Enabling Learning Objectives
Tasks: Present a Threat Brief on Mexico.
Conditions: Given student handouts, FM 2-22.3, AR 381-172,
AR 525-13, AR 381-20 and AR 381-10.
Standards: Apply lessons learned to the current Threat environment and provide recommendation to a Commander on how to accomplish the HUMINT mission and mitigate the threat.
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Administrative Data
Safety Requirements: None
Risk Assessment Level: Low
Environment Considerations: None
Evaluations: Presentation
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ReligionRoman Catholics: 82.7%, 97% percent of whom attend church services weekly
Protestantism: About 9% of the population
Seventh-day Adventist: About 488,946 people
Jehovah's Witnesses: 1.1%
Nonreligious: 3.1% and growing annually by an estimated 5.2%
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Buddhism: 108,701 Buddhists are counted in Mexico. Also one of six Tibet Houses in the world - Casa Tibet México - is located in Mexico City.
Islam: Is present, but mainly practiced by members of the Arab, Turkish, and other expatriate communities who have migrated to Mexico and a small number of the indigenous population in Chiapas that practices Islam
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EconomicsMexico is the 13th largest in the world and the 11th by purchasing power parity
90% of Mexican trade is under Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with more than 40 countries
United States and Canada accounted for almost 90% of its exports and 55% of its imports
17.6% of Mexico's population lived in extreme poverty, while 21% lived in moderated poverty. 13.7% total poverty
Electronics – Mexico is the top producer of TV and smartphones in the world
Mexico is the 6th largest oil producer in the world 3,700,00 barrels a day
Tourism - 8th most visited country in the world
Mexicans living abroad (mainly in the USA) send an estimated $18 billion home to their families annually
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PoliticalThe politics of Mexico take place in a framework of a
federal presidential prepresentative democratic
republic government is based on a congressional
system, whereby the president is both the head of state and government.
The government is divided into three branches:
executive, legislative and judicial.
Elected by popular vote for one time 6 year term
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Legal SystemNapoleonic Law
Defendant presumed guilty, until proven innocent
If lucky, prosecutor prepares case
Both cases submitted to a judge Supreme Court
More than 85% of those charged with a crime are sentenced
“Crooked cops regularly solve cases by grabbing the first person they find, often along with a cooked-up story from someone claiming to be an eyewitness. Prosecutors and judges
play along, eager to calm a growing public outcry over high crime rates and rising violence
from Mexico's war on illicit drug gangs.”
12% of crimes are reported to the police
via writing, no jury or oral testimony
Decision rendered on the documentation presented y prosecution and defense
No death penalty exists in Mexico (like most Latin American countries)
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Law Enforcement State Police
Each of the country's thirty-one states maintain both preventive and judicial police called the State Judicial Police. State police are under the direction of the state's governor. The distinction between crimes investigated by State and Federal Judicial Police is not always clear. Most offenses come under the state authorities. Drug dealing, crimes against the government, and offenses involving several jurisdictions are the responsibility of the federal police. The state-level preventive police forces are together perhaps 90,000-strong, and the state-level judicial police perhaps 25,000-strong.
Municipalities
Some of the municipalities of Mexico havve their own preventive and municipal police forces, which are responsible for handling minor civil disturbances and traffic infractions. Of the 2,395 municipalities, 335 have no police forces. However, some of the municipal forces are large and important.
Attack at a police station in the town of Los Ramones. More than a 1,000 rounds and
launched 6 grenades at the building.
Arrest of a drug smuggler in Juarez
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Law Enforcement: Policía Federal Preventiva Employees 40,000+ officers and staff (2009)
Annual budget $34.6 Billion USD (2010)
Mission: Compliance with legal framework to combat organized crime and drugs. The establishment of the National System of Public Security. The evaluation and adjustment of the strategy for drug control in Mexico and as it relateds to the USA.
Most police are paid $340 monthly
Training: 90 days total. 60 w/their unit and 30 w/USA
Policia Federal patrol through Tijuana
Problem: CORRUPTION
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Law Enforement: Special
CENAPI, National Center for Information, Analysis and Planning in order to Fight Crime. Coordinates with other federal, state and municipal government agencies. Clearinghouse for the data gathered by the various entities in the fight against organized crime. Focus primarly on narcotics.
SIEDO, Subprocuraduría de Investigación Especializada en Delincuencia Organizada (Assistant Attorney General's Office for Special Investigations on Organized Crime). Total of 291 agents. Specialized investigation unit, one year of training.
AFI, Agencia Federal de Investigación, was a federal agency that existed to fight corruption and organized crime, through an executive order by President. 1/5 of its officers were soon under investigation for criminal activity. Because of corruption, the unit was dismanteled in May 2009
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Military
In 2006, 45,000 troops of the Mexican Army were deployed to fight drug cartels with the number rising to 50,000 by October 2010
Army -active duty force of 192,000
Navy – 56,000 personnel, over 189 ships, and 130 aircraft
Air Force -11,770 personnel aprox. 363 aircraft
Guillermo Galván Galván, a Mexican general, is the Secetary of National Defense
Problem: POWER
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Drug Cartels: Origin
The birth of all Mexican drug cartels are traced to former Mexican Judicial Federal Police agent Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo “The Godfather”, who in
the 1980s controlled all illegal drug trade in Mexico and the corridors across the Mexico-USA border. He started off by smuggling marijuana and
opium into the USA and was the first Mexican drug capo to link up with Colombias cocain cartels in the 1980s. Through his connections, Félix
Gallardo became the point man for the Medellin cartel, which was run by Pabol Escobar.
Félix Gallardo was arrested on 8 April 1989. Other arrests, greed, and
desire for more power stimulated conflicts between the newly formed and now independent cartels.
There were no cartels at that time in Mexico
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Drug Cartels: Beltrán-Leyva CartelThe Beltrán-Leyva Cartel is a Mexican drug cartel and organized crimesyndicate founded by the four Beltrán Leyva brothers: Marcos Arturo, Carlos,Alfredo, and Hector.
The cartel is responsible for cocain transportation and wholesaling, marijuanaproduction and wholesaling, and heroin production and wholesaling, controls numerous drug trafficking corridors, and engages in human trafficing, moneyLaundering, extortion, kidnapping, murder, and gun running. They were Formerly Aligned with the Sinaloa Cartel, but are now allies of Los Zetas.
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Drug Cartels: Sinaloa CartelThe Sinaloa Cartel began to contest the Gulf Cartel’s domination of the coveted southwest Texas corridor following the arrest of Gulf Cartel Leader Osiel Cardenas in March 2003. The "Federation" was the result of a 2006 accord between several groups located in the Pacific state of Sinaloa. The cartel is led by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico's most-wanted drug trafficker and whose estimated net worth of US $1 billion makes him the 701st richest man in the world, according to Forbes Magazine. May 2010, numerous reports by Mexican and US media claimed that Sinaloa had infiltrated the Mexican federal government and military, and colluded with it to destroy the other cartels.
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Drug Cartels: Juarez CartelJuarez Cartel controls one of the primary transportation routes for billions ofDollars worth of illegal drug shipments annually entering the United States from Mexico. Since 2007, the Juarez Cartel has been locked in a vicious Battle with its former partner, The Sinaloa Cartel, for control of Ciudad Juarez.This has resulted in Juarez being the deadliest city in Mexico. La Linea is a group pf Mexican drug traffickers and corrupt Juarez and Chihuahua state police officers who work as the armed wing of the Juarez Cartel. Vincente Carrillo Fuentes heads the Juarez Cartel.
known to decapitate their rivals and mutilate their corpses and dump them in public to instill fear
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Corruption
Edelmiro Cavazos, mayor of Santiagot
Its estimated that gangsters and cartels pass out some $100 million each month to local and state cops on the take
10% of police force is under payroll of drug cartel
25% of special unit officers are under payroll of drug cartel
30% of government employees are under payroll of drug cartel
Bribery: 14% of Mexican income is spent bribing government official’s
Police recycles
Kickbacks
Security Services
Fear
Police officer taking a bribe from an American not to arrest him
Friends and family silence a woman whos husband was murdered
from speaking out in court
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Juarez
American murder victim
1,321,004 inhabitants
About 10,670 businesses – 40% of the total – have shut since 2007
7500 federal troops and police patrol through Juarez against the drug cartels
Juárez's murder rate was the highest reported in the world, exceeding the holders of the second and third highest rates by more than 25%
In 2010, the number of homicides in the city reached 3,075,
Tax payers in El Paso spent over $1 million in 2009 for shooting victims
Juarez is the 4th largest in Mexico
Largest international trade center for US/Mexico
Mother of a murdervictim
Vehicle inspection
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If........................Then If Mexico is unsuccessful at eliminated the drug cartels and they continue to operate in Juarez...
The United States will invest more funding and training towards the war on drugs. More Soldiers will be allocated in the support of border operations, better fencing will be built, and stricter policy will be developed. The America people, especially those along the border will demand actions be taken to stop the murders from taking place along the border and stop the drugs from coming in.
If Mexico is able to eliminate the drug cartels operating in Juarez...
The immediate economy will take a plunge until it is able to reestablish itself in a normal operating environment. The amount of crime will raise as people try to the higher order of operating and those who were involved in drug cartel are rounded up. The need for honest police will be a high priority.
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HUMINT: TASK FORCE DEBRIEFING MISSION
Warrant Office
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Spanish 3/3
Spanish 3/3
Spanish 3/3
Spanish 3/3
ASOC ASOC ASOC ASOC ASOC
Combat pistol course
Combat pistol course
Combat pistol course
Combat pistol course
Combat pistol course
Defensive driving
Defensive driving
Defensive driving
Defensive driving
Defensive driving
Warrant Office
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No Language Requ.
Spanish 3/3
Spanish 3/3
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DSDC DSDC DSDC DSDC DSDC
Combat pistol course
Combat pistol course
Combat pistol course
Combat pistol course
Combat pistol course
Defensive driving
Defensive driving
Defensive driving
Defensive driving
Defensive driving
SOURCE MISSION
Warrant Office
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Combat pistol course
Combat pistol course
Combat pistol course
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Defensive driving
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COLLECTION MISSION
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HUMINT: TASK FORCE
DEBRIEFING MISSION
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HUMINT: TASK FORCE
SOURCE MISSION
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COLLECTION MISSION
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Remove the cartels and protect the citizens of Mexico from other outside Influences coming into the area.
Maintain a secure environment free from corruption.
Americans stop buying drugs and the drug dealers will have no job.
Biggest step in hurting the business operations of Mexican cartels would be simply to legalize their main product: marijuana.
2nd...3rd Order Effects Solution 2nd 3rd
Cartels are removed from Mexico – Tourism pro
2005 356,000 vehicle passengers daily2009 242,000 vehicle passengers dailyAfter cartels removed: Back up to 356,000 or more
2005 drop 13.2%2009 drop 19.7%Raise back up to normal standards of American crossing for business, family, and pleasure
Cartels are removed from Mexico – Tourism con
Other drug cartels move into the area to claim territory
Murders, assassinations, and attacks increase as retaliation
Cartels removed/corruption prevented – business pro
Unemployment 5.5% in 2008 8.2% in 20099.3% in 2010Decrease in unemployment rates
People will start to fight back and protect what is theirs
Cartels removed/corruption prevented – business pro
2009 210,000 people left, 32,700 homes abandoned2010 116,000 houses abandoned, 270,000 people leftPeople will return and claim what is theirs
The gap dividing the city of Juarez will disappear
Cartels removed/corruption prevented – business con
People will not return, settled into new lives else where. Squatters wont turn over property
New forms of corruption and methods developed
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2nd...3rd Order Effects Solution 2nd 3rd
Cartels are removed from Mexico – Economic pro
People will come across the border to shop and spend money, increasing the economy. More jobs, more money.
Trade will increase
Cartels are removed from Mexico – Economic con
Economy will fall. 63% comes from drug business
Drug loans will cease, preventing people from “starting up”
Corruption andbribery eliminated at government level
Cost of government projects will decrease and allow for more to be done
Better product for cost due to competition
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HUMINT Requirements
1. How many members does the Juarez Cartel have?2. What key governmental employees are on the Juarez Cartel payroll?3. What police officers are on the Juarez Cartel payroll?4. When do key members of the Juarez Cartel meet?5. When are shipments made to the USA?6. Routes of smuggling?7. Vehicles used by the Juarez Cartel?8. Money house locations?9. Drug house locations?10. Phone numbers of key members?11. Detailed descriptions of key members?12. SPOT information about assassinations?13. Who does the Juarez Cartel feel most threatened by and why?14. Organization structure?15. When and how are shipments made to the cartel?
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PPolitical
MMilitary/Security
EEconomic
SSocial
IInfrastructure
IInformation
AAreas
Party affiliated areas, Cartel’s Politically influenced areas
PGR and SEDENA bases, Known Cartel locations and routes
Farming areas, financial institutions, Air
Travel Services smuggling routes,locations of illicit
exchange, mining area
Traditional gathering areas, parties
Highways, areas used for drug smuggling, areas away from the general population
Radio/TV/paper coverage areas, word
of mouth gathering points, Graffiti, posters
SStructures
State / District Centers, Polling Sites, Court
House
Preventive and Judicial Police HQ’s, Cartel
leader’s house/business
Day cares, gyms, electronic stores,
meatpacking plants, dairies, hotels, gas
stations, banks, Pharmacies, mining structure, industrial
plants
Churches, coffee chops, popular
restaurants
Roads, bridges, Low border fences and walls, compounds,
rivers
Cell, radio and TV towers, print shops
CCapabilities
Dispute resolution, local leadership, Justice System
Preventive and Judicial Police, Investigative Agents of the Public
Ministry, Defecting from the Mexican Military
Bank and small business loans, money
laundering
Strength of family traditional structures, Priests, Traditional
means of justice (eye for an eye)
Ability to smuggle drugs on roads, over
walls and fences, Conduct Cartel
Operations inside compounds
Literacy rate, availability of electronic media, phone service
OOrganizations
Political parties, group affiliations, Court
system
SEDENA, Public Ministry, Policia
Federal Preventiva, Cartel Enforcer Gangs
Banks, large landholders near
borders, cooperatives, Travel and Export
Agencies, Major illicit industries
Families, soccer clubs, rich people
Transportation Companies, Construction
Companies, Real Estate Companies
News organizations, influential churches, Cartel Propaganda
Network
PPeople
Mayors, councils, Judges, prosecutors,
Public Ministry Prosecutors,
Preventive and Judicial Police Chiefs,
Bankers, landholders, merchants, money
lenders, Illegal facilitators, pilots, smuggling chain
Catholic Priests, influential families,
Entertainment figures
Builders, road contractors, Realtors
Media owners, Priests, Educators, Reporters,
Radio DJ’s
EEvents
Elections, Municipal council meetings,
Significant Court Cases
Shoot-outs with Cartels, unit TTP’s, Military Defectors,
operations
Business opening, loss of business, Open-House Advertising,
Foreclosures
Quinceaneras, Sweet 16’s, holidays,
weddings, deaths/funerals, births,
graduations
Road/bridge construction, Wall / Fence Construction,
Construction of Isolated Communities
Sunday Mass, publishing dates, IO campaigns, project
openings, Cartel Incidents
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Working With Others
1. How many members does the Juarez Cartel have?2. What key governmental employees are on the Juarez Cartel payroll?3. What police officers are on the Juarez Cartel payroll?4. When do key members of the Juarez Cartel meet?5. When are shipments made to the USA?6. Routes of smuggling?7. Vehicles used by the Juarez Cartel?8. Money house locations?9. Drug house locations?10. Phone numbers of key members?11. Detailed descriptions of key members?12. SPOT information about assassinations?13. Who does the Juarez Cartel feel most threatened by and why?14. Organization structure?15. When and how are shipments made to the cartel?
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