C O 5 2 5 5 711-1ED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-35772 Doc No C05255711 Date 10 15 2012 RELEASED IN PART 1 4 B B1 1 4 D I SECRET NOFORN DTG 230229Z MAY 12 FROM FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO CONTROLS SECRET SECTION01 OF 03 DOCNO MEXICO 000391 DECONTROLLED NOFORN E O 13526 DELL 2022 05 22 THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE BODY TAGS PGOV MOPS CJAN SNAR ECON MX SUBJECT U GENERALS ARRESTED FOR SUSPECTED LINKS TO NARCOTRAFFICKING REF A 12 MEXICO 1532 B 12 MEXICO 1856 DERIVED FROM DSCG B D SUMMARY I 1 S NF FOUR HIGH-RANKING MEXICAN ARMY SEDENA OFFICERS THREE OF THEM RETIRED AND ONLY ONE ON ACTIVE DUTY HAVE BEEN DETAINED IN THE LAST WEEK FOR SUSPECTED TIES TO ORGANIZED CRIME SPECIFICALLY THE BELTRAN LEYVA ORGANIZATION BLO REF A ALL HAVE YET TO BE FORMALLY CHARGED END SUMMARY WHO ARE THEY 2 SBU THE DETENTIONS BEGAN ON MAY 15 WHEN RETIRED DIVISION GENERAL THREE-STAR TOMAS ANGELES DAUAHARE AND ACTIVE DUTY BRIGADIER GENERAL ONE-STAR ROBERTO DAWE GONZALEZ WERE DETAINED BY REVIEW AUTHORITY Steve Blodgett Senior Reviewer NOFORN SECRET page 56 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-35772 Doc No C05255711 Date 10 15 2012 1 4 D B1 FC O 5 2 5 5 711-1ED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-35772 Doc No C05255711 Date 10 1512012 SECRET NOFORN THE MEXICAN ARMY SEDENA ON WARRANTS ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATION FOR ORGANIZED CRIME SIEDO WITHOUT SPECIFIC CHARGES BEING MADE PUBLIC ON MAY 17 RETIRED THREE-STAR GENERAL RICARDO ESCORCIA VARGAS WAS ALSO DETAINED AND DELIVERED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR MILITARY JUSTICE TO THE FEDERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL THE THREE WERE ALLEGED TO HAVE SUSPECTED TIES TO THE TCO BELTRAN LEYVA ORGANIZATION BLO ANGELES SPECIFICALLY IS SUSPECTED OF COLLABORATING WITH AND SELLING ARMS TO BLO ON MAY 18 RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL SILVIO ISIDRO DE JESUS HERNANDEZ SOTO ALSO APPEARED BEFORE THE FEDERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR LINKS TO ORGANIZED CRIME ON MAY 17 GENERALS ANGELES AND DAWE WERE TRANSFERRED FROM A MILITARY DETENTION UNIT TO THE FEDERAL CENTRAL OF INVESTIGATIONS WHERE THEY EACH STARTED A PRE-TRIAL DETENTION ARRAIGO OF FORTY DAYS WHICH CAN BE EXTENDED IF NECESSARY ANOTHER 40 DAYS NONE OF THE MEN HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN FORMALLY CHARGED AND DETAILS EVEN ABOUT WHAT CHARGES MAY BE FORTHCOMING ARE SKETCHY 3 U GENERAL ANGELES WAS THE UNDER SECRETARY OF SEDENA FROM 2006 UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 2008 AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST DAWE WAS CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE 20TH MILITARY DISTRICT IN COLIMA PRIOR TO HIS RETIREMENT FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN 2010 ESCORCIA COMMANDED AN ARMY BASE IN CUERNAVACA MORELOS A STATE THAT USED TO BE CONSIDERED BELTRAN LEYVA TERRITORY HERNANDEZ SOTO WAS PART OF THE SECURITY TEAM OF THEN AND NOW PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR AMLO OF THE LEFTIST COALITION UNTIL 2011 HE WAS SUB-SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SECURITY IN A ZONE ENCOMPASSING THE CITIES OF VERACRUZ AND BOCA DEL RIO IN THE STATE OF VERACRUZ 4 U GENERAL ANGELES SERVED AS A GUEST SPEAKER IN A FORUM ORGANIZED BY THE PRI'S THINK TANK THE COLOSIO FOUNDATION ON MAY 9 ON THE TOPIC OF SECURITY AND JUSTICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ENRIQUE PENA NIETO ATTENDED THE EVENT BUT HAS PUBLICLY DENIED THAT ANGELES IS CONNECTED TO HIS CAMPAIGN IN ANY WAY SOURCE OF INFORMATION JENNIFER AND OPERATION CLEANUP BEGINNING OF SECTION 2 NARCOTRAFFICKING 5 U NEWS REPORTS NAME THE SOURCE OF ALL THESE ACCUSATIONS AS ROBERTO LOPEZ NAJERA AN ACAPULCO ATTORNEY WHO WAS THE IMPETUS FOR THE GOM'S 2008 OPERATION CLEANUP LIMPIEZA WHICH SENT TO PRISON THE SENIOR ANTI-DRUG OFFICIALS BEGINNING WITH THE THEN-HEAD OF NOFORN SECRET page 57 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-35772 Doc No C05255711 Date 10 15 2012 I C O 5 2 5 5 711 IED U S Department of State Case No F-2 012-35772 Doc No C05255711 Date 10 1512012 SECRET NOFORN SIEDO NOE RAMIR EZ MANDUJANO LOPEZ WAS IN THE EMPLOY OF THE BLO DELIVERING BRIBE MONEY TO GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY OFFICIALS THAT OFFERED PROTECTION AND INFORMATION TO THE CRIMINAL GANG HE REPORTED RECEIVING MONEY FROM FORMER BLO HITMAN EDGAR VALDEZ VILLARREAL LA BARBIE ARRESTED IN 2010 TO BE DELIVERED TO GENERAL ANGELES LOPEZ LATER TURNED HIMSELF IN AFTER HIS BROTHER WAS MURDERED BY BLO AND HE WAS AFRAID OF THE SAME FATE LOPEZ WAS ASSIGNED THE ALIAS OF JENNIFER BY SIEDO AND BECAME A FRUITFUL GOVERNMENT INFORMANT ON BLO'S PERSONNEL AND OPERATIONS WHY NOW AND WITH A DEFUNCT CARTEL 6 SBU MANY IN THE PRESS ARE ASKING WHY THIS CASE IS COMING TO LIGHT NOW ESPECIALLY IN THE RUN-UP TO THE JULY 1 ELECTION WITH ALLEGED ACTS THAT APPARENTLY OCCURRED YEARS AGO AND LINKED TO A CARTEL WHOSE STRENGTH HAS BEEN BROKEN ARTURO BELTRAN LEYVA WAS KILLED ON DECEMBER 16 2009 AFTER WHICH BLO SPLINTERED AND THREE OF ITS FOUR NEW LEADERS WERE ARRESTED WITH NATIONAL ELECTIONS ONLY SIX WEEKS AWAY EVERY MAJOR GOM MOVE IS IMMEDIATELY SUSPECTED OF BEING POLITICALLY MOTIVATED SOME PRESS SOURCES ARE SPECULATING THAT THE ARREST OF ANGELES AT LEAST STEMS FROM A LONG-TIME POWER STRUGGLE BETWEEN ANGELES ON ONE SIDE AND SEDENA GENERAL GALVAN GALVAN AND PUBLIC SECURITY SECRETARIAT SSP HEAD GENARO GARCIA LUNA ON THE OTHER FIGURING INTO THIS MIX GOES THIS THEORY WAS THE FACT THAT ANGELES HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY INCLUDING AT THE MAY 9 COLOSIO FOUNDATION FORUM CRITICAL OF THE SECURITY STRATEGY PURSUED BY THE CALDERON ADMINISTRATION THAT PUT THE ARMED FORCES INTO THE FIGHT STARTING IN 2006 NEAR-TERM DEVELOPMENTS 1 4 B 1 4 D B1 NOFORN SECRET page 58 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-35772 Doc No C05255711 Date 10 15 2012 C 0 5 2 5 5 711-1ED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-35772 Doc No C05255711 Date 10 15 2012 SECRET NOFORN 1 4 B 1 4 D B1 WAYNE ADAGN BT #0391 NOFORN SECRET page 59 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-35772 Doc No C05255711 Date 10 15 2012 C O 5 2 5 5 71 1 I ED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-35772 Doc No C05255711 Date 10 15 2012 SECRET NOFORN NNNN NOFORN SECRET page 60 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2012-35772 Doc No C05255711 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