This Week on SOFREP: Veteran News, Exciting New Army Tech, and Battle Space Updates
Get the run down on all the reports, articles and content you probably missed this week, October 12th – 18th.
Mexico
Former Mexican Defense Minister Arrested at LAX For Drug Cartel Ties
The minister assisted the H-2 Cartel, which has trafficked cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana into the United States.
Mexico Putting Military in Charge of Ports to Counter Cartel Corruption
“President Lopez Obrador believes that the armed forces are “less corrupt and can fight organized crime more effectively.”
Mexico Deploys Army to Southern Border to Block Migrants Heading to US
“The order has been given to detain all those who entered illegally, and return them to the border of their country.”
This is the Death Cult the FBI Says is Spreading Among Drug Cartels
It’s called the cult of Santa Muerte – “Holy Death” – and it’s more intense and deadly than anything that came before it.
CJNG: Mexico’s emerging drug cartel
In the changing landscape of Mexico’s cartels, the CJNG has established itself as a burgeoning power center with a cunning mix of violence and local aid.
Mexican military to perform police duties for four more years
Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, published a decree on Monday authorizing the Mexican military to participate in civilian law enforcement for four more years, until March 2024. The policy was first implemented as the Mexican government was struggling to curb the violence that plagues the country. Obrador ordered the armed forces to participate “in […]
DEA uncovers vast drug tunnel under US-Mexico border
The DEA announced on Tuesday the results of the hard work conducted by the San Diego Tunnel Task Force (SDTTF). SDTTF uncovered a vast cross-border drug-smuggling tunnel that extends from Mexico into a warehouse in a commercial complex in the Otay Mesay area of San Diego. SDTTF is comprised of federal agents from the Drug […]
The Pic of the Day: Trump’s border wall is going up
General assembly shot of barrier to include, crane and segments stacked in the foreground along with Normandy barriers at the El Paso 1 project, spanning 46 miles, near Deming, NM, January 28, 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Border District is providing contracting services, including design and construction oversight, of Department of […]
Why we should keep deploying troops to South America
The United States has been considering the idea of cutting back troop strengths in both Africa and South America to begin to free-up more troops to counter near-peer potential adversaries in Russia and China. The opinion here is that this would be a mistake since both Russia and China are actively trying to build their […]
Could Iran strike the US homeland with terrorist attacks?
“The U.S. bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism.” With these words, the United States has been warned by Iran that the killing of Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, will not go unanswered. The Trump administration claims that the attack was in retaliation to the attack on the U.S. Embassy […]
Mexico prison riot leaves at least 16 dead, 5 wounded
A riot left 16 inmates dead at a central Mexican prison in Cieneguillas. Five other inmates were wounded in the two-and-a-half-hour melee in which inmates fought each other with handguns and knives. Mexican security officials stated that the riot broke out at approximately 14:30 hrs local time at the Cieneguillas’ Regional Center for Social Reintegration […]
