Borderland Beat

Leader of Los Zetas in Sonora arrested
" El Canario" of the Independant Cartel de Acapulco arrested
Michoacan: Ambush leaves 5 Autodefensas dead and 8 injured

Posted: 12 Jan 2015 09:40 AM PST

Translated for Borderland Beat from an article in Notinfomex.org by Otis B Fly-Wheel

Presumed leader of Los Zetas in Sonora arrested

Federal forces detained in Mexico City Juan Omar Borbolla Figueroa , presumed leader of Los Zetas in Sonora , in the company of four individuals who were his personal bodyguards.

In a joint statement it was reported that the operation which allowed the capture of Borbolla Figueroa , was coordinated by Sedena and had the support of the Federal Police and Attorney Generals Office (PGR).

In accordance with the fact , he was responsible for the high level of violence used against other cartels in the state of Sonora , in particular Ciudad Obregon and Hermosillo.

However he was hiding out in the Federal District due to heat from other cartels operating in Sonora out to kill him.

From the capital city , he directed the activities of kidnapping,extortion, drug sales, executions , as well as negotiations with other DTO's to promote the opening of new routes for transit of drugs , money , and weapons.

Juam Omar Borbolla Figueroa also recruited hit men to reinforce the operational structure in Sonora , and to protect against aggressive take overs of the towns of Ciudad Obrego,Hermosillo and Nogales against other cartels.

During his arrest forces found in his possession three rifles , four pistols and two vehicles.

After the arrest Figueroa was made available to the Federal Public Ministry, who will inform to what charges Figueroa will face within two days.

Original article in Spanish at www.notinfomex.org

" El Canario" of the Independant Cartel de Acapulco arrested

Posted: 12 Jan 2015 09:34 AM PST

Translated for Borderland Beat from proceso article by Otis B Fly-Wheel

El Canario from the Independent Cartel of Acapulco arrested.

Luis Alvaro Leon Morales

A group of the special forces of the Federal Police detained Luis Alvaro Leon Morales " El Canario " , presumed operator of the criminal group known as the Independent Cartel of Acapulco ( CIDA ) , he is in charge of the sale and distribution of drugs in the zone " oriente de Puerto", the oriental port.

The Federal Authorities located " El Canario" , a direct collaborator with Victor Noel Piza Nogueda " El Erizo " , who together with ex Federal Policeman Victor Aguirre Garzon, are identified as leaders of the criminal organisation who operate in the tourist destination with impunity.

Official information signalled that Victor Aguirre is a cousin of the Licensed Governor Angel Aguirre Rivero , who was separated from power by the social pressure exerted on the state administration after the case of the massacre and disappearance of the 43 normalistas of Ayotzinapa.

The capture of " El Canario " was registered yesterday in the colonia Poza , located marginally in the exclusive zone Diamante de Acapulco, indicated an official report for Proceso.

Leon Morales , 44 years of age , is originally a resident of the port, besides which its indicated that he controlled the narco operations in various colonias in the area of Oriente de Acapulco , Puerto Marquez, La Poza , Bonfil , Llano Largo , Colosio and Lomas de Chapultepec.

In the operation to capture Morales , there were no shots fired , and the Federal agents confiscated drugs and radio equipment.

On the 19th of December , the Federal Poice detained Irving Gutierrez Sandoval " El Duranzo " , the financial operator of Victor Aguirre, who remains at large.

Since this date, the escalation of violence in the port has not ceased , and there have been shootings and executions carried out in the plain light of day, principally in the popular zones of the port where there is persistent kidnapping, assassinations , and extortion contrary to the public good.

Therefore teachers of the port decided to close more than 100 campuses on the grounds that there are not security guarantees for students and education workers.

For their part , the Federal Authorities have reinforced the tourist port , while the State Government has left to their fate , the inhabitants of the popular colonias of Acapulco after the Municipal Police decided to stop work for more than five months , displaying the full absence of Municipal Authority.

Original article in Spanish at http://www.proceso.com.mx

Michoacan: Ambush leaves 5 Autodefensas dead and 8 injured

Posted: 12 Jan 2015 09:32 AM PST

Translated for Borderland Beat from a Notinfomex.org article by Otis B Fly-Wheel

Ambush leaves 5 Aquila Auto defensas dead and 8 injured

The PGJE of the State of Michoacán has initiated a preliminary investigation in relation to violent events which took place this morning in the community of Huahua. In the municipality of Aquila where five men lost their lives who were identified as communitarios.

According to the testimony given to ministerial personnel , at approximately 10:00 am on Sunday , a group of 13 men who were identified as communitarios ( autodefensas ) performed a patrol on board a pick up truck and during the patrol passed through a gap that lead to a ranch "El Socorro " , they were ambushed by unknown individuals who withdrew from the location after the attack.

Resulting from this attack were five men dead at the ambush site , plus 8 that received various injuries , the wounded men were channeled to different health care institutions to receive treatment for their wounds.

Agents of the public prosecutors office assisted criminal justice experts , who went to the ambush site to perform the corresponding proceedings and order the removal of the bodies, which were transferred to the forensic medical service for autopsy.

Ministerial staff are already conducting research which will clarify the incident. The place of ambush is located in a rural mountain area in the proximity of the limits of Aquila's municipality with that of Coalcoman being not far across the mountains of Arteaga and Tumbiscatio , where the perpetrators of the ambush fled.

After what happened in the high lands , in the micro region of HuaHua there persists an atmosphere of fear and uneasiness despite the large presence of Federal Armed Forces.

This Huahua ambush is the second to occur against the coastal auto defensas of Michoacán. The first happened on the 16th of December on the coastal road in the vicinity of the villages of La Placita and Xayakalan.

When hit men fired at a van which they believed carried the Commander of the Municipal Police of the Nahua people of Ostula, however his life was saved because he changed vehicles.

The auto defensas killed in the ambush include the commander of Huahua autodefensas Rafael Meraz " El Chopo " among other.

Original article in Spanish at Notinfomex.org