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Alex Marentes

Alex Marentes (Buggs) resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Alex joined the United States Marines and was honorably discharged after eight years of active duty service. He also served three years in the United States Marine Corps Reserve after his active duty. Alex joined the Albuquerque Police Department in 1985 and retired after 30 years of service to his community. Alex has traveled extensively to Mexico, has family and friends there and has always had an interest in the political and social life of Old Mexico. Using the pseudonym name of “Buggs” that was derived from his love of the Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon. Alex is the founder and owner of the Borderland Beat Project that gathers information about the Mexican Drug Cartel War and shares the information in the popular, internationally renowned blog.