OE Watch - Is Contract Killing Cheaper in Mexico?
MEXICO
20 April 2012
Is Contract Killing Cheaper in Mexico?
Scope of M-91 by HEATHER S. GORDON [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Source: Rios, Viridiana. "¿Por qué matar es tan barato en México?" EstePais,
http://www.gov.harvard.edu/files/FinalEstePais_Junio.pdf, Accessed on 23
April 2012
FMSO Commentary: Contract killing in Mexico is cheap when compared to
countries like Australia and Spain. One reason hitmen in Mexico are cheap is
that there is a large labor pool to choose from, despite the fact the
average life of an assassin in Mexico is three years. Becoming a hitman and
moving up within the ranks of an organized crime group are nearly a
certainty. Most of these deadly criminals start out as street vendors and
begin working as hitmen in as little as three months. According to the
Secretariat of Public Security in Mexico, the average age at which young
adults become contract killers is 24.
...
Considering the availability of weapons, and the low probability of
punishment, it can be concluded that hitmen are well paid in Mexico. But the
abilities of a hitman go beyond just killing. To reduce the number of hitmen
in Mexico, authorities need to fight all types of crimes in order to reduce
the profit flow that hitmen gain from other activities besides killing.
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http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/Archives/GSW/Current/current.html#Is
Contract Killing Cheaper in Mexico?
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Mexico: OE Watch - Cartels Clone Company Vehicles
Mexico - Cartels Clone Company Vehicles
MEXICO
1 June 2012
Cartels Clone Company Vehicles
Company vehicles like AT&T and UPS, as well as official Border Patrol
vehicles are used for smuggling drugs and people. Photo by Texas Departmetn
of Public Safety
Source: "Cárteles "Clonan" Autos de Compañías (Cartels Clone Company
Vehicles)," El Universal, 01 June 2012.
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/197096.html
FMSO Commentary: Mexican organized criminal groups have been masters at
making replica contraband for decades. They have widely diversified
operations in a wide variety of forms in order to maximize profit potential
from almost every angle. From selling imitation brand-name clothing, purses,
and accessories, to pirated CDs/DVDs, to cloning official Mexican military
and law enforcement vehicles in order to conduct extortions and more, this
is not a new modus operandi for these groups.
...
There have additionally been recent reports that the transnational criminal
organizations (TCOs)/cartels are looking to establish a "zone of impunity"
on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexican border in order to conduct operations
more effectively and efficiently. A September 2011 El Paso Times article
alleged that the wife of a high-level Los Zetas member holds a
non-law-enforcement job with the DEA in Las Cruces, New Mexico; this may be
just one of many similar cases in an effort to further and establish this
zone in a more expeditious manner. With the addition of cloning U.S. law
enforcement and other national company vehicles and operating them on U.S.
soil, the Mexican TCOs are definitely taking a large risk and making a bold
statement in an apparent effort to turn the U.S.'s southwest border into an
extension of the region of perceived impunity in which they operate in
Mexico's northern states. End FMSO Commentary (Scheidel)
Read more:
http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/Archives/GSW/Current/current.html#Is
Contract Killing Cheaper in Mexico?
MEXICO
1 June 2012
Cartels Clone Company Vehicles
Company vehicles like AT&T and UPS, as well as official Border Patrol
vehicles are used for smuggling drugs and people. Photo by Texas Departmetn
of Public Safety
Source: "Cárteles "Clonan" Autos de Compañías (Cartels Clone Company
Vehicles)," El Universal, 01 June 2012.
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/197096.html
FMSO Commentary: Mexican organized criminal groups have been masters at
making replica contraband for decades. They have widely diversified
operations in a wide variety of forms in order to maximize profit potential
from almost every angle. From selling imitation brand-name clothing, purses,
and accessories, to pirated CDs/DVDs, to cloning official Mexican military
and law enforcement vehicles in order to conduct extortions and more, this
is not a new modus operandi for these groups.
...
There have additionally been recent reports that the transnational criminal
organizations (TCOs)/cartels are looking to establish a "zone of impunity"
on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexican border in order to conduct operations
more effectively and efficiently. A September 2011 El Paso Times article
alleged that the wife of a high-level Los Zetas member holds a
non-law-enforcement job with the DEA in Las Cruces, New Mexico; this may be
just one of many similar cases in an effort to further and establish this
zone in a more expeditious manner. With the addition of cloning U.S. law
enforcement and other national company vehicles and operating them on U.S.
soil, the Mexican TCOs are definitely taking a large risk and making a bold
statement in an apparent effort to turn the U.S.'s southwest border into an
extension of the region of perceived impunity in which they operate in
Mexico's northern states. End FMSO Commentary (Scheidel)
Read more:
http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/Archives/GSW/Current/current.html#Is
Contract Killing Cheaper in Mexico?
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Mexico Elite Counterdrug Units May Be New Strategy To Target Drug Traffickers - Huffington Post
Mexico Elite Counterdrug Units May Be New Strategy To Target Drug Traffickers - Huffington Post
MEXICO CRIME - GOOGLE NEWS | JULY 7, 2012
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Mexico's Presidential Favorite Sticks Close to Party's Old Guard
Mexico's Presidential Favorite Sticks Close to Party's Old Guard
NEWS | JUNE 28, 2012
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