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United States applies sanctions to businessman linked to Sinaloa Cartel
Los Rojos manta about the 43 dissapeared students
Refined oil halted through pipelines, as Pemex concedes to narco oil theft

United States applies sanctions to businessman linked to Sinaloa Cartel

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 01:03 AM PST

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

Gastelum Serrano Drug Network

The Mexican businessman Fransico Javier Gastelum Serrano was designated a significant narco trafficker, by the Government of the United States, and they have applied sanctions against the business Andiamos Dalmine, with its base in Federal District.

Gastelum Serrano is accused of utilising his business and three subsidiaries to store narcotics and then export them to the United States for the Sinaloa Cartel.

"With these actions against Fransisco Javier and his company, we are once again acting against the Gastelum Serrano network, a powerful cocaine trafficking organisation, responsible to give support to the Sinaloa Cartel," it said in a communication from John E Smith, internal Director of the Office of Foregin Control (Ofac).

This past December, the Department of the Treasury announced as significant narco traffickers networked to the Sinaloa Cartel, the four brothers of Francisco Javier Gastelum Serrano: Cesar, Alfredo, Jaime and Guadelupe Candelario.

The Department of the Treasury maintains that Fransisco Javier provides criticial support in drug trafficking activities, including his brothers the most active of which is Cesar.

According to a supervisor in charge of narcotics, Fransisco Javier is responsible for managing money on behalf of his brothers, from the sale of drugs, underlined the Treasury Dept.

Regarding Andiamos Dalmine, Ofac has determined that Fransisco Javier has presided over this company since 2004, and that he is responsible for legal contracts for the company with the state of Jalisco.

With this measure, it is prohibited for any citizen or entity of the United States to have any relation with the accused, violation of this law involves sanctions.

Original article in Spanish at Proceso by J.Jesus Esquivel

Los Rojos manta about the 43 dissapeared students

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 01:00 AM PST

Translated for Borderland Beat from a Michoacán 3.0 article by Otis B Fly-Wheel

One of the Mantas hung in Morelos

Santiago Mazari Hernandez alias "El Carrete" marked for participation in the disappearance of the 43 Students of the normal rural of Ayotzinapa, blames the son of singer-songwriter from Guerrero Joan Sebastian.

Mantas were placed in several locations, all public places of the municipalities of Acatepec, Jojutla, Amacuzac, Tetecala, and Chautia, in Morelos, Mazari said these do not belong to Los Rojos, he also blames Federico Figueroa of having bought everything so that nothing goes out to the light.

The mantas were taken down by State Police, they also had a message for the parents of the disappeared students, where they exhort the parents not to believe what the Government says, and remove their blindfolds.

Felipe Rodriquez Salgado alias "El Cepillo", head of sicarios of Los Guerreros Unidos, declared before the PGR that on having interrogated a normalista he said that "El Carrete" of Los Rojos, ordered them to "equalize", who in turn had paid money to the Director of the Normal of Ayotzinapa.

This past 26th of September 2014, were disappeared 43 students of the Normal Rural of Ayotzinapa, according to the official version they were killed and burnt in the municipal dump of Cocula. The criminal organisations Los Rojos and Guerreros Unidos were supposedly involved.

The Mantas had the following text:
Don't believe the journalists, Normalistas are not created by the Government, don't be fooled in the first place, "El Carre" is not a Rojo and is unknown to the guy who paid to send the students, its a lie that it was Los Rojos.

I am free to talk with every one of the parents affected by the students, to take off their blindfolds, so they know the real truth that the Government is culpable for all the injustices in the states of Guerrero and Michoacán, I will continue fighting for the same cause, defending my state, helping the people and going to finish these injustices.

I ask on the contrary for your support so that we can put an end to what is happening to the family and the Government of Mexico. If the families really want to know, ask Federico Figueroa, who is an adviser put in front of some leaders and puppets to control public policy at his whim.

I care that the Government is not working in accordance with the Law and if it were just me Santiago Mazari Hernandez would clarify publicly all their doubts, but as with the Graco Government, everything is bought by Federico Figueroa

Original article in Spanish at Michoacán 3.0

Refined oil halted through pipelines, as Pemex concedes to narco oil theft

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 03:47 PM PST