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Mexican Diplomat Traded Secrets with Private Intel Firm Stratfor, WikiLeaks Documents Reveal

Exchange of Sensitive Information Focused on the US/Mexican Operations in the Drug War.

(LAS CRUCES, NM Narco News) - US soldiers are operating inside Mexico as part of the drug war and the Mexican government provided critical intelligence to US agents in the now-discredited Fast and Furious gun-running operation, a Mexican diplomat claims.

DHS Proposes `Expanded Border`

Until now, New Mexico has been at a formal disadvantage in the border commerce game.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In an era when border travel has become increasingly problematic, the DHS is now proposing to expand the geographic area Mexican nationals can travel within the state of New Mexico.

Invoking its rule-making authority, the DHS proposed August 9 an expansion of the geographic limit in New Mexico for holders of a Border Crossing Card, or other proper documentation besides a CBP Form 1-94, from the current 25 miles north of the border to 55 miles.

The Mexican Diaspora Rises

In the U.S., where about 10 percent of the Mexican people reside, the 132 Movement has joined with Occupy Wall Street to support the campaign dubbed Two Countries, One Voice.

(LAS CRUCES, NM FNS News) - In less than three months, the Mexican youth movement #YoSoy 132 (I am 132) has undergone a remarkable evolution.

Beginning as a protest against Institutional Revolutionary Party presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto at the privately-run Ibero-American University in Mexico City on May 11, the movement has since grown by leaps and bounds.

Feds Close Juarez Casinos

Despite the extreme violence that erupted in Ciudad Juarez after 2008, the gaming industry continued to expand locally.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Mexican federal law enforcement agents swooped down on three Ciudad Juarez casinos last weekend, detaining employees and placing “closed” seals on the businesses.

The target of the July 28 raids was the Uno bingo and sports book chain that maintained three casinos in different sections of the border city.

FNS: Truckin` in Zeta Land

“We truckers are invisible to Mexican society. We are indispensable but invisible.” - Mexican trucker

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Rafael yanks out the old billfold and displays a lone 200 peso bill, a denomination which is roughly worth $16 and declining in value every day as fuel, food and more keep going up and up and disposable income down and down.

With more than a glint of regret in his eyes, he remarks how in the old days his wallet would bulge with as many as 10,000 pesos.

Mormons in the Borderlands

Although small in numbers, Chihuahua’s Mormons continue to play a prominent role in the political, economic and social life of their state and country.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - Mitt Romney’s run for the presidency has cast some attention on the little-known history of Mormon settlement in the northern Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora.

Narcosphere: Texas Case Raises Troubling Questions About ATF Gunwalking

Rio Grande Valley Businessman Was The Target of Multiple Arms-Trafficking Investigations Yet He Continued To Acquire Guns Through Straw Buyers.

(LAS CRUCES, NM Narcosphere) - A series of criminal investigations initiated four years ago by ATF focused on a weapons-trafficking ring in South Texas.

Disturbance in Keizer Becomes International Crime Investigation: Two Arrested

Suspects charged with First Degree Robbery, Burglary and Attempted Theft (Extortion)‏.

(KEIZER, OR) - Keizer Police responded to a disturbance call last night and ended up making arrests in a case involving alleged death threats against a victim's family members in Mexico.

Salvador Gutierrez of Los Angeles, California, and Aquileo Tinoco-Bedolla of Salem were both arrested.

Mexico`s Hot Political Summer

More than 1,260,000 were declared void.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - A little over a week after Mexicans voted, conflict and controversy swirl around the July 1 elections.

Almost everywhere-in the halls of Congress, on the Sunday talk shows, in bars and cafes and on the streets-the results are the hot topic of conversation.

Five Individuals Charged in Connection with Death of a Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent

$1 Million FBI Reward Announced: Individuals Charged Are Allegedly Responsible for Death of Agent Brian Terry

(TUCSON, AZ) - The indictment charging five individuals involved in the death of United States Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was unsealed today in Tucson, Arizona, and a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of four fugitives was announced by Department of Justice officials.

This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.