This For Official Use Only report is a compilation of extracted translations of Mexican and U.S. open source information and not evaluated intelligence. Use of these news articles/extractions in no way represent the views of the DEA Phoenix Field Division or the Phoenix Strategic Intelligence Group. Open source news articles and titles are sometimes re-captioned and may be shortened during editing to remove unnecessary information. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SEIZURES ¾ Casa Grande, AZ - Arrest two Mexican citizens in possession of nine weapons/drug money ledgers and thousands of rounds of ammunition following a 20 mile vehicle pursuit. Arrested: Javier Garcia-Torres (39) and Horacio Rios-Trapero (22) ¾ Douglas, AZ - Police and ICE Agents locate drug tunnel in early stages of construction. Tunnel originates from residence and extends only a few feet from the opening. In May 1990, an elaborate 270-foot tunnel was built under the Mexican border coming up to a warehouse two blocks from this residence ¾ Tucson, AZ Sector (Aug 15-21) - seize 17,393 pounds of marijuana, 119 pounds of cocaine and 24 pounds of heroin. CBP also intercepted four weapons, $881,443 in illegal outbound currency and 40 vehicles. Since the beginning of fiscal year 2011, CBP in Arizona has seized in excess of 1,058,000 pounds of marijuana. This represents one percent increase in marijuana seizures when compared to the same period in fiscal year 2010. ¾ Hidalgo, TX (Aug 23) – seize 70 AK-47, high capacity ammunition magazines. Couriers: 20 and 18 YO from McAllen, TX ¾ Calexico, CA - ICE/Police locate unfinished narco tunnel in abandoned grocery store. Inside store was tunnel drilling equipment. Tunnel was 10 feet in diameter and 100 meters long U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT ¾ Railroad giant, Union Pacific Corp. agrees to invest $50 million to help protect the U.S.- Mexico border and to improve supply chain security. Announcement due to settlement between the railroad company and U.S. border officials over nearly $500 million in fines. Under U.S. law, all shipping companies are subject to fines of $500 per ounce of marijuana and $1,000 per ounce of heroin or cocaine if CBP agents find drugs hidden in their cargo. Union Pacific has seen its annual fines increase from $37.5 million three years ago to more than $388 million. Last Friday, border officials agreed to waive the fines and Union Pacific signed an agreement with CBP to formalize their collaborative efforts. Under the agreement, a fusion center will be created where CBP, Union Pacific, and other law enforcement agencies will share information, intelligence analysis, and coordinate actions. ¾ Chicago, IL - Chicago Police Narcotics Unit seize more than 12,000 lbs marijuana from warehouse. Arrested: Salvador Lopez (28) from California Jesus Munoz (20) from Woodville, CA Ruben Salazar (37) from Chicago Sotero Salazar (43) from Chicago Manuel Sanchez (37) Calderon Sandoval (25) from Grandview, Wash Daniel Saucedo (36) from Chicago ¾ Zapata County, TX (Two weeks ago) - Deputies investigating shooting at Falcon Lake. Fishermen came under fire and men appeared to be MX soldiers TAMAULIPAS ¾ Monterrey - Two males murdered by gunmen. Victims: Miguel Ángel Ortega Nava - Auditor assigned to the Special Audit of Expenditure Héctor Alberto Medina Urita - Comptroller of the City Xicotencatl in Mexico City ¾ Reynosa - Federal Police rescue three kidnapped males from India in safe house. One kidnapper was arrested. Vehicle at residence: Texas Tag: 09KXK6, 2002 Dodge Station Wagon ¾ Ciudad Victoria - Dismembered male found on street with narco message signed by LOS ZETAS and directed to GULF CARTEL. MESSAGE: “Sigan mandando mas de estos pinches GOLFOS DE MIERDA, salganle al toro pinches culos. Dejen de andar tirando granadas en contra de la sociedad pinches mierdas.Atte Zetas ” (ENGLISH) "Keep sending more of these fucking shit of Golfos (Gulf Cartel Members), come out and fight you fucking pussies. Stop throwing grenades against the people fucking shits. Attentive; Zetas" NUEVO LEON ¾ Monterrey - LOS ZETAS were responsible for the attack on Casino Royale that killed 52 people. Gunmen poured gasoline inside the Casino and started a fire. Eight of them came in and the other eight guarded the entrance. Manager said LOS ZETAS required a weekly payment of $130,000 to operate. Videos identify five Regia Police Officers were within walking distance and did nothing. PGR offers 30 million peso ($2.4 million) reward to locate and arrest the three gunmen who attacked Casino Royale. Casino Royale is registered in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, on behalf of Vallarta Attractions and Emotions, SA de CV, together with CYMSA Corporation. Owner of Casino Royale is Raúl Rocha Cantú. Rodrigo Aguirre Vizzuet, son of the former mayor of Mexico City, Ramon Aguirre is co-owner of the company and Vallarta Attractions and Emotions. Other partners of the company include Faustino Islas Ponce, owner of Divertimex and Jorge Hank Rhon Masked news reporter hides identity on Casino Royale ¾ Monterrey – Police arrest two gunmen involved in the CASINO ROAYLE attack. Sources say that one person arrested could be: Carlos Alberto Oliva, aka: “Nazario Mendoza Velázquez”/ “La Rana” ¾ Sketch of three gunmen that attacked Casino Royale ¾ Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared three days of mourning for the 52 victims. ¾ Following the Casino Royal attack, Former Mexico President, Vicente Fox publicly suggests "to call a truce with criminal groups and even consider an amnesty as a means to curb violence in Mexico" ¾ Monterrey - 3,000 Federal Police and MX Army will arrive over next month to strengthen surveillance and combat crime in Nuevo Leon. On Sunday, l,500 Mexican Army soldiers arrive into city ¾ Cadereyta - LOS ZETAS PLAZA BOSS, "EL LOKO" KILLED BY MX ARY SPECIAL FORCES. EL LOKO WAS THE PLAZA BOSS IN ALLENDE AND CADEREYTA. El Loko is responsible for murder/dismemberment of Katia Cavazos Castillo, niece of Secretary of State and former mayor of Allende, on August 1. ¾ Escobedo - Four LOS ZETAS gunmen arrested: Sanjuana Guadalupe Escobar Vázquez, "La Güera" (26) Nancy Nelly Franco González, apodada, "La Rous" Roberto Carlos Medina Altamirano (19) Jonathan Azael Novoa Gloria (20) ¾ NARCO BLOG SITE COMMENT: “En San Luis el GOLFO ya estan Ciudad Valles. El Comandante 58 y 87 cuidando la plaza por toda la Huasteca bien 123 ¾ Escobedo – MX military arrest two gunmen involved in the attack on the Mayor, Clara Luz Flores. Arrested: Gerardo Alejandro Rojas Hernández, 'El Gera' (33) former police officer Jaime Martínez Rodríguez (29) PHOTOGRAPHS OF ZETA LEADS AND FAMILY MEMBERS LAZCANO ALEJANDRO TREVIÑO, MARIBEL DIAZ YANGELAT_HIJO DEL Z42 Y LA HIJA DEL Z40 _Y MARIBEL, MAMÁ DE LOS PRIMEROS HIJOS DEL Z40 MAYELA LAZCANO SOBRINA DE EL LAZCA Y JOSE RIVERO_SU PRIMO MABEL DE LA O Y ANGEL DURAN_MEDIO SOBRINO DEL HUMER (Half nephew of el Humer) COAHUILA ¾ Torreon - Gun battle between police and gunmen. Four gunmen killed ¾ Torreon - Moments after being released from prison, Miguel Ángel Contreras Muñoz (22) murdered by gunmen after exiting taxi CHIHUAHUA ¾ Ciudad Chihauhua - Seven narco banners found throughout city identify CESAR CARRILLO LEYVA as the new leader of LA LINEA. Message: "A toda la ciudadanía que les quede bien claro César Carrillo Leyva, pinches policías vayan a chingar a su madre, nuevo jefe de la -----“ ¾ Ciudad Juarez - NARCO BANNERS found, state that the two photojournalists from "El Diario de Juarez", El Choco and Pepe Ramirez were murdered by Ministerial Police Officers ¾ Ciudad Juarez - Two males found murdered/burnt in Hummer that was set on fire ¾ Ciudad Juarez (Colonia La Cuesta) - Two unidentified males murdered by gunmen as they were driving ¾ Ciudad Juarez - Unidentified male murdered in front of Altavista High School. ¾ Ciudad Juarez - Two simultaneous attacks at Yonques "83" and "Tragabalas". Found males killed and three wounded ¾ Ciudad Juarez - Gerardo Mendoza Muñoz murdered by gunmen at intersection. Shot 15 times ¾ Ciudad Chihuahua - José Davir Rojas Barraza (35) murdered outside his vehicle. Shot 61 times ¾ Ciudad Chihuahua - Gunmen attack two people in a vehicle near the residence of the Governor, Cesar Duarte. One person killed/one wounded ¾ Ciudad Chihuahua - Óscar Gerardo Mendoza Muñoz (32) murdered by gunmen on the street. Oscar is a brother of Ministerial Police officer, Hector Mendoza ¾ Ciudad Chihuahua - Taxi driver and passenger murdered by gunmen ¾ Ciudad Chihuahua - Municipal Police officer, his wife and another male murdered by gunmen outside residence. Gunmen were traveling in vehicle and opened fire on the three in the front yard ¾ Ciudad Chihuahua – Unidentified male found tortured/murdered in road ¾ Aldama - Unidentified female murdered by gunmen on the street ¾ Delicias - Alejandro Rivera Zubia (22) kidnapped/murdered by gunmen. Alejandro was a worker at the hospital ¾ Parral - Two males murdered inside "Banyols" bar in front of dozens of customers. Victims: Gabriel Chávez and “El Kawuachi” SONORA ¾ San Luis Rio Colorado – MX Army seize ultralight on abandoned farm, next to international fence BAJA CALIFORNIA ¾ Tijuana - Two million tablets seized and reported as ephedrine are actually Estrogen pills ¾ Tijuana (Ejido Lázaro Cardenas) - Unidentified male found murdered/feet and hands tied/bag over head on a farm ¾ Tijuana - State Police seize 108 kilos marijuana and arrest three people SINALOA ¾ Culiacán (Los Portales) - Two brothers kidnapped/murdered. Victims: Carmelo Muro López (45) and Margarita Muro López (42). Note: On August 18, 2011, the nephew of these brothers was kidnapped/murdered, victim: Carlos Enrique Loaiza Muro (25) ¾ Llanes Ranchito - Arnoldo Flores Peñuelas (41) kidnapped/murdered ¾ Mazatlan - MX Army arrests four gunmen from Culiacan and seize: weapons/vests/ ammunition /grenades/grenade launcher/tactical vests. Arrested: Jesús Néstor Francisco Evangelista Mata (22) Víctor Arturo Rojas Camacho (21) Cristóbal Corrales Lazcano (24) Juan Salaís Sánchez (41) ¾ Mazatlan - Gunmen storm movie theater, outside Santa Rosa Mall and steal $30,000 in cash ¾ Culiacan (colonia Antonio Toledo Corro) - Modesto Alarcón Velázquez (34) found murdered ¾ Culiacan - Two males murdered inside vehicle.