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Mexican Drug War

Mexican Drug War
Military Conflict
ConflictMexican Drug War
DateDecember 11, 2006 � present
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LocationMexican states of Baja California, Durango, Sonora, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Chihuahua, Michoacán, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí and Sinaloa.
StatusConflict ongoing
Mexico * Mexican Army * Mexican Navy * Mexican Air Force * Mexican Naval Infantry * * Federal Police *Mexican state and municipal police forces
Rival drug cartels: *Sinaloa Cartel *Gulf Cartel *Juárez Cartel *Knights Templar Cartel *Tijuana Cartel *La Familia Cartel (extinct) *Los Zetas Cartel *Beltrán-Leyva Cartel (extinct)
Felipe Calderón
Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza
Guillermo Galván Galván
Sergio Aponte Polito
Joaquín Guzmán Loera,
Ismael Zambada García,
Ignacio Coronel Villarreal ,
Antonio Cárdenas Guillén ,
Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez,
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes,
Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano,
Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano,
Edgar Valdez Villarreal
Arturo Beltrán Leyva 
Héctor Beltrán Leyva,
Nazario Moreno González 
50,000 soldiers
35,000 Federal Police
100,000 foot soldiers
1,000+ Police and prosecutors killed
138 Army soldiers killed
14 Marines killed
318 Federal Police killed
58 reporters killed
~1,000 children killed
121,199 cartel members detained but only 8,500 convicted
62 killed in 2006
2,837 killed in 2007
6,844 killed in 2008
9,635 killed in 2009
15,273 killed in 2010
4,741 killed in 2011
Total killed: 39,392 (December 2006 � May 2011)

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The Mexican Drug War is an ongoing armed conflict taking place among rival drug cartels, who fight each other for regional control, and Mexican government forces who seek to combat drug trafficking. Although Mexican drug cartels, or drug trafficking organizations, have existed for a few decades, they have become more powerful since the demise of Colombia's Cali and Medellín cartels in the 1990s. Mexican drug cartels now dominate the wholesale illicit drug market in the United States. Arrests of key cartel leaders, particularly in the Tijuana and Gulf cartels, have led to increasing drug violence as cartels fight for control of the trafficking routes into the United States.

The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that the wholesale of illicit drug sale earnings range from $13.6 billion to $48.4 billion annually. Mexican drug traffickers increasingly smuggle money back into Mexico in cars and trucks, likely due to the

effectiveness of U.S. efforts at monitoring electronic money transfers.

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Watch more at www.linktv.org (March 5, 2009) Beheadings, assassinations, gun battles on the street - Mexico is ground zero in the global war on drugs. US media focuses on the spread of violence north of the border, as drug cartels spread fear and intimidation south of it. What will it take for Mexico to beat the drug lords? Sources: Once Noticias, Mexico; TeleSur, Venezuela; TVE, Spain; Galavision, Mexico; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; NBC, US; CNN, US; Fox News, US; BBC News Online, UK; Stratfor Global Intelligence, US -- Global Pulse is a fast-moving and informative television and web series that helps you navigate the news of the world by comparing and contrasting TV news reports. See all the episodes of Global Pulse at linktv.org --- - - -
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HERES LIVE FOOTAGE OF A DRUG CARTEL HIT ON A FAMILY IN CREEL CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO...ITS NUTS HOW THEY ARE THERE FOR 1 HOUR AND NO COPS EVER SHOW UP...ITS JUST CRAZY DOWN THERE..LAWLESS! 9 FAMILY MEMBERS WERE KILLED IN THE HOUSE.
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The Mexican Drug Cartels are starting to build their own tanks, BMW teases the new M5, yet again, and the Mazda 6 and Subaru Tribeca may get the axe. Fast Lane Daily hosted by Derek DeAngelis.
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March 3, 2011. CBS Evening News. Gun Walking. Interview with ATF Federal agent John Dodson. ATF was intentionally sending heavy weaponry to Mexican drug cartels. The secret operation was called Fast and Furious.
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www.borderguards.org The film makers claim the Mexican Military they are filming are 500 yards inside the US This may be true but the film makers are on the other side of the fence too. mexican military incursion border fence patrol illegal alien drug war minutemen martial law officer guns drugs cartel arizona enforcement sheriff mexico agent minuteman martial marshall soldier army police infowars crossing fighting freedom patriot patriotism
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HERES PART 1 OF 2 OF A SPECIAL ABOUT THE MEXICAN DRUG WAR IN MEXICO AND ALONG THE US BORDER.
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DPS Aviation video shows drug smugglers as they drive their pick-up truck, which is loaded with marijuana, into the Rio Grande River following a pursuit with US law enforcement. The drug smugglers have stationed rafts and people to recover the load and return it to Mexico.
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www.instablogs.com Mexico sends troops to fight drug cartels in Ciudad Juarez Mexico is sending up to 5000 new troops and federal police to the country's most violent city, where law and order is on the brink of collapse in a brutal war between drug gangs aided by corrupt police. Mexico's most-wanted fugitive, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, who leads a cartel from the Pacific state of Sinaloa, wants control of Ciudad Juarez, currently in the hands of local drug lord Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, . Law and order in Ciudad Juarez is close to collapse as Guzman's hitmen seek to destroy the Juarez cartel's entire operation. The army said on Thursday the new deployment could take the number of soldiers and federal police to over 7000 in Ciudad Juarez.
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Drug war claims 14 more lives in Mexican Gulf coast state - Hispanically Speaking News Tweet this news
Hispanically Speaking News--The -drug---war- death toll in the -Mexican- Gulf coast state of Veracruz has risen by 14 over the past 48 hours, authorities said. Six bodies, all bearing signs of torture, were found dumped in the Santa Fe district near the p - Date : Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:39:00 GMT
What happened to our war on drugs? - Tbo.com Tweet this news
Tbo.com--Congress will spend the day in hearings about a hyped-up threat of homegrown Muslim terrorism in America, but nobody seems fazed when a -Mexican drug- gang sends terrorists to Dallas-area streets. Ongoing gun-smuggling operations from Texas and A - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:08:12 GMT+00:00
Drug cartels seek to exploit corrupt federal agents - GovExec.com Tweet this news
GovExec.com--For a number of reasons, -Mexican drug- cartels have targeted CBP agents in traffickers' broad efforts to corrupt US law enforcement personnel, says James Tomsheck, assistant commissioner for internal affairs at the bureau. ... - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:20:59 GMT+00:00
Stolen Oil: A Gusher of Cash for Mexican Drug Cartels - TIME Tweet this news
TIME--(See pictures of Culiacán, the home of -Mexico's drug--trafficking industry.) On a positive note, the authorities claim that oil theft shows that the good guys are winning the -drug war- and forcing gangsters to look for other income. ... - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:07:24 GMT+00:00
Mexican Police Chief Seeks Asylum in US - The New American Tweet this news
The New American--According to the AP, the small town where Garcia served is a microcosm of the horrors of the current -drug war- in -Mexico-: -Drug- violence has transformed the township from a string of quiet farming communities into a lawless no-man&ap - Date : Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:12:28 GMT+00:00
Drug war scares tourists, not investors - China Post Tweet this news
China Post---MEXICO- CITY -- -Mexico's- brutal drugs -war- has scared off many tourists but investors in the multibillion dollar industry are pouring funds into the country, believing the violence will ease off in a few years. Killing sprees in resor - Date : Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:36:31 GMT+00:00
US Allowed Smuggled Guns into Mexico in Secret Drug War Tactic - JoinTogether.org Tweet this news
JoinTogether.org---Mexico- has made an official request for more information about a secret US government operation to allow smugglers to take nearly 1800 guns into -Mexico- in an effort to track them to -drug- cartels, BBC News reported March 6. -Mexico& - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:30:23 GMT+00:00
10 Mexico gang members charged in US consulate killings (4:49 pm) - Las Cruces Sun-News Tweet this news
Las Cruces Sun-News--"The victims - like so many other victims of the -Mexican drug wars- - were senselessly caught in the crosshairs of a violent criminal enterprise. This is, at times, a gruesome battle. But let there be no mistake: we will dev - Date : Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:09:42 GMT+00:00
Mexican Drug War Continues: Ambush of Police Convoy and Beheadings in Acapulco - allvoices Tweet this news
allvoices--On Sunday, armed men attacked a police station in Acapulco, wounding an officer. The same suspects later shot at a house, wounding two others. Over 35000 people have been killed in -drug---war- related violence since President Felipe Calderon l - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:02:43 GMT+00:00
And the Drug War continues - Drug WarRant Tweet this news
Drug WarRant--And, irony of ironies; the ATF smuggled the gun that killed a Border Patrol Agent into -Mexico- deliberately. Yes, while they are blaming civilian straw man purchasers for smuggling the guns South, it turns out it's them all along. ... - Date : Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:05:32 GMT+00:00

Sources of weapons : Los Zetas Cartel
Weapon Primary Source
AK rifle variants (semi-automatic) United States
AK rifle variants (select-fire) Central America, South America, Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia
AR-15 rifle (semi-automatic) United States
M16 rifle (select-fire) purportedly Vietnam
Fragmentation grenades M61/M67/MK 2/K400 Central America, South Korea, Israel, Spain, Soviet bloc, Guatemala, Vietnam, Unknown
RPG-7 /M72 LAW / M203 Grenade launchers Asia, Central America/Guatemala, North Korea
Barrett M82 United States.
M2 Carbine (select fire) Vietnam



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