Monday, April 27, 2015

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Court Updates on Chino Antrax and Sera Zambada

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:56 AM PDT

Lucio R. Borderland Beat
Aréchiga 2nd on left

José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa aka Chino Antrax' was scheduled for a court appearance last Friday, however that hearing was postponed, until May 22nd.   

The extension was requested by his attorney, Frank Ragen, who stated the mountain of evidence in the case against his client had not been fully processed.  He was granted additional time to review the data and be prepared for the status hearing.

Aréchiga last speared before Judge Dana M. Sabraw in November 21, 2014, when the defense asserted that the evidence was an extraordinary amount to assess and his office would need ample time to peruse the reports.  He was granted 5 months at that time, on Friday that was extended to May.

As for Serafin Zambada,(above) the son of Ismael El Mayo Zambada, he plead guilty last September and is scheduled to be sentenced in May.


Serafin Zamabda is a United States citizen.

A Zeta Operator arrested in Culiacán Sinaloa

Posted: 27 Apr 2015 04:15 AM PDT

Lucio R. Borderland Beat, Material from MVS, Reforma, Borderland Beat


Hugo César Román Chavarría,  a Zetas operator was arrested in Culiacán.

Some publications are referring to this as a "Zetas leader" being captured, and that he "controls both the state of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon".

More accurately stated, is he is an independent operator, who works in collaboration with Los Zetas and operates in Nuevo Leon.

According to the newsletter issued by the naval command, the arrest of Román Chavarria took place when elements of the Navy of Mexico conducted a ground patrol near the city of Culiacan, Sinaloa.

They inspected the vehicle he was traveling in, he was accompanied by three other people who were identified as being; Erick Mauricio Rodríguez Mena, Rita Aidé Imperial Trevino and Veronica Jasmine Reyes Rivero.

In the vehicle soldiers found  a handgun, a magazine for the firearm and seven rounds of ammunition, as well as about 1.4 kilograms of suspected drug known as meth.

As the result of investigations conducted to date by staff of the Attorney General's Office (PGR), it was determined that Hugo Cesar Román Chavarria served as independent operator and maintained a close relationship with Daniel Menera Sierra , who was secured in March by Federal Forces in the municipality of San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon.

At a press conference, authorities explained it was during the monitoring of Omar Treviño alias Z42, that led to the arrest Menera Sierra and 3 others.

Menera Sierra was considered regional head for Los Zetas and operated out Piedras Coahuila. 


Detention of El Commandante 22 sets off gun battles and road blocks in Reynosa

Posted: 26 Apr 2015 11:42 PM PDT

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

[Article Subject: Cartel del Golfo, Commandante 22, Reynosa
Recommendation: Some prior knowledge of CDG useful]



Proceso Redaction and Reynosfera

Elements of the Marines and Federal Police detained today a presumed criminal leader in Reynosa, Tamaulipas nicknamed El Commandante 22 together with two other presumed criminals.

The capture of El Commandante set off various narco blockades and confrontations between armed civilians and elements of the Marina and Federal Police.

The Authorities report also that three gunmen of a criminal group were killed.

After the detention of the Boss of Plaza, members of his group tried to rescue him which led to a confrontation between State Forces and Federals against armed civilians in which three people died.





In a communication from the Group for Coordination of Tamaulipas indicated that the detention occurred at approximately 17:00 outside a party located in Libramiento Oriente, at the top of Colonia Del Rio.

At this place, there were detained three armed men, amongst them El Commandante 22, alleged Boss of Plaza for this criminal group.

Members of the same group tried to rescue the three detained men, carried out various narco blockades at the Boulevards Colosio and Oriente, the confrontations were against elements of the Base of Mixed Operations.



In addition to the detained and killed, the Authorities seized six vehicles, four rifles and a side arm, 149 rounds of ammunition, and 20 plastic bags containing Marijuana.

The detained, meanwhile, were put at the disposition of Federal Authorities.

Original article in Spanish at Proceso
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