jueves, enero 14, 2010

A "boatload" of homicides in Baja California - scroll down for English version

"Podrían ser hasta 600 las víctimas de ‘El Teo’

MÉXICO, D.F.(Agencias)

A Eduardo Teodoro García Simental, conocido como ‘El Teo’, se le atribuyen hasta 600 homicidios por la lucha de las drogas en Baja California y el País, reveló Genaro García Luna.

Entrevistado en un noticiero de radio, el secretario de Seguridad Pública Federal, mencionó que el jefe del grupo de los Arellano Félix pudo haber operado la mayoría de las ejecuciones que cimbraron al Estado.

“Estamos checando ahorita con el Gobierno del Estado, porque hay referencias en torno a más homicidios y decapitaciones.

“Puede ser que tenga por lo menos el doble, de lo que está ahí acreditado en términos de ejecuciones (para llegar a los 600); así un estimado de bote pronto porque hay una gran cantidad de homicidios en el Estado y la referencia es que él tenía a cargo esos grupos de sicarios,” explicó.

El funcionario confirmó que fueron cinco meses de trabajo de inteligencia policial, coordinado entre fuerzas federales, estatales e información compartida por autoridades estadounidenses, para atrapar a El Teo.

“Logramos ubicar primero la posición operativa que tenía en Tijuana y después ubicar dónde estaba su descanso. Teníamos mayor alcance operacional y de control si estaba fuera de su Centro de Operación Especifico (Tijuana).

“Tiene una cobertura de operación importante ahí; en ese sentido, se dio un seguimiento muy puntual de sus movimientos, de todo lo que tenia de operaciones, para tener ventaja operativa para agarrarlo en el momento oportuno”, explicó.

García Luna confirmó que hubo personal infiltrado que ayudó a ubicar a El Teo."

http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/12012010/423823.aspx

El Teo puede enfrentar cargos en EU

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There could be up to 600 victims of "El Teo"

MEXICO, D.F. (Agencies)

They may attribute as many as 600 homicides in the drug fight within Baja California and the country to Eduardo Teodoro Garcia Simental, known as "El Teo", said Genaro Garcia Luna.

Interviewed on a radio news broadcast, the Federal Public Security Secretary said the head of the Arellano Felix group may have initiated most of the executions that occured throughout the state.

"We are checking right now with the State Government because there are references about more killings and beheadings."

"It may have at least doubled what is even credited in terms of executions (to reach 600) soon; (there is) such an estimated "jackpot" (or "boat load") because there are a lot of murders in the state and the evidence is that he was in charge of these groups of killers." he said.

The official confirmed that it took five months of police intelligence work, coordinated between federal and state forces, and information shared by U.S. authorities to catch El Teo.

"We first managed to locate the operating position he had in Tijuana and then locate where his hideout was. We had better operational reach and control if he was was out of his specific operations center (Tijuana).

"(We had) a major operation coverage there in this sense, there was a very timely monitoring of their movements, of all operations he had in order to take operational advantage to grab him at the right time," he said.

Garcia Luna confirmed that human intelligence helped specifically locate El Teo.

El Teo may face charges in the United States.

Extensive background details appeared in "El Sol de Tijuana" newspaper - Releva "El Chiquilín" a "El Teo"

URL: http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldetijuana/notas/n1475838.htm

And http://narcotijuana.info/2010/01/12/capturan-a-el-teo-en-la-paz/#more-5078

El Teo recently paid a SIEDO (La Subprocuraduría de Investigación Especializada en Delincuencia Organizada) official in Rosarito a huge amount of money to be set free after he was captured, viz., " Más recientemente, a fines del año pasado en Rosarito, se afirma que se le capturó en un operativo de elementos federales, al parecer de la SIEDO, pero que 'negoció' su liberación y mediante el pago de una fuerte cantidad de dinero."

(Por “El Torito” llegan al Teo, at URL: http://afntijuana.info/blog/?p=25360)

Commentary:

I remember an earlier article in "Zeta" newspaper which described a stand-off between a Mexican Army unit who was chasing El Teo, and a group of Baja California highway police who had apparently been bought out by him (along with elements of the C4 communications office). A shin-kicking contest ensued and a very angry army commander apparently thought it would be more prudent at that moment in time to retire from the confrontation, rather than pursue the hotly contested exchange and wind up in a shoot-out with State police.

I guess there is game-playing going on between various agencies in the State and Federal governments to see which one of them can shake down the most money from the criminal gangs.

The Soñorenses and other gangs from the mainland are now rushing to fill the void left by el Teo's departure. The Federal government has sent 2000 more troops to Juárez because the lid has been blown off in that town. This is going to be very ugly.

IMHO Legalizing drug use will not stop this rampage of insanity unless the tooth fairy intervenes.

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