The events in Culiacan come after a week that began with the killing of 13 state police officers in Michoacan and a gun battle outside of Iguala in Guerrero that left 15 dead, said Raul Benitez, a security expert at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. What comes next? he said.
Date: Oct 19, 2019
Category: World
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Abduction of El Chapo's son could unleash violence, experts say
"There is a war right now for control of the Sinaloa cartel and a central theme in that war is the issue of attacks on his family," said Raul Benitez, a security specialist who teaches political science at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Date: Aug 17, 2016
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Son of El Chapo Guzman confirmed abducted at Puerto Vallarta restaurant
"Ivan Archivaldo was, I believe, a bit crazy," said Raul Benitez, a security specialist who teaches political science at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. "He spent all his time posting things on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter. A serious narco doesn't do that."
Date: Aug 16, 2016
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Top Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman escapes from prison through ...
"It wasn't overconfidence; it was Mexican judicial nationalism," said Raul Benitez, a security expert at Mexico's National Autonomous University. "First he had to pay his debt in Mexico and then in the U.S. Now it's very evident that it was a mistake."
Date: Jul 12, 2015
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Mexico's Drug War: Jalisco New Generation Cartel Blamed After 3 Mexican Army ...
A new and militarily powerful cartel is appearing, and opening up a new front in the war against drugs in Guadalajara and Jalisco, security analyst Raul Benitez of the National Autonomous University of Mexico told the Journal.
Date: May 03, 2015
Category: World
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Attack in western Mexico kills 15 police officers, wounds 5
"The serious thing about this attack was that it was very well planned and orchestrated, with a military-style strategy," said Raul Benitez, a security expert at Mexico's National Autonomous University. "This was planned. A lot of gunmen were involved. They blocked the highway to surround them (poli
"The government needed to show that some of its policies were successful," said Raul Benitez, a security expert at Mexico's National Autonomous University. "And in this case, without doubt the strategy against the drug cartels is going well."
Date: Mar 04, 2015
Category: World
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Mexican police capture top cartel capo 'La Tuta' Gomez
The likely result will be an "atomization" of the cartel, said Raul Benitez, a security analyst at Mexico's National Autonomous University. He noted that intensified law enforcement in Michoacan already has forced splinter groups into neighboring Guerrero, where they are fighting to control the hero