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| Map of Chihuahua with the camps seized by the Mexican Army in yellow |
Chihuahua state officials confirmed that the Mexican
Army dismantled 12 clandestine bases used by a local drug cartel in western
Chihuahua. Half of them were found in Ignacio Zaragoza and San Buenaventura, two municipalities that are approximately 80 mi (120 km) from the U.S.-Mexico border. The
remaining ones were found in the mountainous areas of the Chihuahua-Sonora
border, including Nuevo Casas Grande and Madera municipalities.
This area of Chihuahua is a lucrative drug corridor
for traffickers who smuggle narcotics through southwestern New Mexico and
southeastern Arizona. It is currently under dispute by rival drug gangs. In
April, a clash between rival gangsters left 19 dead near the town of
Madera, as reported by Borderland Beat.
General Miguel Angel Hernandez Martinez, who commands the 5th
Military Zone, said that the Army set up a temporary base in the area to tackle
the recent drug cartel activity in the area.
“This has allowed us to locate camps that are used by
organized criminal gangs to live and provide security for drug shipments,”
Hernandez Martinez said in a teleconference. “They were camps of various sizes, the
smallest being used by nine, 10 individuals, the largest could accommodate 30
to 40." Many of the investigations conducted in the area have also been
conducted by foot.
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| Mexican Army General Miguel Angel Hernandez Martinez |
At least 18 suspected cartel members have been
arrested during these camp seizures. 3 of them were killed after they shot at
soldiers and police officers who returned fire and effected the seizures and
arrests. Hernandez Martinez said that the weapons and arsenal owned by the drug cartels
in the area were similar to what the Army uses. In addition, state authorities
confirmed that 8.5 tons of marijuana were seized.
The task force also found evidence that there were gun
battles near these camps. As high as 800 bullet casings were found in one of
the camps.
War .. War never changes ...
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DeleteFeel sorry Mexican Law Enforcement there has be some good ones, not all bad.
ReplyDeleteThese Camps belong to gente nueva del jaguar
ReplyDeleteSTFU. A few of those territories belong to La Linea.
DeleteDecriminalizing grifa, declining to prosecute grifa farmers and the high expectations for tax revenue create more crimes than solve.
DeleteAt least should burn it and fine heavily the middlemen and poquiteros.
Nacho Zaragoza is el coma 32 (mudo) territory
ReplyDeleteDroids and drones oh my! This war started since Prez. Fecal, continued with EPN and it is still occurring with AMLO. Wt Harfuch. Alias el Gordo Cherries.
ReplyDeleteblame AMLO if he does or if he doesn't...
ReplyDeleteno pinchis mames guey
Fack Harfuch, pinche cachetòn del Puro, has refused to declare his property and business interests "because they are in conflict of interest with the job of being a cuico, made qorse by his being one top commanding cuico, but his "harvard degrees" open doors for his motherfacking ass that never did anything to solve any crimes since he got the backing of Secretary of Public Security genarco garcia luna...the select partner of carlos slim helu...(or while in Guerrero about the 43 Ayotzinapos)
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DeleteChivis must have uploaded something else here by mistake..
ReplyDeleteall I see is an article about the Mexican government actually doing something?!???!? ??????