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Is a founder of the Juarez Cartel now in talks with the Sinaloa Federation to take over Ciudad Juarez? It’s a chisme that’s come across my desk recently, and if true, opens the way for some fascinating negotiations for the border city.

Gilberto Greñas Ontiveros was released from Jalisco’s Puente Grande prison in 2007 and since that time, hasn’t been the least bit shy in making his new-found freedom known to the world.

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Throwing all diplomatic considerations right out the window, the United States just slammed one of Mexico’s premier tourist cities, Puerto Peñasco, announcing the rumor that armed thugs will murder Americans on the highway on down to the popular coastal town. And they put it up days before the Memorial Day weekend; Rocky Point’s third busiest season. The U.S. State Department warning to stay out of Puerto Peñasco is a fascinating up-tick in political discourse because there’s no actual facts behind it; it’s completely based off of unsubstantiated gossip.

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Border law enforcement sources are reporting that Nacho Coronel Villarreal was captured last night in Guadalajara. The 56 year old drug lord is one of the ranking leaders of the Sinaloa Federation. They’re also reporting that his nephew Martin Beltran Coronel, was arrested with him. Once again, I’m told, the Mexican Navy did the job, not the Army.

Their arrests come two days after one of Joaquin Chapo Guzman’s wives was arrested in Culiacan. Griselda Lopez was later released after giving a statement. It’s key that she had been picked up after police in Sinaloa raided six or seven homes. Is the Mexican government finally moving against Sinaloa? We shall see.

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I’ve been asked by several people why I didn’t cover any of the May Day marches in either Tucson or Phoenix today. My answer is, what’s the damned point?

The Arizona Daily Star reports 7,000 marching in Tucson today. The Arizona Republic has this gem: “Anger over Immigration Laws Drives U.S. Rallies,” saying 50,000 marched in Los Angeles (did noone march in Phoenix, the Republic’s home turf?). On a desmádre-istic sidenote, Shakira met with the mayor and chief of police of Phoenix and why the hell the powerhouses of the sixth largest city in the U.S. made time to meet with a singer on a last minute visit is something only the most degraded part of my imagination will contemplate. I’m surprised the ICE SAC for Arizona didn’t try to get in on this.

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So that missing Flagstaff newspaper editor from last week has been found.

In Sacramento.

Yeah.