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President Calderon announces arrest in bombing of US Consulate in Monterrey

Mar 202009

20/03/2009 Posted by PMC at 19:54 on 20/03/2009 8 Responses »

Los Pino – Mexican President Felipe Calderón just announced the arrest and detention of Sigifrido Nájera Talamantes, alias “El Canicón”, who is identified as responsible for attacks against U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, the grenade attack against the facilities at Televisa and for being responsible for the torture and death of nine soldiers in the State of Nuevo Leon, where Monterrey is located. The information was released during a speech by José Luis Soberanes, head of the National Commission on Human Rights, held at the official residence of Los Pinos. President Calderon said that the arrest took place in Saltillo, Coahuila, ….Read More

US Consulate in Monterrey attacked with guns and grenade

Oct 132008

13/10/2008 Posted by PMC at 16:00 on 13/10/2008 Comments Off

Unknown gunmen shot at the US Consulate in Monterrey and threw a grenade at the building, which did not explode. No one was injured according to a Consulate spokesman. Two unidentified men approached the US Consulate General. One of them fired several times hitting the gates and a window. The second man threw a hand grenade which did not explode because the man forgot to pull the pin, according to the statement issued concerning Sunday mornings incident. Six bullet casings from the pistol were found at the scene. Local Police and US Federal investigators scoured the scene looking for more ….Read More

Man loses head pretending to be what he’s not!

May 192008

19/05/2008 Posted by PMC at 07:04 on 19/05/2008 Comments Off

Our friend Sean Mattson, Mexico correspondent for the San Antonio Express News, left this interesting tidbit on his blog this morning, concerning the severed head found on a car in Monterrey this past week. Honor amongst thieves perhaps? Who knows, but I got a chuckle out of the thing. Head left on car with warning for wannabe Zetas; reassurance for businessmen Kidnapping a guy, chopping his head off and leaving it on top of a car is sure one heck of a way to send a message. Just in case the point wasn’t clear, the suspected killers of a person ….Read More

All the pretty Mexican Trucks

Apr 102008

10/04/2008 Posted by PMC at 08:37 on 10/04/2008 3 Responses »

On my days off this week, I needed to get away and relax and not having but a couple of days, headed to Monterrey Nuevo Leon. It’s a good destination, a world class city that can hold it’s own against any similar city in North America. It’s good to have friends there, especially those in the travel industry. I don’t recognize the name of the American company I represented, but because of them, I was able to obtain a suite in a 5 star hotel in Monterrey’s Galeria section that normally is $2400 pesos per night and paid only $921.00 ….Read More

Mexican cross border drayage trucks revealed (28 photos – RAW)

Mar 192008

19/03/2008 Posted by PMC at 23:31 on 19/03/2008 Comments Off

OOIDA’ executive vice president Todd Spencer, continues to try and convince the public, the Courts and Congress that the companies participating in the Cross Border Demonstration Project re using the same trucks as the border shuttle fleet or drayage operators. He insinuates this fleet is ill maintained, worn out junk rigs that have no place on US highways. But of course, he’s wrong as we’ve proved time and again on this site. CANACAR, the Mexican equivalent of the ATA, with about 150 member carriers is working to change this perception and encourage member carriers to upgrade their drayage equipment Whether ….Read More

2 Iraqi Christians detained at Monterrey airport

Feb 082008

08/02/2008 Posted by PMC at 08:09 on 08/02/2008 Comments Off

MONTERREY, Mexico — Immigration officials arrested two Iraqis at the international airport here Wednesday who were trying to enter the country with Bulgarian passports containing falsified information, officials said. Immigration officers identified the couple as Soleen Poles Pate, 20, and Ramy Gorgeen Markos, 25, from the Iraqi city of Mosul. Authorities said they were probably Christians fleeing Iraq. One federal police officer who questioned the pair said they would not be charged unless immigration officials requested a criminal investigation. Immigration officials said they would remain in custody without charges until their stories checked out and their fingerprints were checked by ….Read More

Major accident involving 45 vehicles in Monterrey

Jan 172008

17/01/2008 Posted by PMC at 13:30 on 17/01/2008 Comments Off

Major accident involving 45 vehicles in Monterrey

Editor’s Note: I’ve always maintained we report the good and the bad about the trucking industry in Mexico, and this time is no exception. Excessive speed, diminished visibility led to this accident which closed the major connection between Monterrey and Saltillo yesterday. One person dead. The truck driver is in prison awaiting trial which can take months to happen and for certain, under Mexican law, he will lose his Licencia Federal for a minimum of 10 years, perhaps permanently. And before the critics begin the outcry about the dangerous Mexican trucks and drivers, think about the fubar in the tunnel ….Read More

U.S. attorney general announces stepped up effort to stem weapons trafficking to Mexico

Jan 162008

16/01/2008 Posted by PMC at 21:12 on 16/01/2008 1 Response »

The United States is giving Mexico access to an electronic database to help trace weapons smuggled from the U.S. into the hands of well-armed Mexican drug gangs, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Wednesday.The database, known as e-Trace, has already been installed at U.S. consulates in the northern cities of Monterrey and Hermosillo and in the western city of Guadalajara. It will be expanded to the remaining six consulates by March, and should be available in Spanish soon.

AFI links bodies to truck highjackers

Oct 032007

03/10/2007 Posted by PMC at 06:51 on 03/10/2007 Comments Off

An interesting story being reported out of Monterrey today concerning three bodies discovered with ties to a truck high jack ring. Others reporting on this would have you believe it is a commonplace occurrence in Mexico, which it is not, while ignoring the fact that similar events have been happening in Canada, without the killings. It also occurs in the U.S. frequently, although most times, the truck driver is involved in some way. There are many documented facts to support this. Apparently, the gang used females posing as hookers to catch the drivers attention and delay them, so the rest ….Read More

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