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Guns in Mexico

Posted by David Hardy · 18 March 2011 11:46 AM

The El Paso Times has a story based on a Wikileaks leaked diplomatic message. It reports that businessmen in Juarez hired eight Zetas for protection, and Zetas got guns from the army in exchange for a truce with the Zetas and promises of assistance against rival cartels:

"According to the contact, (the source)," the cable states, " 'Zetas' paid a visit on local military commanders when they arrived in Juárez in September 2008, and purchased previously-seized weapons from the army garrison the former 'Zetas' pledged not to target the army, and made themselves available to the army for extrajudicial operations."

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4 Comments | Leave a comment

Cory Brickner | March 18, 2011 1:36 PM | Reply

David, being a bit naive about the details of drugs and Mexico, I had to Google the term "Zetas" and I'm posting a link as to what I found: http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/10/12/us-mexico-drugs-zetas-idUSTRE69B3LZ20101012

It's a very good example of unintended consequences of our "War on Drugs" and unannounced "War on Guns".

W W Woodward | March 19, 2011 11:31 AM | Reply

What exactly is an "extrajudicial operation"?

Maybe going where the army is forbidden to go? Like just maybe across the border?

Just asking.

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Jim W | March 20, 2011 1:08 PM | Reply

Extrajudicial operations means killing people without due process. IE, assassination missions.

DirtCrashr | March 21, 2011 10:05 AM | Reply

Extra judicial is extra-illegal. So the Mex Army is getting the Zetas to do "police work" that the Police won't do.
I've also read reports that show the Mexican Navy is occasionally engaged in Army/Police activities, presumably because they're more reliable or trustworthy - or just because they are NOT the Army? Are ALL the Mexican services corrupt? How's the Air Force then?

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