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Mexican government officials are twisting facts in an attempt to downplay the raging cartel violence spreading throughout the border state of Tamaulipas. In the most recent incident, public officials are hiding a large-scale attack on law enforcement by cartel gunmen and the use of explosives by passing it off as a scuffle between drug gangs.
U.S. Coast Guard Intercepted 18,000 Pounds of Cocaine in November
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) intercepted more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine — worth $239 million — in six separate drug busts in November, officials announced Wednesday.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche offloaded “approximately 18,219 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than $239 million,” in San Diego, California, the USCG said in a news release.
The offload was cumulative of several “suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events” off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America in November, with the largest find occurring on November 20.
USCG officials reported that they intercepted a “self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) carrying more than 5,500 pounds of cocaine” that day, making it the first SPSS interdiction in the Eastern Pacific since 2020.
The other interceptions occurred on November 7, 15, 16, 23, and 24.
Four of the six drug busts were made by the Waesche, while Cutter Active made the other two.
Capt. Robert Mohr, commanding officer of the Waesche, said:
All four of our interdictions on this patrol are crucial to the Coast Guard’s efforts to keep illicit drugs off the streets, but our last interdiction of a semi-submersible vessel was noteworthy since it was the first semi-submersible interdicted in the Eastern Pacific in over three years.
Capt. Mohr expressed his gratitude to his crew members, saying, “They overcame multiple challenges with collective hard work, ingenuity, and positive attitudes to keep us in pursuit of these cartels and their dangerous drugs.”
“A successful patrol like this one is rewarding and leads to better retention and recruiting efforts because everybody feels a sense of accomplishment,” he added.
The Waesche is one of four “Legend-class national security cutters” homeported in Alameda, California, making it one of the largest active patrol cutter boats of the USCG.
Outfitted with technology for command, communication, surveillance, and more, these types of ships are “afloat operational-level headquarters for complex law enforcement and national security missions involving multiple Coast Guard and partner agency participation,” the press release said.
“The significance of keeping this much cocaine from reaching our shores and streets is, no doubt, life-changing,” said U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath. “Without these 9 tons of cocaine on American streets, fewer people will have access to this toxic poison, and hundreds of millions of dollars will not make it into cartel coffers.”
She went on to thank the crew of the Waesche and the entire USCG “for protecting our nation from the devastation, violence, and addiction that cocaine brings to our communities.”
Mexican President Wrongly Claimed Mass Murder Victims Were Buying Drugs
A state attorney general in Mexico revealed that the five medical students kidnapped and murdered by cartel gunmen were not involved in the drug trade and were simply spending time in a water park. The information contradicts previous claims by Mexico’s president, who tried to divert attention from the mass killing by claiming the victims were trying to buy drugs.
On Friday, Guanajuato Attorney General Carlos Zamarripa Aguirre revealed the mass killing was not tied to the street distribution of drugs and that the victims were “good people.”
The public official said that Mexico’s president was mistaken in claiming that the five victims were trying to buy drugs, adding that his staff was in charge of the investigation and knew firsthand the details. He said President Lopez Obrador read off the wrong information from notecards given to him by his staff.
Zamarripa said that the students were having fun at a local waterpark when a group of men took them. Later that evening, their bodies were discovered not far from the university campus.
Earlier this week, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador had tried to dismiss the case by claiming that the victims were trying to buy drugs.
“It was because of the consumption they went to buy from someone selling drugs in a turf belonging to another group,” Lopes Obrador said this week, claiming that there wasn’t a problem of drug consumption in other states, and that is what they wanted to avoid.
During his term, Lopez Obrador has been harshly criticized for his refusal to fight drug cartels in a strategy known as hugs, not bullets (abrazos no balazos).
The case began on Sunday in the city of Celaya, Guanajuato, when authorities found a vehicle with five bodies inside. The victims all showed “signs of violence” and had been shot execution style.
The bodies were later determined to be five medical students from a local university who had been spending time at a local waterpark nearby. University officials have since issued various statements expressing their outrage and claiming that the students were not tied to any illegal activities. According to Mexico’s El Universal, during the week, hundreds of students have taken to the streets to peacefully protest the mass killing and demand answers in the latest of several mass killings of innocent students in recent years.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.
EXCLUSIVE, GRAPHIC: Cartel Gunmen Killed Two Border State Cops in Mexico While Targeting Corrupt Official
The recent killing of two border state police officers is directly linked to an attempt to murder a corrupt law enforcement official who has been working for a rival cartel. Cartel gunmen previously called out that official on cartel banners, Breitbart Texas reported at the time.
A group of gunmen suspected of working for the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas shot and killed Hector Osvaldo Juarez Juarez and Antonio de Jesus GarcÃa Vargas. The targeted killing took place in the western part of Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas. Both men were 35 years old, and were tactical police officers in Tamaulipas.
The two officers were filling up their vehicle at a gas station when the gunmen surprised them with AK-47s and fled before additional police forces could respond.
The two officers had been assigned as a security detail to the state police coordinator for Ciudad Mante Alfredo Escobedo Marin, who is believed to have been the intended target.
Breitbart Texas first reported on Escobedo Marin in 2021, when several cartel banners surfaced where the CDN-Los Zetas accused him of working with the Gulf Cartel. In the allegations at the time, the cartel claimed that Escobedo Marin had arrested cartel gunmen and turned them over to the Gulf Cartel.
After being exposed as a corrupt lawman, Escobedo Marin got a judge to issue an injunction to keep the Tamaulipas government from firing him. Due to the court order, authorities have since placed the public official under armed security.
The CDN-Los Zetas once controlled Ciudad Mante, but have since lost control of the city. As Breitbart Texas reported, the Gulf Cartel has carried out several extortion operations in Ciudad Mante while government officials benefited.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and senior Breitbart management. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.
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