Retired Police Officer is Murdered

Alberto Camacho Feliciano, a 37 year old retired sergeant of the Municipal Police Force of Xochistlahuaca, Acapulco, was found dead yesterday morning in his farm house.

According to investigators, Feliciano was cut and stabbed with a machete and finally shot dead. His wife became concerned when he didn't return from the farm late at night. She didn't worry about Feliciano until the next morning because he would usually go out at night to the farm house and stay there until early in the morning.

After realizing something was wrong, Feliciano's wife headed out to the farm house at around 11 am only to find Feliciano's dead body lying in a puddle of blood. Investigators pointed out that Feliciano's perpetrators knew about Felicianos daily routines and waited for the right moment to strike. It was an obviously planned and premeditated killing.

Three Men are Executed in Michoacan

The bodies of three executed males where found in front of the Cola-Cola warehouse of the city of Apatzingan, Michoacan. The three men presented brutal signs of torture and all three had a large knife embedded in their chest. Next to the bodies there was a message that read, "Men live or die according to their behavior, and theirs is reflected right here in this moment". The message was signed by the Knights Templar Cartel with their coat of arms.

Confrontation between Military and Gunmen in Michoacan

A confrontation around noon today between the Mexican Military and a group of hitmen in Michoacan resulted in 3 dead gunmen, 3 dead civilians, and 1 military officer.

The group of hitmen were riding in 3 luxury trucks on a very transited avenue at around 11:40 am today. A military convoy that passed them on the opposite side of the street noticed what appeared to be assault rifles poking out from one of the hitmen's windows. The military proceeded to detain the vehicles but the men refused to stop and thus began a shootout between the Military and the unkown gunmen.

After the persecution and confrontation that lasted around 20 minutes, the military seized all three trucks, 30 hand-gun clips, 1100 AK-47 magazines, 320 AR-15 magazines, various tactical gear, and captured the remaining hitmen.

Documentary About Mexican Cartel Violence Claims Success

The documentary "8 Murders a Day" directed my Charlie Minn, which hit the big screen February the 18th, is becoming a success in theaters around the U.S.

The film focuses on the city of "Cuidad Juarez", Chihuahua which borders with El Paso, Texas, where beheadings and executions have become a daily theme. The city has been  named "the most violent zone in the world outside declared war zones" and averages eight cartel-related murders a day since Mexican president Felipe Calderon declared war on all Mexican Drug Cartels on December 11, 2006. The two main cartels involved in the turf war in Juarez are the Sinaloa Cartel, which is lead my Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, and The Juarez Cartel, led by Vicente Carrillo Fuentes.

Below is the trailer for the documentary.

Short Compilation of Cartel-related Executions as of October 20th

This is a small compilation of highlights of Drug Cartel related executions and confrontations since the start of the month.

October 4th, 2011. - Armed cartel members attack a family in Monterrey, Mexico. Four dead. A group of hitmen dressed in military fatigues murdered four members of a family. Among the dead there was a 2 year old boy. The victim's residence is located in the neighborhood "Cerro de la Campana", south of Monterrey.