military convoy ambushed in Mexico: 5 dead, 10 wounded, prisoner taken; sons of El Chapo suspected

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - military convoy ambushed in Mexico: 5 dead, 10 wounded, prisoner taken; sons of El Chapo suspected

Posted: 10/1/2016 9:02:01 AM EST

MEXICO
CITY (Reuters) - Sons of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman
were likely behind an armed attack on a military convoy on Friday, which
left five soldiers dead and 10 wounded, a senior security official
said.

The
attack took place in the early morning on the edge of the city of
Culiacan in northern Sinaloa state, along Mexico's Pacific coast, the
home base of the Sinaloa Cartel, whose former leader Guzman was
recaptured in January.

The
convoy was transporting a detainee, Julio Ortiz, when it was ambushed
by armed men hurling grenades which caused two of the convoy's vehicles
to burst into flames, said General Alfonso Duarte, the regional defense
ministry commander in charge of Sinaloa.

Ortiz
was arrested in El Chapo's hometown of Badiraguato in Sinaloa. Ortiz
was allegedly involved in a conflict over control of drug crops pitting
Aureliano Guzman, a brother of "El Chapo", against Alfredo Beltran, a
leader of the rival Beltran Leyva cartel.

Ortiz was taken alive by the attackers, but it was unclear whether he was an ally or enemy of the armed men.

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Posted: 10/1/2016 9:08:58 AM EST

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It's a good thing guns are illegal in Mexico or this shit could get really out of hand!

Posted: 10/1/2016 9:12:50 AM EST

[#2]

So, could Trump, say, negotiate with the Mexican gov't to provide military/CIA support to capture the cartel's money and use that to build the wall?

Posted: 10/1/2016 9:16:52 AM EST

[#3]

Make it Diet Coke for me.

Posted: 10/1/2016 9:18:09 AM EST

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So, could Trump, say, negotiate with the Mexican gov't to provide military/CIA support to capture the cartel's money and use that to build the wall?

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The guys running the government really don't want it to end. If they did they would. It takes a special kind of person to want to end that shit. Look at the president of Columbia during Escobars hay day. Imagine the fortitude it took to push through that bs.

Posted: 10/1/2016 9:26:25 AM EST

[#5]

Tata? meschucha Tata??

Posted: 10/1/2016 9:57:40 AM EST

[#6]

If Trump wins he best stay on this side of the WALL.

Posted: 10/1/2016 10:09:47 AM EST

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The guys running the government really don't want it to end. If they did they would. It takes a special kind of person to want to end that shit. Look at the president of Columbia during Escobars hay day. Imagine the fortitude it took to push through that bs.

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So, could Trump, say, negotiate with the Mexican gov't to provide military/CIA support to capture the cartel's money and use that to build the wall?

The guys running the government really don't want it to end. If they did they would. It takes a special kind of person to want to end that shit. Look at the president of Columbia during Escobars hay day. Imagine the fortitude it took to push through that bs.

Lol the goverment is in on it. You think they'll stop it? Maybe when the money stops rolling in.

Posted: 10/1/2016 10:31:56 AM EST

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So, could Trump, say, negotiate with the Mexican gov't to provide military/CIA support to capture the cartel's money and use that to build the wall?

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And they would say no. Why derail the gravy train.