++ The technical secretary of the National Security Council, Monte Alejandro Rubido García, said that Julio César Godoy Toscazo, recently elected to a federal deputy’s post on the PRD ticket and half brother of Michoacán Governor Leonel Godoy, as well as Saúl Solís, a former candidate for federal deputy nominated by the Green Ecologist Party, are both members of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel command structure. Rubido García said that the 12 individuals found murdered on a highway in Michoacán, are Federal Police agents who were doing investigative work in that state.
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++ Authorities in Guerrero arrested Javier Frías Lara, known as "El Chivo," or “The Goat” and is a leader of hired gunmen for the "La Familia Michoacana" drug cartel... Frías Lara is accused of heading attacks against federal forces and state police last weekend in Guerrero, Michoacán and Guanajuato.
++ A federal judge ordered temporary detainment for 40 days for Arnoldo Rueda Medina, alias "La Minsa," and who is charged with being logistics and strategic operations chief for "La Familia Michoacana."
++ And meanwhile attacks by drug bands on police stations continued… Armed groups attacked police posts in Maravatío, Michoacán, and in Celaya, Guanajuato….
++ Michoacán governor Leonel Godoy met with Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora to request an urgent security Cabinet meeting to evaluate the situation in view of the slew of attacks from "La Familia Michoacana."… Godoy said he would ask for a fair trial for his half brother Julio César Godoy.
++ President Felipe Calderón extended his condolences to the families of police officers who have been killed in the line of duty in the fight for security… He said criminals will not intimidate the federal government…
++ The PAN party was set to choose a new leader on August 8, after the resignation of party president Germán Martínez.
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