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Thursday, January 20, 2011

La Familia, Zetas, Plata o Plomo for 20Jan11

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Leonardo Vazquez, infamous Mexican drug mafia killed20Jan11, Veracruz MX…Mexican authorities continue to have successes in capturing or killing cartel members such as La Familia, in addition to Zetas.  While this is good news, these successes will be short-lived if a government entity does not fill the local void e.g. other criminal elements, competitors, gangs and/or power brokers.
Mexico drug war prompts choice between 'silver' or 'lead'This article talks about the moral and physical dilemmas Mexican authorities are faced to deal with daily.  This case is about the late Mayor Edelmiro Cavazos.  60 minutes just did a piece on him last weekend which can be found here.
Mexican Attorney General asks Interpol for Help in Capturing Drug Cartel related PoliticianJulio Cesar Godoy Toscano is believed to have ties to La Familia and has been in hiding.  What's significant about Toscano is that he is a possible example of how cartels can infiltrate the government in order to manipulate the legal system in their favor, this is a component of insurgency...the action subverts the state and the state loses credibility with the people.
Again, the Mexican government is on a positive roll here, but their actions need follow-through in order to prevent the criminal voids from being filled by another criminal element.

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