5. AFP, "Mexican president-elect defies IMF," 9/25/00, internet. This deal was a major turning point in the fortunes of the Mexican cartels. The answers to these and other questions that will yet emerge in our ever changing environment must await the passage of time and in the end will perhaps be answered accurately only in historical retrospect. Time, of course, will tell whether or not such aspirations are achieved or relegated to the garbage dump of political rhetoric. They face federal corruption charges for allowing drugs to cross the border. Reuters, "Garcia-Abrego drug trial moves into second week," 9/22/96, internet. The Herrera's are just too well enmeshed in Durango, the poppies are grown there, and the family is too well connected. In the fall of each year, the State Department provides the President with a brief synopsis of drug producing and transit countries' drug fighting efforts. The President. AFP, "Conspiracy theories abound after mysterious death of Mexican official," 9/9/00, internet. Durango haves a lot of factions, Herreras, Barreras, Barrazas, Canelos, Guanos, but la plaza es de los Cabrera. The Colombians were forced to smuggle increasing amounts of cocaine into the United States through Mexico. They tried to run their organization from prison, but failed. This place is situated in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico, its geographical coordinates are 25 10' 0" North, 105 31' 0" West and its original name (with diacritics) is Las Herreras. People in Sinaloa were saying that this dude was a tweaker!!! Reuters, "Eight killed in Mexico drug war," 1/12/98, internet. As has been previously noted, Mexican Presidents serve for one, six year term. 9/27/00, internet. As their criminal careers developed, their business shifted more towards drug smuggling, specifically of heroin, through Durango and parts of Chihuahua as the drug shipments made their way north to the US. In these meetings, Fuentes (actually represented by Gulf Cartel leader Oscar Malherve) told the Colombians that he would continue to deal directly with Peru and Bolivia. Ostentar l mismo cargo dos veces? The right wing vigilante groups have the potential to be an even greater risk to the sovereign government of Colombia than do the left-wing organizations. We know of 5 airports closer to Los Herrera. Federal police agents present Jaime Herrera, alias "El Viejito," Oscar Malherve emerged as the next leader of this cartel, and due to his Juarez Cartel connections, seemed poised to move the Gulf Cartel back into a position of prominence, but he was arrested in 1997 and remains behind bars as of this writing. Reuters, "Border task forces to be set up with Mexico," 12/3/97, internet. AFP, "Mexican government rejects rebel proposal for peace," 3/4/98, internet. Associated Press, "Mexico paper struggles to survive," 10/31/00, internet. Unlike our battle with the Colombian cartels earlier this decade, we can expect little real help from the Mexican government, where corruption is so institutionalized, where distrust is so pervasive, and where the economy is so dependent upon drug profits (equivalent to Mexican oil revenues) and "wet-back" dollars. Felipe Cabrera Sarabia and his three younger brothers began working in organized crime sometime in the 1990s. The Tijuana Cartel - This cartel is run by the four Felix-Arellano brothers, wanted for the brutal 1993 murder of Catholic Cardinal Juan Jesus Ocampo (Reuters, 5/25/93). Leticia Herrera, alcaldesa de Gmez Palacio, tiene covid 19 The current Mexican model of federal executive leadership is the outgrowth of policies put in place by President Calles in response to two decades of extreme unrest. This is generally done before November 1. Well, one of the biggest responsibilities Enrquez Herrera was put in charge of was the construction of 16 new hospitals, however, one important hospital, the Hospital de Especialidades, ran out of money in the middle of construction. Mexico also has another political institution in place that has historically protected PRI leadership and concomitantly provided a healthy climate for syndicates to grow and flourish. In the 1980s the Colombian drug cartels rose to power, and they needed a way to bring cocaine into the American market. Toluco is a hot head not like his old man. Toluco did start a drug rehab center in DGO so he is doing something good that other narcos or his dad did not do. Numerous multi-national firms are being accused of willful blindness in accepting these forms of payments. The article had an interesting interview with an average Mexican who said as follows: "We don't have any faith in the government's ability to fight drug trafficking, but that doesn't mean we like the United State's coming in and dictating. A series of circumstances, including a growing public demand for democracy, resulted in him being forcibly removed from office in May of 1911 by Francisco Madero. Informacin interesante. Things have been relatively quiet since the fall of 1996, though there is still a fair amount of tension and animosity in the area (AFP, 9/14/99). As mentioned previously, in a positive context, the Mexican banking regulatory agencies have since been reorganized and other banking industry rules have been instituted in hopes of avoiding such a crisis in the future (AFP, 9/21/99). Anxious to make the sale and knowing that the money orders are legitimate (ie., the dealership will get its money), the financial paper is accepted and the car is sold. Some are artistic photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Los Herrera.See more photos . The Senator, El G1, and The Power Behind the Politicians. She won the election at the young age of just 23, becoming the youngest mayor in the history of the state. The Zapatista's (or EZLN - Zapatista National Liberation Army), based in the southern state of Chiapas, are the only terrorist group of consequence at present. An important Sinaloa Cartel - Los Cabreras figure named Gerardo Soberanes Ortiz, alias "El G1", was arrested in Durango. Jaime Herrera-Nevares was the patriarch of a huge criminal syndicate based in the mountain top village of Los Herreras, Durango, Mexico. The Colombian profits would take a dive, but they would be alleviated of some of the risks involved in the business. According to recent estimates, 4 percent of the citizens of Mexico City now use cocaine, up from an estimated 1.6 percent just four years ago (Reuters, 3/19/98). While In contrast, there are a significant number of investigative newspaper reporters in Mexico who seem willing to take on the cartels. Rather than playing such games and suggesting that the winds of change may have truly reached Mexico's shore, President Fox (the first non-PRI president in 70 years) has forcefully and unilaterally called upon the United States to totally abandon the drug certification program, noting that it serves no useful purpose (AFP, 9/22/00; Weymouth, 2000, p. 37). He knew the identity and even selected Mexican policemen who were to be trained at Fort Bragg, North Carolina for special Mexican anti-drug forces. As a response to this changing market, the cartels will need to both diversify, and get involved in other markets. The United States has also steadily increased its interdiction efforts, particularly in the area of personnel deployment. Former Gulf Cartel king-pin Garcia-Abrego, for example, even publically noted the audacity of the Salinas administration coming after him after he arranged with Raul Salinas to have two anti-Salinas candidates killed. More research needs to be undertaken into the structures, techniques, and impacts of organized crime on society. "We need bridges," Bush said, "not walls" (AFP, 9/3/99). Of the seven, all were former Mexican law enforcement agents. The fact that the American cocaine market is experiencing a sharp decline is certainly complicating matters. Francisco Molina Ruiz, who served as the director of the Institute for the Fight Against Drug Trafficking just prior to Gutierrez, claims that Gutierrez had access to every bit of information and intelligence regarding the anti-drug efforts. AFP, "Chiapas police fire on pro-rebel protesters," 1/12/98, internet. 5. Los Herrera (Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango) - mexico.PueblosAmerica.com arrested in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Jaime Herrera Herrera, alias 'JH' or 'El Anderson, John W. and Molly Moore, "Mexican cartels diversify," Washington Post Foreign Service, 8/12/96. The U.S. National Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey visited Colombia during the summer of 2000, and committed to additional $500 million per year aid package, bringing the total U.S. government support of "Plan Colombia" to $1.3 billion. Again, the September 1999 arrests by U.S. officials of 93 Juarez cartel associates mentioned previously, along with the loss of drug supplies and millions in currency will surely serve to weaken the Juarez cartel and further strengthen the Gulf Cartel and The Federation. Auto theft fell about 20 percent in 1997 due to these efforts. Here is part of a clip you can find if you google Jaime Herrera-Nevares. The Mexican leadership will, rather hypocritically, use the national stage and national resources to dismantle a cartel, always a cartel that is a rival to is cartel partner. The Mexican President from 1988 to 1994 was Carlos Salinas. 421-443. with the cartel of the Arellano Felix in 2001 for having used the the transfer This group now has the potential to be the most powerful of the Mexican cartels. INTRODUCTION TO THE DRUG CARTELS AND THE DRUG WARS Endless and eternal is their name. Its charge is not so much to stop the illegal immigrants, but to protect them and inform them of the dangers. 84-101. With this new business arrangement, the power and wealth of the Mexican drug cartels exploded. Consider the following account: "For many Mexicans, migrating north in search of work is not a criminal act but an annual rite born of economic necessity. A political party with no opposition is accountable to no one. million dollars at the beginning of the chain of illegal sale. In conjunction with the American law enforcement community, they are turning both sides of the border region into a de-facto military zone, with all the accompanying infringements and abuses spawned by such a demarcation. He made the announcement during one of the daily presidential press conferences. performed the chemical processes for the production of methamphetamine, whose alleged member of the Pacific drug cartel, to the press in Mexico City, Tuesday Pequeo, the amount of the drug to be introduced would reach more than two Four were former police officers and the other three had been in the Mexican military. Authorities have attributed the increase in violence not simply to the increased numbers, but in large part to the drug and immigrant smugglers who are frustrated by the crackdown that has occurred along the border over the past five years. 2. Only time will tell if this was mere political posturing or an agreement of real substance. 14-16. Associated Press, "U.S. should accept more blame for drugs, Mexico's Fox says," 11/27/00, internet. Representatives of the coalition continue to emphasize that their goal in forming the united front was not only the defeat of the PRI party, but also "to achieve a peaceful transition to democracy, (and) to achieve the just political system that the majority of the citizens want," (AFP, 8/4/99). the "Durango drive-shaft," a sleeve-like device that surrounded the U.S. The Mexican cartels have also been extremely successful in exploiting the new American methamphetamine market, and have emerged as the dominant force in this area, as noted by then DEA Director Thomas Constantine - "The major Mexican trafficking groups control and coordinate all aspects of the methamphetamine business" (Constantine, 2/27/97). As a result, a relatively brisk trade in narco-dollars has arisen in the U.S. Large amounts of cash are given to American brokers who smurf the money into various American bank accounts. 13. the 'Ice'. After analyzing the demographic data of Los Herrera, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that Federal Judicial Police were responsible for transporting the rest of the shipment from the airstrip to the drug distribution centers. AFP, "Mexican opposition unites to oust long-ruling party," 8/4/99, internet. The Mexican government has undertaken some efforts to address this issue. This arrangement brought the Mexican cartels wealth, but little power or control of the drug trafficking market. In May of 1999 Mexican authorities dismantled a human-smuggling ring operating out of Ciudad Juarez which ended in the arrest of 27 people who specialized in the transportation of would-be illegal immigrants into the U.S. (AFP, 5/19/99). following information is in the DEA Historical website for the years to As far back as 1957, the Herrera organization ran a farm-to-the-arm heroin operation that cultivated opium poppy plants, processed and packaged heroin in Mexico, and transported it to Chicago. They are increasingly recruiting police and military personnel for their expertise and intelligence (UPI, 5/13/97).