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3 Mexico generals accused of gang aid

Editor — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:01:15 +0000

MEXICO CITY — In what could prove the biggest scandal to hit Mexico’s military since it was deployed against gangsters five years ago, federal prosecutors are investigating three army generals suspected of colluding with one or more of the country’s narcotics gangs.

The army turned over retired Gen. Tomas Angeles, a former deputy defense minister, and Brig. Gen. Robert Dawe to the attorney general’s office late Tuesday. They were ordered held for 40 days pending investigation into allegations that they worked clandestinely for the Beltran Leyva criminal organization. Prosecutors then announced the detention of retired Gen. Ricardo Escorcia late Thursday.

It’s unclear what gang Escorcia is suspected of aiding, though before his retirement two years ago he commanded the army units based in Cuernavaca, a Beltran Leyva stronghold. At the time of his arrest, Dawe was serving as chief of staff of the army’s detachment in the Pacific Coast state of Colima.

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Article source: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/3-Mexico-army-generals-accused-of-helping-3569954.php

Mexico detains army officer for questioning over cartel links

Editor — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:01:14 +0000

MEXICO CITY Mexico’s army announced Friday that it had detained a fourth high-ranking officer during a civilian investigation into alleged military links to drug cartels. Three generals were previously detained.

The Defence Department said it brought in retired Lt. Col. Silvio Hernandez Soto for questioning, noting he was named in the same round of detention orders issued May 7 that included the other officers. However, the department did not specify what the allegations against him were. None of the officers has yet been charged.

Retired Gen. Tomas Angeles Dauahare and Gen. Roberto Dawe Gonzalez were detained on Tuesday and are being held at least 40 days while prosecutors strengthen their case. Retired Gen. Ricardo Escorcia was brought in for questioning on Thursday.

While a higher-ranking army official, three-star-Gen. Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, then head of Mexico’s anti-drug agency, was arrested
Article source: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20120519/mexico-drugs-army-officer-120519/

3 Mexico army generals accused of helping narcotics gangs

Editor — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:49:03 +0000

MEXICO CITY — In what could prove the biggest scandal to hit Mexico’s military since it was deployed against gangsters five years ago, federal prosecutors are investigating three army generals suspected of colluding with one or more of the country’s narcotics gangs.

The army turned over retired Gen. Tomas Angeles, a former deputy defense minister, and Brig. Gen. Robert Dawe to the attorney general’s office late Tuesday. They were ordered held for 40 days pending investigation into allegations that they worked clandestinely for the Beltran Leyva criminal organization. Prosecutors then announced the detention of retired Gen. Ricardo Escorcia late Thursday.

It’s unclear what gang Escorcia is suspected of aiding, though before his retirement two years ago he commanded the army units based in Cuernavaca, a Beltran Leyva stronghold. At the time of his arrest, Dawe was serving as chief of staff of the army’s detachment in the Pacific Coast state of Colima.

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Article source: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/3-Mexico-army-generals-accused-of-helping-3569954.php

Mexico detains 4th Mexican army officer for questioning, following drug allegations

Editor — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:38:50 +0000

MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s army announced Friday that it had detained a fourth high-ranking officer during a civilian investigation into alleged military links to drug cartels. Three generals were previously detained.

The Defense Department said it brought in retired Lt. Col. Silvio Hernandez Soto for questioning, noting he was named in the same round of detention orders issued May 7 that included the other officers. However, the department did not specify what the allegations against him were. None of the officers has yet been charged.

Retired Gen. Tomas Angeles Dauahare and Gen. Roberto Dawe Gonzalez were detained on Tuesday and are being held at least 40 days while prosecutors strengthen their case. Retired Gen. Ricardo Escorcia was brought in for questioning on Thursday.

While a higher-ranking army official, three-star-Gen. Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, then head of Mexico’s anti-drug agency, was arrested in 1997 and later convicted of aiding deceased drug lord Amado
Article source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/18/mexican-army-captures-8-gulf-cartel-members-guns/

Mexico army captures 8 Gulf cartel members

Editor — Sat, 19 May 2012 08:38:50 +0000

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s army announced Friday that it had detained a fourth high-ranking officer during a civilian investigation into alleged military links to drug cartels. Three generals were previously detained.

The Defense Department said it brought in retired Lt. Col. Silvio Hernandez Soto for questioning, noting he was named in the same round of detention orders issued May 7 that included the other officers. However, the department did not specify what the allegations against him were. None of the officers has yet been charged.

Retired Gen. Tomas Angeles Dauahare and Gen. Roberto Dawe Gonzalez were detained on Tuesday and are being held at least 40 days while prosecutors strengthen their case. Retired Gen. Ricardo Escorcia was brought in for questioning on Thursday.

While a higher-ranking army official, three-star-Gen. Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, then head of Mexico’s anti-drug agency, was arrested in 1997 and later convicted of aiding deceased drug lord Amado
Article source: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Mexican-army-captures-8-Gulf-cartel-members-guns-3570165.php

Mexico’s Ortiz says Greece exit could be worse than Lehman

Editor — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:34:59 +0000

ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – If Greece leaves the euro zone it could detonate a global financial crisis even worse than the 2008 credit crunch, dry up global trade financing and spur another U.S. recession, former Mexican central bank governor Guillermo Ortiz said on Friday.

Heavily-indebted Greece is heading toward a snap election next month and global financial markets have swooned on fears the country could reject terms of an international bailout and pull out of the euro.

“There is no legal exit clause for a country that wants to leave the euro zone, so if it occurs, it is going to be necessarily traumatic, and have global repercussions,” Ortiz told Reuters at a banking conference in the Mexican
Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/mexicos-ortiz-says-greece-exit-could-worse-lehman-220520283--sector.html

Mexico’s Ortiz says Greece exit could be worse than Lehman

Editor — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:34:59 +0000

ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – If Greece leaves the euro zone it could detonate a global financial crisis even worse than the 2008 credit crunch, dry up global trade financing and spur another U.S. recession, former Mexican central bank governor Guillermo Ortiz said on Friday.

Heavily-indebted Greece is heading toward a snap election next month and global financial markets have swooned on fears the country could reject terms of an international bailout and pull out of the euro.

“There is no legal exit clause for a country that wants to leave the euro zone, so if it occurs, it is going to be necessarily traumatic, and have global repercussions,” Ortiz told Reuters at a banking conference in the Mexican
Article source: http://news.yahoo.com/mexicos-ortiz-says-greece-exit-could-worse-lehman-220520283--sector.html

Mexico softball team surprises playoff-bound Fulton for 1st win

Editor — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:34:57 +0000

MEXICO — Down 2-0 with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning against visiting Fulton on Friday, the Mexico varsity softball team was staring down the barrel of an 0-18 record and yet another bitterly disappointing close loss to a quality team — this one on Senior Day.

Then, the Tigers bared their claws.

Kennedy Lamb came through with a single up the middle, and then Chelsea Roach and Michelle Moisan reached on Raider errors. Lamb scored on the first fielding miscue and Roach came home on a wild pitch to tie the game at 2-2.
Holly Reitmeier drew a walk, and then Mexico sophomore slugger Brooke Wills stepped up to the plate and crushed a two-run double to center field to give the home team a 4-2 lead.

Kassidy Kearns reached on an error for Fulton (8-11) in the seventh, but the Raiders weren’t able to muster a rally against Lamb,
Article source: http://palltimes.com/articles/2012/05/18/sports/doc4fb6f2fe9f714123298558.txt

Mexico softball team surprises playoff-bound Fulton for 1st win

Editor — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:34:57 +0000

MEXICO — Down 2-0 with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning against visiting Fulton on Friday, the Mexico varsity softball team was staring down the barrel of an 0-18 record and yet another bitterly disappointing close loss to a quality team — this one on Senior Day.

Then, the Tigers bared their claws.

Kennedy Lamb came through with a single up the middle, and then Chelsea Roach and Michelle Moisan reached on Raider errors. Lamb scored on the first fielding miscue and Roach came home on a wild pitch to tie the game at 2-2.
Holly Reitmeier drew a walk, and then Mexico sophomore slugger Brooke Wills stepped up to the plate and crushed a two-run double to center field to give the home team a 4-2 lead.

Kassidy Kearns reached on an error for Fulton (8-11) in the seventh, but the Raiders weren’t able to muster a rally against Lamb,
Article source: http://palltimes.com/articles/2012/05/18/sports/doc4fb6f2fe9f714123298558.txt

Mexico Detains Third General Tied to Drug Cartel

Editor — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:32:39 +0000

The arrests of a group of generals were without precedent in recent memory, and local news reports suggested that the corruption investigation was continuing and could net other key figures in the drug war.

The three generals, Mexican officials have said, played a role in facilitating drug trafficking, and the accusations against the third general, arrested Thursday night, include that he ignored a tip by American drug agents about an imminent airplane delivery of a drug cartel’s cocaine in December 2007.

One of the men arrested, Tomás Ángeles Dauahare, a general who retired in 2008, was the second-highest-ranking official in the Defense Ministry during the first two years of Mr. Calderón’s offensive against drug violence and had been mentioned as a possible choice for the top job. In the early 1990s, he served as the defense
Article source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/19/world/americas/mexico-detains-3-generals-tied-to-drug-cartel.html