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MEXICOSPECIAL INTEREST

Phenylacetic Acid as the New Chemical Compound of Choice for theProduction of Synthetic Drugs by Mexican Drug Cartels31 August2009

BORDER SECURITY AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATIONNew ID Cards Issued in Mexico will Speed up Migratory Flow betweenU.S. and Mexico27 August 2009

ORGANIZED CRIME AND DRUG TRAFFICKINGDead Body Found in Salvador Escalante, Michoacan28 August 2009Police Station Attacked in Lerdo, Durango31 August 2009Police and Gunmen Exchange Fire in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila31

August 2009Taxi Drivers Involved with Drug Trafficking Network in Cancun,Quintana Roo28 August 2009Gulf Cartel Controlled Huimanguillo, Tabasco28 August 2009

MILITARYSoldiers Arrest Drug Trafficker with Close to $(USD) 100,000 inTijuana, Baja California30 August 2009Military Operations Report Successes throughout Sinaloa28 August2009Mexican Army Soldiers Dismantle Drug Lab in Uruapan, Michoacan28 August 2009

FEDERAL POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

PGR has Seized $(USD) 160 Million during 200930 August 2009Federal Police Officers Arrest Three Alleged Members of La FamiliaMichoacana in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan31 August 2009Federal Police Officers Arrest Two Alleged Members of La FamiliaMichoacana in Guacamayas, Michoacan31 August 2009Authorities Find Narco List on Hitmen in China, Nuevo Leon 31August 2009
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Three Men Arrested for 211 Murders in Chihuahua29 August 2009DHL Package Containing 445 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized at theMexico City International Airport28 August 2009

INSTABILITY/CIVIL UNRESTEight Youths Gunned Down in Navolato, Sinaloa - 30 August 2009

CORRUPTIONFive Municipal Officers Fired in Durango, Durango30 August 2009

SOCIO-ECONOMICLeadership in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Proposes Reducing Salaries by9% - 30 August 2009Barrel of Mexican Crude Oil at its Highest Price in Almost a Year31August 2009

SOUTH AMERICAFormer Colombian Army Colonel Charged with Murder and CocainePossession28 August 2009


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MEXICO

SPECIAL INTERESTPhenylacetic Acid as the New Chemical Compound of Choice for the Production of Synthetic Drugs

by Mexican Drug Cartels31 August 2009

During April of 2009, two clandestine drug laboratories used for the production of synthetic drugs weredismantled in Apatzingan [19.0833 -102.3500] and Ziracuaretiro [19.4167 -101.9167], Michoacan. Fromthese labs, nearly five and a half metric tons of phenylacetic acid were seized.

Since the beginning of 2009, Mexican cartels have been using phenylacetic acid, known as afa, in place ofpseudoephedrine to produce synthetic drugs. The importation and exportation of big quantities ofphenylacetic acid is approved by the Mexican Department of Health under a regulation that was signed on23 April 1998. This regulation allows a maximum quantity of 20 to 50 kilograms for domestic trade,importation and/or exportation. Phenylacetic acid is also included in the list of regulated substances by

the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS). However, it does not haveset restrictions or control measures such as those set for pseudoephedrine.

Members of La Familia Michoacana (main producer of synthetic drugs) who were recently arrestedtestified that the group obtains shipments of phenylacetic acid from Holland, Bulgaria, and China. ThePGR has also detected import shipments of phenylacetic acid from the U.S.

Spanish Source: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/171018.html

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BORDER SECURITY AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATIONNew ID Cards Issued in Mexico will Speed up Migratory Flow between U.S. and Mexico27

August 2009

The National Institute for Migration (INM) Commissioner, Cecilia Romero Castillo, stated that a newidentification card that is to be issued by the Mexican Federal Government will speed up the migratoryflow between Mexico and United States and will make the work of the INM easier.

Comment: The reason why this card will speed up the migratory flow was not stated. It was reported thatall Mexican nationals of all ages to include undocumented persons living in the U.S. will receive thiscard. Also discussed in this article were trends regarding immigration reductions as a result of the

economy.

Spanish Source:http://www.oem.com.mx/diariodelsur/notas/n1301421.htm

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ORGANIZED CRIME AND DRUG TRAFFICKINGDead Body Found in Salvador Escalante, Michoacan28 August 2009

On 28 August 2009, at 0200 hours, the dead body of Juan Garcia Martinez, 54, was found in the plaza of

the Salvador Escalante municipality of Michoacan. Garcia was kidnapped days earlier from a gas stationin the same town. His body had visible signs of torture and his hands and feet were tied together. He hadalso been shot in the face two times.

Spanish Source: http://www.cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/vernota.php?id=107892

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Police Station Attacked in Lerdo, Durango31 August 2009

An armed group attacked the Municipal Public Security facility in Ciudad Lerdo [25.3333 -103.5333],Durango, after the jail keeper refused to let an inmate out at the request of the gunmen. This prompted

the gunmen to open fire on the building. Police then issued a red alert and were aided by military andfederal forces operating in the area. As a result, five of the attackers were arrested by authorities. Twovehicles were also seized from them to include a green Toyota and a sand-colored Ford.

Spanish source: http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/457425.atacan-a-policia-de-lerdo.html

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Police and Gunmen Exchange Fire in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila31 August 2009

Gunmen shot and killed a man at the horse race track in Ramos Arizpe [25.5500 -100.9666], Coahuila,and then fled the scene. Police officers responding to this report then caught up with the men along the

Los Pinos highway which resulted in a shootout between the two groups. As a consequence of the attack,two of the aggressors were wounded. Later, police reported that they recovered shell casings from thescene to include .38 caliber, .45 caliber, .222 caliber, and 5.7x28mm police killer rounds.

Comment: The .222 caliber is likely a mistake referring to .223 caliber rounds. The .223 is the standardcaliber version of the NATO 5.56x45mm round.

Spanish source: http://www.elheraldodesaltillo.com/saltillo/p2_articleid/1755

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Taxi Drivers Involved with Drug Trafficking Network in Cancun, Quintana Roo28 August 2009

The Andres Quintana Roo taxi drivers union that once represented, unity, strength and financial stability,is now part of the dark world of drug smuggling. According to an internal report, the taxi drivers unionhas been penetrated by Los Zetas of the Gulf Cartel. This infiltration was made in part to compete withthe drug trafficking in the area by the Los Pelones Cartel of the Beltran Leyva Organization.

Spanish Source:http://radioquintanaroo.com/senalan-altos-mandos-del-sidicato-de-taxista-de-cancun-estar-involucrados-en-el-narcotrafico/
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Gulf Cartel Controlled Huimanguillo, Tabasco28 August 2009

The Tabasco General Prosecutor's Office filed charges against 18 individuals from Huimanguillo[17.8500 -93.3833], Tabasco, who were detained for granting protection to organized crime groups, inparticular, to a Los Zetas cell operating in the area. The State Procurator noted that the subjects werecharged with aggravated association offenses and were transferred at noon on 27 August 2009, to theCenter for Social Rehabilitation of the State (CRESET). Those taken were three look-outs (halcones), 14members of the Preventive Police (SPP), and an official from Huimanguillo City Council. All of theseindiviudals allegedly worked directly for the Gulf Cartel and received monthly payments ranging from$(MXN) 3,000 to 20,000 depending on the rank they had in their respective agencies.

Spanish Source:http://www.diarioavancetabasco.com/#

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MILITARYSoldiers Arrest Drug Trafficker with Close to $(USD) 100,000 in Tijuana, Baja California30

August 2009

Soldiers from the 2nd Military Zone responding toan anonymous complaint detained Sergio VEGADuran aka El Silver, 41, at a residence in theXicotencatl Leyva neighborhood of Tijuana[32.5333 -117.0167], Baja California. After being

arrested, VEGA Duran confessed to being involvedwith a marijuana smuggling scheme in which hewould transport approximately 120 kilogramsweekly to the U.S. by hiding it in the tires ofvehicles. He also confessed that he worked for anindividual that he knew only as El Chaquin.

At the time of his arrest, he had in his possessionclose to $(USD) 100,000 in cash, $(USD) 100,000 worth of jewelry, and weapons to include:

1 rifle

1 submachine gun (1) .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol (1) .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol

(1) 38 super 3 magazines

90 or more live rounds
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Jewelry valued at $(USD) 100,000

Spanish Source:http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n1303771.htm

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Military Operations Report Successes throughout Sinaloa28 August 2009

As an ongoing effort to battle drug trafficking andorganized crime, soldiers, responded to anonymous calls,gathered intelligence, and conducted operations in variousvillages and districts in Culiacan [24.7994 -107.3897],Navolato [24.7672 -107.6944], Cruz de Elota, Guamuchil[24.0753 -106.7853], Guasave [25.5667 -108.4500],

Sinaloa de Leyva [26.3667 -108.9833], SanIgnacio[25.5000 -108.8833] , Mazatlan [23.2167 -106.4167] and Los Mochis [25.7667 -108.9667], Sinaloa.As a result, the following seizures were reported in theseareas between 17 August 2009 and 21 August 2009:

In Culiacan, Sinaloa:

68 firearms 572 rounds

6 vehicles

2 armored vehicles

68 magazinesIn Elota, Sinaloa:

18 firearms

715 rounds

2 magazinesIn Mocorito, Sinaloa:

3 hidden landing airstrips 1,035 kilograms marijuana

35 firearms 943 rounds

7 magazinesIn the Sierra Madre region:

547 marijuana fields with a surface area of 81.15 hectares

2 kilograms of processed marijuana 89 kilograms of marijuana seed

11 kilograms of poppy seed
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Arrested in the Sierra Madre region were:

Vicente QUINTERO, 21

Jose Luis ECEBERRE Osuna,18

Francisco RANGEL Zamudio Jose Luis ACUNA Garcia, 19

Spanish Source: http://www.informador.com.mx/mexico/2009/132990/6/aseguran-mas-de-una-tonelada-de-marihuana-en-sinaloa.htm

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Mexican Army Soldiers Dismantle Drug Lab in Uruapan, Michoacan28 August 2009

Mexican soldiers located a drug laboratory, allegedly used for the production of synthetic drugs in ahouse located on 4 Articulo 27 Street in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood of Uruapan [19.4167 -102.0667], Michoacan. Seized from this location were the following items:

(14) 250 liter containers

(14) 200 liter containers full of acetone

15 containers full of an unknown chemical in liquid form

(21) 200 liter containers with isopropyl alcohol 14 containers with hydrochloric acid

(20) 19 liter jugs with an unknown powder

106 sacks of caustic soda

81 sacks of tartaric acid

(3) .223 caliber magazines

(29) .223 caliber rounds

Comment: No arrests were reported in this article.

Spanish Source: http://www.cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/vernota.php?id=107935

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FEDERAL POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENTPGR has Seized $(USD) 160 Million during 200930 August 2009

During 2009, PGR elements are reporting that they have seized about $(USD) 160 million worth of cashand goods from organized crime groups. Of this amount, $(USD) 60 million was in cash. They are alsoreporting that the money will be used by authorities to pay informants and fund the witness protectionprograms for both the witness and their families.
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Spanish source:http://www.eldiariodechihuahua.com.mx/notas.php?IDNOTA=164567&IDSECCION=Portada&IDREPORTERO=EL%20UNIVERSAL

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Federal Police Officers Arrest Three Alleged Members of La Familia Michoacana in Lazaro

Cardenas, Michoacan31 August 2009

Federal police officers arrested three alleged members of La Familia Michoacana along the LazaroCardenas/La Mira highway in Michoacan. Even though they were armed, they allowed police to arrestthem without resistance. The individuals were identified as:

Andres SANTOS Abarca, aka La Rana, 20, from Acapulco, Guerrero. Alleged hitmen andinformant for La Familia Michoacana. He confessed that he participated in the murders of 12police officers on 13 July 2009. He works under a cell managed by Rafael HERNANDEZHarrison, aka La Cuchara. HERNANDEZ was arrested on 01 August 2009.

Jose Omar RODRIGUEZ Colin, aka El Orejon, 18, from Mina, Michoacan. Alleged informant. Alejandro ZOLEDA Quezada, 32, from Mira, Michoacan. Alleged drug dealer in La Mira,

Michoacan.Seized from these individuals were the following items:

1 Colt .45mm pistol with 1 magazine and 8 rounds, made in the U.S.

1 Colt 9mm pistol with 4 magazines, made in the U.S. (1) .30 mm carbine with 1 magazine and 12 rounds, made in the U.S.

1 AK-47 with 5 magazines, made in China 2 boxes with (50) 9mm caliber rounds each

(7) 40mm caliber rounds

(123) 7.26 caliber rounds White 1997 GMC Yukon van 2006 four door Volkswagen Bora 3 cell phones

Spanish Source:http://www.ssp.gob.mx/portalWebApp/appmanager/portal/desk?_nfpb=true&T57800187241244041542633_actionOverride=%2Fboletines%2FDetalleBoletin&_windowLabel=T57800187241244041542633&T57800187241244041542633id=520473&_pageLabel=boletines

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Federal Police Officers Arrest Two Alleged Members of La Familia Michoacana in Guacamayas,

Michoacan31 August 2009

An ongoing investigation by Federal Police led to the arrest of two alleged members of La FamiliaMichoacana. The individuals were located when they were driving a black Tahoe on 5 de Mayo Street, in
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La Orilla village of Guacamayas [18.0167 -102.2167, Michoacan. It is believed that the individuals workas hitmen for La Familia Michoacana. They were identified as Francisco Fabela Villanueva, aka El Juan,30, and Esteban Fabela Villanueva, aka El Roo, 27. Seized from them were the following items:

1 Galil 365 model 5.56x223 caliber rifle with serial number 2090264 (1) 12 gauge shot gun with serial number 282910, made in the U.S. 1 Smith & Wesson .38 super with serial number 6K76936, made in the U.S. (1) 7.62 caliber magazine

(13) .38 super rounds (92) 7.62 caliber rounds

1 cell phone 1 black 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe with Michoacan plates PHY-97-75

Spanish Source:

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Authorities Find Narco List on Hitmen in China, Nuevo Leon31 August 2009

Two alleged Los Zeta members identified as Juan ngel RODRGUEZ Ostegun, 25, aka El Conejo akaL-35, and Jos Luis RODRGUEZ Lozano, 18, aka El Junior, were detained while driving a stolen redDodge Ram 1550 with Texas plates (number unknown). These men are believed to be responsible for anattack that occurred on 30 August 2009 at around 0430 hours, at in the intersection of Bernardo Reyesand Bicentennial streets [25.6954 -99.2402], in the municipality of China, Nuevo Leon. This attack leftGeorgina Mojars Gonzlez, 38, and Concepcin Gonzlez Camacho, 55, dead and six others injured.Seized from the stolen Dodge Ram were the following items:

1 Narco list that included the names China Municipal Police officials that provide protectionand information to members of organized crime
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(1) 9mm handgun (1) AK-47

94 doses of cocaine, both rock and powder form (quantity unknown)

5 magazines of various calibers 2 Nextel radios

4 Kenwood radios

2 Radio chargers

7 cell phone chips

2 pairs of camouflage boots

1 pair of camouflage pants

1 camouflage blouse

Comment: It appears that the late-model white Nissan Platina driven by the victims bears the plate

number SGP-40-86 from Nuevo Leon.

Spanish Source: http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=334500

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Three Men Arrested for 211 Murders in Chihuahua29 August 2009

Authorities arrested Cristian Enrique FRANCO Franco, Edgar FLORESMartinez aka El Pumba, and Omar CASTRO Rivera aka Ali or El Colas, inCiudad Juarez [30.3166 -108.033], Chihuahua. The men are accused ofcarrying out 211 murders in and around the Hotel Las Palmas in Ciudad

Juarez. The majority of their victims were extortionists, drug dealers, carthieves, and kidnappers. Also being investigated are 15 additionalhomicides believed to have been perpetrated by Hector Armando

ALCIBAR Wong aka El Koreano.

Comment: The man in the picture was not identified by name.

Spanish source:http://www.eldiariodechihuahua.com.mx/notas.php?IDNOTA=164441&IDSECCION=El%20Estado&IDREPORTERO=De%20la%20Redaccin

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DHL Package Containing 445 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized at the Mexico City International

Airport28 August 2009

On 26 August 2009, customs officials at Mexico City International Airport discovered and seized 445kilograms of cocaine that shipped via DHL on a flight that originated in Panama with a scheduled stop in
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Guatemala. The cocaine was discovered when officials ran the package through the x-ray machine andnoticed 20 oddly shaped silhouettes which prompted them to run a second scan using gamma rays. In theinterior of the boxes, 391 individually wrapped cocaine packages were discovered.

Spanish Source: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/170929.html\

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INSTABILITY/CIVIL UNRESTEight Youths Gunned Down in Navolato, Sinaloa - 30 August 2009

A group of young people meeting up at one of Navolato [24.7672 -107.6944], Sinaloas popular weekendspots was attacked by an armed group of 10 men wielding rifles. According to authorities, the incidentoccurred on 29 August 2009, during the evening and resulted in the deaths of six male and two females.

At this point, four others remain critical condition. Those individuals that lost their lives as a result of theattack have been identified as:

Jose Manuel Lopez Lopez, 16 Rigoberto Niebla Benitez, 18

Marisol Moreno Verastica, 20 Jordan Erik Gonzales Ramos, 15 Raul Geovany Parra Cruz, 18 Dalia Rocha Amezquita, 17 Oscar Manuel, 32

Cirilo Lopez Obeso, 36

Those individuals still in critical condition have been identified as: Herwin Martin Vega Cruz

Jesus Adrian Aviles Valdez, 17

Jesus Francisco Ramirez

Unidentified youth

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CORRUPTION

Five Municipal Officers Fired in Durango, Durango

30 August 2009The Municipal Public Security Office reported that five officers have been fired for cause in Durango[24.0333 -104.6666], Durango. Three of the officers tested positive for use of crystal meth while theother two officers have abandoned their jobs.

Spanish source: http://www.lavozdedurango.com/noticias/durango/cesan-a-5-policias-municipales

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SOCIO-ECONOMICLeadership in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Proposes Reducing Salaries by 9% - 30 August 2009

The mayor of Chihuahua [28.6333 -106.8333], Chihuahua, has proposed reducing all City Councilmen

salaries by 9%, including his own. The reduction is intended to help lessen the effect of the currenteconomic downturn on local government.

Spanish source: http://www.segundoasegundo.com/html/34068_0_1_0_C.html

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Barrel of Mexican Crude Oil at its Highest Price in Almost a Year31 August 2009

The price for a barrel of Mexican crude oil finishedAugust at $(USD) 67.51; the highest it has beensince September of 2008. This price is $(USD) 6.71

higher than last month and $(USD) 42.13 less thanthe price set in August of 2008 at $(USD) 106.64.The federal government estimates that in Mexico, abarrel of crude oil will top out at $(USD) 70.00 forthe year and attributes this low price as acontributing factor to Mexicos financial woes.

Spanish Source: http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n1306017.htm

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SOUTH AMERICAFormer Colombian Army Colonel Charged with Murder and Cocaine Possession28 August 2009

Colonel (Retired) Bayron Carvajal, was convicted on 28 August 2009, for themurder of 10 policemen and an informant in Jamund [3.2639 -76.5444], Colombia,and sentenced to 54 years in prison. He is also charged with taking 13 kilograms ofcocaine seized by the Army in rural Jamund, southern area of Valle del Cauca. It isbelieved that he took it in an attempt to return it to its original owner.

Spanish Source:http://www.elpais.com.co/paisonline/notas/Agosto282009/jud1.html

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