Category Archives: Mexico

Shorty Guzman Escapes

I’ve had a running thesis here at this blog that Shorty Guzman runs much of Mexico, and the occasional bust of a drug kingpin is invariably a rival of Guzman. Such moves serve to appease U.S. calls for ‘action’ and … Continue reading

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Cartels Stop Anti-Immigration Rallies… in U.S.?

Quite frankly, I’m surprised it’s taken this long for this sort of thing to happen. Brazen, ruthless, and with a completely permeable border, why wouldn’t cartel culture creep into the States?

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L.A. is ‘Epicenter’ of Cartel Money Laundering, U.S. Official Says

How’s that? It’s not like L.A. has lots of… Mexicans: Federal agents launched a series of raids in the downtown Los Angeles fashion district on Wednesday and seized an estimated $65 million in cash and other assets they allege were … Continue reading

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1/3 of Mexico Want to Move to U.S.

Regarding a new Pew poll (full poll results here): [A] plurality of Mexicans think that life is better across the border, and a third want to move to America. In addition, the Pew survey found that “two-thirds are dissatisfied with … Continue reading

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Border Residents Fear Message On Mysterious Billboards

Another milestone reached: “This symbol has historically been used by Mexican drug cartels to threaten or intimidate Mexican citizens, business owners and government officials; however, we have never experienced this in El Paso,” said police in a statement released to … Continue reading

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Shorty Guzman Captured

Wow. I never thought this would happen. Seriously. As I had intimated several times in the past, I thought Shorty Guzman wielded power all the way to the top of Mexican government, and that while other rival cartels might get … Continue reading

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Mexico Arrests Knights Templar Cartel Leader

Shorty Guzman further consolidates his power, by eliminating his competition: The armed vigilante groups that arose to defend communities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan from the depredations of a powerful drug cartel voiced satisfaction Monday over the arrest … Continue reading

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Mexican Prison: Hitmen Disguised as Cops

More action-packed excitement from the land down under: MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Nine people were killed during a gunfight at a prison in Mexico’s violent Guerrero state, after a gang dressed as police officers gained entry on Friday, authorities said. … Continue reading

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Diversity Prompts Increased Racial Isolation

The AP has a story called “Diversity Prompts Increased Racial Isolation”, which uses the CA town of Watsonville as the microcosm of California writ large and, eventually, America writ large: Spanish is spoken in most homes and businesses in town, … Continue reading

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Mexican Dreamers – Pt. 37,211

Anyone with basic deductive reasoning skills can quickly arrive at the conclusion that when you combine… Highly disciplined structure of Mexican cartels Ruthless propensity for violence of Mexican cartels Greed of Mexican cartels A porous border to the U.S. … … Continue reading

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