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UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY23 August 2011FMSOForeign Military StudiesOffice731 McClellan AveFort Leavenworth, KS66027fmso-border.watch@ugov.govUse of these articles does notreflect official endorsement.Reproduction for private useor gain is subject to originalcopyright restrictions.This report is a compilation ofextract translations of Spanishlanguage open sourceinformation and not evaluatedintelligence.The complete articles inSpanish are available fromFMSO.This briefing is FOUO andmust be protected andcontrolled in accordance withU.S. standards.Latin America Military andSecurity WatchTable of ContentsMEXICOSPECIAL INTERESTStatistics Regarding Organized Crime Related Murders in Mexico – 20August 2011MEXICO STATEInformation about El Compayito and his Role in La Mano con Ojos inTlapan, Mexico State – 11 August 2011Details Regarding the Neighborhood from which El Compayito WasArrested-– 18 August 2011Cell Phone Signal Aided Authorities in Arresting El Compayito – 18August 2011NAYARITAuthorities Recover Nine Murder Victims Along the Tepic-AguamilaHighway in Nayarit – 20 August 2011BAJA CALIFORNIASoldiers Seize 332.6 Kilograms of Marijuana in Mexicali, BajaCalifornia – 20 August 2011Authorities Seize 1.12 Metric Tons of Marijuana in Tijuana, BajaCalifornia – 20 August 2011SONORAAuthorities Discover Narco Tunnel along Border of Nogales, ArizonaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPage 1

UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY23 August 2011and Nogales, Sonora – 17Soldiers Seize 400 Kilograms of Marijuana and Free Kidnapping Victimin Nogales, Sonora – 14 August 2011GUERREROHuman Remains Scattered in Acapulco, Guerrero – 17 August 2011CENTRAL AMERICANew Information Regarding Army Officer Arrested with Military GradeWeapons in El Salvador – 16 August 2011UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPage 2

UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY23 August 2011MEXICOSPECIAL INTERESTStatistics Regarding Organized Crime Related Murders in Mexico – 20 August 2011The media source El Universal is reportingthat information gathered from the Secretariatof Governance (SEGOB) and the OfficialGazette of the Federation (DOF), indicatesthat in 2010, 80% of the organized crimerelated murders occurred within 162 of the2,456 municipalities within Mexico. Thosemunicipalities with the highest murder ratesinclude: Ciudad Juarez which represented 30%of the organized crime related murdersin 2010 Chihuahua, Chihuahua Creel, Chihuahua Delicias, Chihuahua Gomez Palacio, Durango Lerdo, Durango Acapulco, Guerrero Monclova, Coahuila Piedras Negas, Coahuila Navojoa, SonoraThe most violent states, in order starting with the state with the most reported murders include: Chihuahua Sinaloa: according to SEGOB, 100% of the municipalities within Sinaloa record organized crimeactivity. The municipalities with the largest amount of organized crime activity within the stateinclude Culiacan, Mazatlan, Badiraguato, Novolato, and Salvador Alvarado. Tamaulipas: The municipalities with the largest amount of organized crime activity within thestate include Ciudad Victoria, Nuevo Laredo, Miguel Aleman, Rio Bravo, and Matamoros. Nuevo Leon: The municipalities with the largest amount of organized crime activity within thestate include Monterrey, Escobedo, San Nicolas, Cadereyta, and Apodaca. Baja California: The municipalities with the largest amount of organized crime activity withinthe state include Tijuana and Mexicali. Michoacan: The municipalities with the largest amount of organized crime activity within thestate include Apatzingan, Ciudad Hidalgo, La Piedad, Lazaro Cardenas, Morelia, Uruapan,Zamora, and Zitacuaro.UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPage 3

UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY23 August 2011Spanish Source: p of the DocumentMEXICO STATEInformation about El Compayito and his Role in La Mano con Ojos in Tlapan, Mexico State – 11August 2011On 11 August 2011, the Attorney General of Mexico Statereported the arrest of Oscar Osvaldo GARCIA Montoya,36, aka El Compayito, the leader of La Mano con Ojos.The arrest took place at a residence located on 230 LuisCabrera Avenue in the Magdalena Contreras sector of SanJerónimo in the Federal District. Information about ElCompayito provided in multiple media sources wasreported as follows: He owns three homes in Mexico State; one onPinon Street [19.4628 -99.2834] in the CuidadBrisas Section of Naucalpan, a second on Luis Cabrera Avenue in San Jerónimo [19.3175 99.2368] and a third in Tlalpan [19.2785 -99.1792]. He was born in Guasave, Sinaloa.Military and Police Training He worked as municipal police officer in La Paz, Baja California, and in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. He was also identified as a former Mexican Marine. While serving in this capacity, he waspromoted to the position of infantry leader before he deserted ranks. As a Marine, Montoyareceived training as a Kaibil in Guatemala and in subject materials to include anti-bomb and antiguerrilla training.Initial Ties with the Beltran Leyva Cartel In 2002, Garcia joined the Beltran Leyva Cartel and began working as a hitman in LazaroCardenas, Michoacan. Soon after, he was promoted to head of security for El Indio, La Barbie,and El JJ.Dispute with El JJ Garcia Montoya reported that following the arrests of La Barbie and El Indio, he assumed controlover organizational operations. In direct response, José Jorge Balderas Garza, aka JJ, attemptedto take this control from him which prompted a severing of ties between the two. Before starting his own group, Montoya stated that he was recruited by the Gulf Cartel, LosZetas, and the Arellano Felix Cartel, but he preferred to remain independent.La Mano con Ojos Name and Principal Operations Center When asked why Montoya chose to call his group „La Mano con Ojos‟, he stated that he wasalways on top of information including media sources. He also believed that a group should haveUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPage 4

UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY23 August 2011concept, a foundation, and a name that represented that; hence, the name La Mano con Ojos (thehand with eyes) because he claims he saw everything. When asked why this criminal organization was centered in Huixquilucan, information wasprovided that led authorities to believe that local police officers were directly involved with LaMano con Ojos. At present time, at least 16 officers have been arrested for their alleged role inproviding support to this criminal group. While in control of the criminal group La Mano con Ojos, El Compayito is accused of havingbeen directly or indirectly involved in at least 600 murders (60 of which were committed over thecourse of the last year in Mexico State), to managing at least 60 drug distribution points, and toowning 20 safe houses in the state.La Marquesa Murders He is linked to the 25 November 2008 kidnapping/murder of 24 individuals in La Marquesaneighborhood of Mexico State; of these victims, 15 were decapitated. In reference to LaMarquesa incident, Montoya admitted that he aided Raul Villa Ortega, aka El R, in thekidnappings but denied any involvement in the execution and beheading of the victims, layingsole blame on El R. According to Montoya, the victims killed were innocent.The Kidnapping of Jefe Diego Montoya implicated El Pelacas and El Ricalde (two Cartel de Centro operators) as the kidnappersof Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, the PAN Presidential candidate on 14 May 2010. In response tohow he acquired this information which was believed only to be known by the PGR, Montoyastated that „one figures things out by simply being around‟.Violence following the Arrest of El Compayito and the Future of this Organization After questioning, Garcia confessed that at the time of his arrest, he was planning to kill anddismember six La Mano con Ojos operators as they wished to desert ranks. One of these murdervictims was decapitated and hung from a bridge in Interlomas. The individual believed to have assumed the position of Osvaldo García is El Comandante.Under his command are an estimated 50 individuals, all of whom have information of whatneeded to be done in the case that he was arrested. Following his arrest, El Compayito was transferred to the Altiplano prison. During a police interrogation of El Compayito, authorities thank him for having made them betterat their jobs. In response to this statement, El Compayito asked if he would be given a reward forthis, and added that police did a good job in acquiring and responding to gathered intelligencethat led to his arrest.To date, authorities have arrested 29 individuals working at the service of La Mano con Ojos (to includeGarcia). Of these individuals, four were arrested on 08 August 2011, and have been identified as follows: Rufino CASTRO Cortes, 24, aka El Rufis, aka El Acapulco Juan Antonio LOPEZ Villanueva, 19 Miguel Abraham SANCHEZ Martinez, 24 A 16 year oldSpanish Source: http://www.sexenio.com.mx/articulo.php?id e-colgado-en-interlomas-con.htmlUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPage 5

UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY23 August 2011Top of the DocumentDetails Regarding the Neighborhood from which El Compayito Was Arrested-– 18 August 2011On 11 August 2011, Óscar Oswaldo García, aka El Compayito, was arrested at an exclusive residencelocated on 230 Luis Cabrera Avenue in the Magdalena Contreras sector of San Jerónimo in the FederalDistrict (see map on left). Houses in this area start at (MXN) 5,000,000.Of the 16,479 residents that live in this neighborhood, 60% earn around 5-10 more than the averageminimum salary per month. Other noteworthy drug traffickers that have been arrested in thisneighborhood include: Sandra Ávila Beltrán, aka La Reina del Pacífico (outside of the VIPS club in San Jerónimo) Husband of Sandra, Juan Diego Espinoza Ramírez, aka El Tigre (outside a bakery located in theSan Jerónimo Plaza) Tito Miller Parra Izasa, a FARC operator that served as an intermediary with Mexican drugcartelsWhen questioned as to why drug traffickers would live in exclusive areas such as San Jerónimo orInterlomas, Alfredo Castillo Cervantes, the Attorney General of Mexico State, stated that theseindividuals are not out of place if they bring their bodyguards with them into the neighborhoods in whichthey live. Drug traffickers are also able to establish their families in these areas, far away from where theactual drug trafficking fight is occurring.Neighbors of El Compayito were very surprised when they realized that he had been arrested and wereinformed of what he actually did for a job. According to them, he wasn't really around much, but whenhe was, nothing seemed suspicious.UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPage 6