Brandon Darby

Brandon Darby

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Russian Embassy Calls Out Cartel Kidnapping in Mexican Border City

Russian diplomats in Mexico City pressured Mexican authorities and went public with the news that one of their citizens suffered a kidnapping while traveling to the border city of Reynosa. As in prior kidnappings, the Tamaulipas government has tried to take credit for rescuing the victim, while in reality, it was the Gulf Cartel that just released her.

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GRAFICO: Miembro de GN Mexicana Muere Por Uso de Fentanilo, 3 Otros Se Intoxican

Un miembro de la Guardia Nacional de México murió y tres más necesitaron atención médica de emergencia después de haber consumido fentanilo en su día libre.  Las autoridades han tratado de mantener el caso en secreto, sin embargo, esta situación apunta hacia la corrupción generalizada dentro de las fuerzas de seguridad mexicanas.

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Gunmen Kidnap, Torture Mexican Journalist as a ‘Warning’

A group of cartel gunmen kidnapped and tortured a well-known journalist in Mexico who dared to write a column about the impunity with which drug lords lived in his state. The gunmen held the journalist for two days while they tortured him and questioned him before releasing him with a warning.

Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion leakes video showing what appears to be a paramilitary arm

VIDEOS: Cartel Gunmen Paddle Bus Drivers in Mexican Beach Resort

Cartel gunmen in Mexico continue to operate with complete impunity as they terrorize locals and bend them to their will. In one of the most recent examples, gunmen in the beach resort town of Acapulco paddled and threatened a group of bus drivers as a way to force them to work as lookouts for them.

Acapulco (File: FRANCISCO ROBLES/AFP via Getty Images)

REPORT: Obama-Era DHS Agents Set Up Cartel Money Laundering Operation in Mexico City’s Airport

At least two U.S. federal agents working with a group of informants and straw men in Mexico were allegedly able to set up a sophisticated money laundering operation based out of Mexico City’s airport. The operation reportedly ran during the Obama-Biden administration between 2010 and 2019. The two agents apparently have not faced any prosecution and are reportedly still employed by the U.S. government.

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GRAPHIC: Two Migrants Drowned This Week in Texas-Mexico Border River

Two migrants drowned so far this week while trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas from the border city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila. Authorities in Mexico recorded a total of 50 migrant deaths so far this year on the shared Coahuila-Texas border.

Coahuila Drowning

Exclusive Photos: Gun Battle Mexican State Government Tried to Downplay

Authorities in Tamaulipas tried to downplay a deadly cartel attack on Mexican military forces just south of the Texas border. While the violence in Tamaulipas continues to climb higher each day, government officials continue to downplay the violence, call it fake news, and claim that the border state is safe.

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Texas Border Sheriff Candidate Embezzled over $1 Million, Family Claims

A candidate for sheriff in South Texas allegedly embezzled more than $1 million from his family, his relatives claimed. The candidate reportedly used companies in Nicaragua to move funds between and from his security company in South Texas, a statement and an audit provided by the family revealed.

Frank Guerrero For Sheriff

GRAPHIC VIDEO: Cartel Gunmen Used Landmines Against Mexican Army

Cartel gunmen in Mexico continue to grow bolder in their tactics and weapons used to attack Mexican military and security forces. This rising violence comes as drug cartels have begun designing and manufacturing their own explosive devices.

Cartel Landmine

8 Gunmen Charged with Cartel Dismemberments in Cancun

Mexican authorities announced the arrest of eight gunmen in connection with the recent dismemberment of five bodies inside a taxi cab and three others left in a clandestine gravesite near the tourist hotspot of Cancun. The arrest comes as the region has seen a dramatic spike in violence, including the fatal shooting of a U.S. woman and, in a separate case, the kidnapping of a U.S. man who was held for days until authorities rescued him.

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Cartel Gunmen Shoot Up, Graffiti Mexican Border City Amid Turf War

Cartel gunmen stepped up their attacks against rivals in the ongoing turf war for control of key border cities in Tamaulipas. This increase in violence led to an increase in shootouts, targeted murders, murders of innocent bystanders, and the use of graffiti to show off their incursions.

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Cartel Gunmen Kidnap, Kill Mexican Recording Artist in Tijuana

Unknown cartel gunmen shot and killed a rising star in Mexico’s narco-music scene near the border city of Tijuana, Baja California. The musician known as Chuy Montana previously received threats from organized criminal organizations.

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Two Killed, Two Injured During Day of Cartel Shootouts in Mexican Border City

Two innocent bystanders sustained gunshot injuries and two other men died in multiple locations during a day of cartel shootouts in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. Unconfirmed information points to the almost capture of a local cartel figure as being the trigger for the spike in violence.

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Mexican State Cops Capture Gulf Cartel Boss Behind Kidnapping, Murder of U.S. Citizens

Mexican state authorities arrested a top leader within the Gulf Cartel who is ultimately responsible for the 2023 kidnapping of four U.S. citizens, where two of them died, last year in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. That cartel boss has been directly responsible for the spread of violence in the northern part of Tamaulipas but managed to avoid capture for a long time due to his ties to the top government officials.

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VIDEO: Indigenous Women in Mexico Ask Cartel Boss to Help Stop Violence

A group of indigenous women in Mexico sought help from the country’s raging carte violence not by reaching out to authorities or government but to the leader of one of the most sadistic cartels. The women asked the cartel boss to protect them from a regional boss who had been carrying out kidnappings, murders, and extortions in their communities.

Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion leakes video showing what appears to be a paramilitary arm

Gulf Cartel Continues Migrant Kidnappings in Mexican Border States

The Gulf Cartel continues to operate with complete impunity as they kidnap migrants trying to reach the U.S. border. The kidnappings continued even after Mexico’s President was forced to admit that his government didn’t rescue a group of 32 migrants that cartel gunmen had kidnapped, but in fact, it was the cartel that released them.

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