Hi guys! So I noticed no one did the blog this week so I thought I would post again. I am paraphrasing from "El Diario de Juarez" and keeping it short so you actually read it. -Neyma Figueroa
11 individuals were murdered just on March 2nd in different areas of Juarez.
A couple and their 9 month old baby were shot. The mother has passed and the baby is in the hospital in critical conditions, as she recieved a bullet to the head. Six individuals who are allegedly responsible for this were arrested this morning. The father was also arrested as he was carrying a handgun, which he used to repel the attack.
Mexico’s government extradited Oscar Arturo Arriola Marquez, one of the leaders of the organization known as “Los Arriola”. Amongst the many charges, this man allegedly coordinated the importation of about 600 kilograms of cocaine per week between January of 2002 and December of 2003. According to investigations, the narcotics were delivered to one of his accomplices at a ranch in Colorado, whom would then store it until someone else transported it to Illinois, New York, North Carolina, and other places, all in accordance to Arriola’s instructions. Mexico’s government stated that the extradition was carried out based on the Treaty of Extradition signed between the US and Mexico. This man was arrested in the state of Chihuahua on February in 2006 and is known as one of the top 40 most wanted drug traffickers in the US.
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Thanks for the update Neyma. That is sad about that couple and their baby :-( The baby was shot in the head-wow. Hopefully things start changing soon...
ReplyDeleteThat is also one of the things that bothers me. The family was not responsible for the father's actions, the baby had nothing to do with it poor child. Before this war, people would respect their families but now, they do not really care much of who is being hurt. As a matter of fact, in Juarez, one time I cannot remember the name of the drug cartel who did this but they mentioned that, that specific cartel was better than the other one because they respected families and they knew that innocent people had nothing to do. Can anyone help me out with that one?
ReplyDeleteWendy R. De la Torre