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Sunday, September 28, 2014

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Latest Segment of Tutateca stars Mayor of Aquilla

Posted: 27 Sep 2014 07:49 PM PDT

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat

The newest star on Tuta TV is Juan Hernández Ramirez, PRI mayor of Aquilla, Michocán.  This is a different location than the previously released videos.

Two images were sent anonymously to the press, both appeared to be screenshot images, although no video accompanied  the images.

This is the fourth Michoacán mayor featured in wither videos or images with the man most commonly known as La Tuta, premier leader of Los Caballeros Templarios.  

The other mayors who starred in a Tuta production were arrested and are in prison.


PGJE Investigates Municipal Police for 6+ killed in Iguala Guerrero

Posted: 27 Sep 2014 06:20 PM PDT

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat

On my previous post I included information about the shootings in Iguala, but it was with much confusion by Pepe and myself.  I began reading reports from people on the ground, and that is where I found photos of the buses, riddled by bullet impacts.  No where previously, was the bus attacks mentioned in the media, or government.  Residents of the city were blaming the government, police and the mayor,  José Luis Abarca as being responsible for the killings.

It appears municipal police began the violence with the first attack, but later a armed commando also attacked.  

Residents and witnesses are reporting a higher number of both dead and injured.  The State is saying 6 dead and 17 injured.

Today at a press conference, Attorney General of the State, Iñaky Blanco reported that around 21:30 pm yesterday, members of the Municipal Preventive Police had an "incident" with students and teachers of  Ayotzinapa at the bus station of Iguala.

The shooting involved 3 buses.  One bus with multiple broken windows,  hurriedly fled to the  Palacio de Justicia, where occupants exited the bus. Another bus made it to a convenience store, it was riddled with AR-15 bullet impacts, On that bus 2 people had been killed.

Later around 30 minutes past midnight, people began giving their account to reporters.  They were   at the junction that leads to the municipality of Santa Teresa,  when an armed group began shooting expending hundreds of shots.  

Among the vehicles shot at was the Chilpancingo Hornets Futbol team bus, multiple deaths were within the bus.   Bullet impacts were also from AR-15s.  It was at that site the woman in a taxi was killed.

I appreciate the fact this story is so confusing.  However, that is precisely why the state has moved to investigate and that was the purpose of this post, to inform readers that an investigation has been initiated due to complaints and eye witness accounts.  

The state attorney said the investigation is focused primarily on the municipal police.  Municipal police are notorious for corruption and ties to organized crime. (all fotos are from facebook)

Hotspots in Guanajuato and Guerrero: 26 killed in 48 hours

Posted: 27 Sep 2014 10:05 AM PDT

Borderland Beat, Pepe and Chivis

Guanajuato and Guerrero border Michoacán, where CJNG has been making a power move in. 

GUANAJUATO
León: There's been almost no coverage of the execution of four retailers just outside León Guanajuato early Thursday morning.

Four Leon merchants were executed and their bodies abandoned in an area of the community Mesa de la Virgin of the León-San Felipe road. They were apparently killed with the coup de grace.  Caps found near the bodies indicate the victims were murdered at the scene.  Their hands tied with shoelaces, behind the back, tee shirts were used for hoods, and they were gagged.  

All four were males, two were brothers, and all four of the men were merchants of auto parts and salvaged vehicles

Celaya: Meanwhile, in Celaya, five people were executed in various places.

Thursday night two bodies were found near the road to San José de Guanajuato, near colonia Gran Hacienda, which allegedly were executed with bullets and were not identified.

Also, in  the colonias Arboledas and  Rancho Seco  two deceased men, killed by gunshot were discovered.

in the colonia Independencia  the body of a young women was found, also with gunshot wounds. Authorities, reported she was killed by a group of armed men.
 
Celaya
Salamanca: Another other killing was in Salamanca, an armed group attacked two people in the colonia Cuatro de Altamira , one of them is  identified as Pedro Herrera Lopez, who was a mechanic, died at the scene, while his assistant is in serious condition.

A person came to the workshop of Herrera Lopez and asked him to inspect a disabled car when he did he was captured by an armed commando.

The mechanic was accompanied by an assistant; both were tied up, blindfolded and shot at close range.

GUERRERO
In Guerrero, eight bodies have been found since Wednesday in separate incidents. 

Ajuchitlán on Thursday five bodies were found in Ajuchitlán, Guerrero,  after an apparent shootout between civilians the night before. Ajuchitlán is in LFM territory in N.W. Guerrero (not too far from the recent Army massacre of 22 in Edomex).

The five were found at a basketball court and had signs of torture.  The confrontation was near the area the bodies were found.  Reports also indicated that there were injuries in the clash but the injured persons fled.  The deceased were young men in their 20s.

Ajuchitlán is also very close to where the body of a Catholic priest was found, with signs of torture, a couple of days ago. All signs point to extortion from LFM. 

Altamirano The body of the priest of San Miguel Totolapan, was found murdered, floating in el río Balsas, after days of being missing. The diocese confirmed it was the body of Ascension Acuña Osorio, priest of the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano.He had been severally tortured.


Zihuatanejo: Thursday night two were killed when a commando opened fire on a group of people in a street near the center of town. 

Iguala Friday: There are reports of shootouts in several points of Iguala, leaving at least 8 dead, 20 injured and 25 arrests.

Clashed between armed groups, lasting several hours,  rendered the city a virtual ghost town.

Of the dead; an attack on a bus carrying the Hornets soccer team 3 players and a coach dead.  

3 student teachers were killed. it is unclear where at this time.  Also, a woman  traveling in a Taxi. 

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