Narco News Weekly 29

In this edition:

1. Alleged Corrupt Police Officer's Affiliation with Knights Templar Cartel Revealed (***Graphic Video***)

2. La Maña Criminal Group Threatens Mexican Police amid Rising Violence in Guanajuato

3. Sinaloa Cartel Local Leaders Killed in Inter-Cartel Conflict on Chihuahua-Sinaloa Border

4. Mayo Zambada Gunmen Show Power in Broad Daylight ***Graphic Video***

5. FBI and ATF Probe FARC-EP and CJNG Involvement in Mexican Bombings

6. 28 Dismembered Bodies Unearthed in Clandestine Mass Graves in Reynosa, Mexico

7. Costa Rica Experiences 'Mexicanization' of Crime with Record-High Drug Murders

8. "Sodapuppy", Notorious Cocaine & Meth Coordinator to Netherlands, Arrested in Colombia

9. CJNG Boss Gerardo González Valencia Sentenced to Life in US for Drug Trafficking

10. Former Venezuelan Spy Chief Extradited to US for Drug Trafficking

11. "El Ruso" of Sinaloa Cartel Identified as Juan Jose Ponce Felix

12. Mexican Army to Invest US$1 Billion in Building Barracks in High-Crime Areas

Alleged Corrupt Police Officer's Affiliation with Knights Templar Cartel Revealed

A video surfaced recently showing a man identifying himself as Noé Ávalos, a police officer from Apatzingán, Michoacán, claiming his allegiance to the Knights Templar Cartel. In the video, Ávalos is seen kneeling in a riverbed, confessing his involvement in the cartel's operations. He states that he was sent to the Municipal Palace to join the Municipal Police and work under the orders of Jesús Rangel, the subdirector of the Municipal Police. His assigned tasks reportedly included carrying out kidnappings in Apatzingán on behalf of the Knights Templar cartel.

Below is a video of his execution. ***Warning Graphic***