Mexico forces kill drug lord Beltran Leyva

[Adsos Letter]

Source: Reuters

20 mins ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces killed drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva, one of the most wanted traffickers in both Mexico and the United States, in a gunfight on Wednesday, the Navy said.

Beltran Leyva, the head of a cartel of the same name he ran with his four brothers, was killed in a luxury residential complex in the southern city of Cuernavaca.

"We confirm the death of Arturo Beltran Leyva. He was killed in a navy operation in Cuernavaca," said a navy captain who declined to be named.

The Navy said in a statement that four bodyguards had died together with Beltran Leyva, an ally turned foe of Mexico's No.1 most wanted man Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091217/ts_nm/us_mexico_drugs

[AzNick]

1. Good for them!

That's how you need to take these bastards down. Front assault. Good job.

[mackerel]

2. Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They'll still have trouble breaking down the organization but hopefully there will be
a major decrease in crime.

[timo]

5. nope

prepare for more, so now rivals will kill each other trying to take over, and more and more civilians will get killed as a result, because they either won't take a bribe or took the wrong side when choosing whose bribe to take, this will set of a wave or two or three of brutal killings, retaliations and what not. thats just my opinion from down here on the border.

[lapfog_1]

3. in Cuernavaca... yikes.

That's supposed to be fairly safe part of Mexico, with a lot of rich ex-pats living there.

[Mexdale]

14. Cuernavaca

Cuernavaca was pretty well all bought out by the Columbian
Cartels in the late 80s and early 90s.Mexico is the funnel and
what better place to run things is there than 1-2 hours out of
MX. City in the middle of the funnel.I do not agree with the
drug trade and the ruin of millions of people.I do beleive in
reality.When demand stops so will the narco
problems.Cuernavaca has i beleive the best average temperature
in the world.It is a garden where most of Mexico's flower
industry is run from.Thanks  Mexdale

[Elmore Furth]

4. The cartels have carved the country up and now comes the counteroffensive

http://kotare.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c2f0553ef0115714b7160970c-800wi

[douglas9]

6. Dog and Pony Show por los Gringos?

Had to do something to get the Merida funds flowing......

[Vidar]

7. Good for Mexico.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Mexico kills leading capo in drug war strike

Source: Reuters

CUERNAVACA, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican security forces have shot dead top drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva in the biggest strike yet for President Felipe Calderon's drug war but one which could trigger fresh bloodshed.

Beltran Leyva, a cartel chief dubbed "The Boss of Bosses," was felled in a spray of bullets on Wednesday night by elite navy troops at a luxury apartment complex in Cuernavaca, a fashionable weekend getaway city for Mexico City residents.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091217/ts_nm/us_mexico_drugs

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No I will not shed one tear for this guy... and rest in peace, the Marine that died in this operation, and I do hope the other two who were injured heal up.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

9. I will not shed a tear.

I know this sounds barbaric but I hope the mexican military sprays every last one of these cartel assholes with bullets.

They have turned my beautiful Mexico into a warzone.:mad:

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Because of them, I have to WATCH the news story

or I will be ducking for cover.

I was a medic with the Red Cross in Tijuana and got to "enjoy" the early shoot outs with the Arellano Felix...

And no, it is not barbaric. Many folks round these parts do not understand what they have done. Given we are starting to see the same early shoot outs in the US... people will get it. Unfortunately, they will get it.

[AlphaCentauri]

11. I will shed a tear for US drug users who's habit will cost them more

you know those barbaric drug lords and those helpless US drug users

[Kali]

12. is that like our never-ending supply of #2 al qaeda guys?

or the biggest (insert drug) bust in history

Why do we never get #6 guy or 8th largest busts?

[AlphaCentauri]

13. "Why do we never get #6 guy or 8th largest busts?"

it won't be shown on tv, doesn't look spectacular