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Retired Police Officer is Murdered

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:30:00 +0000

Alberto Camacho Feliciano, a 37 year old retired sergeant of the Municipal Police Force of Xochistlahuaca, Acapulco, was found dead yesterday morning in his farm house.

According to investigators, Feliciano was cut and stabbed with a machete and finally shot dead. His wife became concerned when he didn't return from the farm late at night. She didn't worry about Feliciano until the next morning because he would usually go out at night to the farm house and stay there until early in the morning.

After realizing something was wrong, Feliciano's wife headed out to the farm house at around 11 am only to find Feliciano's dead body lying in a puddle of blood. Investigators pointed out that Feliciano's perpetrators knew about Felicianos daily routines and waited for the right moment to strike. It was an obviously planned and premeditated killing.

Three Men are Executed in Michoacan

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:36:00 +0000

The bodies of three executed males where found in front of the Cola-Cola warehouse of the city of Apatzingan, Michoacan. The three men presented brutal signs of torture and all three had a large knife embedded in their chest. Next to the bodies there was a message that read, "Men live or die according to their behavior, and theirs is reflected right here in this moment". The message was signed by the Knights Templar Cartel with their coat of arms.

Confrontation between Military and Gunmen in Michoacan

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:11:00 +0000

A confrontation around noon today between the Mexican Military and a group of hitmen in Michoacan resulted in 3 dead gunmen, 3 dead civilians, and 1 military officer.

The group of hitmen were riding in 3 luxury trucks on a very transited avenue at around 11:40 am today. A military convoy that passed them on the opposite side of the street noticed what appeared to be assault rifles poking out from one of the hitmen's windows. The military proceeded to detain the vehicles but the men refused to stop and thus began a shootout between the Military and the unkown gunmen.

After the persecution and confrontation that lasted around 20 minutes, the military seized all three trucks, 30 hand-gun clips, 1100 AK-47 magazines, 320 AR-15 magazines, various tactical gear, and captured the remaining hitmen.

Documentary About Mexican Cartel Violence Claims Success

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:14:00 +0000

The documentary "8 Murders a Day" directed my Charlie Minn, which hit the big screen February the 18th, is becoming a success in theaters around the U.S.

The film focuses on the city of "Cuidad Juarez", Chihuahua which borders with El Paso, Texas, where beheadings and executions have become a daily theme. The city has been named "the most violent zone in the world outside declared war zones" and averages eight cartel-related murders a day since Mexican president Felipe Calderon declared war on all Mexican Drug Cartels on December 11, 2006. The two main cartels involved in the turf war in Juarez are the Sinaloa Cartel, which is lead my Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, and The Juarez Cartel, led by Vicente Carrillo Fuentes.

Below is the trailer for the documentary.

Short Compilation of Cartel-related Executions as of October 20th

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:28:00 +0000

This is a small compilation of highlights of Drug Cartel related executions and confrontations since the start of the month.

October 4th, 2011. - Armed cartel members attack a family in Monterrey, Mexico. Four dead. A group of hitmen dressed in military fatigues murdered four members of a family. Among the dead there was a 2 year old boy. The victim's residence is located in the neighborhood "Cerro de la Campana", south of Monterrey.

October 8th, 2011. - A taxi, whose driver is still missing, was found in front of a motel in the city of Xalapa, Veracruz where hours earlier an armed cartel squad killed two people, injured four, and set a house on fire.

October 12, 2011. - Images of a wreck that happened during a brief confrontation between hitmen, police, and military. One dead and eight injured; five of them civilians.

October 12, 2011. - State Agents and forensic experts gather evidence at a crime scene in which a group of unknown men shot point-blank at three police officers of the state of Chihuahua who where killed instantly inside the car.

October 12th, 2011. - Mexican soldiers protect the area in which five men were executed with high-caliber assault rifles and one more was badly injured in an attack perpetrated by armed hitmen.

October 1st, 2011. - A man is executed in Monterrey. A couple was attacked with AK-47 assault rifles by a group of armed hitmen while getting out of their car. The woman managed to escape, but her husband was killed instantly.

October 2nd, 2011. - A mother and her two children are massacred outside their home in Nuevo Leon. The execution was reported in the neighborhood "Luis Echeverria" in the state of Monterrey.

October 2nd, 2011. - A forensic expert observes the scene in which two men were executed in Acapulco, Guerrero.

October 2nd, 2011. - Mexican soldiers guard the site in which a man was killed outside a pool resort in the city of Acapulco in the sate of Guerrero.

October 2nd, 2011. - Forensic experts investigate various vehicles in which apparently five men were executed with high-caliber rifles in the touristic city of Mazatlan in the state of Sinaloa.

October 3rd, 2011. - Police and crime scene investigators inspect a vehicle in which the authorities found two human heads in the neighborhood "Miguel Hilado" in Mexico City.

October 4th, 2011. - Authorities find the body of a young teenager who had been hanged. Personnel of the forensic service arrive at the scene and are about to take down the body.

October 5th, 2011. - A Mexican soldier guards a private hospital in the city of Cancun in which the ex-governor Miguel Ramon Martin Azueta is being attended. The ex-governor received a gun shot in an attack perpetrated by armed cartel squad while driving home. His personal accountant, Rolando Gomez, was killed in the attack.

October 5th, 2011. - A delivery driver is executed. The man was attacked by two hitmen when leaving his workplace in Monterrey. Authorities mentioned that the driver might have been involved in delivering illegal substances on the side while at work.

Confrontation Between Municipal Police and Hitmen in Taxco, Guerrero

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:46:00 +0000

Last Thursday, October 6th, Elements of the Municipal Preventive Police of Taxo, Guerrero, Mexico held an intense shootout with a group of unknown hitmen, leaving six dead. Police also found the dead body of a man in the hitmen's security house. The man had been abducted just a few hours earlier.

The preventive police said that they had responded to an emergency call that reported one man being abducted in a black 4-door Jetta by a group of strangers in the neighborhood "Pedro Martin". The victim tried to fight back but then ceased when threatened with large assault rifles by the criminals.

A few minutes after arriving at the scene, the police spotted the black Jetta arriving at a house nearby, which was later confirmed to be a security house owned by a cartel and had been given to the hitmen to perform the organization's daily cirminal activities. When the police approached the vehicle the criminals immediately opened fire at the police and thus a long confrontation began which lasted about 20 minutes. The police killed all six hitmen in the confrontation and after searching the security house they found what appeared to be the body of the kidnapped victim. The man had been tied, blindfolded, stabbed, and had a large cut wound across his stomach with the knife still lying in the gash.

VIDEO: Two Sinaloa Cartel Hitmen are Decapitated with Chainsaw and Knife -WARNING- Extremely Explicit

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:30:00 +0000

-WARNING: Extremely Violent and Explicit Material! Viewer Discretion is Advised-

This is a video of the execution of two men who identify themselves as Felix Gamez Garcia, who trafficked drug into the U.S. for the Sinaloa Cartel, and Bernabe Gamez Castro, uncle of the earlier mentioned.

Both men are sitting next to each other in front of what appears to be an adobe house. They are shirtless and are being interrogated by unknown cartel hitmen. One of the executioners wears the customary military fatigues that are common among cartel hitmen.

The two men admit working for the Sinaloa Cartel, whose lider is Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. They confess they worked as "Halcones" (Spanish for Falcons. Their job is to spy on rival cartels and the authorities. They have no Military training, unlike other cartel members).

The man identified as Bernabe states that the Sinaloa Cartel doesn't pay much at all and that it's not worth the risk. He said the last time he got paid he received only $300.

One of the men gives advice to all Mexicans: "Think hard before trying to join a Cartel. It's not worth it and it's not easy. You can't go back. These people are nobody to play with and the job is not all that glamorous as it seems to be"

After the interview one of the men is executed with a chainsaw and the other is decapitated with a hand-knife. At the end of the video a message appears that reads: "THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THE SNITCHES"

NEWS FLASH: Confrontation Between Hitmen and the Mexican Military

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:27:00 +0000

8 cartel hitmen killed by the Mexican Military in Rosales, Chihuahua, Mexico. No casualties among the Military.

Young Man is Executed and Put Away in Trunk

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:14:00 +0000

Last Monday the Base of Mixed Operations of the city of Acapulco, Guerrero, arrived at the neighborhood named "La Garita" to investigate a report about an abandoned white vehicle outside a private school.

The officials discovered the body of a male, approximately 20 years old, in the trunk of the car. The young man was wearing white shorts, a blue shirt, and gray tennis shoes. His clothes were covered in blood, presumably as a consequence of being brutally tortured.

Massacre in Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:15:00 +0000

Last Wednesday local authorities of the state of Veracruz, Mexico witnessed a macabre discovery. Police discovered two abandoned trucks that carried 40 dead bodies; 35 of them had been hogtied with zip-ties and the remaining 5 had been butchered to pieces, in the city of Boca del Rio.

The majority of the executed were half-naked and their faces showed signs of brutal torture. The executioners wrote the words: "POR Z" (which translates to "for being a Z", in other words, for being a member of Los Zetas Cartel) on every victim's body. Authorities mentioned that among those dead there were several Municipal Police Agents who had been abducted weeks prior to the discovery of these bodies, and several of the other victims were underage teens.

The forensic service declared that 39 out of the 40 victims had been strangled to death and the reaming 1 was shot to death.

Along with the dead bodies, authorities found a message tied to the back of one of the trucks. The message read as follows: "NO MORE EXTORTION, NO MORE DEATHS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE! ZETAS OF THE STATE OF VERACRUZ: THIS WILL HAPPEN TO YOU. AND TO THE PEOPLE OF VERACRUZ, DON'T PAY ANY FEES TO THE ZETAS, ALL THEY DO IS EXTORT YOU!"

The Cartel War Will be Back...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:50:00 +0000

The Cartel War will be back, posting relevant up-to-date news starting next week September the 26th. We apologize for not posting updated news for the last couple of weeks but the bloggers got caught up with school and work.

New videos and news coming next Monday. Thanks for waiting and stay tuned!

VIDEO: Man is First Castrated and Then Decapitated -WARNING- Extremely Explicit

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:05:00 +0000

-WARNING: Extremely Violent and Explicit Material! Viewer Discretion is Advised-

The Cartel War presents the following video. The date on which it was recorded and location are unknown.

The video lasts approximately 6 minutes and shows a group of men dressed in military fatigues and wearing ski-masks; which is very common among cartel hitmen. The executioners have blindfolded a man and have hung him upside-down by his feet.

The men then proceed to execute their victim by first castrating him alive, as regional Mexican music plays in the background; but one can still hear the victim's lamenting screams. The man wiggles and tries to fight for his life, but it is useless as the executioners hold him back and submit him with ease. After castrating their victim alive, they then proceed to cut the man's facial skin off his head, and finally, decapitate him with a large machete. A cooler is place underneath the victim; for his head will be placed their after it's fully detached. His body is then butchered into pieces small enough to fit in plastic bags; in which they are ultimately placed.

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Shootout in Los Mochis, Sinaloa

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:56:00 +0000

A confrontation between armed hitmen and elements of the Mexican Army was registered this afternoon north of the city of Los Mochis. After a short persecution, the delinquents entered several different houses in a neighborhood named Tabachines. The military has set up a perimeter around the entire neighborhood and is still searching.

The information gathered as of now indicates that the confrontation initiated when armed hitmen were traveling along the International Highway 15 aboard 3 black luxury SUV vehicles. The military noticed suspicious activity among the men aboard the 3 vehicles and then tried to intercept them, initiating an intense persecution and shootout. The delinquents drove along the international highway until they reached the Tabachines subdivision and then turn left into the neighborhood. Subsequent, the hitmen abandoned the 3 vehicles and continued on foot until there were out of sight and then hid in random houses houses throughout the neighborhood. The military immediately implemented a operative to locate the criminals.

More information will soon be released by the corresponding authorities.

Inside the abandoned vehicles, the military seized: 1 AR-15 assualt rifle, 1 AK-47 assault rifle, one unidentified long-gun, 6 bulletproof vests, and 4 ski-masks.

Calderon Admits He Has No Clue As to the Power of The Cartels

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:31:00 +0000

Mexican President, Felipe Calderon, admitted in an interview with the Spanish Newspaper "El Pais", that when he declared war on the Mexican Drug Cartels in 2006, he did not have a precise idea as to how powerful and influential organized crime had become.

The journalist, Pablo Ordaz, mentioned that the Mexican mandatary "wins the confrontations. He looks rigid in his speeches, but he fails to convince when explaining his politics". Here's a sneak-peak from the official interview:

Q - When you declared war against organized crime, did you suspect it was so powerful?
A - There wasn't a precise idea of the dimensions, but here was a certainty of how dangerous and the necessity to cut off this expanding wave.

"The cancer was there, and as we confront it, we have seen the dimension it has. This process has been seen in other countries, the difference is that it in Colombia it took too much time and too many casualties. One cannot measure success or failure based solely on the casualties. The number of casualties only reflects the intensity and gravity of the problem"

Q - Is there a date on which to end this war?
A - To me, this will be a very long and bloody war. It will implicate lots of time, money, and unfortunately, human lives. But it is a battle that we must fight and united we will win.

Massacre at Big Cola Store in Tamaulipas

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:12:00 +0000

These pictures were taken about 15 days ago after a group of Zetas hitmen attacked the installations of a soft-drink store belonging to the Big Cola company. The owner of this particular store-branch in Tamaulipas is believed to be related to a member of Los Zetas Cartel. The attackers killed all the workers and wrote messages on the store's vehicles and on the installation's walls. The store is also located a block away from a highschool.

The messages left by the hitmen read: "Here's your employees at work, Gaby Montes", "Here's your employees at work, Gaby Sierra"

NEWS FLASH: Pictures of Mutilated Zetas' Hitmen

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:52:00 +0000

Here are some pictures of the bodies of what are believed to be hitmen of The Gulf Cartel as some of the bodies have the letter 'Z' carved in them. These men were presumably abducted my members of Los Zetas and were later executed and dismembered.

Turf War Between Rival Cartels in Guerrero Sees No End

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 09:54:00 +0000

The violence unleashed in the state of Guerrero attributed to the dispute of territory between the rival cartels of Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel sees no end.

Yesterday morning local authorities discovered the remains of 4 men, one in Chilpancingo, Guerrero and the other in the Acapulco harbor. In the first case, the victims were two Ministerial Police officers who were paroling the north end of the city. Their names were Prediz Luna Simon and Cristobal Luna Garcia. The dismembered bodies were introduced in two black plastic bags and then were abandoned outside the Ministerial Police's headquarters. The bodies of the other two victims were left outside the sub-director of Traffic Police's house located in the Acapulco harbor.

Taped to the bags containing the bodies, police found two messages with threats directed to the Director of the Ministerial Police for that state claiming that he had "betrayed the enterprise" (Drug Cartels sometimes refer to themselves as 'drug enterprises, organized crime enterprises, or simply enterprises.)

One of the messages read as follows: "Ministerial Director, it doesn't matter how much you protect or guard yourself, you son of a bitch, we're still going to fuck you up. And all the fucking people that work for you are next. Sincerely, THE ENTERPRISE"

The second message read: "This is going to happen to all the fucking traitors, greetings Ministerial Director, you're next... Sincerely, THE ENTERPRISE"

Military Seizes Oscar Orlando Valencia's Weapon Arsenal

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:57:00 +0000

According to military sources, the Mexican Military seized Oscar Orlando Nava Valencia's personal gun arsenal. Oscar Valencia was also known as "El Lobo Valencia" (The Valencia Wolf in english) and was arrested on October the 28, 2009, after a confrontation between his personal bodyguards and the military. The Mexican authorities announced: "As a result of the intense intelligence operations in the last months we could locate this house in which we found 6 long-guns, 32 handguns, 715 magazines, and different types of jewelry, all of them belonging to 'El Lobo Valencia' ."

The weapons seized in one of Valencia's properties are very unique as most of them are custom made with embedded diamonds and precious stones and plated in gold.

VIDEO: Execution of a Member of Los Zetas Cartel

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:52:00 +0000

This video if from quite some time ago but I'm posting it because it might be of some interest to some people.
The messages on the man's body read as follows:
"Welcome the 'Z' Cartel the women and baby killers"
"Lazcano" (He's the leader of Los Zetas Cartel)
"Humer" (Founder of los Zetas Cartel)

In the interview performed by what appears to be Gulf Cartel members to the member of Los Zetas, the man is being questioned about a massacre in which innocent women and children were shot that apparently happened a few months back. The background sounds in the video appear to be that of music played in Adult Clubs; the man might be in one of the back-rooms of the club.

The video opens with a message that says: "THIS IS A REAL VIDEO UNLIKE THE BULLSHIT POSTED BY LOS ZETAS", and ends with a message that says: "YOU'RE NEXT LAZCANO"

Five Poeple Are Kidnapped From Rehab Center And One is Executed

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:41:00 +0000

Last Saturday 4 men and 1 woman were abducted by armed gunmen while attending a meeting at a local Drug Addict Rehabilitation Center in Llano, Aguascalientes, Mexico. After a few hours 4 of them were liberated but the remaining one was executed. He was shot 4 times in the head; three times by an AK-47 assault rifle and one time by a 9mm handgun pistol, and his head was wrapped in duct-tape. The victim's name was Fernando Zavala Esparza a.k.a. "El tata." He was wearing a green shirt and brown pants at the time of his execution.

Later that day another execution was registered in Palo Alto, Aguascalientes. The victim was a 21 year old farmer identified as Israel Antonio Araujo. The body of the deceased was found on a dirt-road, he was face-down and his hands had been taped to his back with duct-tape.

Israel was last seen at Efren Lara's house, which has been identified as a place used for drug use and distribution, before being abducted by armed drug men who arrived in two black SUV vehicles at around 11:00 p.m. Saturday night.

Man is Cut to Death in Guerrero

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:52:00 +0000

Elements of the Municipal and State Police arrived at a dirt road in Guerrero, Mexico, after they attended a call reporting the body of a dead man. The police confirmed the situation and found a man that had apparently been cut to death with a large knife or machete. The body showed signs of torture and was tied from his hands and feet. The man's face had been cut several times and was missing one of his eyes. Local authorities are yet to release an official statement or the name of the victim.

VIDEO: Aftermath of Shootout Between Federal Police and Cartel Hitmen

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:35:00 +0000

At around noon yesterday an anonymous caller reported to the Mexican national emergency number (066) about armed hitmen circulating in various automobiles in downtown Acapulco, Guerrero. Federal Policemen immediately attended the call and arrived quickly at downtown Acapulco. After their arrival, there was an intense confrontation between the cartel hitmen and the police, which then turned into a high-speed pursuit. The fleeing gunmen reached the house where they were staying and hid there for approximately one hour as the shootout continued.

After the confrontation, the policemen had killed 3 gunmen and seized 1 gray SUV vehicle, 1 AK-47 assault rifle, 1 .233 caliber Pietro Berreta handgun, and 1 R-15 assault rifle, along with ammunition for all the weapons. The were no government casualties, only material damage to the police trucks from the AK-47 rifles used by the gunmen.

Three Men Are Brutally Shot in Sinaloa

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 07:20:00 +0000

The local authorities of El Tamarindo, Sinaloa, informed yesterday about the discovery of three male bodies who were in the first stages decomposition and are believed to have been executed by a Drug Cartel. The three dead men were facing the ground and had their hands and legs feet tied and had been blindfolded with duct-tape. They also had been tortured and then executed in the same place where there were found. Investigators found dozens of AK-47 casings, which is the Drug Cartel's weapon of choice in confrontations and executions.

Arturo Beltran Leyva's Last Order

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:56:00 +0000

The photos presented in the post depict the execution of 4 unknown men. This action is believed to be Arturo Beltran Leyva's a.k.a. "The Boss of Bosses" last order to his group of assassins before being killed by the Mexican Military in a raid to capture him on December 16, 2009. "The Boss of Bosses" was the leader and founder of the Beltran-Leyva Organization (Cartel) and the most powerful Drug Lord in Mexico at the time of his death.

It's believed that the kidnapping and killing of these 4 men was "The Boss of Bosses" last order to his hitmen, since the pictures were taking on December 11, 2009, 5 days before his death. After being tortured, the 4 men were butchered and a messaged signed by "The Boss of Bosses" was left lying next to the bodies. The message read as follows: "SEND MORE CAPABLE MEN NEXT TIME, YOU FUCKING SINALOENSES AND MICHOACANOS (Sinaloenses refers to people from Sinaloa, usually associated with the Sinaloa Cartel; and Michoacanos refers to people from Michoacan, usually associated to La Familia Michoacana Cartel or the Knights Templar Cartel) COME PICK UP YOUR FUCKING TRASH. "THE BOSS OF BOSSES".

All 4 bodies show signs of brutal torture such as severed ears, genitals, hands, and flogging. The place of the incident is still unknown.

The Bodies of Two Executed Men Are Abandoned in a Taxi

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:15:00 +0000

Authorities of Acapulco, Mexico, made a second macabre discovery yesterday when they found two executed men in an abandoned taxi. Local authorities became aware of the situation after noticing a taxi that was parked in a high transited avenue with all four doors open and still running. The Police Officers then proceeded to look into the the vehicle and found two dead men who's hands and feet where tied and had also been blindfolded. The assigned investigators indicated that the victims' bodies presented several bruises and had bullet wounds.