by Lucio R. for Borderland Beat
Issues such as that, and the use artistic liberty, can be fed to most people north of the border, because most people north, use one source to educate themselves on Mexico drug war issues and news and that is U.S. mainstream media.
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| Near Cosalá, Sinaloa |
Sometimes
when reading a report or an article, one
will spot “facts” that are not so
factual, leaving the reader questioning the integrity of the
remainder of the story, especially when the article is threaded with
additional, questionable “facts”. Those frustrating articles, leaves dedicated
students of the Mexican drug war, organized crime, and capos, with some head serious head-shaking, due to the absurdity of certain
speculations or reports substantiated from anonymous sources.
For starters, CNN is reporting that 3 days before a confrontation with
Mexican Marina (Navy) Chapo was seen riding motorcycles with a son, and with
another riding in a Ferrari. The CNN
report also alluded to 3 weeks earlier “Chapo’s son” tweeted a photo with his
son while they were dining al fresco at an eatery.
CNN did not say the location of the dining setting, only that the photo depicts “El Chapo brazenly eating at a restaurant.” When the photo went viral it named Costa Rica as the location.
CNN did not say the location of the dining setting, only that the photo depicts “El Chapo brazenly eating at a restaurant.” When the photo went viral it named Costa Rica as the location.
CNN didn’t name the
son, but the young man in the photo, did not appear to be any one of the sons previously
identified as being El Chapo’s.
Issues such as that, and the use artistic liberty, can be fed to most people north of the border, because most people north, use one source to educate themselves on Mexico drug war issues and news and that is U.S. mainstream media.
Chapo is many things, but stupid is not even on the mile long list. And he
is an astute student in learning lessons from mistakes. He was captured in 2014 after he became a little
complacent with his security, making more frequent trips down off the mountain. And he and his crew,
were remiss with those troublesome cell
phones and radio interceptions the U.S. Drug Administration are so good at.
In the case of Mazatlán, his son and bodyguard were two of the cell interceptions that aided the capture.
In the case of Mazatlán, his son and bodyguard were two of the cell interceptions that aided the capture.
