Border Issues: Mexico

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There are graphic photographs that accompany some articles in the body of this report. It is not our intention to sensationalize. We include these photos in order to give to you, the American public, a clearer understanding of the seriousness of the situation in Mexico and Central America.

**Asterisk denotes death involving a police officer or a member of the military serving in that capacity.  Another site is also putting out similar news, thus some items below may be from notirex.com.  Not every single incident reported is included.

NOVOLATO, SINALOA

At about 8am on Tuesday, 12/6, armed men in trucks stopped in front of residents, fired several bursts of gunfire into the air, and found two wrapped bodies in the street. They then placed a bottle of beer with each, and left. the medical examiner said they died from multiple gunshot wounds. Only one of the 2 was subsequently identified.

GUADALUPE, NUEVO LEÓN

Three men been arrested by the Mexican military in the execution of 3 bodyguards of the state Governor. They are also responsible for the killings of three police officers in Guadalupe (part of the Monterrey metro area), and the death of Carlos Alberto Reyes Almaguer, who served as chief of bodyguards for the mayor of San Pedro.

ZAPOPAN, JALISCO

Three bodies were dumped in the span of one hour. Two of these were women, one aged 45-50, the other 25-30 years old. They were dumped together in one site, and the man elsewhere. A subsequent report gave the identity of the dead, and said the two women worked in a nearby sock factory and the man was a dog trainer.

ACAPULCO, GUERRERO

The federal police have arrested 6 CIDA (Acapulco cartel) members after they opened fire of the feds. They seized AK-47 rifles, a pistol, body armor and 7,383 cartridges. They were also seized communication equipment and bags of green grass with the characteristics of marijuana. The six have all been identified as engaging in extortion, kidnapping and murder. The authorities go on to say that due to consistent seizures and arrests, the cartel has been greatly weakened and is close to disappearing.

VERACRUZ, VERACRUZ

The bodies of two men were found near city hall. Neither has been identified. Authorities were alerted by an anonymous call.

SALTILLO, COAHUILA

At about 1:30 pm on Wednesday 12/7, a group of armed men arrived at a home, and executed three young men inside. Of note is that the report of the shooting was sent via Twitter to the Attorney General’s office.

OJUELOS, JALISCO

A Saturday night shootout between the Mexican military and Zetas left two bad guys dead, two wounded, and two more arrested. Seized were long guns, grenades, body armor, more than two thousand cartridges of different calibers and two trucks.

CUERNAVACA, MORELOS

The 66 year old aunt and 39 year old cousin of Ulises Martinez Gonzalez aka “El Mojo”, were assassinated Tuesday evening while walking along a street. El mojo was a leader of the Gulf Cartel (CDG), who was killed during a clash with federal authorities on June 6. Another aunt was dismembered and his wife shot 3 times, with the bodies dumped, on June 29 and November 4 respectively. The neighborhood of the shooting is considered to be territory of the Gulf cartel leaders in Morelos.

Mexico seizes 226 tons of chemical used in meth

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