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2019-10-19 Caribbean-Latin America
Mexico admits freeing Chapo's son after badly planned operation
[Dhaka Tribune] Mexico's president faced a firestorm of criticism Friday as his security forces acknowledged they arrested kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's son, then released him when his cartel responded with an all-out shootout.
What a Clusterf*ck. Illusory sovereignty, indeed
Admitting his troops carried out a "badly planned" operation, Defense Minister Luis Sandoval said they briefly arrested Ovidio Guzman ‐ one of several sons running the Sinaloa narco mob since their father was extradited to the US in 2017 ‐ but released him after being overpowered.

"It was a badly planned strategy," Sandoval told a news conference in Culiacan, the western city of 750,000 people that was turned into an urban war zone Thursday.

"The task force acted too hastily. [The operation] wasn't improvised, there was planning, but... it takes time to obtain an arrest warrant. When the operation was already under way, they decided to improvise and try to obtain a positive result," he said, after flying into the city ‐ the state capital of Sinaloa, the Guzmans' bastion ‐ for an emergency security cabinet meeting.

He added the authorities never "formally detained" Guzman, 28, one of at least nine children "El Chapo" fathered with three wives.

The six hours of festivities left one civilian and seven soldiers dead, and three police maimed, officials said.

Related from Stratfor: An Eruption of Violence Forces Mexican Security Forces to Release El Chapo's Son
Posted by Fred 2019-10-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11143 views ]  Top
 File under: Narcos 

#1 Should have had the Mexican Marines on call. They seem to be the only reliable gov't force.
Posted by Mercutio 2019-10-19 08:24||   2019-10-19 08:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Money talks Chapo's son walks. Mexican politicians are no different than ours.
Posted by jpal 2019-10-19 08:33||   2019-10-19 08:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Another statement made in the long argument over why arrests and due process are so fucking necessary for elements long established to be well 'beyond the social contract'.
Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-19 10:19||   2019-10-19 10:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Should have had the Mexican Marines on call.

Rantburg's own badanov used to report regularly on the doings of the Mexican Marines. They did seem to be the one gov't organization that had it together.
Posted by SteveS 2019-10-19 10:57||   2019-10-19 10:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Gun Free Zone has numerous videos.

Looks like Team Gov got walloped. Team Chapo had a collection of technicals - good ones, not the crap we see rolling about Africa.
Posted by swksvolFF 2019-10-19 11:06||   2019-10-19 11:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Wonder how many of Eric Holder's "Fast and Furious" weapons were used?
Posted by Frank G 2019-10-19 11:22||   2019-10-19 11:22|| Front Page Top

#7 When the cops can't do it anymore it's no longer a law enforcement problem. It's a civil war.

Y'all want a civil war? Mexico's got one. All those generals and chickenshit politicians who scream at Trump for pulling out of Syria have no further to look than Mexico for the next military engagement. The only question is: Are our politicians too corrupted by cartel money to declare war on the cartel? They won't even secure the border when they know full well that if they did it would cut off the cartel's income and thereby help Mexico's government get the upper hand in this war. But then, that would cut off a significant income stream for our politicians.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-10-19 11:24||   2019-10-19 11:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Is there a way an SDB could be made to look like a planted explosive?
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-10-19 12:20||   2019-10-19 12:20|| Front Page Top

#9 How is badanov anyway? Anyone hear from him?
Posted by Whiskey Mike 2019-10-19 13:34||   2019-10-19 13:34|| Front Page Top

#10 How is badanov anyway? Anyone hear from him?

badanov is fine, Whiskey Mike. I see him on Facebook from time to time. As I recall, he got a new job that requires more of his time. His Mexico Drug War dispatches are for sale in Rantburg’s right margin below Fred’s books, titled The Wounded Eagle by Chris Covert.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-10-19 14:04||   2019-10-19 14:04|| Front Page Top

#11 Thank you, TW
Posted by Whiskey Mike 2019-10-19 16:25||   2019-10-19 16:25|| Front Page Top

#12 I'm in constant FB contact. I think he is reeeeally happy with OK St beating Baylor 13-10 at the half right now
Posted by Frank G 2019-10-19 17:39||   2019-10-19 17:39|| Front Page Top

#13 Frank ~ Pls give Badanov my regards. I miss his informative posts.
Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-19 18:36||   2019-10-19 18:36|| Front Page Top

#14 will do
Posted by Frank G 2019-10-19 19:01||   2019-10-19 19:01|| Front Page Top

#15 The Mexican Army was second only to the Mexican marines in terms of lethality and reliability.

You have to take a gander at their commander in chief to get a sense of what went wrong.

Thanks for the bon mots
Posted by badanov 2019-10-19 19:24||   2019-10-19 19:24|| Front Page Top

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