Comments on: Drug War Shootout: Mexican Special Forces Kill The King of Drug Lords Arturo Beltran Leyva

By: Jorge

Jorge — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:09:40 +0000

Its good he’s dead, even if as you say that as long as there is a market someone will sell drugs, this cartels are brutal and don’t conduct buisness in an intelligent way. Also, as the cartels were expulsed from colombia they will also be taken out from mexico, let them go elsewhere. Monterrey was a relatively peaceful city when all this problems started.

By: mx?

mx? — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:29:13 +0000

The Gov. strategy may be working: decapitating the cartels and basically just grind at them, attrition-style.

But this only wins you battles, because the cartels maybe going down, the war will never stop.

As long as there is a market for illegal substances, be it America or Europe, trafficking will always exist, even if the current drug cartels dont survive the state offensive, others will come to fill their places.

By: Carpenter

Carpenter — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:37:49 +0000

All of you here who are bitter at the thought of a drug lord being killed, expect more of the kind in the years to come. When economies go down, the first thing to disappear is liberal values, and all those who love drug Mafias for “giving people what they want” while hating tobacco companies for “selling death” will have a lot to cry about. When the U.S. starts actually fighting drugs for real, lots of Mexican drug peddlers will die for their dollars. Suck it up, sweeties.

By: mx?

mx? — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:39:52 +0000

well, the marines did come in with packing expansive bullets and they also desecrated the body of Don Arturo. What did they expect?

Well expect mexico to light up like a christmas tree for next year. expect that..

By: Grigori

Grigori — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:22:18 +0000

I heard on the news that the drug lords went after the family of one of the Marines that stormed the complex. I would like to hear your take on that move. That fucking blows my mind that they would do that.

By: internal exile

internal exile — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:44:23 +0000

Trophy killing. As just as meaningful to the industry.

By: Joe Blow

Joe Blow — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:16:39 +0000

that was a wierd thing with the pesos…

and I like how they pulled his pants down and then put his effects on his chest…

By: proletariat

proletariat — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:36:29 +0000

The cartels have already killed the entire family of the Marine who died in this operation and burnt down a school in retaliation, so this could blow up pretty big.

By: 16 Shells from a 30.06

16 Shells from a 30.06 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:38:46 +0000

Nice creepy touch…photographing a shot to death corpse, after covering it in money.

By: Bo Andersen

Bo Andersen — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:14:40 +0000

Look at some better pictures at:

http://fotos.eluniversal.com.mx/coleccion/muestra_fotogaleria.html?idgal=7659

Warning: Dead bodies.

By: Bo Andersen

Bo Andersen — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:03:56 +0000

The navy was used, probably for two reasons:
1) The Morelos State (where Cuernavaca is capital), is close to Acapulco in the Guerrero State, where it is the Navy (with its Marines) which are in control.

2) There was legitimate worries about, if the army already stationed in Guernavaca, was in his pay. The security apparatus of the Morelos State is quite well infiltrated by the narco mafia.
By the way, the shootout was not in a mall, but in an apartment complex, where the marines went knocking from door to door, until they found the right one….

By: David Jackmanson

David Jackmanson — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:37:51 +0000

At a total guess, the Navy may have started off being responsible for intercepting any seaborne drugs and then some bright spark realised that the Marines would be useful for making the Navy look good by chasing drugs on land too. (I’m assuming that unlike the USA, the Marines in Mexico are under the direct control of the Navy).

I bet Mexico is no different from any other country; different bureaucracies and armed services fight for power and budgets. Now the Navy Minister there will be able to demand a bigger share of the drug-fighting pie.

By: gwern

gwern — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:12:08 +0000

‘the Mexican Navy’? I’m a little perplexed, why is the navy hunting druglords on land?

By: internal exile

internal exile — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:46:01 +0000

Gosh, now his rival or his underlings will have to take over business, like, today. Betcha customers in the tienditas won’t even notice the changeover.

But BOY did it feel good with all that shooting and soldiers running around and press releases and triumph over the latest druglord. What a rush!

By: 16 Shells from a 30.06

16 Shells from a 30.06 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:15:58 +0000

Does peter’s come-on mean that posts aren’t reviewed before posting anymore?

By: peter

peter — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:36:17 +0000

i am willing to suck turds out of your bunghole, oh great one