Crime, Safety, and the Police

[Hargow20]

Was in the zona last night by the east end of the alley. Around 7 pm the police and 3 national guard vehicles pulled up and entered the new bar next to the Rivera hotel. I was a be. T surprised since the law enforcement emforcwment agencies normally do not work together in the zona. A couple of federal. Police showed up as well. It is good to see that there is at least a bit of cooperatoon among the various law enforcement agencies. For many years the different police agencies have not worked together.

[Captain Solo]

What's new?

Mexico government and politicians have been getting tens of billions dollars bribes and kickbacks from drugs cartels over the last 80 years. Government put on bullshit patrols and raids for show but instead hampering US' efforts, helping, working with the cartels to protect and promote the drugs trade to traffic and sell drugs into America, Canada, Europe. AMLO even straight out declared Mexico never produced any Fentanyl.

Make billions to spend on fine dining, drugs, liquors, working girls while screwing and destroying gringos. How sweet. But these cheap synthetic drugs are also destroying Mexicans and their country.

Mexico has a very strong and lucrative state-sponsored narcotics industry which is really harming America. Mexico is also tilting toward alignment with its chemical supplier, China. This alliance is a very serious security risk for America and can turn out very badly for Mexico.

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-si...f3ba5a2f9e6f4d

US ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and denies its violence problem.

By MARÍA VERZA Updated 7:01 PM PST, November 13,2024.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — USA Ambassador Ken Salazar lashed out Wednesday at Mexico's failure to accept aid in the fight against drug cartels, claiming the country "closed the doors" on security cooperation.

In a press conference, Salazar launched his harshest criticism yet of rampant violence, police corruption and the Mexican government's mistaken attitude that "there is no problem. ".

"When they just say 'there is no problem, we have these statistics to show people there is no problem,' that is not based on reality, Salazar said. "There is a very big problem. ".

Mexico sent a diplomatic note to the USA Embassy "expressing its surprise" at Salazar's statement, the foreign relations ministry said in a statement later Wednesday.

Salazar cited violence in recent days in the northern state of Sinaloa as an example. Sinaloa state police chief Gerardo Mérida said Wednesday authorities found a pile of between five and seven bodies on a roadside there, but were still counting body parts to see how many there were.

"There is a pile of various bodies, with what we have found we have identified five bodies, but some are in pieces, they have been dismembered, there are mentions of seven," said Mérida.

Sinaloa's embattled governor, Ruben Rocha, seemed to typify Mexico's attitude when he said Tuesday —after a similar number of dead bodies were dumped on roadsides. That "we're doing well, we'll get over this soon. ".

Salazar countered that in Sinaloa "the dead can be seen everywhere. ".

Salazar had previously defended many of the Mexican government's actions, but he now says former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's "hugs not bullets" strategy of not confronting the cartels "did not work. ".

López Obrador left office on Sept. 30, but his successor, President Claudia Sheinbaum, has pledged to continue the policy, even though under her leadership troops appear more willing to open fire.

Fighting between two factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel broke out after two drug capos — one from each faction — flew to the United States and were arrested there on July 25.

Drug lords Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquíand Guzmáand López were apprehended in the United States after flying there in a small plane.

Zambada later claimed he was kidnapped and forced aboard the plane by Guzmáand López, causing a violent battle between Zambada's faction and the "Chapitos" group led by the sons of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmáand.

Mexico later blamed the United States for detaining the capos, saying that had caused the outbreak of violence. Salazar said Mexico also shut down anti-drug cooperation after that.

"It totally accelerated from there, the Mexican government closed its doors," Salazar said. The ambassador also criticized efforts by both López Obrador and Sheinbaum to downplay the problem of crime and violence, claiming the problem was being exaggerated and crime statistics were dropping.

Salazar did not clarify why he thought the Mexican government's numbers were untrustworthy, but in recent days the government appears to have changed the way it reports homicide figures.

"The reality for the Mexican people, and that is for business people, members of the press like you who work on the streets, those who have ranches, like the cattleman killed in Sinaloa over the weekend because he was a leader, they don't live with security," Salazar said.

The continuing violence "is a very serious problem in Mexico and saying there is no problem, blaming someone else, blaming the United States, obviously is not (the solution)", he continued.

He also blamed López Obrador for having refused "$32 million," an apparent reference to López Obrador's decision to drop out of a USA -funded program to donate money to train and equip Mexican police.

"It was rejected for ideological problems, and other explanations," Salazar said. López Obrador said at the time he didn't want USA Helicopters and guns, but by that point most of the USA Money was going for training, professionalization and legal reform.

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After taking office in 2018, López Obrador also cut funding for police forces and gave the army, navy and militarized National Guard the lead role in law enforcement.

"Police become corrupt because they don't earn enough to live on," Salazar said. "You cannot pay a police officer almost nothing and expect them to do their job. ".

Salazar had been previously known for defending López Obrador despite his constant efforts to militarize law enforcement, concentrate power, eliminate regulatory and oversight bodies and shore up Mexico's government-run companies even at the expense of USA Firms.

It was unclear if Wednesday's critical turn in his rhetoric was in any way related to the victory of Donald Trump in last week's USA Presidential elections. Trump has long been fiercely critical of Mexico.

Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america.

[Hargow20]

Sinola is essentially a cartel run state. Mexico's federal govt will have run the state. Until the cartel problem can be brought under control.

Updated 4:58 PM MST, October 20,2024.

MEXICO CITY (AP) Police, prosecutors and forensic examiners in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa all conspired to cover up the killing of an opponent of the ruling-party state governor, using a blood-stained truck found at the crime scene, federal prosecutors said Sunday.

The bombshell statement by federal prosecutors backs up the version of imprisoned drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. Zambada claims he was forced aboard an airplane on July 25 by another drug capo who flew them both to the United States and turned them in to USA Authorities.

Zambada said in a letter in August that Hctor see youand, an opponent of ruling-party Gov. Ruben Rocha, was murdered on July 25 at the same time and the same ranch where Zambada was kidnapped. Federal prosecutors revealed Sunday that see youand's blood was indeed found at the ranch.

Gov. Rocha has not responded publicly to Sunday's statement by prosecutors, but he has said in the past that see youand was killed by gunmen in a random botched robbery at a gasoline station miles away later that day, and Sinaloa state prosecutors showed security camera footage of the alleged attack.

But federal prosecutors quickly noted something was wrong with that video: post-mortem records showed see youand's body had four gunshot wounds, while only one gunshot can be heard on the security camera footage, and gas station employees said they didn't hear any.

See youand's bullet-ridden body could not help solve the riddle, because Sinaloa officials violated all murder investigation rules by allowing the body to be cremated almost immediately.

The gasoline station footage was later proved to be a falsification, but something about the white pickup truck seen in the footage was real: it had the blood of one of Zambada's trusted bodyguards in the cargo bed.

That implied that Sinaloa state police, crime scene investigators and prosecutors either found the bodyguard's corpse in the truck and got rid of the body, or at very least took the blood-stained vehicle from a crime scene to fake a gunpoint robbery at the gas station.

"All of the above confirms the police and prosecution investigation that has confirmed the presumed administrative and criminal responsibilities of Sinaloa police, detectives, forensic examiners and state prosecutors who have been exhaustively investigated regarding their participation in the death of Hctor (see youn)" the federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement Sunday.

The news appears to complicate further the position of Gov. Rocha, who belongs to President Claudia Sheinbaum's ruling Morena Party. Sheinbaum has strongly backed Rocha so far. But Rocha has done little or nothing to quell the bloody fighting that broke out between the rival factions of the two Sinaloa drug cartel capos that broke out after July 25.

Instead, Rocha has sought to downplay the gunbattles, killings, kidnappings and cartel roadblocks that have sprung around the state capital, Culiacan. On Thursday, hours before gunmen opened fire on the offices of a local newspaper, Gov. Rocha said "there is nothing to worry about" and "everything is under control. ".

Rocha a close associate of former president Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, who left office Sept. 30 has been implicated in the events of July 25 from the start, though he denies it.

Zambada has said that Joaquand Guzmand Lpez a leader of a rival cartel faction who he nonetheless trusted had invited him to the meeting to help iron out the fierce political rivalry between Gov. Rocha and see youand, who were feuding.

Zambada was famous for eluding capture for decades because of his incredibly tight, loyal and sophisticated personal security apparatus. But he said that on July 25, he left most of his security team behind and entered with only two bodyguards because he expected both see youand and Gov. Rocha to be present.

The two bodyguards have not been heard from since.

The fact that Zambada would knowingly leave all his security behind to meet with the politicians suggests he viewed such a meeting as credible and feasible. The same goes for the idea that Zambada, as the leader of the oldest wing of the Sinaloa cartel, could act as an arbiter in the state's political disputes.

Rocha has denied he knew of or attended the meeting where Zambada was abducted, claiming he had borrowed a businessman's private jet to fly to California that day. But while a flight record of that plane exists, Rocha has never shown the immigration documents he would have filed to enter the United States, leading to doubts that he was aboard the plane.

The perceived betrayal of El Mayo has led to fierce fighting between his followers, known as "Mayitos," and the followers of Guzmand Lpez, who as one of the sons of imprisoned drug lord Joaquand "El Chapo" Gzman was a co-leader of the faction known as the "Chapitos. ".

[Sol12]

At this point is to early to judge Claudia Sheinbaum. We have to remember that the cartels have a lot of power and they are very entrenched in Mexico. So combatting crime & the cartels will not be easy.

So it will take time & we can only hope for now. !!

So your telling me that she's just going to wake up one day and suddenly be tough. She already said that they won't go to war with the Cartels, so they brutally kill a politician that openly came out against them and she does nothing is proof that all government officials need to take orders from the Cartels because the government won't protect you. So if the government won't protect the politicians what do you think they care about the regular citizens.

The other day a former Mexican military leader was in Tijuana giving a speech because he wrote a book about the lack of leadership with AMLO a and now his replacement. Hus conclusion is the same as mine that under this president the country will fall further into the control of the Cartels.

Sheinbaum is scheduled to be in Tijuana on Saturday so will be a test for her on what comments she makes on ending the violence in the city. My guess is that it will be the same thing she has already said that more technology will help and other useless things. IMO Tijuana doesn't need her much. They have the former police chief helping and if he gets the mayor to let him take off the gloves he will make things better like he did before.

Like the movie the Untouchables said "they bring a knife you bring a gun. They send one of yours to the hospital you send one of theirs to the morgue. ".

The reason the Cartels have become so strong is due to the weakness of the former president, and she is the same as him. To take back control you need to show them who is in charge and not be a coward.

[Sol12]

AFAIK Hong Kong owners' main office is in Cueva Del Peludo.

This month a couple shooting incidents in front of Cueva killed one and injured a few security guards. This severed head is cartels' typical warning for owner to pay off, or face extreme violence.

Putas bars business in Tijuana is very rough, being squeezed by cartels for big shares of the profits and the government that wants to shut down the bars and lock up owners and managers. Government shut down all putas bars in CDMX. They can do the same easily in Tijuana.

https://psn.si/cabeza-la-cueva-del-peludo/2024/09/11/

They leave a head and a narco-message in front of La Cueva del Peludo head the hairy cave.

By: PSN Editorial September 11,2024.

TIJUANA, Baja California. - Early Wednesday morning, a car with an alleged narco-message and a cooler containing a head was abandoned outside the bar La Cueva del Peludo, on theaz Ordaz Boulevard, Tijuana. This is the second high-impact crime reported in less than 24 hours in the vicinity of the establishment.

The report came at 3:26 am, when National Guard members discovered a black Honda Civic parked in front of the bar. Upon searching the vehicle, they found a tarp printed with a message and a cooler with a human head inside.

This macabre discovery adds to a series of violent incidents recorded at La Cueva del Peludo during 2024, including the armed attack on the bar's security guard just one day earlier. With this incident, there are now more than eight violent attacks so far this year inside or outside the establishment.

The area was guarded by the National Guard with the support of the Army, while investigations are carried out. So far, no arrests related to the case have been reported.

Your information is wrong as usual especially when you throw in your crazy fantasy ideas of what different killings mean. You have no idea what the messages mean except maybe what you see on tv. My suggestion to you is the same I give others here in regards to what is happening in Tijuana. Read some of the different news outlets and you will be better informed instead of coming on this site with your fantasy stories about what you think is going on.

1. The shootings in the bar happened last month not this month and they've actually had a number of incidents this whole year.

2. The head found with a message was a warning to a local party member. Not a warning for the bar to pay more. Also a few days later they shot another person exiting the bar and left a text message and photo of the politician they are going after.

3. The Cartels are fighting for the bar to be able to sell drugs. Same thing that has been speculated about what happened with the killings of HK and what is going on with all the killings in the bars in Centro. So it's not just puta bars that the government is going after, its establishments that they know are laces that sell grudges which they see as a precursor to violence and are trying to get the drug dealers out of them. Doesn't matter that they are puta bars it's happening all over the city which is why they've been going to the bars the last couple of weeks and have stated they will continue to do so for the 3 years this Mayor is in office and will be random and not just on weekends.

[Captain Solo]

Updated 4:58 PM MST, October 20,2024.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police, prosecutors and forensic examiners in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa all conspired to cover up the killing of an opponent of the ruling-party state governor, using a blood-stained truck found at the crime scene, federal prosecutors said Sunday.

The bombshell statement by federal prosecutors backs up the version of imprisoned drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. Zambada claims he was forced aboard an airplane on July 25 by another drug capo who flew them both to the United States and turned them in to USA Authorities.

Zambada said in a letter in August that Héctor see youéand, an opponent of ruling-party Gov. Ruben Rocha, was murdered on July 25 at the same time and the same ranch where Zambada was kidnapped. Federal prosecutors revealed Sunday that see youéand's blood was indeed found at the ranch.

Gov. Rocha has not responded publicly to Sunday's statement by prosecutors, but he has said in the past that see youéand was killed by gunmen in a random botched robbery at a gasoline station miles away later that day, and Sinaloa state prosecutors showed security camera footage of the alleged attack.

But federal prosecutors quickly noted something was wrong with that video: post-mortem records showed see youéand's body had four gunshot wounds, while only one gunshot can be heard on the security camera footage, and gas station employees said they didn't hear any.

See youéand's bullet-ridden body could not help solve the riddle, because Sinaloa officials violated all murder investigation rules by allowing the body to be cremated almost immediately.

The gasoline station footage was later proved to be a falsification, but something about the white pickup truck seen in the footage was real: it had the blood of one of Zambada's trusted bodyguards in the cargo bed.

That implied that Sinaloa state police, crime scene investigators and prosecutors either found the bodyguard's corpse in the truck and got rid of the body, or at very least took the blood-stained vehicle from a crime scene to fake a gunpoint robbery at the gas station.

"All of the above confirms the police and prosecution investigation that has confirmed the presumed administrative and criminal responsibilities of Sinaloa police, detectives, forensic examiners and state prosecutors who have been exhaustively investigated regarding their participation in the death of Héctor (see youén)" the federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement Sunday.

The news appears to complicate further the position of Gov. Rocha, who belongs to President Claudia Sheinbaum's ruling Morena Party. Sheinbaum has strongly backed Rocha so far. But Rocha has done little or nothing to quell the bloody fighting that broke out between the rival factions of the two Sinaloa drug cartel capos that broke out after July 25.

Instead, Rocha has sought to downplay the gunbattles, killings, kidnappings and cartel roadblocks that have sprung around the state capital, Culiacan. On Thursday, hours before gunmen opened fire on the offices of a local newspaper, Gov. Rocha said "there is nothing to worry about" and "everything is under control. ".

Rocha — a close associate of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who left office Sept. 30 — has been implicated in the events of July 25 from the start, though he denies it.

Zambada has said that Joaquíand Guzmáand López — a leader of a rival cartel faction who he nonetheless trusted — had invited him to the meeting to help iron out the fierce political rivalry between Gov. Rocha and see youéand, who were feuding.

Zambada was famous for eluding capture for decades because of his incredibly tight, loyal and sophisticated personal security apparatus. But he said that on July 25, he left most of his security team behind and entered with only two bodyguards because he expected both see youéand and Gov. Rocha to be present.

The two bodyguards have not been heard from since.

The fact that Zambada would knowingly leave all his security behind to meet with the politicians suggests he viewed such a meeting as credible and feasible. The same goes for the idea that Zambada, as the leader of the oldest wing of the Sinaloa cartel, could act as an arbiter in the state's political disputes.

Rocha has denied he knew of or attended the meeting where Zambada was abducted, claiming he had borrowed a businessman's private jet to fly to California that day. But while a flight record of that plane exists, Rocha has never shown the immigration documents he would have filed to enter the United States, leading to doubts that he was aboard the plane.

The perceived betrayal of El Mayo has led to fierce fighting between his followers, known as "Mayitos," and the followers of Guzmáand López, who — as one of the sons of imprisoned drug lord Joaquíand "El Chapo" Gúzman — was a co-leader of the faction known as the "Chapitos. ".

[Hargow20]

At this point is to early to judge Claudia Sheinbaum. We have to remember that the cartels have a lot of power and they are very entrenched in Mexico. So combatting crime & the cartels will not be easy.

So it will take time & we can only hope for now. !!

US officials are also corrupt but just by large donors. Also if you were a politician in Mexico would you go against the cartels to only be killed?

Sheinbaum has already failed with the be heading of a mayor just days after taking office and she has done nothing but say they will have new technology to help prevent or catch those that do crimes. She is weak just as AMLO was and I for see the cartels getting stronger with her. Just look at how the cartels have taken over Culiacand. From what I read most people don't leave their homes except during daylight.

[Phordphan]

Cueva del peludo was shut down adelitas style.

https://bajanews.mx/noticias/33654/C...Peludo-Tijuana

"The bar "La Cueva del Peludo" was closed by the authorities after a night operation on Friday, October 18. During the inspection, carried out by the three levels of government, a firearm, drugs and minors were found inside the place, which led to its closure. ".

I have a couple buddies who went there pretty frequently. They say they have never seen any girls who could be considered minors there. They said the same thing about adelitas when they shut down and we all know there was pretty much nothing but older broads there. Seems to be a BS charge thrown in to ensure their doors stay closed.

I, too, have been to LCdP several times and never seen anybody that could reasonably be called a minor.

HOWEVER, there is a very dark side to the Zona Norte and, by extension, some other clubs in Tijuana. According to a long-retired girl I have known for years (ex-Chicago and ex-Las Chavelas) if you work in the Zona you learn very quickly to keep your mouth shut if you value your health. This kind of garbage is available to people looking for it, and the "regulars" are known to the girls, and the management, and said management can supply whatever these lowlifes want, if the price is right. None of it is flaunted, and your run-of-the-mill patron will very likely never see it.

I have zero idea about the charges leveled against LCdP, but you cannot reject out of hand accusations of trafficking and minors. Unfortunately, it very often proves to be true.

For an interesting insight, look on Netflix for the fascinating documentary about (now defunct and operating under a different name) ZonaDivas dot com, the huge CDMX-based web site that "specialized" in Colombian and Venezuelan chicas. Nobody believed the trafficking charges until several girls turned up violently murdered.

[Sol12]

Cueva del peludo was shut down adelitas style.

https://bajanews.mx/noticias/33654/C...Peludo-Tijuana

"The bar "La Cueva del Peludo" was closed by the authorities after a night operation on Friday, October 18. During the inspection, carried out by the three levels of government, a firearm, drugs and minors were found inside the place, which led to its closure. ".

I have a couple buddies who went there pretty frequently. They say they have never seen any girls who could be considered minors there. They said the same thing about adelitas when they shut down and we all know there was pretty much nothing but older broads there. Seems to be a BS charge thrown in to ensure their doors stay closed.

The bar was closed due to minors in the bar as clients not working girls.

Last week they went thru many bars and closed those that they found minors inside as customers. They only found one bar that had a minor working but didn't specify if it was just a minor doing janitor jobs. Remember a few years ago HK was heavily fined for minors working but it wasn't girls just minors working mostly in the hotel.

[Captain Solo]

AFAIK Hong Kong owners' main office is in Cueva Del Peludo.

This month a couple shooting incidents in front of Cueva killed one and injured a few security guards. This severed head is cartels' typical warning for owner to pay off, or face extreme violence.

Putas bars business in Tijuana is very rough, being squeezed by cartels for big shares of the profits and the government that wants to shut down the bars and lock up owners and managers. Government shut down all putas bars in CDMX. They can do the same easily in Tijuana.

https://psn.si/cabeza-la-cueva-del-peludo/2024/09/11/

They leave a head and a narco-message in front of La Cueva del Peludo head the hairy cave.

By: PSN Editorial September 11,2024.

TIJUANA, Baja California. - Early Wednesday morning, a car with an alleged narco-message and a cooler containing a head was abandoned outside the bar La Cueva del Peludo, on theíaz Ordaz Boulevard, Tijuana. This is the second high-impact crime reported in less than 24 hours in the vicinity of the establishment.

The report came at 3:26 am, when National Guard members discovered a black Honda Civic parked in front of the bar. Upon searching the vehicle, they found a tarp printed with a message and a cooler with a human head inside.

This macabre discovery adds to a series of violent incidents recorded at La Cueva del Peludo during 2024, including the armed attack on the bar's security guard just one day earlier. With this incident, there are now more than eight violent attacks so far this year inside or outside the establishment.

The area was guarded by the National Guard with the support of the Army, while investigations are carried out. So far, no arrests related to the case have been reported.

[Nothing24]

Cueva del peludo was shut down adelitas style.

https://bajanews.mx/noticias/33654/C...Peludo-Tijuana

"The bar "La Cueva del Peludo" was closed by the authorities after a night operation on Friday, October 18. During the inspection, carried out by the three levels of government, a firearm, drugs and minors were found inside the place, which led to its closure. ".

I have a couple buddies who went there pretty frequently. They say they have never seen any girls who could be considered minors there. They said the same thing about adelitas when they shut down and we all know there was pretty much nothing but older broads there. Seems to be a BS charge thrown in to ensure their doors stay closed.

[Enter The V]

Mexico's government is a sick joke at all levels.

It's sick that cartels actually own Mexico with their own justice system and heavy tax collection. Cartels tax and abuse whomever they want. The government does nothing to protect citizens and actually works for the cartel. They all want to make big, easy profit from trafficking and selling drugs to gringos and to destroy the US.

El Salvador's young president Nayib Bukele declared security emergency, arrested 65,000 alleged gang members to sort them out. Crimes dropped dramatically. People can walk the streets, go to schools, do business. El Salvador has new hope.

https://globalaffairs.org/commentary...kaAragEALw_wcB

OTOH Mexico is a much bigger country with huge army, Guardia Nacional, policias and aids in resources and technologies from the US. But Mexico only puts up theatrical operations while actually cooperates, protects and profits with cartels in their drugs and human trafficking and weakens the US.

Synthetic drugs are so cheap now, with corruption at all levels of Mexico's government, addiction is far worse and much bigger problems in Mexico than in the US. Mexico is going down the toilet fast.

The USA gives the weapons to the cartels.

[Captain Solo]

https://www.borderreport.com/immigra...mo-link-block2

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Due to a rise in "blind mule" cases at the border, the Tijuana Police Department warns drivers to inspect their cars before crossing into San Diego.

The term "blind mule" refers to someone who unknowingly carries drugs or unauthorized migrants through a port of entry.

Fernando Sánchez González, head of Tijuana's secretary of public safety, says those who use SENTRI lanes are most at risk.

"There's no particular area where most of the incidents are happening, it's all over the city," he said. "People should check under their cars to see if something has been attached or hidden underneath. ".

He is also asking citizens who may come across suspicious packages or items to immediately call 911.

"Let us know, we'll go out there and check to see if narcotics are involved, if so, we'll turn it over to prosecutors — we don't want anyone having a problem as they try to cross the border into the United States while unknowingly carrying drugs or other contraband," Sánchez González said.

Sánchez González told reporters about a case just a few days ago involving a man who found several packages that had been taped under his car.

He said officers responded and inspected a Toyota Tacoma and spoke with the driver who was from Phoenix, Arizona.

The three packages found contained almost four kilos of crystal meth.

Visit the BorderReport.com homepage for the latest exclusive stories and breaking news about issues along the USA -Mexico border.

Officers also found a GPS tracking device attached to the car.

Border Report contacted USA Customs and Border Protection to see if CBP officers have noticed an increase in blind mule cases, but the agency has yet to respond.

[Captain Solo]

Mexico's government is a sick joke at all levels.

It's sick that cartels actually own Mexico with their own justice system and heavy tax collection. Cartels tax and abuse whomever they want. The government does nothing to protect citizens and actually works for the cartel. They all want to make big, easy profit from trafficking and selling drugs to gringos and to destroy the US.

El Salvador's young president Nayib Bukele declared security emergency, arrested 65,000 alleged gang members to sort them out. Crimes dropped dramatically. People can walk the streets, go to schools, do business. El Salvador has new hope.

https://globalaffairs.org/commentary...kaAragEALw_wcB

OTOH Mexico is a much bigger country with huge army, Guardia Nacional, policias and aids in resources and technologies from the US. But Mexico only puts up theatrical operations while actually cooperates, protects and profits with cartels in their drugs and human trafficking and weakens the US.

Synthetic drugs are so cheap now, with corruption at all levels of Mexico's government, addiction is far worse and much bigger problems in Mexico than in the US. Mexico is going down the toilet fast.

[Captain Solo]

May be personal vendettas.

Targeted attacks on public officials leave 2 dead in Mexico City.

MND Staff October 18,2024.

Laywer Oralia Pérez was assassinated in Roma Sur, Mexico City on Oct. 17,2024.

Both assassination attempts occurred within a few hours on Thursday afternoon in Mexico City. (Rogelio Morales / Cuartoscuro).

A criminal lawyer was killed and a lawmaker was wounded in two separate armed attacks in Mexico City on Thursday afternoon.

Lawyer Oralia Pérez Garduño was shot dead while driving in the Roma Sur neighborhood of the capital, while Mexico City Deputy and street vendors' association leader Diana Sánchez Barrios was wounded in an attack in the historic center.

A lone gunman attempted to murder vendors' association leader Diana Sánchez Barrios on Thursday in the historic center of Mexico City. (Oliver Méndez / Cuartoscuro).

Two men were also shot in the latter attack, one of whom died from his injuries.

After both attacks, the perpetrators fled on motorbikes before abandoning them and disappearing into the Mexico City metro system.

The Mexico City Attorney General's Office (FGJ) said in a statement that Pérez came under fire while driving near the intersection of Avenida Cuauhtémoc and Viaducto Miguel Alemáand.

Two gunmen on a motorbike shot the lawyer, who was driving a Dodge Durango SUV without license plates.

"I saw that she had the window down when they arrived on a motorbike and opened fire," a witness told the newspaper El Universal.

The gunmen reportedly fired nine shots. The FGJ said it was investigating the murder of Pérez, who had worked for the Mexico City government and had her own law firm.

Oralia Pérez had worked for the Mexico City government and had her own law firm.

Personnel at the Mexico City security command center tracked her aggressors via security cameras as they fled the scene. However, they lost track of them after they dumped the motorbike and entered the Chabacano metro station.

Later on Thursday afternoon, a lone gunman perpetrated an attack on Calle Motolonia, a pedestrian street in the historic center of Mexico City.

Video footage shows that the gunman shot one man before approaching Sánchez, a trans woman and LGBTQ+ rights activist, as she spoke to another man on a motorbike. The aggressor shot the man on the motorbike and subsequently followed Sánchez into the store to which she fled. Inside the store, he reportedly shot the lawmaker in the neck.

The gunman escaped on a motorbike with an accomplice. According to Mexico City authorities, they dumped the motorbike before entering the Balbuena metro station.

Sánchez, a "substitute" deputy currently standing in for her sister, was taken to a hospital where she underwent surgery. The 49-year-old Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) deputy was later reported to be in serious but stable condition.

The man who died in the attack was identified in media reports as Sánchez's husband, 32-year-old Víctor Alejandro Esquivel Yáñez.

The deputy's mother said that her daughter had previously received threats from members of Union Tepito, a crime group based in the notoriously dangerous Tepito neighborhood of Mexico City. (Rogelio Morales / Cuartoscuro).

Sánchez's mother, Alejandra Barrios Richard, said that her nephew was also wounded in the attack and is in hospital in serious condition. "he was shot in the lungs, they're operating on him," she said Thursday night.

Barrios Richard accused the Unión Tepito, a crime group based in the notoriously dangerous Tepito neighborhood of Mexico City, of carrying out the attack on her daughter.

She said that her daughter began receiving threats from the group three years ago.

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada said in a social media post that she had instructed the local Security Ministry to "deploy all necessary resources" to bring those responsible to justice. She also said she directed the ministry to bolster security in the historic center of the capital.

"We regret this violent incident, we've offered all necessary support to the families of the victims," Brugada said.

"There won't be impunity," she added.

With reports from Milenio, Reforma, El Universal, Excélsior, El Financiero and La Razón.