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Mexican drugs kingpin Vicente Carillo Leyva arrested - jogging in park
The Times(UK) ^ | 04/03/09 | Philippe Naughton

Posted on 04/03/2009 9:49:21 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

Mexican drugs kingpin Vicente Carillo Leyva arrested - jogging in park

Philippe Naughton

Mexican police are celebrating the arrest of one of the country's most wanted drugs barons, picked up while jogging in a park in Mexico City.

Vicente Carillo Leyva, the 32-year-old heir to the Juarez cartel, was still wearing his white Abercrombie & Fitch tracksuit when he was paraded before the media in the Mexican capital yesterday.

The arrest was seen as a major coup for the security forces, who are often accused of letting drugs barons operate with impunity.

By a happy coincidence, however, Carrillo Leyva was captured just hours before the US Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano and Eric Holder, Attorney General, arrived for talks about plans for tougher border controls to stop US weapons reaching Mexican drug gangs.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cultureofcorruption; druglord; drugwar; mexicancorruption; mexico; vicentecarillo

1 posted on 04/03/2009 9:49:21 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster

In a few year, California would be run by guys like this one. U.S. Senators, and mayor of big cities in CA would have to work for them.


2 posted on 04/03/2009 9:50:37 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (from "Irrational Exuberance" to "Mark to Zero": from '96 to '09)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

That’s how to do it.


3 posted on 04/03/2009 9:51:08 AM PDT by wastedyears (April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Jogging is bad for your health.


4 posted on 04/03/2009 9:51:24 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: TigerLikesRooster

They don’t already?


5 posted on 04/03/2009 9:51:27 AM PDT by wastedyears (April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
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To: wastedyears

Pretty bad when the world is so upside down the cops have to wear the masks and the bad guys don’t! Police just need to randomly start shooting these kind of guys, like they’re rabid dogs! Kill on sight!


6 posted on 04/03/2009 9:53:32 AM PDT by King Hawk
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Drug lords are now jogging in Abercrombie & Fitch gear? Do they do pilates and yoga and as well?
7 posted on 04/03/2009 9:55:48 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

Of course. They’re the ones smart enough to know to not use the product.


8 posted on 04/03/2009 9:57:57 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: Mr. Mojo
Probably has a Harvard degree and dates an east coast debutante, too.:-)
9 posted on 04/03/2009 9:57:57 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (from "Irrational Exuberance" to "Mark to Zero": from '96 to '09)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
"By a happy coincidence, however, Carrillo Leyva was captured just hours before the US Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano and Eric Holder, Attorney General, arrived for talks about plans for tougher border controls to stop US weapons reaching Mexican drug gangs."

Happy coincidence my *ss...

10 posted on 04/03/2009 9:59:01 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: TigerLikesRooster; a fool in paradise

MEMO TO SELF: Be sure to avoid jogging in parks!


11 posted on 04/03/2009 9:59:05 AM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
I noticed this "kingpin" is wearing prescription glasses...


There must be no money in it if he can't afford lasik surgery...

12 posted on 04/03/2009 9:59:16 AM PDT by John123 (The US may be going down the drain, but everyone else will drown first...)
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To: Revolting cat!
The arrest was seen as a major coup for the security forces, who are often accused of letting drugs barons operate with impunity.

He must've missed his payment to someone on the inside.

13 posted on 04/03/2009 10:01:09 AM PDT by a fool in paradise ( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
If you followed the Wonderland murders (that porn actor John Holmes participated in), they already operate with a wide berth in LA.
14 posted on 04/03/2009 10:03:25 AM PDT by a fool in paradise ( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
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To: Abathar
Happy coincidence my *ss...

yeah, what do they take us for, a bunch of idiots? Oh wait, we are a bunch of idiots.

15 posted on 04/03/2009 10:08:39 AM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: Abathar

Interesting report on Fox last night putting the lie to the “American guns to cartels” myth.


16 posted on 04/03/2009 10:41:22 AM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck. (Let them eat arugula!))
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