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Thursday, November 15, 2018

El Chapo Trial Thursday highlights:

Chivis and Mica's Chapo Trial coverage for Borderland Beat

 El Chapo said; "if anything had ever really given him pleasure, it was to have killed Ramon Arellano Felix."



El Rey Zambada, brother of El Mayo Zambada leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, took the stand again today.

Wearing his prison blues he did not lock eyes with Chapo until the lunch break, then a noticeable meeting of eyes and a little nod.

Jesus el Rey Zambada is the first cooperative witness, one of up to 16 anticipated to testify.

During his testimony Zambada repeatedly referred to Mayo and Chapo as both being premier leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, attacking defense claims that Mayo was the real leader and Chapo the figurehead.

Jesus Zambada said that 'El Chapo ' paid bribes to high-ranking officials, including a General.

[Note: The general became the new commander of Guerrero in 2004. “A very quiet area but an area with a lot of work to combat drug trafficking” said the commander Gilberto Toledano Sánchez at the time.

He then indicated that his commitment was "to work for society, because it is the main mission of the Mexican Army, missions entrusted to the assistance of the civilian population in case of disaster."]
  

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Today Zambada testified that Chapo ordered him to give a general $ 100,000 and “a hug."

He then described how the Sinaloa Cartel paid bribes, usually  in US dollars, given to high-ranking police officers and other officials to protect his drug operation.

He explained how he distributed $300,000 per month monthly to Mexico City government in exchange for “protection” in drug operations.

He testified that it was his brother El Mayo who ordered him to give protection payouts to the A.G. Office [PGR], judicial, federal, municipal police, generals, Interpol and airport officials.



Mayo would order him to ‘Give half a million dollars to an attorney, who would hand over the money it to the PGR director.” Zambada told the court. “Give another $500,000 to a general.” It was done using attorneys, but he says he was the one to hand out money in Mexico City.

This could work in favor of the defense as it exemplifies how corrupt top level government officials and persons of fiduciary, and how in Mexico loyalty can be bought. Perhaps making the defense claims of presidential collusion not so outlandish.

Zambada testified about the decision to transport drug shipments in large trucks to passenger vehicles: “It’s much harder for the authorities to detect them because each day thousands of vehicles are crossing the border. Having 10 cars with 20 kilos each, if you lose one, you’ve lost 20. That’s not a lot. It’s the ‘ant-speed’ operation’.

Zambada explained that the tunnels were the most secure and fastest method for the border transfer of drugs.  “And it’s the most secure way for money to be transferred to Mexico.” [Money from U.S. drug sales to Mexico]

When he joined the cartel in '87, Baja California was ground zero for  most of the trafficking tunnels, Zambada said, which were a total game-changer for the cartel,  the tunnels earned Chapo another nickname, this one from the Colombians,  “El Rapido”.

Zambada testified about rival wars, to which he answered “of course” to his being a part of part of.

“I am the brother of El Mayo Zambada. I had to look after myself. I had to fight in the war,” he said.

Regarding the AFO conflict; "The Arellano Felix's though they were the kings, the rulers of Tijuana, and they didn't want anyone crossing drugs without their authorization." He went on to detail  the first drug turf war was in the 1990's, having Chapo, and Mayo against  the Arellano Felix Organization [AFO], fighting for the Tijuana border crossing.

That led to a murder attempt against him, which almost took his life. Subsequently, he says El Chapo attempted to kill Ramon Arellano Felix leader of  AFO sicarios inside  a Puerto Vallarta disco.

[The Arellanos were inside the restroom when the shooting began. Allegedly, they escaped through the HVAC system. There were more than 1000 rounds fired, six people were killed]
Ramon Arellano Felix wearing shorts
[Note: Early on November 8, 1992, an armed command of the Sinaloa Cartel was ordered to assassinate the brothers Ramón and Francisco Javier Arellano Felix, leaders of the Tijuana Cartel who were in the Christine nightclub in Puerto Vallarta.

Although the Arellano Felix brothers managed to flee in the nightclub incident, six people died and three others were injured.]


Afterward, Amado Carrillo and El Mayo's nephew Vicente had a peace meeting with the Arellano-Felix brothers in Tijuana. 

"Arellano Felix did not want to accept the peace offer. Amado said that now for real, everyone was going to fight, then a very powerful war started." 


Regarding the killing of Ramon Arellano Felix in 2002. He said they arranged for police to pull him over in the city of Mazatlan, Sinaloa.


Ramon was shot when attempting to flee.  "They shot him. They put a bullet in his neck and he fell dead."


El Rey recalled when he spoke with Chapo about the killing. Allegedly El Chapo said; "if anything had ever really given him pleasure, it was to have killed Ramon Arellano Felix."

Cardinal shot dead at airport
Zambada admitted he took part in several murder plots himself, though he said he never personally killed anyone.


The day he was shot, "I was shopping at a store, when sicarios intercepted me and they shot at me from a distant, they grazed my head. I fell to the floor but fortunately I was still conscious. I jumped up and with my pistol I started firing at them. They were surprised because they thought I was dead. I managed to wound one of them." He says he was also wounded in a shootout and another one of his brothers, who had no involvement in the drug trade, was shot in Cancun, while standing in his doorway.


El Rey confirmed that El Chapo escaped by hiding in a laundry cart, with the help of a prison guard named El Chito.

6 others were killed in the airport shootout-Ramon escaped via airplane wearing a police uniform
El Mayo and his brother sent a helicopter to prevent El Chapo from being recaptured. El Rey said they picked up Chapo in a helicopter, and then drove him into Mexico City with a police escort. He told the jury that Chapo had a natural reaction in becoming nervous until he explained the police were there to protect him, not bust him.


With respect to the May 1993 murder of Cardinal Posadas at the Guadalajara Airport, he testified Ramón Arellano Felix and his sicarios killed the cardinal mistaking him for Chapo. 

El Rey says the “Azul” was Chapo’s mentor.


It is a dark courtroom tomorrow and every Friday

108 comments:

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    1. Puro pa’ delante Chapo....rumbo al ADX!!! - Sol Prendido

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    2. Puro el salvador pariente y también chiapas

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    3. El chapo o no puro Sinaloa

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    4. Puro sinaloa...en las prisiones. Jajajajaja

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    5. ADX where humans go to loose them self not the place no one wants to be

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  2. Quite sure Mexican government officials are not happy with his extradition (due to the acknowledgment of government officials).
    Despite testimony implicating top Mexican officials. Mexico will not apprehend nor extradite it's own to the US.

    So in the end Mexican officials gets the last laugh. Reffernce to; Getting away with the corruption practices which has plagued its country. Furthermore, being the main culprits of what's transpiring in Mexico today.

    In the end its politics as usual for Mexico.

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    1. I believe you are right in the assessment that no Mexican official would ever be extradited. But we need to keep in mind that the wealth these official received may have been spent in the U.S. in real estate, business, or education for family members. If so, the U.S. judicial system will move to confiscate the real estate and bank accounts if the assets can not be substantiated.

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  3. You could post a story about anyone, but when it comes to a story about El Chapo everyone is on it like flies on shit. Haters and cheerleaders alike. Whether you want to accept or not, El Chapo was a game changer.

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    1. Expect michoacanos piedras con ojos to start talking ish. Lol this guys are hillarious till they bust their bubble.

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    2. Game changer for the worse.

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    3. Yeah he changed the game by making snitching acceptable especially in his home state

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    4. @11:47 Oh stop! Betrayals have always been a part of the game. Judas betrayed Jesus, Brutus betrayed Ceasar just as Gravano betrayed Gotti. There's no loyalty amongst crooks and criminals and mexican cartels are no exception. Zetas flipped on the gulf, michoacan is a hot mess, Sinaloa ain't no different and dont forget about aztecas flipping on la linia. Now if you choose to blind yourself and believe otherwise than you are one naive individual and you should probably stick to being an online narco. 🤣

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    5. Good stories but is a snitch so whats to hate on! Respeto alos que no ablan estilo beltran.

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    6. You forgot henry hill

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    7. @Anon 6:32 AM: Your post about betrayals being part of the game is very true. As you point out, it is a historic worldwide feature of all kinds crimes and misdeeds.

      Much of police work in solving crimes depends on informants (SNITCHES, ratas, dedos, singers, etc). "Flipping" criminals is an art that can be taught and learned in detective work.

      Even loved ones like spouses, parents, kinfolk, and "loyal" friends can be made into snitches by cops who apply snitch manufacturing technology off all kinds.

      When ever I had professional opportunities to talk to youngsters about dangers to their futures, I tried to impress them with the facts about the psychology and sociology of crime with respect to snitches.

      Have you ever wondered why criminals hate snitches? IMO, it is a because they have the snitch seed in themselves and want to "project" this away from themselves. Think about it.

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    8. Hint is called betrayals cus they used to be your homies. Trust no one .

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    9. @6:32 am

      Did he strike a nerve with his chapo snitching comment?

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    10. 6:32 that's telling them the way it actually is.I get tired of reading some infantile remarks about snitching.It sounds just like my son in high school saying you don't snitch to the teacher on any students even if they are crossing a line.

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    11. 6:32
      Pay attention. Chapo made it acceptable.

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  4. Makes me feel like I am sitting next to Patron in the room. Viva BB and chivis

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  5. I thought the real world be kept a secret?

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    1. It might all be a lie at the end
      This level of work ethics, anything is pssible.Nothing new, just a diff country.

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  6. Animo Patron. Im becoming impatient .Sr Chapo just give the order.Send a sign touch your left ear during the trial .I and my team of Gente Nueva Special Forces will get you out . We have decided not to use tunnels instead we will be using the subway system in NY.

    SOCARIO 006

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    1. LMAO!!! this dude gets funnier and funnier

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    2. The police is gone be at your home sicario you don't joke with something like that trust me

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    3. Sicario 006, I am sorry you felt naked and confused, without your weapons, but rules are rules, no weapons in courtroom during Chapos trail.

      El Taio de Tamp

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    4. Touch your left ear, wtf lol just spit ma coffee and people at work looked at me tf this fool laughin bout.

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    5. Socario 006 for president!!

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    6. delusional jaja. Okay Armchair real life is not call or duty. Tool

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    7. I have on good intel from my clandestine Illuminati group that 006 was once a Disney security guard so he is very dangerous and well trained. 006- you breaking out Chapo and being a part of special forces is just as real as my reptilian Illuminati special forces.

      Los Mochis 1

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  7. Michoacanos have to right to talk about snitching or loyalty or honor because just look at their state wasn't their own people templarios where robbing extortion and killing their own thats why Auto defensas started and at the end they begging betraying each other and end up working for cartels , same reason zetas where able to control their state

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    1. Typical michoacan hater.. everyone knows michoacan was never controlled by Zetas. I would lodge school you about michoacan but you fools never listen and love spreading nonsense. Not my fault your idols are the biggest rats in cartel history. No other cartel from anywhere has that many snitches..

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    2. Have to agreed on that my boy esos weyes son los mas traidores y habladores

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    3. 10:14-Only because more of them have been arrested.Just wait til the others get rounded up,I guarantee there will be more snitching.People have pretty much the same needs (the need to be free)regardless of the gang or cartel.

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    4. I’ve said it once and I’ve said it again, MICHOACÁN is big in the game, but they lie really low, until you go there for las fiestas de diciembre. Always humble, and all towns are safe and under control, but mainly NO RATAS.. Sinaloa is looking like a bunch of bitches, all pointing the fingers at each other.. I must say EL SENOR has been quiet so far, not ratting.. he’s a TRUE G

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    5. Yup true this chilangos michoacanos be sniching and betraying each another thats why their state is a mess only reason you don't see them snitching in USA is because they always been ass cleaners of sinaloa just recently they got Mencho their big time Capo thats why they praised that rat even tho that foo was a sinaloa ass cleaner lol Even La Tuta Admitted they kick out Zetas out of their state after the zetas took their woman

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    6. Michoacános go follow la tuta or el chango always in Sinaloa threads

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    7. Michoacanos are just as big as rats as the any other cartel lol, Manuel la puerca snitched when he got caught in Mexico, and again in the United States no que muy cabron en sus corridos but sang like a church on Sunday lmao. Arturo Beltran said it best “pinchis sinaloense y michoacanos” 😂

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    8. nomas busquenle bien por ahi anda los papeles donde el animal puso dedo

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  8. 'El Rey Zambada, brother of El Mayo...did't lock eyes with Chapo until the lunch break, then a noticeable meeting of eyes and a little nod = more like a shameful twitch.

    Canadian girl

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    1. Probably Ashamed that they are all rats

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    2. That’s because El Rey(snitch for the US govt) was going to have steak and lobster for lunch.... and el Chapo , peanut butter sandwiches

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    3. Canadian Girl - do you post on the forum? I was trying to figure out o the Canadian person with the photo of the Motorcycle is you?

      I like your input - Thanks

      Seattle Guy

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    4. Steak and lobster,hell yes.After all their world is ruled by greed at any cost.

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  9. Let’s look at the whole picture. El Rey is ratting in El Chapo and in doing so he spilling the beans on the Mexican government which is a very smart move. If EL Rey (Mayo’s brother) is giving evidence then the courts have to listen and acknowledge the whole story. While talking on the stand he is dropping names of Mexican presidents and other government officials who were on payroll... very smart. As he talks about Chapo he also throws in names of those who are corrupt. Those government officials should be called in as whitness’s. On a different note It’s funny how America is the only country that brings aledged criminals here and then fine them millions and millions of dollars, why should America keep the money???

    El Londres

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    1. Ummm because all them drug lords and scum Mexican officials took AMERICAN dollars... That's just my guess lol

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    2. They could drop as many government officials names but that won't change anything. Waste of breath, but in Mexico they most likely will go after his sons. Dumb move all over

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    3. 10:13 American Drug Addicts money you should say. By the way the game or show call war on drugs is all american .they let u work if you pay, when u get too rich they want more .

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    4. 812 imagine all hell breaks loose all over the world, and no one cares to do a thing, glad USA, handles these low life criminals. Yes glad went sent to trail, they get fined, glad they confiscated money. Long live US.

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    5. Whoa whoa whoa! londres this isn’t a 007 movie. Dude just relax

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  10. i think rey helped the defense with his testimony.

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    1. One never knows the true motive of each juror regardless of evidence. Some jurors are sly to benefit themself post trial.

      Canadian girl

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  11. Definitely an Innovator.....he paved the way for the Mexicans to be the dominant DTO's in the world. I see Mencho as a cunning, ambitious man like Chapo, but with the sheer brutal savagery as Lacza or 40.....an inevitable evolution....what comes next???

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    1. When the Colombians deem your work exemplary enough that a nickname is given, that’s pretty legit. El Rapido, indicative the tunnels were/are highly effective.

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    2. Definitely an Innovator....Maybe a scumbag drug dealing mass murderer but he changed the whole dope smuggling game. He stayed ahead for longer than most.

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  12. Puro Snitchola ! Ratas de dos patas al 100

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  13. Well done and much enjoyed I appreciate and understand the work you guys do as well as the things I dont know you do

    VINCIT VERITAS

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  14. El chapo lived one hell of life salute to u fuck the haters

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    1. You said it "hell of a life" lol!!!!!!

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    2. 9:18, you are kidding, right?!

      Now he is gonna live out the rest of his live in 6x9 with cockroaches, bed bugs and imaginary visions as his friends. He will soon be jelous of Ramon and Arturo.

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  15. 9:00 PM bueno , nice talk stop trying to sound like some kind of secret hit man because you are not , too many tecates y mucho blah blah blah

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  16. They should have just let Rafael Caro Quintero control the whole thing from the beginning. It would never have got out of hand like it is today with all these fools getting greedy and no ground rules. Old School was the best way for the game

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    1. So killing DEA agents would had been better?

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    2. RCQ Is one of the idiots who started the whole mess getting off in ditch along with Don Fonseca and Juan Matta Ballesteros When they murdered Enrique camarena a Dea agent in 85 Because he had discovered Caro Quintero huge marijuana grow
      Yeah that worked out well for all involved He’s the only one that’s out of prison and he serve 30 years
      Yeah he’s a real genius

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    3. This is why this is happening with chapo. It’s about to be like it use to back in the days. PRI/Quintero is taking charge. That’s why PRI had CJNG doing all the cleaning.

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    4. Beltran Leyva and chapo should have never split and Mexico would be a beautiful place I think. They usto to good business and not so much kidnapping/killings

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  17. Biggest Gangster alive..the last real mafia boss El Chapo Guzman.

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    1. Lmao Sinaloa cartel is full of snitches and chapo is a snitch and traitor

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    2. That little rat is far from the biggest gangster alive

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    3. STFU...... he’s like the biggest dimme dropper you mean...............

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  18. Thank you Chivis Mica and all who help with stories!.

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  19. I used to say I was from Sinaloa but now I'm going to say I'm from michoacan.

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    1. Lmao these trolls are something else

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    2. Keep it real or not at all

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    3. Give it up lame aint no body from zacatecacas up north mexico want to be from oaxaca or puebla or michoacan. You are trying too hard, por eso no nos quieren a los mexicanos por pendejos como ustedes.

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    4. Plenty from Michoacán have snitched too. It’s part of the game. You have to learn how to move assuming everything is being watched.

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    5. 6:34 i dont understand ur comment but it looks like u talking smack about Zac. Just gonna say this :go to Zac talking smack they snach u up really fast to never b seen again in one piece...only difference is that Zac dont have a chapo guzman or a nasario moreno but theres savage people there u best believe it...

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  20. Noticed no corrupt us officials have been mentioned and they never will....maybe by Chapo

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    1. 11:06 Obama,DEA agents,homeland security officials should also be in court for sending 1000s of weapons to Mexico that resulted in a gang of mexicans being killed

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    2. None, YET- Is what you shouldve said- and the cia is smart enough to no use mexican middlemen-

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    3. I'm sure many key figures of all governments will be classified.

      Just like the Saudi official who ordered the assassination of the journalist. Nothing will arise. Vested interests will reign over justice.

      E42

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  21. Rey Zamabada no pudo con el Botas Blancas mejor se rindio...

    RomaTx

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  22. Mexican government will never apprehend it’s own specially higher ranks there the middle ppl for the us goverment how else are all these deals made with the u.s

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  23. great coverage-the most complete around, the details included to help the reader understand what had happened, is much appreciated. I don't find that in U.S. news reports. ty

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  24. Supermax inching closer for the cockroach.

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  25. By the way every criminal organization has had snitches blacks irish italians like Whitey, sammy the bull, frank lucas and im sure Cjng has a few in their ranks right now

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  26. Is it true Chapos the biggest informant of all time.

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  27. Stop
    stop talking about their states the narcos are destroying the beauty of Mexico
    Sinaloa o Michoacán ya nadie quiere ir de aqui de USA por que los cartels con secuestros y de demas pendejadas tienen a todos los paisanos asustados


    Thank you chivis for keeping us informed

    EL BUITRE

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  28. Que verguenza tanto capo grande de los mas grandes sapiando. Y son de sinaloa! Saludos de guanatos.

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  29. Thanks again for the daily updates. I wish I could be there cheering on the prosecution and hearing the testimony of these guys. NY prosecutors had the guts to go to trial and bring out the truth of Guzman’s rule of terror. I hope RCQ is next.

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  30. FOX, CALDERON y PEÑA NIETO are nervously denying the accusation.. they should bring them to testify under oath. Corruption exist when the government allows it

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    1. Not going to happen, start by calling the cia fbi abd dea to testify we know they the main ones

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  31. The entire trial is going to revolve around "Yes, we did traffic BUT YOU FUCKERS (US and Mexican Governments) not only let us YOU HELPED US!" AND... A lot you YOU FUCKERS made some money along the way!
    The defense should also ask when the trail starts for OPERATION FAST AND FURIOUS!
    -OLALSGHDT

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  32. Is there any real proof that Azul is dead? I wonder why they are not talking about all the wall street banks helping chapo))))

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  33. Again.... "Then he nods at Chapo at lunch" you guys really have no idea. Thinkkkk...This is all a play, you keep forgetting that the new admin is coming in Mexico. Chapo knew he was going down and would be extradited at some point by the backstabber EPN.. all my boyz will be back in Sinaloa within the next year after this trial.. Cholo will win the war against Mencho (who will fall in battle) with support of CDS and AMLO (marina,navy) and it's back to business. Murder rate drops, CJNG falls back in line with CDS, everything back to normal. Each witness will spill beans and drop corrupt officials in Mexico, they will fall into the 10 year plan with time served... Everyone's at the fiesta in 2 to 4 years...please, all these witnesses have no NEW information to give about the current distribution network of CDS. This trial is a farce and is just to show the American people that the billions spent on the war on drugs paid off.."they got him" meanwhile, business goes on as usual and the govt keeps funding the war and jobs are kept.
    Keeping it 💯
    Just a few more weeks and it's Game On homies...

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    1. exactly my beef.....the big prize to hold high showing americans how well the drug war is working. pitiful. and all those sweet deals made with vile subhumans. but the information is not supposed to be about current distribution it is about chapo's reign. which is still interesting. seeing if reports were valid. inside certain wars.

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    2. Chivis, all part of the master plan. Keep up the good work here. I need to stay quite for a bit.. alot of these folks have no idea how this works. Everyone's stalling until new admin. People really think Mencho has everything under control and expanding...Not true. That's all I can say for now. Keep it up. Hint...alot of mantas being planted in areas with Att: CJNG have been done by there enemies ie CDS. Pressure is on Mencho.

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  34. Narcos4 is out now could be bad for chapo

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  35. I am fairly new to this topic so I was wondering if there has been any other trial for a drug trafficker? I have never seen or heard anything before. They're making this trial such a big deal that it sparked my curiosity...

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  36. Why doesnt fox get prosecuted for letting chapo out in his first escape???

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