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Mexican army streams into violent city on US border
Reuters ^ | Fri Mar 28, 2008 | Alberto Fajardo and Ignacio Alvarado
Posted on April 11, 2008 9:56:02 AM PDT by Califreak
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, March 28 (Reuters) - Hundreds of camouflage-clad Mexican troops flew into the northern city of Ciudad Juarez on Friday to quell a surge in drug gang murders across the border from El Paso, Texas.
Mexico’s drug wars killed more than 2,500 people in 2007
The United Nations and Amnesty International have expressed concern about whether Mexico’s use of soldiers against drug gangs risks human rights abuses, following a handful of civilian deaths last year.
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Mission Police Shut Down Home Invasion Ring[Mexican Nationals in South Texas]
KGBT 4 ^ | April 10, 2008 | Victor Castillo
Posted on April 10, 2008 6:54:37 AM PDT by SwinneySwitch
Mission Police not only captured several individuals suspected of being involved in a home invasion early Sunday morning, but police also confiscated high-powered weapons possibly used in several home invasions throughout Hidalgo County.
A group of four Mexican nationals were formally charged with engaging in organized criminal activity.
Mission police said they are linked to a home invasion at an apartment located on the 700-block of North Dunlap Road.
“Approximatelly four to five individuals had gone in at gun point demanding jewelery, demanding money and other valuables belonging to the victim,” said Mission Police Lt. Martin Garza.
The men were arrested after a Crime Stoppers tip reported several individuals were selling jewelery in the area of 4-1/2 Mile Line and North La Homa Road.
They were placed under custody when the items they had in their possesion proved to be stolen.
“That jewelry was identified as the jewelry belonging to our victims on Sunday morning, as well those individuals were identified through photo lineups as the persons involved in this home invasion,” Garza stated.
The investigation lead police to execute two separate search warrants in the area of Donna where detectives found several stolen items belonging to the victims.
But Police also seized several semi-automatic weapons, ammunition, bullet proof vests, home made sky masks, along with security badges.
“Those items are high-powered weapons that are used in these type of organized criminal activity,” Lt. Garza said. “We believe these individuals might have been involved in other ones here in the County of Hidalgo.”
The suspects arrested in the case were identified as:
Ever De Leon Alejandro Vasquez Jose Martinez Leandro Bolaños Suspects De Leon, Vasquez and Bolaños are believed to be part of the Sunday home invasion.
They each recieved a $1 million bond during a Wednesday arraignment.
Investigators believe that Martinez sold the stolen jewelry. He recieved a $500,000 bond.
But police are also looking for two more individuals linked to the ring: 38-year-old Rodolfo De Leon and 22-year-old Hervey De Leon.
“These individuals are being charged with not only aggravated robbery but also engaging in organized criminal activity,” Garza said.