Also voicing strong opinions against re-certification of Mexico was the Chair of the House of International Relations Committee, Republican Congressman Benjamin Gilman. 16. People will literally go into a Bogota car dealership, for example, with a stack of 500 money orders, all made out in American dollars and drawing on an American bank. On July 23, 1985, as a This group may have joined forces with the Federation to expand networks and marketing capabilities. The Durango Cartel, also known as the Herrera Cartel, is a Mexican drug cartel based in Durango City, Durango. Fuentes called for a series of new meetings in neutral sites. May and September are the rainiest months. The Sinaloa Cartel broke off and began cooperating with the Cali cartel to transship huge quantities of cocaine during the 1980s and early 1990s. Indeed, the cartels and the money they generate are enmeshed within the very fabric of life in Mexico fabric. Meanwhile, in June 2020, El 01 was successfully extradited to the US where he currently remains in jail. This occurred only hours before Tavia was to propose a plan to the Attorney General to purge the regional police of corrupt officers. While We know of 5 airports closer to Los Herrera. Will the Colombian narco-terrorist groups realize success in their current struggles against the seated government? Robinson, Linda, "Mexican mayhem," U.S. News and World Report, July 12, 1999, p. 39. My dad was raised with him since they were like 5 lol all I've heard was good things from him, That dude was born in Durango and is from that family, Comments are moderated, refer to policy for more information.Enva fotos, vdeos, notas, enlaces o informacin Todo 100% Annimo;borderlandbeat@gmail.com. The booming American economy has also spawned tens of thousands of low-paying service jobs that are readily and happily filled by migrants, anxious to seek a better life and/or to support struggling families back home. We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. 6. International extradition treaties need to be developed among countries that lack such agreements. AFP, "For Mexicans, Carlos Salinas is a favorite villain," 6/14/99, internet. This pact with the European Union will have monumental and far-reaching implications, effecting literally every aspect of the Mexican social, economic and political communities, potentially even surpassing the impact of NAFTA. Yet to pass the House, this bill is clearly modeled after the drug certification law (Chapter 8 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961), and is designed to take on companies that launder money for organized crime interests. El G1 and El Limones are said to work closely together. America does in fact support roughly a $50 billion a year drug market (Larmer, 1998). That particular day, he and then Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo dedicated a bridge between Mexico and American, the 25th bridge that spans the border between these two countries. Zarembo, Alan, "Soda Pop to Vox Populi," Newsweek, July 17, 2000, p. 36. Gallardo has long been known for advocating cooperation between the cartels. They quietly notified the Bolivian authorities of the shipments, leading to the seizure of 4.1 tons of cocaine by Bolivian authorities on September 26, 1995. Nearly all of the arrests took place on foreign soil in an attempt to counter the long legal battles that take place when illegals are arrested having once arrived in the United States (Benjamin, 2000). AFP, "Fugitive former Mexican official commits suicide in US," 9/15/99, internet. Informacin interesante. When the value of the peso dropped in 1994-1995, interest rates rose and billions of dollars in bank loans went unpaid. In November of 1995, Attorney General Lozano ordered the firing of all 60 Federal Judicial Police in the State of Chihuahua after a probe into illegal police activities by the Mexican Attorney General's Office revealed that they were involved in the drug trade. We have obtained an updated satellite photo of Los Herrera and at this link you will navigate through its streets. Perhaps an equal amount of money is brought into the country from the drug trade. Abductions since last night have been reported in San Fernando, Reynosa "Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat Video translation is as follows: Five days after the shootout in Teocaltiche, Jalisco, images w "HEARST" and " Redlogarythm" f or Borderland Beat Hitmen who work for Cartel del Golfo boss "El Primito" were "Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat A cartel of organised criminals including several prominent bikie gangs has ordered cocaine dea "Sol Prendido" for Borderland A man identified as Guillermo Daniel Mndez Madrigal, 25, who allegedly belonged to a cell of the A Blog dedicated to reporting on Mexican drug cartels. D. The President's decision stands, unless Congress overrides that decision within 30 days. His willingness to pump additional oil to ease the winter 2000-2001 energy crisis, and his public support for a reduction and long-term stabilization of oil prices is even more central to American interests. This murder greatly unsettled the Mexican people. Some died due to more natural cases (drowning, dehydration, cold weather), but others died due to violence. Under them is said to be three main lieutenants, Abelardo Daz Valdez, aliases "El Avestruz" and El Ostruz, Ezequiel Ruacho Valles, alias "El Toluco. They seem to be almost lying low. Whether it be for the elections, opportunity or a shift in Mexico's government, as long as these guys continue to fall, it makes no difference. In June of 1999, 9,908 migrants were arrested, more than twice the number of arrests made in June of 1996. His brother, El 02 took over control of the group and continued their drug smuggling operation. Then, literally out of the blue, in late 1994 and early 1995, the Mexican peso was devaluated and Mexico faced a huge international financial crisis. They have historically demonstrated a remarkable ability to adapt, just as the American syndicates demonstrated in the post-Prohibition era, and unfortunately appear to have a bright future. We do not want criminal organizations to understand precisely how we are organizing or what our manpower will be." Interestingly, from the very beginning, Standard and Poor's estimated the bailout to be closer to $106 billion (see generally, Associated Press, 9/3/99). Existing international extradition treaties need to be re-written to reflect the dynamics of the contemporary political realities. Favoritism, corruption, and bossism are simply an institutionalized aspect of Mexican politics. "We need bridges," Bush said, "not walls" (AFP, 9/3/99). Early life and career[edit] During the 1930s he began smuggling whisky across the Mexico-United States borderthrough south Texas. He was making an estimated $200 million a week and was smuggling four times as much cocaine into the United States as all the other Mexican cartels combined. With the peso devaluation came inflation, which destroyed the dreams of what was becoming a relatively large and stable Mexican middle class. I only knew of two with the name Herrera (of any substance) of those one disbanded and only one has been around since the 50s.I will look for a link or two..if you have information that is dif let me know. At least two American agents, while assigned to Operation Casablanca, undertook investigative actions while on Mexican soil without the Mexican government's approval. At present, it appears that the cocaine trade has dichotomized, with power being shared by Oscar Malherve and the Gulf Cartel in the east, and the Federation in the west. Herrera Herrera was also in wanted by United States authorities for carrying Los Herrera in Estado de Durango - tripmondo.com There is a public election, but it is little more than a public relations exercise designed primarily to placate the international community. This will bring the number of INS agents along the Mexican border up to 7,000, up from 3,500 in 1993 (Wright, 3/10/98). Clearly one of the reasons that the Colombian cartels lost power in the early and mid-1990s was because the multi-party political system in Colombia began to assert itself. Peniche himself has admitted to contributing $25 million to the PRI party, with $5 million specifically going specifically to Zedillo's campaign. A inicios de agosto el gobierno mexicano anunci la captura del presunto lder del Crtel Santa Rosa de Lima, Jos Antonio Ypez Ortz, alias El "Marro", como una victoria sobre el narcotrfico y. He was then taken from the residence and put into a helicopter waiting outside, which flew him to the Durango airport. total cash transferred to Mexico by the Herrera organization annually. AFP, "Mexico banks get strict regulations," 9/21/99, internet. Adopting the role of benevolent autocrat, he saw Mexico through a period of general economic growth, peace, and prosperity. AFP, "Mexican economic growth exceeds forecast: finance minister," 2/11/99, internet. Congressmen John Mica from Florida recently stated, "I will work to de-certify Mexico this year because the corruption is endemic from the lowest levels to the highest levels in that country and they still fail to cooperate to the degree I believe is necessary" (Reuters, 2/6/98). During the next five years, there are plans to fence the entire 2,000 Mexican/American border. Durango to Chicago. It appears that each Mexican military regiment operates somewhat independently and there is a de-centralized flavor to the operations, though high-ranking Mexican military generals are clearly involved (Dillon, 1998). Unless law enforcement efforts are supported by the moral and ethical conscience of the citizenry, such efforts will be ineffective in producing the desired results. They arent involved like before but im sure if they need to pull some strings they can. A Constitution was ratified in 1917, giving more political power to the central government, largely in an attempt to quell the violence. Associated Press, "Mexico hikes bank bailout estimate," 9/3/99, internet. 3. For the past 70 years, the country has been ruled by a quasi-elected President who serves one, six-year term, and a two house legislative body. AFP, "Mexican authorities investigate death of official accused of drug links," 5/29/99, internet. The same way Ovidio got caught, did ovidio ratted on him? AFP, "Mexican former highway police chief detained for drug trafficking," 9/26/00, internet. AFP, "Mexican government rejects rebel proposal for peace," 3/4/98, internet. External attempts to control the cartels will be ineffective unless they are supported by the populous, the body politic. He has returned several occasions since, including a visit in October of 2000 (AFP, 10/3/00). Another recent high profile case of note involves former AeroMexico official Gerardo de Prevoisin. High level officers are just as vulnerable to the corruption it seems. The lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, consists of 500 individuals elected to one, three-year term. As far back as 1957, the Herrera organization ran a farm-to-the-arm heroin operation that cultivated opium poppy plants, processed and packaged heroin in Mexico, and transported it to Chicago. In the midst of a heated campaign for the first time in its 70 year history as has been discussed, the matter has spun out of control. A number of groups by-passed Mexico, and set up Puerto Rico as the transshipment site of choice. 9. While marijuana is still the most popular drug in Mexico, cocaine is no longer far behind, and is now reaching new populations, such as the children and the poor. 5. As their criminal careers developed, their business shifted more towards drug smuggling, specifically of heroin, through Durango and parts of Chihuahua as the drug shipments made their way north to the US. criminal syndicates such as the Jaime Herrera organization were trafficking for chemical input costs and paying the salaries of the workers who produced Similar to the model established in previous years, at the proverbial 11th hour before the 1999 certification decisions were to be revealed by President Clinton, then Mexican Interior Minister Francisco Labastida, announced a $500 million anti-drug strategy that would be implemented over the next three years (AFP, 2/4/99). Once everything that has to be done in the domicile where this activity took place is concluded, the detainee will be transferred to the facilities of the federal Attorney General's Office [in Mexico City].. One month after this assassination, the very progressive and reform oriented Chief of Police of Tijuana, Jose Fredrico Benitez, was murdered. By 1994 this became the standard business practice of all Mexican cartels (O'Brien and Greenburg, 1996; Wren, 1996). Paternostro, Silvana, "Mexico as a narco-democracy," World Policy Journal, Vol 12(1), Spring 1995, pp. Sinaloa control west of the Sierra to tepehuanes. He has also openly challenged the United States and Canada to spend up to $30 billion annually to close the "development gap" with Mexico so as to realize an economic convergence between the three nations. 27-36. reported on documents they received, leaked from an Army intelligence investigation into Durango politicians involved in organized crime. The Calexico area was once a relatively easy target for smugglers with only 81 agents assigned to patrol the area in 1996, and only a small handful of those 81 agents worked any given night shift. In 1998 this number skyrocketed to 145, and to 325 in 1999. Good job AMLO. butttt I think it is more the powers that be above him which control the area. General Jorge Mariano Maldonado's arrest was the fifth arrest of a general in Mexico since the arrest of Gutierrez Rebollo in February of 1997 (AFP, 1/23/98). Hervideros, Los Herreras, Durango. Belleza natural de aguas termales y In May of 1999 Mexican authorities dismantled a human-smuggling ring operating out of Ciudad Juarez which ended in the arrest of 27 people who specialized in the transportation of would-be illegal immigrants into the U.S. (AFP, 5/19/99). The United States attempted to legislate itself out of the problem a decade ago. In conjunction with the American law enforcement community, they are turning both sides of the border region into a de-facto military zone, with all the accompanying infringements and abuses spawned by such a demarcation. The local timezone is named America / Monterrey with an UTC offset of -5 hours. The hypocrisy of the United States, the worlds' largest consumer of illicit drugs, passing judgement and issuing sanctions if other nations refuse to fight the drug war in ways the United States itself refuses to do, is not lost on leaders both north and south of the border (AFP, 2/27/98; McMahon, 1996; Moore and Anderson, 1996). Associated Press, "Border crackdown blamed for tension," 7/28/99, internet. Interestingly, Prevoisin readily admits to having withdrawn millions of dollars from AeroMexico accounts, but claims he did so as ordered by then President Carols Salinas, who instructed Prevoisin to "donate" the funds to the PRI party's 1994 election campaign (AFP, 9/24/99). AFP, "Mexico City police chief resigns," 12/11/97, internet. By 1980, the family had A ride across the border that cost an illegal $200 a few years ago now runs anywhere from $800 to $1,200 (see generally, Zarembo, 1999). Alma Reyes Guerra chose to report what had happened and who was introduced at Mayor Enrquez Herreras meeting to the relevant authorities. The cultural traditions and political infrastructure are simply not in place. son I Ruperto RR. 5. He then assured the reporters that they would release more information within the next 24 hours. Wall Street Journal, "Raul Salinas cooperated with drug traffickers," 3/13/98, p. 1. The certification process has allowed the PRI leadership to play one cartel against another and enrich itself. performed the chemical processes for the production of methamphetamine, whose 1128 whatever works. Seventy percent of the citizenry live in urban areas. Recent reports out of Colombia suggest a plan to re-establish control of the supply lines and to subsequently divide the supply of drugs between Mexico and Puerto Rico, thus forcing the Puerto Rican and Mexican cartels to compete with each other in a classic divide and conquer scheme, leaving the Colombians in a position of dominance. (8) Because Mexico has historically lacked a viable multi-party system and the checks and balances that such a system brings, no such public crack-down has occurred, nor could we realistically expect it to occur given this backdrop. Another market of interest to the cartels involves stolen vehicles. Interestingly, as 1994 dawned, two men stood in the way of Ernesto Zedillo attaining to the presidency - Luis Donald Colosio and Jose Francisco Massieu. Population Population pyramid This group was extremely difficult to penetrate because family members The Mexican people, as well as the Mexican government, corporate and civic institutions all operate with a deeply imbedded paternalistic-aristocratic political culture that pre-dates the Spanish. AFP, "Mexico arrests former top cop," 3/28/98, internet. In the 10 years subsequent to Madero's death, 11 different men served as president. There it was either sold locally or distributed to other U.S. cities. Don't fall behind on your mordida! He was convicted of accepting bribes from Mexican Drug Kingpin Amado Carrillo Fuentes and is now serving a 13 year plus prison sentence (Reuters, 3/3/97). While currently little more than a call for action, he seems determined to cobble together some type of unified Meso-American anti-drug initiative. Dillon, Stephen, "Accuser of top generals slain in Mexico," New York Times, April 23, 1998, p. A6. AFP, "Terrorism, drug trafficking named new threats for west," 10/19/00, internet. Current events clearly suggest that Mexico appears to be ripe for change. Before examining those new markets, however, there is a need to review the current state of the Mexican political scene so as to better understand the context in which the Mexican drug cartels now find themselves. Estrada, Richard, "Mexico City mayor's balancing act," Dallas Morning News, 3/15/98. the 'Ice'. Are the Mexican people, with a paternalistic-aristocratic political tradition that pre-dates the Spanish, truly ready to handle the increased responsibility of a viable two party/multi-party political system? El Arqui fled to a cave nearby and hid out inside it, protected by a number of bodyguards. hi There, DGO1 old member from the forum. The Durango Cartel, also known as the Herrera Cartel, is a Mexican drug cartel based in Durango City, Durango. They are enmeshed in the local socio-economic, political scene, and the family basically controls the state. In the end, his government friends who were on the payroll eventually left office and he did not court others quickly enough. There is another interesting market seeing tremendous growth along the Mexican-American border - people smuggling. Mexico appeared to be poised to make a long-term run at improving their economy. Over the past 30 years, the Mexican military has emerged as a major cartel in its own right, and currently has a virtual monopoly in the marijuana transportation business. activity began in 1996 as a synthetic drug dealer in Los Angeles, California, With perhaps as much as a $600 million a year income, these two narco-terrorist groups, some 20,000 strong, pose a legitimate external threat to the sovereignty of Colombia. Atrocities went un-reported, as did unfavorable economic news. But the cartels also flourish in Mexico because the Mexican people lack the collective moral will to challenge their power. This group is Mexico's largest importer of ephedrine and supplies the other cartels with the finished product, methamphetamine. All told, the drug trade remains a mega-billion dollar industry; $400 billion a year worldwide, with perhaps as much as $40 billion of that finding its way to Mexico each year, as has been noted above. Excelsior editors sold themselves and their newspaper to the PRI in the late 1920s, and as a result, Excelsior emerged in the 1930s as Mexico's national paper. It will be some years before his "freedom of expression" assertion can be validated, and it will be longer still to see if the Mexican mass media successfully conquerors tradition and emerges with a new face with an independent and powerful democratic countenance. Reuters, "U.S. approves Mexican anti-drug efforts," 2/26/98, internet. The next phase will see transnational organized crime entities emerge as the de-facto sovereign of significance in the world. Rather, they seem to be deeply imbedded in the current Mexican socio-political, economic scene. He was then transferred to a plane which flew him to Mexico City, where he is now. Herrera organization ran a farm-to-the-arm heroin operation that cultivated The Mexican military, however, has the military force to move throughout the country with impunity thus rendering moot the need to mask the odor. He and his family had drug syndicate connections, as noted above, and allowed drug money to flow into the country relatively openly. The Mexican leadership will, rather hypocritically, use the national stage and national resources to dismantle a cartel, always a cartel that is a rival to is cartel partner. How will the cartels respond to what appears to be a continuing decline in cocaine use in America? Toluco is sierra region(Tepehuanes/Santiago/guanacevi). 1990. Bulita, Jeff, "Mexico faces corruption, crime, drug trafficking and political intrigue," Criminal Organizations, Spring 1997, pp. (6) The plan was never able to be fully realized, for on July 4, 1997, Carrillo Fuentes died while undergoing plastic surgery. This example of international law enforcement cooperation sets a standard that should be adopted across the entire southwestern border. Mexico has a strong drug cartel presence and a relatively weak terrorist presence. In an historical context, that move is now generally viewed as having been successful. AFP, "Mexican government urges Zapatista rebels to renew negotiations," 9/14/99, internet. At one such meeting, in January of 1992, Cali Cartel leaders Miguel and Gilberto Rodriguez-Orejula decided that Juarez Cartel leader Carrillo Fuentes would arrange to fly planes loaded with cocaine directly from Colombia to Mexico. When Fuentes passed away, the cartel probably had $25 billion in assets hidden away. 6. The United States and then President Zedillo both backed off from their hard-line approach out of a fear that such a policy would continue to disrupt the social-economic fabric of Mexicans daily life, have an adverse effect on Mexico's international fiscal position, and most notably, have an adverse effect on Mexico's ability to pay its foreign debt, including the $20 billion owed to the United States (Reuters, 5/7/97). Another similar incident occurred in August of 1994, when a jet believed by intelligence to be carrying 10 tons of cocaine landed at Sombrerete, Zacatecas. The article had an interesting interview with an average Mexican who said as follows: "We don't have any faith in the government's ability to fight drug trafficking, but that doesn't mean we like the United State's coming in and dictating. (14) Seeing a huge profit margin as a result of the new immigration law, Mexican syndicates have been moving into the people smuggling trade in a more systematic and organized fashion, either taking over "coyote" operations or forcing them into a business arrangement. The report indicated that the average age of those who have consumed some type of stimulant at least once is between 10 and 12 years old. Newsweek, June 26, 2000, pp. The most vocal critic during the 1999 re-certification process came from House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt who was quoted as saying, "Mexico has not done enough to meet the requirements of our law" (PST, 3/1/99). Is that due to the fact that all of the candidates were on the take or was this a relatively clean election? When they are offered an entire years' wages to turn a blind eye, or take a shot of "lead in the head," the money is taken very readily and gladly. Today, the PRI Central Executive Committee still controls the party and the state. Mexican presidents have successfully strengthened their office over the course of the last 70 years and now enjoy tremendous power. His relatively visible private army became somewhat of an embarrassment to the Mexican government. The President. AFP, "Mexico City deploys 'swans' in bid to curb police corruption," 8/4/99, internet. Tavia's purge of the police force never took place (Reding, 1995). Some success was achieved, but the Puerto Rican connection suffered a major blow however, in August of 1999 when 58 persons, including a number of American Airline personnel, local Puerto Rican law enforcement officials, a federal employee, and the son of Puerto Rico's chief law enforcement official were arrested on drug trafficking charges (AFP, 8/26/99). THE NEW MARKETS The Mexican drug cartels gained their power by monopolizing the lucrative cocaine trade, but cocaine use in the United States has began to slide in the late 1990s, from 6 million users in the mid-1990s to an estimated 1.7 million in 1998 (Reuters, 3/19/98). UPI, "Accused drug kingpin added to list," 9/23/97, internet. Bad PR move, maybe Chapo found out and turned him in? It should be pointed out that there is more to this game than may meet the eye. During the 1999 certification process, however, neither Mica nor Feinstein challenged President Clinton regarding the re-certification of Mexico, although both publicly indicated that they still had serious reservations about the decision. AFP, "Mexico turns down request for extradition to US of methamphetamine king," 7/20/99, internet. The firearm issue has been of particular concern. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997. This group was/is a spin-off organization of the larger Sonora Cartel. The DEA estimated that Unless substantive efforts are undertaken on both sides of the border, the Mexican cartels will continue to grow in strength and influence. Her testimony about the meeting is likely a major reason why the Army chose to investigate Mayor Enrquez Herrera years later, in 2020. In August of 1999, Mario Ruiz Massieu, former Deputy Attorney General and Mexico's top drug prosecutor was charged with laundering nearly $10 million drug-related dollars - he was indicated on a total of 25 counts. Associated Press, "Fox talks economics in Europe tour," 10/2/00, internet. Organized transnational crime possess a political as well as a socio-economic threat to Mexico, and to the entire world. AFP, "Mexico to get 23.7 billion dollar financial aid package," 6/15/99, internet. Possession of American currency has national security implications in Colombia - if you have lots of American cash it is surely drug money, and you may be working with our enemies - FARC and/or the ELN.

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