Weapons smuggling on Mexico’s northern border. A brief history of a gang of traffickers in Ciudad Juarez, 1923-1930

Border regions share a common history on a global scale. Among other recurring phenomena, the smuggling of goods is a type of crime inherent to international border regimes. In this paper I propose a case analysis located on Mexico’s northern border to, through the lens of the actors and their daily...

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Autor principal: Trapaga, Iban
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Publicado: Investigaciones Socio-Históricas Regionales (ISHIR) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) 2025
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Historia social
Venta de armas
frontera
seguridad del Estado
Mexico
história Social
venda de armas
fronteira
segurança do Estado
México
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topic Historia social
Venta de armas
frontera
seguridad del Estado
Mexico
história Social
venda de armas
fronteira
segurança do Estado
México
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Venta de armas
frontera
seguridad del Estado
Mexico
história Social
venda de armas
fronteira
segurança do Estado
México
Trapaga, Iban
Weapons smuggling on Mexico’s northern border. A brief history of a gang of traffickers in Ciudad Juarez, 1923-1930
topic_facet Historia social
Venta de armas
frontera
seguridad del Estado
Mexico
história Social
venda de armas
fronteira
segurança do Estado
México
author Trapaga, Iban
author_facet Trapaga, Iban
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title Weapons smuggling on Mexico’s northern border. A brief history of a gang of traffickers in Ciudad Juarez, 1923-1930
title_short Weapons smuggling on Mexico’s northern border. A brief history of a gang of traffickers in Ciudad Juarez, 1923-1930
title_full Weapons smuggling on Mexico’s northern border. A brief history of a gang of traffickers in Ciudad Juarez, 1923-1930
title_fullStr Weapons smuggling on Mexico’s northern border. A brief history of a gang of traffickers in Ciudad Juarez, 1923-1930
title_full_unstemmed Weapons smuggling on Mexico’s northern border. A brief history of a gang of traffickers in Ciudad Juarez, 1923-1930
title_sort weapons smuggling on mexico’s northern border. a brief history of a gang of traffickers in ciudad juarez, 1923-1930
description Border regions share a common history on a global scale. Among other recurring phenomena, the smuggling of goods is a type of crime inherent to international border regimes. In this paper I propose a case analysis located on Mexico’s northern border to, through the lens of the actors and their daily routines, approach  the national macro-historical context with its political turmoil and progressive legislation. Even more specifically, the case addressed here involves the smuggling of war materials, which is the main reason national security institutions immediately intervened by leading the defeat and prosecution of a gang of smugglers led by an elderly woman. The judicial event spanned from the first smuggling trial against this old woman in 1923 to her escape from the municipal prison of Ciudad Juarez in 1929, when she was declared a fugitive from justice a year later. For this analytical effort I take as documentary sources the judicial files located in the Historical Archive of the Casa de la Cultura Jurídica de Ciudad Juárez, part of the patrimony of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) of Mexico.
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spelling I15-R237-article-18232025-06-10T15:23:03Z Weapons smuggling on Mexico’s northern border. A brief history of a gang of traffickers in Ciudad Juarez, 1923-1930 Contrabando de armas en la frontera norte de México. Breve historia de una banda de traficantes en Ciudad Juárez, 1923-1930 Contrabando de armas na fronteira norte do México: uma breve história de um gangue de traficantes em Ciudad Juárez, 1923-1930 Trapaga, Iban Historia social Venta de armas frontera seguridad del Estado Mexico história Social venda de armas fronteira segurança do Estado México Border regions share a common history on a global scale. Among other recurring phenomena, the smuggling of goods is a type of crime inherent to international border regimes. In this paper I propose a case analysis located on Mexico’s northern border to, through the lens of the actors and their daily routines, approach  the national macro-historical context with its political turmoil and progressive legislation. Even more specifically, the case addressed here involves the smuggling of war materials, which is the main reason national security institutions immediately intervened by leading the defeat and prosecution of a gang of smugglers led by an elderly woman. The judicial event spanned from the first smuggling trial against this old woman in 1923 to her escape from the municipal prison of Ciudad Juarez in 1929, when she was declared a fugitive from justice a year later. For this analytical effort I take as documentary sources the judicial files located in the Historical Archive of the Casa de la Cultura Jurídica de Ciudad Juárez, part of the patrimony of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) of Mexico. Las regiones fronterizas comparten una historia común a escala mundial. Entre otros fenómenos recurrentes el contrabando de mercancías supone un tipo delictivo inherente a los regímenes fronterizos internacionales. En este escrito planteo un análisis de caso localizado en la frontera norte de México para, desde los actores y sus vidas cotidianas, aproximarme al contexto macro-histórico nacional con sus turbulencias políticas y sus progresivas legislaciones al respecto. Aún más específico, el caso abordado aquí incluye el contrabando de materiales de guerra; razón por la que las instituciones de seguridad nacional intervinieron de inmediato comandando la desarticulación y procesamiento de la gavilla de contrabandistas liderada por una mujer anciana. El evento judicial transcurrió desde el primer proceso por contrabando contra dicha anciana en 1923 hasta su fuga de la prisión municipal de Ciudad Juárez en 1929, siendo considerada prófuga de la Justicia un año después. Para este esfuerzo analítico tomamos como fuentes documentales los expedientes judiciales ubicados en el Archivo Histórico de la Casa de la Cultura Jurídica de Ciudad Juárez, acervo parte del patrimonio de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) de México. As regiões fronteiriças partilham uma história comum em todo o mundo. Entre outros fenómenos recorrentes, o contrabando de mercadorias é um tipo de crime inerente aos regimes de fronteiras internacionais. Neste artigo, proponho uma análise de caso localizado na fronteira norte do México para, através dos atores e dos seus quotidianos, abordar o contexto macro-histórico nacional com a sua turbulência política e legislação progressista. Mais concretamente, o caso aqui abordado envolve o contrabando de materiais de guerra; por esse motivo, as instituições de segurança nacional intervieram de imediato, ordenando o desmantelamento e o julgamento do gangue de contrabandistas liderado por uma idosa. O processo judicial abrangeu desde o primeiro julgamento por contrabando contra a idosa, em 1923, até à sua fuga da prisão municipal de Ciudad Juárez, em 1929, quando foi declarada foragida à justiça um ano depois. Para este esforço analítico, utilizámos como fontes documentais os autos judiciais localizados no Arquivo Histórico da Casa de Cultura Jurídica de Ciudad Juárez, acervo que integra o património do Supremo Tribunal de Justiça da Nação (SCJN) do México. Investigaciones Socio-Históricas Regionales (ISHIR) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR) 2025-06-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/AvancesCesor/article/view/1823 10.35305/ac.v22i32.1823 Avances del Cesor; Vol. 22 No. 32 (2025): Junio Avances del Cesor; Vol. 22 Núm. 32 (2025): Junio 2422-6580 1514-3899 spa https://ojs.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/index.php/AvancesCesor/article/view/1823/3191 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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