Sources
2015, March 10. Mexico Drug War Fast Facts. CNN. 2015, March 15. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/02/world/americas/mexico-drug-war-fast-facts/
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
Latest Zetas Leader Captured
One of the most wanted leaders in the drug war was captured Wednesday. Alejandro Omar Treviño Morales, also known as Z-42, was captured at 4 A.M. in one of the wealthiest suburbs in Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia. And even though he was one of Mexico's most wanted drug cartel leaders, there was no attempt of running away, for there were no shots fired at all during the capture of the Zetas leader.
Morales took over the Zetas in July of 2013 when it's previous leader, which was his brother, was captured.
Los Zetas, started off when the Gulf Cartel, another drug cartel, hired some of Mexico's Army to body guard the Gulf Cartel's leader. When the Gulf Cartel's leader began being killed or captured, the body guards and other members of the Gulf Cartel saw it as a chance to make their own cartel, thus the formation of Los Zetas. Since then, Los Zetas have been known to be one of the most violent and technologically advanced drug cartel in Mexico and spreading into Latin America. Los Zetas, since the beginning, have always been one of the most wanted drug cartels, that keeps increasing in numbers as many people join the gang. And even though it has lost many leaders, the gang has still found ways to continue running, in most cases having another member take control of the cartel.
So now that it's most recent leader has been captured, will this weaken the notorious drug cartel, or just make it stronger and have someone else take power over the cartel?
Sources
Alexander, Harriet. (2015, March 5). Mexico's most wanted: Which drug lords have been captured under Enrique Peña Nieto? The Telegraph. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/11449919/Mexicos-most-wanted-Which-drug-lords-have-been-captured-under-Enrique-Pena-Nieto.html
Grayson, George W. (2008, May). Los Zetas: the Ruthless Army Spawned by a Mexican Drug Cartel. Foreign Policy Research Institute. Retrieved from http://www.fpri.org/articles/2008/05/los-zetas-ruthless-army-spawned-mexican-drug-cartel.
Morales took over the Zetas in July of 2013 when it's previous leader, which was his brother, was captured.
Los Zetas, started off when the Gulf Cartel, another drug cartel, hired some of Mexico's Army to body guard the Gulf Cartel's leader. When the Gulf Cartel's leader began being killed or captured, the body guards and other members of the Gulf Cartel saw it as a chance to make their own cartel, thus the formation of Los Zetas. Since then, Los Zetas have been known to be one of the most violent and technologically advanced drug cartel in Mexico and spreading into Latin America. Los Zetas, since the beginning, have always been one of the most wanted drug cartels, that keeps increasing in numbers as many people join the gang. And even though it has lost many leaders, the gang has still found ways to continue running, in most cases having another member take control of the cartel.
So now that it's most recent leader has been captured, will this weaken the notorious drug cartel, or just make it stronger and have someone else take power over the cartel?
Sources
Alexander, Harriet. (2015, March 5). Mexico's most wanted: Which drug lords have been captured under Enrique Peña Nieto? The Telegraph. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/11449919/Mexicos-most-wanted-Which-drug-lords-have-been-captured-under-Enrique-Pena-Nieto.html
Grayson, George W. (2008, May). Los Zetas: the Ruthless Army Spawned by a Mexican Drug Cartel. Foreign Policy Research Institute. Retrieved from http://www.fpri.org/articles/2008/05/los-zetas-ruthless-army-spawned-mexican-drug-cartel.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Small Win for Mexico
One of Mexico's most wanted drug lords, Servando Gomez, was just captured on Friday, February 27 in Morelia, Michoacán. Servando Gomez, also know as "La Tuta", translated into "The Teacher", was the leader of the drug cartel Knights Templar. Servando is a former elementary school teacher. He was a main target for President Enrique Peña, for his cartel was one of the main drug cartels causing problems in Michoacán against the police.
This arrest was planned after gathering months worth of information about Gomez's actions and locations. The drug lord was immediately sent to Mexico City after his capture, where he was transported to a maximum security prison.
Although it is seen as a small win for Mexico, will this cause more problems within the country itself? Will the capture of the notorious cartel's leader cause the other cartels to be more cautious with their hideouts?
Sources:
Torres, Raul. McClam, Erin. "Servando 'La Tuta' Gomez, Mexico Most Wanted Drug Lord Captured". NBCNews. 27 Feb. 2015. 28 Feb. 2015.
This arrest was planned after gathering months worth of information about Gomez's actions and locations. The drug lord was immediately sent to Mexico City after his capture, where he was transported to a maximum security prison.
Although it is seen as a small win for Mexico, will this cause more problems within the country itself? Will the capture of the notorious cartel's leader cause the other cartels to be more cautious with their hideouts?
Torres, Raul. McClam, Erin. "Servando 'La Tuta' Gomez, Mexico Most Wanted Drug Lord Captured". NBCNews. 27 Feb. 2015. 28 Feb. 2015.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Coca-Cola Attacked in Mexico
On Thursday, February 18, Coca-Cola's offices located in Chilpancingo, Mexico were attacked by protestors, resulting in gasoline bombs being thrown and the injury of 10 people. But why were these offices being attacked?
The protestors are trying to gain awareness and expand their protest about the dissapearance of 43 students and how the government is corrupted and causing more violence in their country. But how is this the government's fault?
On September 26 of last year, 43 students, all male, were traveling to Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico to protest at Iguala's mayor's wife conference. This, however, never happened. Iguala's mayor, Jose Luis Abarca Velazquez, commanded police officers to abduct the students, and hand them over to the local cartel, Guerreros Unidos. When handing the students over, the police claimed that they were the Guerrors Unidos enemies. One of the students was confirmed dead after they found and i.d. his remains. The rest are presumed to be dead after several bags with remains were discovered in a river in Cocula, Guerrero.
Since then, many protests have occurred in Mexico, most of them involving hijacking incidents, robbery and thefts. Attacks, similar to the Coca-Cola's offices incident, are being seen in many places and continuing to expand. But is it really the protestors fault for trying to gain attention about the problem in their country, when many people around the world do not have the slightest clue of what is happening?
Sources:
"Mass Protest Over Mexico's Missing Students." Audio blog post. The Take Away. Ed. T. J. Raphael. N.p., 07 Nov. 2014. Web. 23 Feb. 2015. <http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/mass-protests-over-mexicos-missing-students/>.
Romo, Rafael. "Is case of the 43 missing students in Mexico closed"? CNN. np. 28 Jan. 2015. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.
Schemidt, Ronaldo. Unknown. 5 Nov. 2014. GettyImages. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.
Stevenson, Mark. Castillo, Eduardo E. "Coca-Cola Caught up in Southern Mexico Protest, 10 Injured". ABCNews. np. 19 Feb. 2015. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.
The protestors are trying to gain awareness and expand their protest about the dissapearance of 43 students and how the government is corrupted and causing more violence in their country. But how is this the government's fault?
On September 26 of last year, 43 students, all male, were traveling to Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico to protest at Iguala's mayor's wife conference. This, however, never happened. Iguala's mayor, Jose Luis Abarca Velazquez, commanded police officers to abduct the students, and hand them over to the local cartel, Guerreros Unidos. When handing the students over, the police claimed that they were the Guerrors Unidos enemies. One of the students was confirmed dead after they found and i.d. his remains. The rest are presumed to be dead after several bags with remains were discovered in a river in Cocula, Guerrero.
Since then, many protests have occurred in Mexico, most of them involving hijacking incidents, robbery and thefts. Attacks, similar to the Coca-Cola's offices incident, are being seen in many places and continuing to expand. But is it really the protestors fault for trying to gain attention about the problem in their country, when many people around the world do not have the slightest clue of what is happening?
Sources:
"Mass Protest Over Mexico's Missing Students." Audio blog post. The Take Away. Ed. T. J. Raphael. N.p., 07 Nov. 2014. Web. 23 Feb. 2015. <http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/mass-protests-over-mexicos-missing-students/>.
Romo, Rafael. "Is case of the 43 missing students in Mexico closed"? CNN. np. 28 Jan. 2015. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.
Schemidt, Ronaldo. Unknown. 5 Nov. 2014. GettyImages. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.
Stevenson, Mark. Castillo, Eduardo E. "Coca-Cola Caught up in Southern Mexico Protest, 10 Injured". ABCNews. np. 19 Feb. 2015. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
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