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UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 30 September 2011 F M S O Foreign Military Studies Office 731 McClellan Ave Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 Latin America Military and fmso- Security Watch [email protected] Table of Contents Use of these articles does not reflect official endorsement. MEXICO CHIHUAHUA Reproduction for private use 253 Women Murdered To Date in 2011 in the State of Chihuahua – 27 or gain is subject to original September 2011 copyright restrictions. GUERRERO This report is a compilation of La Familia Michoacana Resorting to Forced Recruitment in Guerrero – extract translations of Spanish 24 September 2011 language open source BAJA CALIFORNIA information and not evaluated Authorities Recover Body of U.S. Citizen in Mexicali, Baja California – 26 September 2011 intelligence. MEXICO STATE The complete articles in Narco Message Signed by La Familia Michoacana Left with Two Spanish are available from Murder Victims in Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State – 27 September 2011 FMSO. VERACRUZ Approximately 40 Narco Banners Signed by the Desperate Society This briefing is FOUO and Posted in Veracruz - 26 September 2011 must be protected and New Generation Cartel of Jalisco Releases Second Video in Veracruz – controlled in accordance with 27 September 2011 U.S. standards. Anonymous Letter Sent to the Mata-Zetas Group – 26 September 2011 Investigation Regarding the Involvement of Municipal Police Officers in the Murder of 35 Los Zetas Operators in Boca de Rio, Veracruz – 26 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 1 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 30 September 2011 September 2011 TAMAULIPAS Multiple Grenade Attacks Reported in Reynosa, Rio Bravo, and Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas – 27 September 2011 NUEVO LEON Gunmen Attack State Public Security Building in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon – 27 September 2011 Gunmen Attack Municipal Police Patrol in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon – 27 September 2011 SOUTH AMERICA National Army Soldiers Arrest FARC Doctor in Caqueta Department of Colombia – 24 September 2011 Former Bolivian Anti-Narcotics Chief to Serve Prison Sentence in the U.S. – 23 September 2011 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 30 September 2011 MEXICO CHIHUAHUA 253 Women Murdered To Date in 2011 in the State of Chihuahua – 27 September 2011 According to police statistics, to date in 2011, 253 women have been murdered in the state of Chihuahua, while an additional 210 women have gone missing between 2008 and August 2011. Statistics regarding the number of missing women reported by year since 2008 were reported as follows: 30 in 2008 34 in 2009 54 in 2010 92 to date in 2011 Jorge Gonzalez Nicolas, the Attorney General in the northern zone of the state, promised families of the 210 missing women that investigations would be accelerated in an attempt to locate them. This promise was made during a meeting with members of the Mothers of Missing Young Women Comittee. Spanish Source:http://www.elagora.com.mx/Van-253-mujeres-asesinadas-en.html Top of the Document GUERRERO La Familia Michoacana Resorting to Forced Recruitment in Guerrero – 24 September 2011 Citizens in the Guayameo village [18.30564-101.2603] (located in the Sirandaro de los Chavez municipality of the Tierra Caliente Region in Guerrero) are reporting that La Familia Michoacana is resorting to forced recruitment to fill their ranks. This forced recruitment consists of La Familia Michoacana operators pulling young men from their houses, and if they refuse to join them, (or if the family members refuse to let them go) they are killed. It is believed that this forced recruitment is a direct result of the internal deterioration that the group has experienced over the course of the last few months due to the arrests of key leaders within the organization, and the fact that some of their previous members have aligned with Los Caballeros Templarios. Despite their decline, they are continuing to fight for control of the Guerrero Plaza against groups to include La Barredora and The Devil‟s Command (groups that work at the service of the Sinaloa Cartel), the Beltran Leyva organization, Los Zetas, and the Independent Cartel of Acapulco. UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 30 September 2011 Comment: Cartels to include Los Zetas, La Resistencia, the New Generation Cartel of Jalisco, and La Familia Michoacana are known to outsource recruitment to gangs who work within their ranks. On the other hand, larger groups to include the Sinaloa and Gulf Cartels not only outsource recruitment, but also pay gangs working for them to train up their new recruits. Spanish Source: http://www.mundonarco.com/2011/09/la-familia-michoacana-esta-reclutando.html Top of the Document BAJA CALIFORNIA Authorities Recover Body of U.S. Citizen in Mexicali, Baja California – 26 September 2011 On 25 September 2011 at approximately 0825 hours, authorities recovered the body of a U.S. citizen identified as Howard Patrick Moran Junior, 54, from the interior of an abandoned home located on Jesus Torres and H Street [32.644271,-115.462425] in the Nacozari neighborhood of Mexicali, Baja California. No further information regarding this victim has been reported as this time. Spanish Source: http://www.lacronica.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/26092011/544161.aspx Top of the Document MEXICO STATE Narco Message Signed by La Familia Michoacana Left with Two Murder Victims in Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State – 27 September 2011 On 26 September 2011, authorities recovered the bodies of a man and a woman from 1st Street [19.431923,-99.050857] in the El Sol neighborhood of Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State. Residents informed police that they heard several shots fired at approximately 2200 hours and when they exited their homes to investigate, they found the bodies of the two victims lying on the sidewalk. A narco message left at the scene read as follows: “For UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 30 September 2011 being a snitch and talking shit. Yours truly, La Familia”. Recovered from the crime scene were (5) 9mm shell casings. At this point, the victims have only been identified as being between the ages of 25 and 30. Spanish Source: http://guerracontraelnarco.blogspot.com/2011/09/ejecuta-la-familia-dos-en-ciudad.html Top of the Document VERACRUZ Approximately 40 Narco Banners Signed by the Desperate Society Posted in Veracruz - 26 September 2011 On 25 September 2011, approximately 40 narco banners directed to the Senate and signed by the „Sociedad Desesperada (Desperate Society) were posted in areas throughout Veracruz to include: Xalapa Cardel Coatzacoalcos Minatitlan Xalapa-Veracruz highway. The message in the banners read as follows: “Gentleman of the Senate, because no one is taking heed to what we say, we are asking for help from you. We can no longer tolerate the presence of the Navy. They are armed enforcers working for El Chapo Guzman and are commanded by Felipe Calderon Hinojosa. About 150 persons are missing in Monclova, Coahuila, and even more are missing here in Veracruz. It is the same group that is responsible for those missing persons in Coahuila and Veracruz. There is proof of all this. We do not speak about this because we don‟t want the same thing to happen to us. Gentlemen of the Senate, stop these savage Marines. Sincerely, Desperate Society (Sociedad Desesperada)”. Comment: It is highly likely that this message was written by Los Zetas in an attempt to discredit the Sinaloa Cartel and the Marines. One specific reason for targeting Marines is that over the course of the last few months, they have amped up operations targeting Los Zetas in Veracruz. Spanish Source: http://www.mundonarco.com/2011/09/mantas-colocada-hoy-en-veracruz.html Top of the Document UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 30 September 2011 New Generation Cartel of Jalisco Releases Second Video in Veracruz – 27 September 2011 On 27 September 2011, the blogdelnarco website posted a five minute video filmed by the „Grupo Mata-Zetas (the Zetas- Killers) with a message directed to the citizens of Veracruz. According to the speaker, the video was filmed on 24 September 2011 at approximately 1600 hours. A translation of the audio is as follows: To federal, state, and municipal authorities and to the general public: As you all know, the situation of violence in our Country can be reflected in the political, economical, social, and defense sphere. People are unprotected. We say this because we want you to understand our role is in this situation. Our ethics prohibit extortions, kidnappings, robberies, and all of those crimes that affect our society morally and mentally. All of us that comprise the ranks of the Zetas-Killer group are motivated by personal experiences. We are the people‟s right hand. Our only target and objective are Los Zetas. We respect military forces. We understand that they cannot follow our law. We condemn government officials that support Los Zetas; a group that continues to harm people, especially those living in the Port of Veracruz, Boca del Rio, Cardel, Jalapa, Posa Rica, Tuxpan, Panuco, Cordova, Orizaba, Perote, San Andres Tuxtla, Martinez de la Torre, Minatitlan, Acayucan, Alvarado, and Coatzacualcos. We don‟t deny our responsibilities; however, we believe that only by fighting under equal terms and conditions will we achieve the decimation of Los Zetas. And so, we ask of Government and law enforcement officials that provide support to Los Zetas to stop doing so. The armed forces know that our only objective is to put an end to Los Zetas. We want society in general to feel secure and trusting that we, the Mata-Zetas (Zetas-Killers), will not extort you or kidnap you; nor will we do anything to affect your personal wealth or that of the nation.