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Posts Tagged ‘ Sinaloa ’



15 tons gets you 7, maybe 2

Dec 16th, 2009 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Politics

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This story’s a few months old but I like it because it shows nicely to what extent the U.S. simply doesn’t invest in punishing high-end drug traffickers.

The United States has entered into a plea agreement with one of Mexico’s most famed drug lords that ensures the man will not spend more than a few years behind bars despite having moved more than an average of 15 tons of marijuana across the border every year of his … illustrious … career.



Sonora plays catch up

Dec 14th, 2009 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Organized Crime

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With the finding of six bodies in a dirt lot yesterday afternoon, about twenty people have now been murdered along the Arizona-Sonora border since last Tuesday.

The bodies were found in Nogales, Sonora, and were presumed to have been there some three to five days, a timeline that matches up nicely with the start of this current conflict.



ICE Agent in Hot Water?

Aug 13th, 2009 | By Michel Marizco | Category: General News, Organized Crime, Politics

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Cd. Juárez – A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is being investigated on possible corruption charges after running an informant network that has imploded throughout the El Paso law enforcement community, a Mexican law enforcement source in Juárez said this morning.



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