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The Mexican Drug War

The eXiled’s special Drug War Correspondent

MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN–I just learned that a friend of mine got his human rights violated by the Mexican army, when he was grabbed off the street by a couple of soldiers, thrown into some dirty room, tied to a chair, stripped of his clothes and interrogated with the help of a friendly blowtorch. The soldiers waved the flame close enough to his naked torso that, by the time they were through, it looked like a blackened rack of BBQed ribs. All that was missing was the BBQ sauce. (more…)

Posted on: May 18th, 2011 | Comments (20)

Wrong Turn in San Luis Potosi: Why Did The Zetas Ambush Two ICE Agents On A Lonely Mexican Desert Road?

The eXiled’s special Drug War Correspondent MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN–While meeting Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon at the White House today, Barack Obama is expected to discuss the idea of letting armed US agents operate on Mexican territory. You know, to help…

Posted on: March 3rd, 2011 | Comments (23)

Narco-War Dispatch: Gulf Cartel Releases A Brutal Video Threat Against The Zetas...

This brutal video, which just came out, pretty much speaks for itself…that is, if you can understand Spanish. If not, I’ll explain it to you so you understand what’s going on. It was filmed in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, and it shows…

Posted on: February 14th, 2011 | Comments (26)

Mexico's Narco-War 2011: The Gulf Cartel Chops Up the Zetas

The eXiled’s special Drug War Correspondent MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN–Here we go again, a new year and a fresh new wave of narco-war porn to go along with it. If you’ve been paying close attention to the drug war in Monterrey…

Posted on: February 1st, 2011 | Comments (32)

The Mexican Drug War in One Lesson: Know Your Zetas!

The “Z” is for “Zetas” It’s been a long, long time since my last article, but believe me it’s not because there hasn’t been any news. If anything, it’s because too much has been happening too fast to really explain…

Posted on: November 1st, 2010 | Comments (18)

BREAKING NEWS: Mexican Army Captures Zetas Commander In Charge of Monterrey

This afternoon the bullets were once again flying over my city, as Mexican Army soldiers captured the JEFE DE PLAZA of the Zetas in Monterrey Héctor Luna “El Tori” (short for Hector), along with other collaborators in an operation in…

Posted on: June 9th, 2010 | Comments (33)

Globalization At Work: Mexican Cartel Uses LA Gang Formed By Salvadorians As Foot Soldiers In Mexico

Here’s some (graphic) proof that the Zetas are using Maras (a gang better known in America as MS-13) as shock troops in their fight for the plazas of Tamaulipas—not because they are good, but because they are cheap and there’s…

Posted on: April 23rd, 2010 | Comments (20)