Thanks in part to documentaries like cartel land and hit shows like. The arrest occurred amid a rise in drugrelated violence in. Reports indicate that four ocgs are forming a cartel of cartels alliance. The aztecas are aligned with the juarez cartel and the artistas asesisnos are aligned with the sinaloa cartel. Warlike battle between the sinaloa and juarez cartel left 19 dead. Juarez mayor talks cartel violence and his victory local. The video shows interrogation, and the last moments of the prisoner, later shes found dead in the streets of ciudad juarez, chihuahua, mexico. Coupled with sinaloas decline is the restoration of the juarez cartel, hope notes. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Apr 05, 2012 juarez drug cartel leader pleads guilty to charges related to u. Cartel hitmen record murder in mexico near texas border. The specialized encyclopedia on the mexican cartels written by david f.
The juarez cartel was the dominant player in the center of the country, controlling a large percentage of the cocaine traffic. The poorquality footage circulated on social media for several days and has authorities bracing for more violence. This comprehensive reference work offers a detailed exploration of the vicious drug organizations that have enveloped mexico in extreme violence since the 1980s. Borderland beat is an informational and collaborative english language blog drawing upon us and mexican contributors reporting on the mexican narco wars. The linea cartel has taken their threats against the state government very seriously and has. The cartel is one of several drug trafficking organizations that have been known to decapitate their rivals, mutilate their corpses and dump. The cuny professors new book about drug trafficking has sparked. There, the sinaloa cartel launched a major effort to seize control of the juarez plaza from the vicente carrillo fuentes organization also known as the juarez cartel that lasted from 2008 to 2012. The book s title seemed to promise an analysis of the juarez cartel that came. Rising violence in ciudad juarez reminder of cartel fighting.
Not sure whether the listing title is mistaken, or if there may be variant editions from 2003. The cartel is one of several drug trafficking organizations that have been known to decapitate their rivals, mutilate their corpses and dump them in public places to instill. Consulate murders and is sentenced to life in prison. How did the carrillo fuentes family find a home in the city of juarez mexico. Sources within the municipal public security secretariat sspm revealed that the person seen in a video being tortured by one of the coordinators of the municipal police, is rogelio celaya maynez.
The cuny professors new book about drug trafficking has sparked controversy. The juarez cartel has also created the linces, a group made up by approximately 80 deserters from the armys special forces, who are in charge of protecting cartel members and transporting drugs. Join facebook to connect with juarez cartel and others you may know. It also uses the barrio azteca gang to attack its enemies. What happens when a major mexican cartel leader falls. Juarez drug cartel leader pleads guilty to charges related to. They marked out the line, thats to say, they enforced order for the juarez cartel, he explains. Their corrupt line of policemen were set up to protect drug traffickers, but after forming an alliance with barrio azteca to fight off the forces of the sinaloa cartel in 2008, they established a foothold.