Narco Mexico

Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Mexico Crime Compendium: January 18-20
COMMENT
When a radiographic map of DTO influence is examined (e.g.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/22/us/BORDER.html), it’s
obvious that the Sinaloa DTO remains the number 1 player among
Mexico's drug enterprises. The Sinaloa DTO has become the primary
enemy and target for other DTO’s, but remains suprisingly immune and
relatively untouched by any government initiatives or interventions.
Edgardo Buscaglia’s comments in La Jornada make this argument (http://
www.jornada.unam.mx/2010/01/14/index.php?section=politica&article=012n1pol&partner=rss).
He made similar observations in a detailed interview reported in The
Economist (http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?
story_id=15213785) and the same article includes his calculated
estimates that there have been 53, 174 drug related arrests during the
previous 6 years — with only a miniscule 941 (1.7% of the total)
affecting the Sinaloa DTO directly.
Similar argument about the “intocable” Sinaloa DTO are found and
documented throughout Ricardo Ravelo’s book Herencia Maldita
(DeBosillo, 2009).
The fact that El Chapo Guzman has been free for 9 years after his
prison escape (http://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones.php?
id=549284&id_seccion=145&fecha=2010-01-19) and that Ismael “El Mayo”
Zambada and Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel Villareal remain untouched and
mysteriously anonymous also supports Edgardo Buscaglia’s
interpretation.

[Posted by Professor Montejano]