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Pancho Montana – Mexican War on Drugs Correspondent
Mexico Drug War Dispatch: How The Drug Wars Ruined Monterrey’s Killer Club Scene

Mexico Drug War Dispatch: How The Drug Wars Ruined Monterrey’s Killer Club Scene

September 30, 2011
Mexico Drug War Dispatch: Human Rights Aren’t Always Right

Mexico Drug War Dispatch: Human Rights Aren’t Always Right

May 18, 2011
Wrong Turn in San Luis Potosi: Why Did The Zetas Ambush Two ICE Agents On A Lonely Mexican Desert Road?

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

March 3, 2011
Narco-War Dispatch: Gulf Cartel Releases A Brutal Video Threat Against The Zetas…

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

February 14, 2011
Mexico’s Narco-War 2011: The Gulf Cartel Chops Up the Zetas

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

February 1, 2011
The Mexican Drug War in One Lesson: Know Your Zetas!

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

November 1, 2010
BREAKING NEWS: Mexican Army Captures Zetas Commander In Charge of Monterrey

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

June 9, 2010
Globalization At Work: Mexican Cartel Uses LA Gang Formed By Salvadorians As Foot Soldiers In Mexico

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

April 23, 2010
Mexican Drug War Intel Report: Over 22,000 Dead, Police Detain 27% of the Zetas’ Foot Soldiers, Open Hunting Season On Cops…

Mexican Drug War Intel Report: Over 22,000 Dead, Police Detain 27% of the Zetas’ Foot Soldiers, Open Hunting Season On Cops…

April 14, 2010
Mexican Drug War Spring Break Report: 30 Killed in Less Than 12 Hours!

Mexican Drug War Spring Break Report: 30 Killed in Less Than 12 Hours!

March 22, 2010
eXiled Alert! An All-Out Drug War Erupts In Mexico: Deadly Firefights, A Prison Raid, Casualties On All Sides…

eXiled Alert! An All-Out Drug War Erupts In Mexico: Deadly Firefights, A Prison Raid, Casualties On All Sides…

March 4, 2010
eXiled Alert! Mexican Drug War About To Explode

eXiled Alert! Mexican Drug War About To Explode

March 3, 2010
Mexican Drug Cartels Raid Massive Rave Parties, Crack Down On Rival Pushers…

Mexican Drug Cartels Raid Massive Rave Parties, Crack Down On Rival Pushers…

February 28, 2010
Immigration: Mexico’s Trojan Burro?

Immigration: Mexico’s Trojan Burro?

January 5, 2010
Mexican Drug War Dispatch: The Life and Death of Don Arturo Beltran Leyva

Mexican Drug War Dispatch: The Life and Death of Don Arturo Beltran Leyva

December 28, 2009
Drug War Shootout: Mexican Special Forces Kill The King of Drug Lords Arturo Beltran Leyva

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

December 17, 2009
Mexican Drug War: The Narco-Welfare State . . . Drug Cartels Take Care of Their Soldiers Better Than The Government?

Mexican Drug War: The Narco-Welfare State . . . Drug Cartels Take Care of Their Soldiers Better Than The Government?

October 29, 2009
Mexican Drug War Dispatch: Viva La Narco Counterculture Revolución

Mexican Drug War Dispatch: Viva La Narco Counterculture Revolución

August 14, 2009
A Mexican Love Story: The Zetas And Their Corrupt Cop Bitches

A Mexican Love Story: The Zetas And Their Corrupt Cop Bitches

July 15, 2009
No, I’m Not Dead: Swine Flu Dispatch From Mexico

No, I’m Not Dead: Swine Flu Dispatch From Mexico

May 28, 2009
Dispatch From Mexico: Bringing You Up To Date On Mexico’s Victories Against The Drug Lords

Dispatch From Mexico: Bringing You Up To Date On Mexico’s Victories Against The Drug Lords

April 28, 2009
Mexican Drug War Video: School of Zetas

Mexican Drug War Video: School of Zetas

March 31, 2009
Shaming The Zetas: Mexican Army Takes Down The Badass Enforcer That Lobbed A Grenade At A U.S. Embassy

Shaming The Zetas: Mexican Army Takes Down The Badass Enforcer That Lobbed A Grenade At A U.S. Embassy

March 24, 2009
Showdown in Monterrey: La Familia Vs. Los Zetas

Showdown in Monterrey: La Familia Vs. Los Zetas

March 6, 2009
Dispatch From Mexico: Calling Bullshit on Gringo Travel Advisories

Dispatch From Mexico: Calling Bullshit on Gringo Travel Advisories

February 26, 2009
Dispatch From Mexico: Hollywood-Style Gun Battle In Broad Daylight (Video)

Dispatch From Mexico: Hollywood-Style Gun Battle In Broad Daylight (Video)

February 23, 2009
Dispatch From Mexico: Pro-drug Demonstrators Riot Against the Anti-drug Surge

Dispatch From Mexico: Pro-drug Demonstrators Riot Against the Anti-drug Surge

February 18, 2009
How my buddy was kidnapped and pistol-whipped for 22 days…and other Mexican kidnapping stories

How my buddy was kidnapped and pistol-whipped for 22 days…and other Mexican kidnapping stories

February 3, 2009
Global Dispatch: How Do People Buy Drugs in Mexico?

Global Dispatch: How Do People Buy Drugs in Mexico?

January 26, 2009

Pancho Montana is the eXiled Online’s Special Mexican War on Drugs Correspondent.

As a native of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, located in northern Mexico, Mr. Montana lives in Gulf Cartel territory. That means the streets belong to the Zetas, a paramilitary organization trained by the Yankees and hired by the Gulf Cartel to keep things civilized and business booming. Although it could be that the Zetas won’t be around for long…

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