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Mexican President Admits Cartel Released Kidnapped Migrants, Confirms Breitbart Reporting

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was forced to admit that the Gulf Cartel released a group of 32 kidnapped migrants — dismissing previous government claims that police and military forces had rescued the group. The statements by Lopez Obrador confirm details first published by Breitbart Texas, revealing that officials with the Tamaulipas government and the federal government had tried to take credit for the release of the migrants.

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Mexican Government Celebrates Gulf Cartel’s Releases of 31 Kidnapped Migrants

Mexican authorities are trying to take credit for rescuing 31 migrants that the Gul Carte kidnapped last weekend. In reality, the criminal organization dropped them off at a shopping center so authorities could find them. The “rescue” follows days of negative press at the national level in Mexico, causing tension and pressure within the administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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Two Children Injured as Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Attack Soldiers near Texas Border

Authorities in the border Mexican state of Tamaulipas are trying to hide details of a cartel attack where gunmen injured two children who were innocent bystanders. The gunmen were trying to kill a squad of Mexican Army soldiers. The case is the latest of its kind where government officials try to hide cases of extreme cartel violence to claim that the region is safe under their watch.

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Mexican Cops Rescue Five of 31 Migrants Kidnapped from Bus

Mexican authorities announced the rescue of five Venezuelan migrants who were kidnapped as part of a group of 31 passengers riding a bus in the border state of Tamaulipas. Cartel gunmen from the Gulf Cartel boarded a bus and kidnapped the migrants.

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Gulf Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Kidnap 31 Passengers from Bus

Authorities in Mexico are trying to hide the kidnapping of 31 passengers from a bus at the hands of the Gulf Cartel. The kidnapping victims are believed to be migrants who were headed to the border city of Matamoros — the bus’s ultimate destination.

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GRAPHIC: Cartel Gunmen Execute Toddler, Rape Family, Steal Avocado Farm

A group of cartel gunmen in Mexico tortured and executed a one-year-old boy and his family after they refused to turn over their avocado farm. The gruesome murder comes as Mexico’s government continues to ignore and downplay the raging cartel violence nationwide.

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Cartel-Connected Mexican Mayor Running for Federal Senate Seat

A Mexican politician previously exposed in videos having breakfast with a local cartel boss is now planning to run for a seat in Mexico’s Senate. Despite being the target of police investigations for her alleged ties to organized crime, the politician publicly claimed that any negative press about her is a political attack because she is a woman.

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GRAPHIC: Cartel Gunmen Kill Rivals for Shooting Toddler in Mexican Border State

A group of cartel gunmen shot and killed two rivals from the Gulf Cartel, claiming it was payback for the shooting of a three-year-old boy during a targeted killing earlier this week. The latest killing comes as both the Gulf Cartel and the Cartel del Noreste faction of Los Zetas continue to fight for control of key areas in the border state of Tamaulipas.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mexico Stuffs Migrants in Closets, Brags About Holding Facilities

Mexican immigration officials praise themselves for the quality of their holding facilities after getting a visit from Mexico’s Human Rights Commission. However, what immigration officials did not show the visitors is that in some of their locations, they are stuffing migrants in literal closets they turned into holding cells.

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Mexico City’s Former Top Cop Denies Hiding from Cartel Threats

Mexico City’s former top law enforcement official is denying claims that he left the country over a planned cartel hit. In 2020, Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco New Generation sent four squads of hitmen to carry out a large-scale ambush attack that failed to kill that top cop. The attack left the law enforcement official injured. Two others and an innocent bystander.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mexican Cops, Army Clash by Mistake near Texas Border

A series of investigations continue under the radar in connection with a confusion of sorts where Mexican Army soldiers exchanged gunfire with a group of Tamaulipas State Police officers. The soldiers apparently mistakenly identified the police as cartel gunmen. Government officials in Mexico tried to cover up the shootout, even though one soldier and two police officers were shot.

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Mexican Cartel Figure Convicted in U.S. for Planning Kidnappings, Murders in Texas

A leading figure with the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas is facing a possible sentence of life in prison for his role in planning and ordering the kidnapping and murder of people in Texas. For the kidnappings, the cartel had sent hitmen from Mexico into Laredo, Texas, and provided the gunmen with weapons.

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VIDEO: 14 Killed In Mexican Town After Villagers Rise Up Against Cartel

Authorities in Mexico continue to investigate a brutal clash that killed 14 men and injured several others. The deaths occurred when a group of villagers took up arms against the ruling cartel in response to the raising of extortion fees collected from farmers.

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Mexican President Wrongly Claimed Mass Murder Victims Were Buying Drugs

A state attorney general in Mexico revealed that the five medical students kidnapped and murdered by cartel gunmen were not involved in the drug trade and were simply spending time in a water park. The information contradicts previous claims by Mexico’s president, who tried to divert attention from the mass killing by claiming the victims were trying to buy drugs.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mexican Government Twisting Facts to Downplay Cartel Violence, Explosives

Mexican government officials are twisting facts in an attempt to downplay the raging cartel violence spreading throughout the border state of Tamaulipas. In the most recent incident, public officials are hiding a large-scale attack on law enforcement by cartel gunmen and the use of explosives by passing it off as a scuffle between drug gangs.

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U.S. Consulate in Mexico Issues Warning as Troops Arrest Cartel Boss in Border City

A large-scale raid by Mexican authorities prompted U.S. consular officials to issue a shelter-in-place notice warning the public of possible blockades and shootouts in the border city of Nuevo Laredo. The capture was touted by Mexican authorities as a heavy blow to the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas which has a long history of operating with complete impunity and with the protection of corrupt government officials.

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Suspected Explosives Cause Panic in Mexican Border State Capital

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas downplaying the discovery of two explosive devices outside of a social club across the street from the governor’s office. The incident comes as government officials continue to allow drug cartels to operate with relative impunity throughout the state.

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GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Mexican Politicians Ignore Cartel Shootouts in Border State

Politicians in the border state of Tamaulipas continue turning a blind eye to the raging cartel violence that has been plaguing that state. With complete impunity, drug cartels have been waging fierce turf wars where they have been deploying armored vehicles for regular large-scale shootouts.

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Mexico Arrests Chapito Cartel’s Top Enforcer in Surprise Raid

Mexican authorities arrested a man known as the top enforcer for the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. The arrest comes as Mexico continues to face mounting political pressure over the fentanyl crisis in the United States.

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GRAPHIC: Cartel Gunmen Ambush, Kill Three Mexican Soldiers

A group of cartel gunmen killed three Mexican army soldiers during an ambush-style attack. The attack comes just days after gunmen from that same criminal organization pressured Mexico’s government into releasing the son of one of their regional leaders.

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Mexican Photo-Journalist gunned Down in Ciudad Juarez; 9th in 2023

Authorities in Mexico are investigating the killing of a photographer in the border city of Juarez. The killing marks the ninth killing of its kind as human rights groups continue to label Mexico as one of the deadliest places for news workers in the world.

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Cartel Gunmen Arrested After Crashing into Mexican Army Convoy in Border State

Mexican Army soldiers arrested a group of cartel gunmen who crashed into their convoy a few miles south of the Texas border. After the crash, the soldiers found the bodies of four gunmen in the back of the vehicle that had been killed in an earlier shootout between rival cartels. It appears military forces did not play a role in the gunmen’s deaths.

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EXCLUSIVE: Cops Bussing Migrants South, Out of Mexico City in Secret Operations

Mexican federal and local police forces in Mexico City have been rounding up migrants and busing them to the southern part of the country in an attempt to alleviate the severe overcrowding. The severe overcrowding comes as the United States and Mexico have been unable to contain the growing number of migrants and asylum seekers trying to make their way north.

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Mexican Border City Silent as Gulf Cartel Carries Out Killings, Shootings

Government officials in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, remain silent as the Gulf Cartel continues to terrorize locals and carry out violent crimes with complete impunity. The criminal organization effectively silenced local news outlets into not reporting any crime connected to them.

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Mexican Government Downplays Abduction of Colombian Family

Mexican authorities in the cartel-controlled state of Zacatecas are trying to downplay the abduction of a Colombian family who are believed to have been taken by gunmen. Through the use of semantics and word games, government officials are hiding the raging cartel violence in Zacatecas.

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