http://www.talkbaja.com/ Baja Travel and Mexico Retirement Living Forum. Best Communities, Cost of Living and Off-Grid Living Tips. Travel Photo Logs, Off Road 4x4, Camping Guides and Maps. en Sat, 19 May 2012 14:51:09 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.talkbaja.com/images/styles/TimeTraveler/misc/rss.jpg http://www.talkbaja.com/ http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6418&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 13:54:04 GMT 05/17/12 – Adding to what seems to be a quickly growing number of journalists killed in Mexico,... 05/17/12 – Adding to what seems to be a quickly growing number of journalists killed in Mexico, journalist René Orta Salgado was found dead inside his car in Morelos on Sunday, May 13. The body showed signs of having been beaten, most notably with blows to the abdomen, core, and head, and with markings of … Read more

More... ]]> General News Stories Noticias http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6418 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6417&goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 00:26:28 GMT 05/17/12 – The 49-person massacre in Nuevo León earlier this week seemed to be claimed by the... 05/17/12 – The 49-person massacre in Nuevo León earlier this week seemed to be claimed by the Zetas, given the narco-banners left at the scene and graffiti tag that read “Z 100%” on a nearby wall. However, the Zetas have since tried to distance themselves from the killings by calling on the government to thoroughly … Read more

More... ]]> General News Stories Noticias http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6417 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6416&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 23:01:06 GMT Hi We are going to Los Barriles to an RV park for six months starting in October. Is it safe for... Hi We are going to Los Barriles to an RV park for six months starting in October. Is it safe for us to travel alone in our RV? We will be towing a car with kayaks on top & traveling with 2 dogs. Is there a place we can go to meet up with other travellers? ]]> Introduce Yourself to the Forum Rondo http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6416 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6415&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 05:24:11 GMT I cannot find a news clip about this but earlier this week I have heard from a very trustworthy... I cannot find a news clip about this but earlier this week I have heard from a very trustworthy source that a some head Narco king-pin was shot dead while eating with his family in a well know eatery on the Malacon in La Paz.

This happened in broad daylight, 2 hitmen apparently approached the the table and pumped 9 shots into this guy using silenced weapons and quickly left.

The next day the bodies of 2 people known as this guys body guards were found out in the mountains.

I am just saying and hoping that this "so far" PEACEFULL" area of Mexico remains that way! ]]> General News Stories CDN_JOHNNY http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6415 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6414&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:43:44 GMT I recently became aware of the murder of Wallace James Medieros of San Quintin that occurred on... I recently became aware of the murder of Wallace James Medieros of San Quintin that occurred on January 7, 2012. Wally, as commonly known, owned property adjacent to the Bahia de San Quintin kiteboarding venue that kiteboarders regularly visit. I always thought of this area as safe, but now have to wonder. Is San Quintin now less safe than it was previously? ]]> windjunkie http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6414 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6413&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 11:25:47 GMT http://content.el-mexicano.com.mx/media/imagenes/2010/7/2010_07_27-10e7c5d7-5178-42-Vertical___Selec... Written by Greg Moran | SDUT
May 15, 2012

SAN DIEGO — A former high-ranking official in the Baja California Attorney General’s Office pleaded guilty Tuesday in San Diego federal court to using his position to provide information to a lethal Tijuana drug gang.

Jesús Quiñónez Márquez pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge for providing information to the Fernando Sanchez Organization, a a drug trafficking group that federal and state investigators targeted in a sweeping investigation that culminated two years ago with the indictment of 43 people.

Quiñónez, 50, served as the director of international liaison under Baja California Attorney General Rommel Moreno Manjarrez from October 2008 until his arrest in July 2010.

In that post, Quiñónez met regularly with law enforcement agencies on the U.S. side of the border, including the District Attorney’s Office and San Diego police.

He now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison when he is sentenced on Aug. 5, said Assistant U.S. Attorney James Melendres.

According to the plea agreement, Quiñónez admitted he worked with the Fernando Sanchez gang in 2009 and 2010. He specifically acknowledged using his post in the Attorney General’s Office to provide information on the investigation of a double homicide in Tijuana on March 25, 2010.

Two men, Efrain Alvarez Gonazlez and Abel Joatan Gonzalez, were killed as part of the city’s vicious cartel wars. The plea agreement says that Quiñónez learned Fernando Sanchez gang members committed the murders, and he then told a top underboss of the gang, José Alfredo Nájera Gil, that the organization was suspected.

“The plea agreement says he knew that the FSO would use that information to avoid apprehension,” Melendres said Tuesday. In court papers filed last week, prosecutors said that Quiñónez told Nájera how and where the two men were killed, and later gave digital photographs of the aftermath of the killing on a computer thumb drive to another top leader in the organization. In return, Quiñónez received $5,000.

He also admitted in the guilty plea to agreeing to help try to smuggle in to the U.S. $13 million in drug money on behalf of the gang. The money was never transported to the U.S., records say.

Quiñónez’s attorney, Patrick Hall, could not be reached for comment on the plea Tuesday. The case was scheduled to go to trial on June 5.

Of the 43 people indicted, Quiñónez is the 38th to plead guilty. Two remain fugitives in Mexico.

Two men, including the gang’s top lieutenant, Armando Villareal Heredia, are in Mexican custody awaiting extradition to the U.S., Melendres said.

source... ]]> General News Stories Noticias http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6413 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6412&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 11:14:54 GMT 05/15/12- Hundreds of mothers marched in Mexico on Sunday, May 10, not in festive celebration of... 05/15/12- Hundreds of mothers marched in Mexico on Sunday, May 10, not in festive celebration of Mother’s Day, which is celebrated every year on that date in Mexico, but to demand justice for their missing children. While smaller contingents of women took to the streets in other parts of the country, the largest march occurred … Read more

More... ]]> General News Stories Noticias http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6412 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6409&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 06:39:31 GMT 05/14/12- Adding to a recent string of gruesome discoveries in Mexico over the past few weeks,... 05/14/12- Adding to a recent string of gruesome discoveries in Mexico over the past few weeks, Mexican officials found 49 bodies–43 male and six female–on the side of a highway outside of Monterrey, Nuevo León early Sunday morning, sources say. The bodies were decapitated and severely dismembered, a tactic that according to Nuevo León State … Read more

More... ]]> General News Stories Noticias http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6409 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6408&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 03:11:42 GMT Here's Aletta, the first named East Pacific storm of the season, which doesn't even officially start until tomorrow! Not likely to do much, but it's a reminder to dust off our favorite weather links and start keeping an eye on things.
]]> kate http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6408 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6407&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 21:40:58 GMT http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2011/06/15/mexicpolitie_1.jpg*San Diego Reader | K. Mennem May 14,... San Diego Reader | K. Mennem
May 14, 2012

The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States has agreed to up its information sharing with Baja California authorities, in order to help capture more fugitives. Officials from the FBI, Baja California state police, and state security officials met today in Tijuana to confirm the agreement.

The FBI and U.S. Marshals routinely aid security officials in Mexico with apprehending fugitives from both sides of the border. Information was previously shared, but the new real time database will be much more advanced than previously used. Information such as possible locations, full criminal background, and other details will be accessible to an international unit of the Baja California Preventative Police.

source... ]]> General News Stories Noticias http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6407 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6406&goto=newpost Sun, 13 May 2012 01:42:39 GMT I'm wishing all the mothers here at Talk Baja a happy Mothers Day. I'll be at La Fonda's for breakfast in case you'd like to stop by and say hi. I'll be one of the mothers sitting at a table by the large glass window.:wink::wink: ]]> General Discussion stargazer http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6406 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6405&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 18:28:35 GMT I have a friend who works for a company that sells condos at Rosarito Beach Hotel. He has an offer... I have a friend who works for a company that sells condos at Rosarito Beach Hotel.
He has an offer for 4 meals and a bottle of tequila for a couple (husband/wife or gay couple) that has 2 credit cards to listen to a presentation for the condos with no obligation. It is available every day from 9:00am-2:00pm.
Call Juan Serrano at 661-113-6028 to schedule. ]]> Tourism Resources maryellen1952 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6405 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6404&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 17:48:16 GMT 05/11/12- On Thursday, May 10, 2012, Mexican Secretary of the Interior (Secretaría del Gobierno,... 05/11/12- On Thursday, May 10, 2012, Mexican Secretary of the Interior (Secretaría del Gobierno, Segob) Alejandro Poiré signed a convention with the government of the state of Nuevo León to extend the existing plan entitled “Secure Nuevo León” (Seguro Nuevo León). The convention stipulates that federal forces will remain in Nuevo León at least until … Read more

More... ]]> General News Stories Noticias http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6404 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6403&goto=newpost Sat, 12 May 2012 00:29:04 GMT Looking for summer/fall monthly beach rental near San Quintin. Looking for summer/fall monthly beach rental near San Quintin. ]]> Classified Ads Online - FREE domack http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6403 http://www.talkbaja.com/showthread.php?t=6401&goto=newpost Fri, 11 May 2012 22:16:36 GMT 05/11/12 - The Mexican Army and Jalisco state police recently dealt a blow to the region’s crystal meth producers that El Sol del Centro has described as “historic.” Law enforcement raided a lab at a location known as “Barranca El Astillero,” which is located near the state’s border with Aguascalientes. During the operation, they seized over a ton of crystal meth already packaged for sale, a large quantity of the drug’s chemical precursors, and a light blue GMC pick-up truck without license plates. Two men at the scene, identified as Apolonio Eudave Díaz, age 57, and Eleazar Arteaga Salinas, age 50, attempted to flee with a large bag of white powder, but were detained and brought into custody.

Law enforcement brought in heavy machinery and dug some thirty feet underground to gain entry into the 600-foot long underground structure. The first of its three rooms held 25 beds, in which drug production workers seem to have slept. The room’s interior resembled a typical local, rural dwelling, with earthen walls and a sheet-metal roof. It was outfitted with amenities for workers to live, eat, and sleep in the lab. The second room appeared to be dedicated to drug production, and the third to the storage of chemicals and equipment.

National and state law enforcement intelligence had pinpointed the lab’s whereabaouts after arresting a number of local crystal meth distributors. They confirmed the lab’s location by flying over the site in a helicopter known as “Águila Uno” (“Eagle One”), which allowed them to detect the large underground structure from the air, along with some components of its drug production machinery and waste by-products dumping practices. When law enforcement arrived at the scene, the two men who were later arrested set fire to the lab, which authorities feared would result in a serious explosion given the large quantities of chemicals stored inside. Authorities, however, were able to contain the fire amidst the arrests.

It is not yet clear to whom the meth lab belonged, but seizures of this nature in the past–like the February 2012 discovery of 15-tons of methamphetamine– have pointed to the Sinaloa Cartel, which largely operates in the Guadalajara, Jalisco area. Investigations into the recent discovery, however, are still underway.
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