
National Border Patrol Council: The Green Line, ‘Interview with Deputy Chief Ron Vitiello’
In this episode NBPC Vice President Shawn Moran and Agent Thane Gallagher sits down with U.S. Border Patrol Deputy Chief Ronald D. Vitiello.

In this episode NBPC Vice President Shawn Moran and Agent Thane Gallagher sits down with U.S. Border Patrol Deputy Chief Ronald D. Vitiello.

Jose Felipe Padilla Castaneda, commander of the 8th Motorized Cavalry Regiment in Matamoros, recently acknowledged that although each year new recruits are added to build up the ranks, there are also highly skilled soldiers who choose to leave military life for civilian employment. In some cases, they may turn to organized crime.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Ante el panorama de inseguridad que prevalece en México, el ejército mexicano mantiene un importante reto donde busca mantener la seguridad a través de la integridad de sus elementos castrenses, sin embargo se mantiene latente la preocupación por quienes dejan las filas del ejército por diversas razones.

In this episode NBPC Vice President Shawn Moran and Agent Thane Gallagher discuss recent actions being taken to get an increase in the uniform allowance. The team also provides updated information on the M-4 situation and the NBPC’s request for a 1:1 ration of rifles to agents.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Autoridades detuvieron a dos miembros del Cartel del Golfo los cuales habían estado cuidando una casa que la organización criminal estaba usando para almacenar armas. Después del arresto, los 2 hombres aparentemente comenzaron a llorar cuando las autoridades les tomaron fotografías.

Mexican authorities arrested two Gulf Cartel members who were guarding a house the criminal organization was using to store weapons and vehicles. The two gunmen apparently burst into tears as the police photographed them, and the items seized from the house they were protecting.

The government is not allowed to ban peaceful political advocacy or violate your privacy rights just for exercising your First Amendment rights. But some activists and politicians are using the scare term “Dark Money” to shut down anonymous political speech and take away our free-speech rights.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A un año de que la nueva estrategia de seguridad para Tamaulipas fuera implementada por el gobierno federal, la frontera y la zona sur del estado sigue inmersa en una espiral de violencia. Las autoridades han capturado a 14 de los 15 objetivos pero los resultados no se hacen tangibles para la población que vive en constante riesgo.

A year after the Mexican government kicked off their new security strategy for Tamaulipas, the border area, as well as the southern part of the state, remain trapped in a downward spiral of violence.

The Texas House and the Texas Senate haven’t yet come to an agreement on the best way to provide tax relief—but there’s a growing recognition in both chambers that tax reform is equally, if not more, important. Especially when it comes to property taxes.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — En matamoros Tamaulipas, ciudad en la frontera con el sur de Texas y donde se mantiene activa la “estrategia” de seguridad en contra de la inseguridad, solo se continúan engrosando las listas de desaparecidos.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — In the Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, the government claims their security “strategy” against organized crime remains active. Despite assurances, the list of kidnapping victims continues to grow.

A 25-year-old man responsible for a 2013 shooting at a Lone Star College campus that left four people hospitalized was sentenced to 16 years in prison Wednesday in Harris County District Court.

Nearly two years have passed since a then-unknown 29-year-old nerd-turned-international fugitive aired the NSA’s dirty secrets to the world. Edward Snowden is no patriot. However, the alarming information about the NSA’s abuse of power he revealed cannot be ignored. Until Snowden, most Americans were unaware that their own government was trampling on their Fourth Amendment rights.

In this episode NBPC Vice President Shawn Moran and Agent Thane Gallagher discuss a recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, the recent NBPC convention and officer elections and the riots in Baltimore.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Violent firefights have once again taken hold along this border area following a renewed firefights between warring factions of the Gulf Cartel and a recent shootout this week between cartel gunmen and the Mexican military.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Se reanudan episodios de violencia en la frontera luego de una serie de enfrentamiento entre grupos del Cartel del Golfo y una reciente balacera esta semana entre sicarios y militares sobre la carretera libre Matamoros Reynosa, dejando como saldo el decomiso de un armamento y un sicario abatido.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Tras dos días de secuestro, un hombre que fue abandonado dentro de una camioneta fue rescatado recientemente por autoridades federales y militares en esta ciudad fronteriza. El secuestro aparenta mostrar una nueva modalidad de operar de parte de los miembros locales del crimen organizado.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Mexican military and federal police forces rescued a man who had been kidnapped and subsequently left behind tied and blindfolded inside an abandoned SUV in this border city. The kidnapping appears to show a new trend in the way organized crime members have been carrying out robberies and kidnappings.

A Houston man accused of causing three wrecks on Sunday, two of them fatal, had at least three earlier driving while intoxicated charges in Louisiana, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Reynosa, Tamaulipas — Tampico Tamaulipas vivió una jornada violenta la semana pasada tras una operación fallida donde se intentó detener al jefe de plaza del Cartel del Golfo en la ciudad. Un grupo especial de SEDENA con el apoyo de la Policía Federal y Fuerza Tamaulipas intentaron el arresto del presunto jefe de plaza, según fuentes en el grupo de coordinación Tamaulipas.

TAMPICO, Tamaulipas — The Mexican port city of Tampico, Tamaulipas, had violent days after an operation aimed at arresting the head of the Gulf Cartel in that city failed. A special task force from the Mexican Army with the support of Federal Police and Fuerza Tamaulipas (vetted state cops), tried to arrest the Gulf Cartel’s plaza boss, according to sources with the Tamaulipas coordination group.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities have formally charged a feared Gulf Cartel boss whose arrest set off a series of fierce firefights and fiery blockades last week throughout this border city when 60 Gulf Cartel gunmen riding in 15 SUVs tried to free their boss.

KEMAH, Texas – The search for a 5-year-old girl at a Kemah marina came to a tragic end early Thursday morning, Texas Equusearch says.

Border Patrol agents raided a stash house near West Mile 7 Road and North Bentsen Palm Drive [Mission, Texas, near Mexican Border] on Tuesday afternoon, when the apprehended 72 immigrants.