Columbus mayor’s brother facing drug charges
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I’ve already written much about the firearms trafficking charges against the Columbus mayor and others. Now Mayor Eddie Espinosa’s brother is facing drug charges. Continue Reading
Quit downplaying cartel threat; it’s time to act
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States are grappling with immigration and border security, but it’s a no-win situation for them. Real solutions must come from Washington. Instead, Congress is doing nothing and the homeland security secretary is downplaying the cartel threat as an election year approaches. Continue Reading
Bond denied for Columbus chief, mayor, trustee
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U.S. District Judge William Lynch ordered today that most defendants charged with being part of an illegal firearms trafficking ring be held without bond, the Las Cruces-Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
Trustee’s wife also charged in firearms case
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The wife of a Columbus village trustee indicted last week on charges related to being part of an illegal firearms trafficking ring has become the 12th person charged in the case. Continue Reading
Columbus trustee says charges are ‘politically motivated’
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One of three Columbus village officials charged last week with being part of an illegal firearms trafficking ring says the federal charges against him are “politically motivated.” Continue Reading
How did Vega get Columbus police chief job in the first place?
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In the wake of Columbus Police Chief Angelo Vega’s arrest last week in a firearms trafficking case, the Las Cruces Sun-News asks an interesting question: Why was Vega hired for the job in the first place? Continue Reading
Columbus mayor, police chief charged with firearms trafficking
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UPDATED: The village of Columbus mayor and police chief, along with a city trustee and others, were charged today with being part of a firearms trafficking ring that was illegally smuggling guns into Mexico. Continue Reading
Ideas for dealing with the Mexican drug cartels
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To address the growing problem of Mexican drug cartels, the United States must consider legalizing some drugs. And it must consider offering military aid to Mexico’s president. I’m not endorsing either idea, but I am urging serious discussion of those and other proposals. Continue Reading
Mexican journalist seeks asylum in the U.S.
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A Mexican journalist is living in Las Cruces and seeking asylum in the United States, but he isn’t fleeing from the drug cartels – he’s fleeing from Mexican soldiers. Continue Reading
Our addiction fuels the Mexican drug war
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In the name of capitalism, Mexico has descended into war, and, in some regions, anarchy. It’s all about who can get rich off the United States’ addiction to drugs. Continue Reading
Cartels are as big a threat in U.S. as terrorism
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“Mexican drug cartels are arguably as dangerous and deadly as terrorists, and they were operating far inside our borders well before 9/11,” one border security expert is arguing. It’s true. The evidence is all around us. Continue Reading
Don’t make claims you can’t back up
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Note to political candidates: You shouldn’t make claims you can’t back up with proof. If you can’t provide proof, the political system in which you operate has given the public all the reason in the world to believe you’re lying. Continue Reading
Federal official says Martinez has taken on cartel members
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The head of the federal agency that coordinates the fight against drug trafficking in New Mexico says Susana Martinez’s claim that she has “taken on members of the most violent Mexican drug cartels” is accurate. Continue Reading
Report: Mexican Cartel might use deadly force in U.S.
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The head of a Mexican cartel has instructed associates to use deadly force on this side of the border if necessary, which could lead to violence aimed at American law-enforcement agents, the Los Angeles Times is reporting. The order that smugglers should “use their weapons to defend their loads at all costs” came from Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who heads the Sinaloa Cartel and who the Times identifies as Mexico’s most-wanted fugitive. It’s a shift from the previous position of avoiding confrontations in the United States with law enforcement officers or rival drug traffickers. And that’s what has me confused. The Mexican Army is currently trying to take down the cartels. Continue Reading