More Mexican troops to the border

Mar 012008
 
 01/03/2008  Posted by PMC at 19:46 on 01/03/2008 Comments Off
More Mexican troops to the border

A new batch of troops arrived in Nuevo Laredo this weekend to supplement the soldiers already assigned to border security. Although the authorities did not reveal the exact number of agents and soldiers who arrived, , military sources commented this week that between the 26 and the 29 of February, 2600 additional troops would be added to the states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon According to a report of the Secretariat of the National defense (Sedena), the military will be distributed immediately to the municipalities of Nuevo Laredo, Miguel Aleman, Mier, Diaz Ordaz, Reynosa, Bravo River, Matamoros and the coasts ….Read More

Only 2 out of 1600 Police still under investigation

Jan 272008
 
 27/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 13:51 on 27/01/2008 Comments Off
Only 2 out of 1600 Police still under investigation

Just two of some 1,600 police officers investigated after the army raided police stations in five border cities last week are being subjected to “a criminal process,” the Tamaulipas state government said. Most of the officers were back on the job Saturday. The fate of the two officers was unclear Saturday as city, state and federal authorities were unable to confirm where they were from, if they were under arrest, and what charges, if any, they faced. Tuesday’s coordinated dawn raids by troops and federal agents kept most city police off the streets for days in Matamoros, Reynosa, Ciudad Alemán, ….Read More

Mexico Crackdown – Federal forces in control of border

Jan 232008
 
 23/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 10:00 on 23/01/2008 Comments Off
Mexico Crackdown - Federal forces in control of border

They have us (stunned). If they know who to take, then they should fulfill their responsibility,” said one officer, who asked not to be identified. “They have lists. They have been working for some time on gathering intelligence and they know the bad officers.”

History of Mexican Special Forces (GAFES)

Jan 222008
 
 22/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 20:19 on 22/01/2008 1 Response »
History of Mexican Special Forces (GAFES)

With the occupation of the northern frontier of Mexico by the Mexican military, I thought it would be interesting to see just who these guys are. What I found was a very proud, highly trained and specialized force that could stand shoulder to shoulder with any Army unit in the world. The Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Airmobile Group, GAFE) is a very powerful special forces unit of the Mexican Army’s Special Forces Corps, trained by the world’s special forces. There are a total of nine battalions, one High Command GAFE unit and one other group is assigned ….Read More

Protests on the Border – Families of those arrested protest presence of GAFES

Jan 212008
 
 21/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 13:19 on 21/01/2008 Comments Off
Protests on the Border - Families of those arrested protest presence of GAFES

Families of the officers and civilian employees of the Nuevo Laredo Municpal Police, who were arrested Saturday staged a protest today in front of the military barracks and at the Bridge of the America’s. Saturday, 4 officers and 7 civilians were detained and accused of passing classified information concerning police and military movements to the cartels. Read the story in Spanish as reported by El Manana de Nuevo Laredo I find it interesting to note that El Manana is reporting this protest was organized by family members of those detained by the Federal Forces. That is not surprising. I made ….Read More

Aeromóvil Special Forces Group (GAFES) deployed from Matamoros to Nuevo Laredo

Jan 182008
 
 18/01/2008  Posted by PMC at 05:04 on 18/01/2008 Comments Off
Aeromóvil Special Forces Group (GAFES) deployed from Matamoros to Nuevo Laredo

Arriving on board military transport at Nuevo Laredo International Airport, 250 members of Aeromóvil Special Forces Group (GAFES), Mexico’s equivalent of the US Army’s elite Ranger’s, boarded a convoy of 32 military vehicles to be dispersed at various points around the city. The troops will be garrisoned with the cities 1st Motorized Cavalry Regiment here in Nuevo Laredo. The arrival occurred at the same time that the mayors of the border cities of Tamaulipas met privately in Ciudad Victoria with Governor Eugenio Hernandez Flores and authorities of the Federal Security Service. The Federal Security Service is a division of the ….Read More

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