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NARCO WARS

Learn about the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas alliance in the dangerous turf war in Tamaulipas. Explore how social media and blogs became vital tools in uncovering the truth in the midst of media blackout and public officials' silence.

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NARCO WARS

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  1. NARCO WARS Information War South of the Border Sergio Chapa KGBT-TV October 2011

  2. WARNING: Some of the contents of this presentation are graphic.

  3. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Drug War South Of The Border

  4. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Drug Trafficking Routes

  5. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Gulf Cartel/Los Zetas Alliance

  6. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Osiel Cardenas • Gulf Cartel Leader • Matamoros, Tamaulipas • March 2003: Arrested • January 2007: Extradited • July 2009: Guilty Plea • February 2010: Sentenced • 25 Years Federal Prison • $100,000 dollar fine • $50 million dollar forfeiture

  7. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Tamaulipas February 2010: Gulf Cartel vs. Los Zetas… Los Zetas Gulf Cartel

  8. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Tamaulipas As Battleground

  9. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Turf War

  10. NARCO WARS _______________________________ The Mexican media is not shy….

  11. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Journalists are often caught in the crossfire of rival cartels…

  12. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Media blackout in Reynosa, Matamoros & other Tamaulipas cities…

  13. NARCO WARS _______________________________ No word from public officials….

  14. NARCO WARS _______________________________ The Rise of Social Media in Mexico

  15. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Local residents took matters into their own hands….

  16. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Blogs… Blogs… Blogs…

  17. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Public officials had to acknowledge the situation…

  18. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Using Twitter • Think: Sending Text Message • 140 characters or less • Search by users • Users identified with “@” • Search by topics • Topics identified with “#”

  19. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Camargo #CAMARGO

  20. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Miguel Aleman #MiguelAleman

  21. NARCO WARS _______________________________ San Fernando: August 2010 #SanFernando

  22. NARCO WARS _______________________________ San Fernando: April 2011 #SanFernando

  23. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Valle Hermoso #vallehermoso #vhfollow

  24. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Matamoros #Matamoros #morosfollow

  25. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Reynosa #reynosafollow #reynosa @dirdegobreynosa

  26. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Twitter To News: Sifting Fact From Fiction, Rumor & Exaggeration

  27. NARCO WARS _______________________________ From web to TV….

  28. NARCO WARS _______________________________ What comes next?

  29. NARCO WARS _______________________________ Cartel backlash?

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