From: Nogales International Nogales, Arizona
Illegal migrant fatally shot Tuesday near Arivaca area
By JB Miller
Published Friday, February 27, 2009 9:09 AM MST
A man who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally was shot dead near Arivaca on Feb. 24.�
The man’s brother said he and his brother were traveling with a group of 10 other illegal migrants on Tuesday when sometime between 7 and 8 p.m. they heard gunshots.�
“The group scattered, but not before the reporting person saw his brother receive a gunshot wound to the chest and arm,” said Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Raoul Rodriguez. He said that the man left his brother to seek medical attention.�
“BORSTAR,” a Border Patrol search and rescue team was sent to look for the victim and Border Patrol air support also responded. At approximately 1:30 a.m. aerial reconnaissance located a “possible body” southeast of Arivaca Road. �
Rodriguez said the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division was waiting to be taken to the location to process the crime scene. The Arizona Department of Public Safety was to provide a helicopter to take them. Rodriguez added that the homicide was the second one this year and the first shooting of 2009. �
Border Patrol spokesperson Rob Daniels said he was waiting for information about the incident. When asked whether there were any special operations being conducted to deal with the spike of robberies, rape and other incidents of violence that have been occurring along the border in recent months, Daniels said he couldn’t say for sure.
From: El Diario de Sonora Nogales, Sonora
Ejecutan a “burrero” sinaloense
27 February, 2009 05:00 Gerardo R. Valenzuela
Tamaño de la fuente:
Nogales, Arizona
( Translation; A presumed "donkey" ( the guys who carry backpacks full of drugs ) from Sinaloa was killed north of Nogales, AZ, he was shot in the chest and one arm. It is beleived that he and the others in his group, including a brother, were attacked by hijackers after the shipment of marijuana. In addition to his body the BP found a firearm and several packets of marijuana. )
Un presunto “burrero” originario de Choix, Sinaloa, de 27 años de edad, fue asesinado al norte de Nogales, Arizona, al recibir un par de disparos tanto en el pecho como en uno de sus brazos, luego de que junto a sus compañeros, entre ellos uno de sus hermanos, fueron asaltados por un grupo de “bajadores”.
El homicidio se registró la noche del martes, pero fue hasta la madrugada del miércoles, cerca de la 1:30 de la mañana, cuando las autoridades policiacas lograron dar con el cuerpo del hoy occiso, luego de implementar un fuerte operativo de seguridad.
El sheriff Marco Antonio Estrada informó que cerca de las diez de la noche del martes, agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza se contactaron con los oficiales del Sheriffato del Condado de Santa Cruz, para informarles que acaban de detener a tres indocumentados, uno de los cuales presentaba varias manchas de sangre en su ropa.
El individuo le reveló a los agente que su hermano había sido baleado en una zona cercana al lugar de su detención, conocida como Bartolo Mountain, ubicada a unas doce millas al oeste de la Carretera Interestatal 19, y a unas nueve millas al norte de la frontera, en las inmediaciones de Arivaca, Arizona.
Los agentes del Sheriffato utilizaron un helicóptero del Departamento de Seguridad Pública del Estado de Arizona (DPS por sus siglas en inglés), para sobrevolar la zona, luego de que los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza lograron dar con el paradero de la víctima, pero además encontraron un arma de fuego y cinco paquetes de marihuana abandonados, los cuales presuntamente eran los que transportaban los presuntos “burreros”.
La División de Investigaciones del Sheriffato del Condado de Santa Cruz se encargó de interrogar al hermano de la víctima, como a sus dos acompañantes para obtener mayor información sobre este fatal incidente.
Monday, November 21, 2011
AZMEX MATASPOLICIAS 23-2-09
AZMEX MATASPOLICIAS 23 FEB 2009
Note: would suspect it was .50 cal it would be rifles, not pistols. Also "mata policias" usually refers to PDW's or pistols in 5.7x28 mm, for which the effective ammunition is only available to governments.
Narcos increase arms purchases cop killers
February 23, 2009 04:51 The Universal / The Journal of Sonora
According to Newell, the Gulf cartel and the Pacific (Sinalos) are the leading consumers of weapons.
U.S. warn of possible attacks against Mexican officials due to increased sales of firearms capable of penatrating armored vehicles
City of Mexico.
The U.S. official William D. Newell warned of possible attacks by organized crime against senior officials in Mexico due to increased sales of firearms capable of passing armored vehicles.
According to the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Snuff, Firearms and Explosives (ATF, for its acronym in English) in Phoenix, Arizona, has grown markedly marketing 50 caliber pistols, known as "cop killer".
In conference at U.S. Embassy in Mexico, said that since the start of the Gunrunner project in April 2005, the number of arrests for arms trafficking has increased 450 percent.
He explained that in 2008 the agency in charge of investigations carried out 202 investigations that resulted in the arrest of 300 individuals involved in that crime.
Between October 2008 and 17 Feb. 230 inquiries were initiated which resulted in the seizure of more than 400 weapons and thousands of cartridges intended to be sold illegally in Mexico.
According to the official in Arizona, unusual increase in the sale of 50 caliber pistols, so it is likely to initiate attacks on organized crime leaders of criminal groups or senior officials.
The weapons mentioned has enough power to pass some light armor vehicles and bulletproof vests that are used in these areas, he added.
Of all firearms investigations initiated by the ATF, half were at the request of the Attorney General's Office (PGR), which requested the tracking of weapons confiscated in Mexico, explained the head of the ATF in Phoenix.
He said the main points of entry of arms from the American Union towards Mexico are Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Nogales, Naco and Agua Prieta, Sonora, and Tijuana, Baja California.
According to Newell, the Gulf cartel and the Pacific are the leading consumers of weapons.
Narcos aumentan compra de armas matapolicías
23 February, 2009 04:51 El Universal/El Diario de Sonora
Tamaño de la fuente:
Según Newell, los cárteles del Golfo y del Pacífico son los principales demandantes de armamento.
Alertan en Estados Unidos sobre posibles ataques contra altos funcionarios mexicanos debido al incremento en la venta de armas de fuego capaces de traspasar los vehículos blindados
Ciudad de México.
El funcionario estadunidense William D. Newell alertó sobre posibles ataques del crimen organizado en México contra altos funcionarios debido al incremento en la venta de armas de fuego capaces de traspasar los vehículos blindados.
De acuerdo con el director de la Agencia de Alcohol, Tabaco, Armas de Fuego y Explosivos (ATF, por sus siglas en inglés) , en Phoenix, Arizona, ha crecido notoriamente la comercialización de pistolas calibre 50, conocidas como "matapolicías".
En conferencia en la Embajada de Estados Unidos en México, refirió que desde la entrada en vigor del proyecto Gunrunner, en abril de 2005, el número de arrestos por tráfico de armas se incrementó 450 por ciento.
Detalló que durante 2008 el organismo a su cargo llevó a cabo 202 investigaciones que derivaron en la detención de 300 sujetos implicados en ese delito.
Entre octubre de 2008 y el 17 de febrero pasado se iniciaron 230 indagatorias que dieron como resultado el decomiso de más de 400 armas y miles de cartuchos que pretendían comercializarse ilegalmente en México, describió.
De acuerdo con el funcionario de Arizona, es inusual el aumento en la venta de pistolas calibre 50, por lo que es probable que el crimen organizado emprenda ataques contra los líderes de los grupos delictivos o funcionarios de alto rango.
El armamento referido tiene la potencia suficiente para traspasar algunos blindajes ligeros de vehículos, así como los chalecos antibalas que se utilizan en esas esferas, añadió.
Del total de investigaciones sobre armas de fuego iniciadas por la ATF, la mitad fueron a petición de la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) , que solicitó el rastreo de artefactos decomisados en territorio mexicano, expuso el titular de la ATF en Phoenix.
Indicó que los principales puntos de entrada de armas desde la Unión Americana hacia México son Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo y Reynosa, Tamaulipas; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua; Nogales, Naco y Agua Prieta, Sonora, así como Tijuana, Baja California.
Según Newell, los cárteles del Golfo y del Pacífico son los principales demandantes de armamento.
Note: would suspect it was .50 cal it would be rifles, not pistols. Also "mata policias" usually refers to PDW's or pistols in 5.7x28 mm, for which the effective ammunition is only available to governments.
Narcos increase arms purchases cop killers
February 23, 2009 04:51 The Universal / The Journal of Sonora
According to Newell, the Gulf cartel and the Pacific (Sinalos) are the leading consumers of weapons.
U.S. warn of possible attacks against Mexican officials due to increased sales of firearms capable of penatrating armored vehicles
City of Mexico.
The U.S. official William D. Newell warned of possible attacks by organized crime against senior officials in Mexico due to increased sales of firearms capable of passing armored vehicles.
According to the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Snuff, Firearms and Explosives (ATF, for its acronym in English) in Phoenix, Arizona, has grown markedly marketing 50 caliber pistols, known as "cop killer".
In conference at U.S. Embassy in Mexico, said that since the start of the Gunrunner project in April 2005, the number of arrests for arms trafficking has increased 450 percent.
He explained that in 2008 the agency in charge of investigations carried out 202 investigations that resulted in the arrest of 300 individuals involved in that crime.
Between October 2008 and 17 Feb. 230 inquiries were initiated which resulted in the seizure of more than 400 weapons and thousands of cartridges intended to be sold illegally in Mexico.
According to the official in Arizona, unusual increase in the sale of 50 caliber pistols, so it is likely to initiate attacks on organized crime leaders of criminal groups or senior officials.
The weapons mentioned has enough power to pass some light armor vehicles and bulletproof vests that are used in these areas, he added.
Of all firearms investigations initiated by the ATF, half were at the request of the Attorney General's Office (PGR), which requested the tracking of weapons confiscated in Mexico, explained the head of the ATF in Phoenix.
He said the main points of entry of arms from the American Union towards Mexico are Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Nogales, Naco and Agua Prieta, Sonora, and Tijuana, Baja California.
According to Newell, the Gulf cartel and the Pacific are the leading consumers of weapons.
Narcos aumentan compra de armas matapolicías
23 February, 2009 04:51 El Universal/El Diario de Sonora
Tamaño de la fuente:
Según Newell, los cárteles del Golfo y del Pacífico son los principales demandantes de armamento.
Alertan en Estados Unidos sobre posibles ataques contra altos funcionarios mexicanos debido al incremento en la venta de armas de fuego capaces de traspasar los vehículos blindados
Ciudad de México.
El funcionario estadunidense William D. Newell alertó sobre posibles ataques del crimen organizado en México contra altos funcionarios debido al incremento en la venta de armas de fuego capaces de traspasar los vehículos blindados.
De acuerdo con el director de la Agencia de Alcohol, Tabaco, Armas de Fuego y Explosivos (ATF, por sus siglas en inglés) , en Phoenix, Arizona, ha crecido notoriamente la comercialización de pistolas calibre 50, conocidas como "matapolicías".
En conferencia en la Embajada de Estados Unidos en México, refirió que desde la entrada en vigor del proyecto Gunrunner, en abril de 2005, el número de arrestos por tráfico de armas se incrementó 450 por ciento.
Detalló que durante 2008 el organismo a su cargo llevó a cabo 202 investigaciones que derivaron en la detención de 300 sujetos implicados en ese delito.
Entre octubre de 2008 y el 17 de febrero pasado se iniciaron 230 indagatorias que dieron como resultado el decomiso de más de 400 armas y miles de cartuchos que pretendían comercializarse ilegalmente en México, describió.
De acuerdo con el funcionario de Arizona, es inusual el aumento en la venta de pistolas calibre 50, por lo que es probable que el crimen organizado emprenda ataques contra los líderes de los grupos delictivos o funcionarios de alto rango.
El armamento referido tiene la potencia suficiente para traspasar algunos blindajes ligeros de vehículos, así como los chalecos antibalas que se utilizan en esas esferas, añadió.
Del total de investigaciones sobre armas de fuego iniciadas por la ATF, la mitad fueron a petición de la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) , que solicitó el rastreo de artefactos decomisados en territorio mexicano, expuso el titular de la ATF en Phoenix.
Indicó que los principales puntos de entrada de armas desde la Unión Americana hacia México son Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo y Reynosa, Tamaulipas; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua; Nogales, Naco y Agua Prieta, Sonora, así como Tijuana, Baja California.
Según Newell, los cárteles del Golfo y del Pacífico son los principales demandantes de armamento.
Friday, October 14, 2011
AZMEX House Hearing 24-2-2009
Note: "It was such (a) heavy firefight that police were actually calling for reinforcements . . . and asking for ammunition from the American side," said Wells.
Mexican drug wars may cross into Ariz.
Police warn lawmakers about cartel gunbattles
by Dennis Wagner - Feb. 24, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Violence involving Mexican narcotics cartels threatens to bleed across the border into Arizona and other states already coping with an epidemic of drug-related murders and kidnappings, law-enforcement officials told an Arizona Senate subcommittee on Monday.
During their testimony, the experts described recent gunbattles just south of the border where Mexican gangs fought rival cartels as well as police, blasting away with machine guns and lobbing hand grenades.
"This is organized crime," said Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard. "The enemy we are combating is extremely well organized, extremely disciplined and extremely well trained."
Goddard joined federal, state and local police leaders in a state Judiciary Committee session convened to evaluate the effects and perils of border-related violence.
Smugglers have used Arizona's mostly isolated border to funnel drugs and humans during the past five years. But the state's southern neighbor, Sonora, is emerging as a new battleground in the power struggles among cartels and police.
Dan Wells, Intelligence Bureau commander at the state Department of Public Safety, listed a series of brazen gunfights just below the border during the past two years:
• In April 2007, 70 paramilitary enforcers known as Los Zetas, working for the Gulf Cartel, attacked a police station in Cananea, leaving 22 dead, including five officers. Afterward, about 40 percent of the local police force resigned.
• In October 2008, a convoy of Los Zetas was intercepted in Nogales by Sonoran state police. Ten gangsters were killed and three officers wounded during the shootout.
• On Nov. 1, 2008, armed gunmen attacked the police station in Nogales. The next day, the state police commander was assassinated by a sniper during an ambush outside a hotel. Then, on Nov. 3, police exchanged fire for three hours with gang members.
"It was such (a) heavy firefight that police were actually calling for reinforcements . . . and asking for ammunition from the American side," said Wells.
Law-enforcement officials took turns explaining the link between Mexico's drug conflicts and crime in the United States. The gist of their testimony is an old story: Drugs and immigrants are smuggled north; cash and guns are moved south.
But the officials said bloodshed that historically has been confined to Mexico is escalating and migrating. Phoenix now ranks second in the world in kidnappings for ransom, behind Mexico City. In 2008, Phoenix reported 366 abductions, mostly tied to Mexican human smugglers and narcotics gangs.
"The violence associated with drug cartels is also reaching into Arizona," Wells said. "This is a new and rising phenomenon that is very alarming."
During Monday's hearing, law officers described how various task forces strive to combat the crime wave and mentioned the importance of funding, but offered no novel solutions.
The Legislature is expected to consider several related bills this year. One would make it a felony to harbor or conceal illegal immigrants; another would impose more severe penalties on smugglers who use or threaten violence.
Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, used the forum to criticize former Gov. Janet Napolitano, now the nation's Homeland Security director, saying she does not seem to appreciate the danger. And during a recess, he complained that Napolitano "did nothing" as governor to combat border-related crime. He subsequently acknowledged that she had declared a state of emergency, pressed for more enforcement funding and beefed up DPS crime-fighting along the border.
Outside the hearing, Goddard noted that Napolitano prosecuted countless violent drug violators as the former attorney general and U.S. attorney for Arizona.
"She mobilized the National Guard along the . . . border," he added, responding to Pearce's comments. "Excuse me, but that shows some understanding that we're in an armed confrontation."
Goddard said the U.S. has not experienced the open gunbattles seen in Mexico because the cartels have sought to avoid violence on the U.S. side of the border.
"But, frankly, I'm not sure they're going to be able to stop it," he said. "The fight between cartels is to dominate certain drug-smuggling corridors, but those exist on the north side of the border as well as the south."
Mexican drug wars may cross into Ariz.
Police warn lawmakers about cartel gunbattles
by Dennis Wagner - Feb. 24, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Violence involving Mexican narcotics cartels threatens to bleed across the border into Arizona and other states already coping with an epidemic of drug-related murders and kidnappings, law-enforcement officials told an Arizona Senate subcommittee on Monday.
During their testimony, the experts described recent gunbattles just south of the border where Mexican gangs fought rival cartels as well as police, blasting away with machine guns and lobbing hand grenades.
"This is organized crime," said Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard. "The enemy we are combating is extremely well organized, extremely disciplined and extremely well trained."
Goddard joined federal, state and local police leaders in a state Judiciary Committee session convened to evaluate the effects and perils of border-related violence.
Smugglers have used Arizona's mostly isolated border to funnel drugs and humans during the past five years. But the state's southern neighbor, Sonora, is emerging as a new battleground in the power struggles among cartels and police.
Dan Wells, Intelligence Bureau commander at the state Department of Public Safety, listed a series of brazen gunfights just below the border during the past two years:
• In April 2007, 70 paramilitary enforcers known as Los Zetas, working for the Gulf Cartel, attacked a police station in Cananea, leaving 22 dead, including five officers. Afterward, about 40 percent of the local police force resigned.
• In October 2008, a convoy of Los Zetas was intercepted in Nogales by Sonoran state police. Ten gangsters were killed and three officers wounded during the shootout.
• On Nov. 1, 2008, armed gunmen attacked the police station in Nogales. The next day, the state police commander was assassinated by a sniper during an ambush outside a hotel. Then, on Nov. 3, police exchanged fire for three hours with gang members.
"It was such (a) heavy firefight that police were actually calling for reinforcements . . . and asking for ammunition from the American side," said Wells.
Law-enforcement officials took turns explaining the link between Mexico's drug conflicts and crime in the United States. The gist of their testimony is an old story: Drugs and immigrants are smuggled north; cash and guns are moved south.
But the officials said bloodshed that historically has been confined to Mexico is escalating and migrating. Phoenix now ranks second in the world in kidnappings for ransom, behind Mexico City. In 2008, Phoenix reported 366 abductions, mostly tied to Mexican human smugglers and narcotics gangs.
"The violence associated with drug cartels is also reaching into Arizona," Wells said. "This is a new and rising phenomenon that is very alarming."
During Monday's hearing, law officers described how various task forces strive to combat the crime wave and mentioned the importance of funding, but offered no novel solutions.
The Legislature is expected to consider several related bills this year. One would make it a felony to harbor or conceal illegal immigrants; another would impose more severe penalties on smugglers who use or threaten violence.
Sen. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, used the forum to criticize former Gov. Janet Napolitano, now the nation's Homeland Security director, saying she does not seem to appreciate the danger. And during a recess, he complained that Napolitano "did nothing" as governor to combat border-related crime. He subsequently acknowledged that she had declared a state of emergency, pressed for more enforcement funding and beefed up DPS crime-fighting along the border.
Outside the hearing, Goddard noted that Napolitano prosecuted countless violent drug violators as the former attorney general and U.S. attorney for Arizona.
"She mobilized the National Guard along the . . . border," he added, responding to Pearce's comments. "Excuse me, but that shows some understanding that we're in an armed confrontation."
Goddard said the U.S. has not experienced the open gunbattles seen in Mexico because the cartels have sought to avoid violence on the U.S. side of the border.
"But, frankly, I'm not sure they're going to be able to stop it," he said. "The fight between cartels is to dominate certain drug-smuggling corridors, but those exist on the north side of the border as well as the south."
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