AncientDigitalDude
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Military activity in La Paz Monday morning
Has anybody heard what was going on in La Paz this morning? Helicopters circled an area near Ley on Forjadores for nearly an hour and we saw what
looked like a government 737 land at the airport. Are the troops from Mexico City here already? [See post elsewhere by "audiobaja"]
Saludos,
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longlegsinlapaz
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Not sure what 's happening, but I got the distinct impression they're looking for specific people. Went into town last Friday & there were
several police stopping traffic on the highway leading out of town, looking at occupants of each vehicle & flagging them on. I've talked with
others who said they were doing that on all the roads leaving the city.
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they are probably arresting all the local politicians and cops who aided Teo to live here like a king.
hope they get the governor as well.
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there were several police stopping traffic on the highway leading out of town
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Well I guess the bad guys got away then  ..... or are those ticket crazy cops down
there on the up & up??
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JESSE
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Apparently they arrested el Muletas this morning in La Paz.
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Mexico Arrests Two More Alleged Members Of Drug Cartel
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2010/feb/08/mexico-arrests-two-more...
By Amy Isackson
February 8, 2010
U.S. federal officials say that Manuel Garcia Simental and Raydel Lopez Uriarte were detained by Mexican law enforcement in La Paz, Baja California
Sur, Monday morning.
Both men were allegedly high-ranking members of a drug gang previously run by Teodoro Simental, also known as "El Teo," in Tijuana.
Manuel Garcia Simental, aka El Chiquilin, or The Kid, is one of El Teo's brothers.
Raydel Uriarte Lopes, aka El Muletas, or Crutches, was a top lieutenant in Teodoro Garcia Simental, or El Teo's, drug gang.
Prior to their arrests, law enforcement officials speculated that one or the other would take over the drug gang after El Teo's arrest last month.
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JESSE
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Teo's gang is no more. Looks like the Arellano brothers are back in full control.
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NARCO TIJUANA IN SPANISH
PRESS HERE TO READ
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Raydel Lopez Uriarte nicknamed "The Crutches" is presented by Mexican Federal Police in Mexico City February 9, 2010. Lopez Uriarte is considered the
right hand of drug lord lieutenant Teodoro "El Teo" Garcia Simental.
Photo credit: REUTERS/Jorge Dan
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Manuel Garcia Simental ???
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A suspect man wearing a police officer uniform who alleged was working for a drug cartel in Tijuana, center, is guarded by federal police as he is
presented to the press in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The man was arrested yesterday in Baja California, along with other alleged key members
of a drug cartel operating in the border town of Tijuana.
Photo Credit: AP/Alexandre Meneghini
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Time to change.....
uniforms?? 
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ELINVESTIG8R
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 He does not look happy!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ELINVESTIG8R
He does not look happy! |
For once you where understated... 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
uniforms?? |
He needed one of those CBP uniforms allegedly shipped to him from Washington State.
The Feds are going to have to up their budget for Coca Cola for the interrogation rooms.
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Another one bites the dust
"El Muletas" the drug cartel stew maker arrested!
By Mariana Martínez
La Prensa San Diego
He has a narco-corrido song telling everyone of his feats, a movie he promoted, armored cars and gold covered guns with his nick-name engraved in
diamonds, an army of over 200 men wearing uniforms bearing the name, his ultimate self-centered-ness: "Crotches" Special Forces.
He was in charge of disposing of those killed by "Teo," he was the one who took them to the "stew maker" or Pozolero, who in turn would dissolve the
bodies of enemies and kidnap victims in acid, erasing every trace of their crimes.
As rumor has it, he didn't eat anything that wasn't prepared by his own private cook, for fear of being poisoned, and he managed to escape arrest at
the hands of federal police in a number of shootings and confrontations across the city.
He loved MTV's burro so much he even used their logo in the uniform he designed for his "special forces" (FEM for short); his "army" consisted of six
assault teams of 30 to 40 men, in charge of murdering, torturing and kidnapping hundreds of people throughout Baja California.
A DVD glorifying the narco life of Raydel Rosalío López Uriarte
His arrest had been rumored at least a dozen times before, and sources mention his daring escape from federal agents in the so called
"Narco-Christening" in the 3 hour shooting at "La Cupula," a sting operation put together at Calimax stadium during a boxing match and even in the
middle of a shootout against Federal Agents, at a busy seafood restaurant called Mariscos Godoy, where his brother was taken into custody.
Raydel Rosalío López Uriarte, a.k.a "El Muletas" (Crutches) is just 30 years old, and he was finally arrested in a secret operation lead by federal
police in La Paz, South Baja California. With him, was José Manuel García Simental, aka "El Chiquilín" (Tiny) and two of their guards.
"Chiquilín" is Teodoro García Simental, "Teo's" younger brother. He was recently arrested in a similar manner in the same quiet city of La Paz, all
the way at the tip of the Peninsula.
Federal authorities claim after Teo's arrest, came the turn of 27-year-old "Chiquilin" to claim the throne and become the leader of the drug operation
in Baja California, with the support of "Crutches" who was in charge of thug recruiting, police protection and the management of the criminal
structure.
The investigation, developed in part with the DEA, found "Muletas" had at least three armored vehicles for his private use, as he conducted his
business of two or three monthly shipments of at least 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of marihuana.
The drug was taken from Sinaloa or Durango aboard Cesna planes, into Tijuana to be smuggled across the border.
His intricate network also moved an average of 250 kilos of methamphetamine known as "ice" brought up to Tijuana from Guadalajara and Michoacán, to be
smuggled across the border to San Diego, Calexico and El Centro.
The cartel used stolen cars to commit their crimes, including kidnapping for ransom and drug robberies from rivals. To do it, they even had Barrette
50 caliber arms that can penetrate armored cars and even take down small planes.
The domino effect
The quiet operation surrounding "Muletas" arrest was the key to its success; there is such a level of corruption in Mexican forces, some sources in
the Federal Police have said the agents who participated in this arrest (as well as Teo's) were put on a plane without knowing their destination or
who they would be arresting...
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THIS speaks volumes...!
| Quote: | Originally posted by CaboRon
"El Muletas" the drug cartel stew maker arrested!
La Prensa San Diego
The quiet operation surrounding "Muletas" arrest was the key to its success; there is such a level of corruption in Mexican forces, some
sources in the Federal Police have said the agents who participated in this arrest (as well as Teo's) were put on a plane without knowing their
destination or who they would be arresting... |
It is a serious challenge to win a war when you cannot trust your own soldiers.....
Its all just stuff and some numbers.
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And it just may be that the government and the leading cartel have forged some sort of unholy alliance. That probably means, going back to the good
old days. No?
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