Tag Archives: Cd. Juárez

Sicarios cruzan a EP para evitar problemas en Juarez

Title: Sicarios cruzan a EP para evitar problemas en Juárez Source: Diario de El Paso Date: May 4, 2011 Byline: Alberto Ponce de León The Diario de El Paso reports that Gomecindo Lopez, commander of the El Paso Sheriff’s department … Continue reading


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Drug cartels taking over government roles in parts of Mexico

Title: Drug cartels taking over government roles in parts of Mexico Source: The Dallas Morning News Date: April 30, 2011 Byline: Alfredo Corchado The Dallas Morning News writes that the Zeta’s paramilitary numbers upwards of 3,000 in Nuevo Laredo, out … Continue reading


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Commentary: Texas Politicos – Stupid is as stupid does

In the immortal words of Forest Gump, two recent politicos from the State of Texas have tried to be too clever in their search for justifying more federal monies for their fiefdoms. Republican US Representative Francisco “Quico” Canseco of San … Continue reading


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Juarez gunman kill investigator

Title: Juárez gunman kill investigator Source: El Paso Times Date: April 16, 2011 Byline: Daniel Borunda The El Paso newspaper reported that gunman killed Mario Ramon Gonzalez Chavarria, the supervisor of the state homicide investigators unit in Cd. Juárez. Gonzalez … Continue reading


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2 Juarez police officers arrested

Title: 2 Juarez police officers arrested Source: El Paso Times Date: April 13, 2011 Byline: Marisela Ortega The El Paso Times reports that two Juárez police officers were arrested along with three other men when they tried to steal from … Continue reading


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Juárez mayor says residents feel secure

Title: Juárez mayor says residents feel secure Date: April 12, 2011 Source: El Paso Times Byline: Zahira Torres and Aileen B. Flores The El Paso Times quotes Juárez mayor Héctor Murguía Lardizábal as saying “I feel that as a whole … Continue reading


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5 slain in another bar attack in Juárez

Title: 5 slain in another bar attack in Juárez Source: El Paso Times Date: April 3, 2011 Byline: Aileen B. Flores The El Paso Times reports that on Friday night, April 1, 2011, an unknown number of assailants threw fire … Continue reading


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Juarez moves on despite violence

Title: Juárez moves on despite violence Source: El Paso Times Date: April 3, 2011 Byline: Rick Thompson In a guest editorial, Rick Thompson, managing director for CRG Partners, wrote that the maquila industry in Cd. Juárez is recovering from job … Continue reading


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Juarez raid nets marijuana; man slain

Title: Juárez raid nets marijuana; man slain Source: El Paso Times Date: March 31, 2011 Byline: Daniel Borunda According to the El Paso Times, Mexican federal police seized a ton and a half of marihuana over the previous weekend. The paper … Continue reading


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Father of defendant thrown out of trial

Title: Father of defendant thrown out of trial Source: El Paso Times Date: March 31, 2011 Byline: Daniel Borunda The El Paso Times reports that the father of Rafael Vega was expelled from US District Court on March 30, 2011 … Continue reading


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