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### Viewing cable 07MONTERREY527, MONTERREY'S TROUBLING TRENDS - MURDER, KIDNAPPING, AND

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07MONTERREY527 | 2007-05-18 21:43 | 2011-02-10 12:00 | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | Consulate Monterrey
Appears in these articles: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/02/10/index.php?section=politica&article=006n1pol

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    INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE
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    108918
    2007-05-18 21:43:00
    07MONTERREY527
    Consulate Monterrey
    CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 MONTERREY 000527

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    DEPARTMENT FOR DS/IP/ITA AND DS/IP/WHA; AND INL

    E.O. 12958: DECL:  5/18/2017
    TAGS: SNAR PINS PGOV SOCI ASEC ELAB ECON MX
    SUBJECT: MONTERREY'S TROUBLING TRENDS - MURDER, KIDNAPPING, AND
    INTIMIDATED JOURNALISTS

    MONTERREY 00000527  001.2 OF 002

    CLASSIFIED BY: Luis G. Moreno, CG.
    REASON: 1.4 (b), (d)
    ¶1. (C) SUMMARY.  Following the Mexican national model, in one
    week Monterrey witnessed a fierce rise in narco-related
    violence, including police and journalist kidnappings. Already
    Nuevo Leon has quickly surpassed previous records for the number
    of murders and kidnappings in the state.   To date, there have
    still not been any arrests or convictions in connection with any
    of them.  Sensing local law enforcement's fear and obvious
    reluctance to pursue serious investigations, perpetrators of
    lesser crimes (i.e. robberies) have been able to take advantage
    of the situation.  Despite a history of some narco-violence,
    Monterrey has been known as one of Mexico's safest major cities,
    but in one week there were two massive armed robberies.  Most
    disturbing about the week's events is the apparent fear and
    intimidation that narco-traffickers have struck into the hearts
    of local news reporters who seem to be practicing
    self-censorship.  END SUMMARY.

    MORE BRUTAL KILLINGS

    ¶2. (U)  On May 17, a group of armed men shot and killed a man as
    he was trying to run into his house.  Particularly disturbing
    about this incident is that the perpetrators were able to force
    their way into a gated community (not unlike the ones in which
    Consulate families reside) by putting a gun to the head of the
    community's private security guard.  He was the 61st murder
    victim in the State of Nuevo Leon.

    ¶3. (U)  On the morning of May 18, three cadavers were found in
    San Pedro, the Monterrey suburb where all Consulate families
    reside, with their hands bound and exhibiting signs of torture.
    Two of the three men were wearing police uniforms and were later
    identified as Santa Catarina police.  The third man was dressed
    in civilian clothing.  Apparently they had been kidnapped the
    night before.  Their deaths bring the total number of murders in
    the State of Nuevo Leon to a record 64, a significant increase
    over the 55 murders for all of 2006.

    A DISTURBING RISE IN KIDNAPPINGS

    ¶4. (SBU)  On May 10, a reporter and cameraman for TV Azteca were
    presumably kidnapped in Monterrey.  They did not report for work
    that day and have not been heard from since.  A week later, 17
    people were kidnapped in six separate incidents in the greater
    Monterrey area over a 48 hour period.  On May 16, a Monterrey
    police officer was kidnapped while patrolling the home of
    Francisco Carlos Esquivel, (AKA "El Capi").  Esquivel was
    recently released from a Jalisco prison where he had been held
    since 2005.  Earlier that same day, eight people were kidnapped
    in Guadalupe at a used car lot.  On May 17, a passerby
    discovered the abandoned vehicle of an investigator with the
    State Attorney General's office.  The details of the case are
    still unclear, with authorities trying to definitively determine
    if the investigator was the victim of kidnapping.  Also on May
    17, four people, including the local leader of the PEMEX
    (Mexican Petroleum) oil company union, were kidnapped in
    Cadereyta.  Finally, on the afternoon of May 18, an additional
    police officer from Guadalupe, another Monterrey suburb, was
    reportedly kidnapped.

    ¶5. (U)  While kidnappings are nothing new for Mexico, "regios"
    (Monterrey residents) traditionally regard them as something
    that happens elsewhere.  In the last month, however, Monterrey
    has seen a disturbing rise in the number of kidnappings and the
    total number has exceeded any previous record for Nuevo Leon.
    Including these latest victims, there have been 49 total
    kidnappings in the state, compared to the previous record of 35
    in 2006.

    CONSEQUENCES FOR GREATER PUBLIC SECURITY

    ¶6. (SBU) In a new disturbing trend, other criminals have taken
    advantage of local authorities' inability to curb narco-related
    crime in Monterrey and the city has seen an increase in the
    number of robberies. On May 12, over 250 people were held by
    armed gunmen and robbed at a night club in Guadalupe, greater
    Metropolitan Monterrey.  During the two hour hold-up during
    which gunmen came around and took money from club patrons,
    several victims reportedly used their cell phones to call the
    police.  Still, no police showed up and, as is the case with
    most crimes in Nuevo Leon, the culprits got away scot-free.

    ¶7. (SBU)  On May 14, a man was driving on the highway between
    Monterrey and Reynosa on his way to the U.S. border.  A group of

    MONTERREY 00000527  002.2 OF 002

    armed men forced him off the road and then car-jacked his SUV.
    On May 17, another armed robbery took place in San Pedro,
    minutes from where Consulate families reside.  The victims were
    all in one house and were tied-up while the robbers took over
    $30,000 in cash and jewelry.  Despite the fact that local police
    set-up a perimeter when they learned of the robbery, the two
    armed culprits once again escaped.

    FEAR AFFECTING MEDIA REPORTING

    ¶8. (C) In addition to increased crime rates, Post has begun to
    notice a disquieting trend in the local media connected to the
    rising levels of violence: because of fear and intimidation,
    some in the media appear to be practicing self-censorship in
    reporting drug-related crimes.  On May 18, Rogelio Lozano
    (STRICTLY PROTECT), San Pedro's Chief of Police, was interviewed
    by TV Azteca just hours after the discovery of the three
    cadavers in San Pedro.  Lozano told RSO of his surprise at not
    being asked about this crime.  Lozano added that the
    interviewer, the News Director for TV Azteca Northeast Luis
    Padua (STRICTLY PROTECT), told him afterward that he had
    intentionally avoided the topic and that he didn't "want to know
    about it."  This occurred one week after the May 10
    disappearance of the TV Azteca reporter and cameraman, rumored
    to be narco-related, that went unreported in the media
    (including in TV Azteca itself) until May 13, three days later.
    Local reporters from Televisa and El Norte, the most prestigious
    daily in northeastern Mexico, have told PAO that they now often
    report only the basics of narco-related violence, deciding not
    to dig further for fear of retaliation.

    ¶9. (C)  COMMENT.  Unfortunately, an increase in arrest rates has
    not occurred along with the increase in murders, kidnappings,
    and other related criminal acts in Nuevo Leon.  Post believes
    that local law enforcement, and now local media, are paralyzed
    with fear and are unwilling to risk personal harm to investigate
    these crimes.  Interestingly, on May 18 rumors swirled that
    Nuevo Leon Governor Natividad Gonzalez Paras had been killed.
    Local and state police contacted Post's law enforcement
    officials to ascertain whether or not the rumors were true.
    While this is a positive demonstration of the close working
    relationship shared between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement
    entities, it also further demonstrates local law enforcement's
    inability to get a handle on the situation.  That said, Governor
    Gonzalez Paras appears committed to continuing the fight against
    narco-violence and will do what he can to do so.  As always,
    Post will continue to closely monitor the situation.  END
    COMMENT.
    MORENO

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