Lets have not mercy with all them abusive rats. Authorities seems to be working and doing their job. Be a patriot and report all them lazy people (if you want to call them like that) that are not good for shit. I now a lot of us are not satisfied with what is going on en Mexico and only us can make all this go away but reporting even family member that are involved in anything that has to do with the “Drug life style”. Lets stop all these now, Mexico is a better place than what it is now. My people down in Mexico knows better and all this gang shit was something learn from our people in other places that were not Mexico. My country had problems for a long time but now it’s out of control. Mexico need a BIG TIME change from Top to the Bottom, it not just people that have not education it is also and probably mainly the people with education that are the problem and take advantage of those that don‘t have any education, people in power positions with education that abuse of the privilege of “suppose representing the PEOPLE”. Lets report all kinds of rats and treat them the same way: Kill them all.
ReplyDelete@December 17, 2011 2:33 AM
ReplyDeleteSo you think Juarez Cartel extort their own? That would be like shooting in your own foot. No. It was chapo's ppl who wanted it to be seen like that.
@December 17, 2011 6:56 AM
ReplyDeleteI like what you write, I hope there is more like you. Just because of earth. :)
"It is understood that at this point these events have not confirmed a direct connection to Mexican Drug Cartels, but due to the significance of events that may bear further implications and the involvement of law enforcement, who by the very nature of their existence will without doubt add to the increase in controversy of government involvement, or other factions other than the supposed students as has been suggested that might have been armed with grenades or AK-47s."
ReplyDeleteWHAT IN HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT....HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND...PLEASE EXPLAIN THE ABOVE COMMENT.
photousa
De quien es la Plaza de Piedras Negras?
ReplyDeleteWho controls the "palaza" in Piedras Negras?
si chingen a un sicario unke sean puros ninos y dedikense a dar la noticia no a inspirar a mas violencia
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