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### Viewing cable 07MONTERREY130, DRUG VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN NORTHERN MEXICO DESPITE MILITARY

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07MONTERREY130 | 2007-02-22 17:23 | 2011-02-10 12:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Consulate Monterrey
Appears in these articles: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/02/10/index.php?section=politica&article=006n1pol

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    INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE
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    RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC
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    97717
    2007-02-22 17:23:00

    07MONTERREY130

    Consulate Monterrey

    UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

    07MONTERREY130|07MONTERREY58|07MONTERREY73
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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MONTERREY 000130

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    DEPARTMENT FOR DS/IP/ITA AND DS/IP/WHA; WHITE HOUSE FOR ONDCP

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: SNAR PGOV ASEC ECON MX
    SUBJECT: DRUG VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN NORTHERN MEXICO DESPITE MILITARY
    PRESENCE

    REF: A) MONTERREY 58, B) MONTERREY 73

    MONTERREY 00000130  001.2 OF 002

    ¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY.  Drug-related violence in Northern Mexico has
    continued despite an increased military presence.  The new wave
    of violence left a state investigator and two former police
    officers dead and, for the second time in less than a month,
    drug cartels assassinated two men only hours after President
    Calderon visited Monterrey to reiterate his promise to fight
    organized crime.  Several innocent bystanders were also
    seriously wounded, including a nineteen month old girl who was
    rendered blind by a drug-cartel hitman's bullet intended for her
    father.  Two days before the attempted assassination of a
    federal Congressman, the GOM sent over 3000 soldiers, navy
    personnel, and federal police to the two northern states on
    February 16 in an effort to curb the killings.  Post is
    encouraged by the GOM's apparent commitment to stem the tide of
    drug-related violence in the region, and will continue to work
    closely with local law enforcement officials to monitor the
    situation.  END SUMMARY.

    --------------------------------------------- --------------
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    NEW WAVE OF ATTACKS LEAVES BABY BLIND
    --------------------------------------------- --------------
    ---------

    ¶2. (U)  Despite a push by state and federal law enforcement to
    crack down on violence in Northern Mexico after January's
    increase in drug-related assassinations (reftel A), the killings
    continued, leaving more dead and wounded officials and innocent
    bystanders in its wake.  On February 3, assailants shot and
    killed an investigator with the Nuevo Leon Attorney General's
    Office as he exited a furniture store in Santiago, a town just
    outside Monterrey popular with tourists.  The officer, the sixth
    to be killed in the area this year, died instantly after being
    hit by several bullets fired from automatic rifles.  A week
    later on February 10, unidentified "sicarios" (hitmen) shot and
    killed two former police officers in downtown Monterrey.  One
    February 13, an innocent bystander was shot and wounded during a
    high speed pursuit and shootout between rival drug gangs in
    Guadalupe, greater metropolitan Monterrey.  Several kilos of
    cocaine were found in one of the armored vehicles involved in
    the ensuing collision.

    ¶3. (SBU)  On February 15, President Calderon visited the
    Monterrey area to reiterate his promise to fight organized crime
    and violence in the state.  Later that same day, two men were
    shot and killed by "sicarios" in separate incidents in the city.
     One was a local businessman assassinated outside of a
    convenience store, and the other was a young man gunned down in
    the parking lot of his father's business.  NOTE.  These
    assassinations are strikingly similar to those that occurred
    immediately following Calderon's last visit to Monterrey on
    January 17 (reftel A).  The warning message to President
    Calderon, who has made fighting drug-related violence a top
    priority, certainly appears to be the same.  END NOTE.

    ¶4. (U)  (SBU) On February 17, a nineteen month old girl and her
    father were seriously wounded when "sicarios" opened fire on the
    family's car as they were leaving their home in Santiago,
    greater Monterrey.  The father, who has known ties to the
    Sinaloa drug cartel, was shot six times, but managed to drive to
    the local police station where the family sought help for their
    daughter.  The girl was rendered blind by a bullet wound to her
    head and remains in critical condition at a local hospital.  To
    date, authorities have not arrested any suspects involved in the
    shooting.

    ¶5. (SBU)  Finally, a Mexican Congressman survived an
    assassination attempt when his car was ambushed by "sicarios" on
    February 19 in Nuevo Laredo.  The Tamaulipas state attorney
    reported that a vehicle drove up alongside the Congressman's car
    and opened fire, killing the driver and seriously wounding the
    Congressman.  Representative Horacio Garza Garza, who represents
    Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican lower house of representatives and
    who previously served as the city's mayor, was flown to a Mexico
    City hospital on February 20.  Post law enforcement officials
    believe that the attack was in retaliation for the Federal
    government's increased military presence in Tamaulipas and Nuevo
    Leon.  NOTE.  Immediately after the assassination attempt, Post
    was informed that local, state, and federal police officers
    would immediately ramp-up their patrolling of Nuevo Laredo.
    However, a source close to the Consulate reported that less than

    MONTERREY 00000130  002.2 OF 002

    two hours after the incident, there was little or no police
    activity visible in Nuevo Laredo.  END NOTE.

    --------------------------------------------- ------------
    GOM RESPONDS WITH MORE MILITARY
    --------------------------------------------- ------------

    ¶6. (SBU)  In response to the continued violence in Northern
    Mexico, the GOM dispatched approximately 3000 soldiers, navy
    personnel, and federal police on February 16 to the northern
    states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon.  In a news conference,
    Mexican Defense Minister Guillermo Galvan told reporters that
    the military will set up checkpoints in and around the two
    states.  Post law enforcement confirmed that the campaign will
    focus on stopping the flow of narcotics and weapons along known
    drug trafficking routes.  This increased military presence comes
    less than a month after the Mexican military began operating
    checkpoints in the Monterrey metropolitan area (reftel B).
    NOTE.  Interestingly, Post's RSO noticed that, despite the
    public announcements about increased military presence, there
    were no troops at the usual checkpoints between Monterrey and
    Nuevo Laredo as of February 17.  However, RSO did note that the
    military has installed a new checkpoint at the main entrance to
    Colombia International Bridge in Nuevo Laredo and is inspecting
    all cars and trucks entering the bridge from the main access
    road.  END NOTE.

    ¶7. (SBU)  COMMENT.  Post continues to be concerned that the drug
    cartels are targeting high-ranking officials and that none of
    these assassinations result in the arrest or prosecution of
    those responsible.  Particularly troubling is the attempted
    assassination of Congressman Garza Garza two days after the
    increased military presence in the region, and the reported lack
    of military action immediately following his assassination.
    Nonetheless, we remain encouraged by the commitment of the
    Mexican federal government to fight organized crime, as
    exemplified by this increased military presence in Northern
    Mexico.  While Governor Gonzalez previously rejected the Mexican
    military's presence for fear of damaging Nuevo Leon's reputation
    as a safe and prosperous state, the Governor now publicly touts
    the military checkpoints as part of his larger plan to combat
    drug-related violence in the state.  Post privately believes
    that the military's intervention in state security matters was
    forced upon Governor Gonzalez and that, to save face, he must
    appear to support the campaign.  In a February 19 interview with
    a leading Monterrey newspaper, Milenio-Diario, the Consul
    General was asked about the military campaign in Nuevo Leon.
    The CG responded that he believed it was a good decision
    undertaken jointly by the state and federal governments.  Post
    will continue to monitor the situation closely and report on
    significant events.  END COMMENT.
    MORENO

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