Cartel Chronicles - Page 2

A large group of migrants scuffled with authorities as they forced open the entrance to a Mexican government building in the southern border city of Tapachula, Chiapas. The migrants were awaiting travel documents that Mexican officials promised would allow them to continue their journey to the U.S. border.

Authorities in Mexico City rescued four Iranian citizens and two Ecuadoran migrants who had been kidnapped and were being held for ransom. The incident comes as Mexico continues to see a record-setting number of migrants making their way to the U.S. border.

Durante el día, se espera que las autoridades federales liberen a Emma Coronel Aispuro, la esposa del infame líder del Cartel de Sinaloa, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, quien está encarcelado. La narco-reina encarcelada se había estado alojando en un centro de readaptación en California mientras cumplía la última parte de una sentencia de prisión de tres años por conspiración para lavado de dinero y tráfico de drogas en conexión con el imperio criminal de su marido.

Federal authorities are expected to release Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of imprisoned Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, from prison on Wednesday. The jailed narco-queen had been staying at a halfway house in California as she served the last part of a three-year prison sentence for money laundering and drug trafficking conspiracy in connection with her husband’s criminal empire.

Mexican authorities killed four cartel gunmen during a shootout in the border city of Matamoros on Monday. The shootout comes as Gulf Cartel gunmen have been carrying out several kidnappings in the region. The shootout took place on Monday morning

Authorities in Mexico found at least 11 bodies in a mass grave in the border state of Chihuahua. The bodies are believed to be part of a group of migrants that were attacked and killed by cartel gunmen in 2021.

La región fronteriza entre Texas y Coahuila sigue siendo una de las más mortíferas para los migrantes, ya que las autoridades de ambos lados de la frontera documentaron 98 muertes este año.

The Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, experienced at least one large-scale shootout, several smaller ones, and several military raids. The raids came as authorities hunt for one of the cartel bosses behind a fierce turf war.

Public officials and activists are sounding the alarm that more than 300 children were murdered in the Mexican border state of Baja California during a five-year period. In many cases, those victims were killed as gunmen targeted a loved one nearby.

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas are looking into members of their own police force in connection with the underground trade of weapons and ties to drug cartels.

Un grupo de narcoterroristas atacó un puesto de control policial en el estado fronterizo mexicano de Coahuila, desatando un fuerte enfrentamiento. En un lapso de cinco días, sicarios del cártel han llevado a cabo cuatro ataques contra las fuerzas policiales, el último de los cuales tuvo lugar el martes por la mañana.

Mexico’s southern border remains open not only for drugs, arms, and human smuggling but also for the illegal trafficking of commercial goods and even endangered species. Many times, goods are crossed right under the noses of Mexican federal authorities.

La frontera sur de México permanece completamente abierta no solo para el contrabando de drogas, armas y personas, sino también para el tráfico ilegal de mercancías comerciales e incluso de especies en peligro de extinción, aunque muchas veces las mercancías se cruzan frente a las narices de las autoridades federales mexicanas.

A group of cartel terrorists attacked a Mexican police checkpoint in the border state of Coahuila, setting off a fierce shootout. In a span of five days, cartel gunmen carried out four separate attacks on police forces, with the latest taking place on Tuesday morning.

Mexican military forces killed ten Gulf Cartel gunmen in one hour during two fierce clashes just south of the Texas border. The fighting comes while the Gulf Cartel has been responsible for numerous shootouts along several border cities as the criminal organization wages an internal turf war.

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Coahuila reported at least 79 migrant deaths so far this year. The region continues to be a border crossing hotspot and one of the busiest human smuggling and human trafficking corridors in the nation.

Las autoridades del estado fronterizo de Coahuila han registrado al menos 79 muertes de migrantes desde principios de 2023, ya que la región sigue siendo considerada un punto crítico de inmigración y uno de los corredores de contrabando y trata de personas más activos del país.

Mexico’s National Guard is escorting a new migrant caravan traveling through southern Mexico as the group makes its way to the U.S. border. The new caravan comes when tensions continue to build in the U.S. where Texas has set up barriers on the waters of the Rio Grande to deter migrants from making the dangerous Rio Grande crossing.

La Guardia Nacional de México escolta a una nueva caravana de migrantes que viaja por el sur de México para intentar llegar a la frontera con Estados Unidos. La nueva caravana llega en un momento en que las tensiones continúan aumentando en los Estados Unidos, donde estados como Texas han establecido barreras en las aguas del Río Grande para evitar que los migrantes crucen y soliciten asilo.

Authorities in Mexico encountered a new tactic where cartel smugglers disguise shipments of fentanyl as protein powder in shipments bound for the California border.

Las autoridades de México se han encontrado con una nueva tendencia en la que los narcotraficantes de Sinaloa disfrazan cargamentos de fentanilo como proteína en polvo que envían a la frontera con California.

A group of cartel gunmen left a five-month-old boy inside a church after they tortured and killed his parents in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon. The killing of the parents and four others is attributed to the hyperviolent Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas.

Mexican military forces killed nine Gulf Cartel gunmen during a series of confrontations in the northern part of the border state of Tamaulipas.

Las fuerzas militares mexicanas mataron a nueve sicarios del Cártel del Golfo durante una serie de enfrentamientos en la parte norte del estado de Tamaulipas.

A group of suspected cartel gunmen left a dismembered body hanging from a pedestrian overpass in central Mexico as criminal organizations announce a new fight over the street-level drug market. During the day, authorities found three more similar crime scenes where gunmen left body parts next to threats.

A group of Gulf Cartel gunmen attacked the number two state official in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas as he traveled along a highway that leads to the border city of Reynosa.

A narco-terrorist organization, the Gulf Cartel, kidnapped three innocent laborers after mistaking them for rivals. The case turned fatal when one of the kidnapping victims died in a car crash along with two cartel gunmen who were moving him.

La organización narcoterrorista conocida como Cartel del Golfo secuestró a tres trabajadores inocentes después de confundirlos con rivales. El caso se volvió fatal cuando una de las víctimas del secuestro murió en un accidente automovilístico junto con dos sicarios mientras los llevaban a otra parte.

Mexican authorities formally charged a leading figure with the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas for the murder of a respected journalist in the border state of Tamaulipas. Authorities believe the journalist was murdered for his work covering crime in the region. The charges come a year after the murder and are part of a larger investigation into the criminal organization’s shootings, kidnappings, and murders in the region.

A group of gunmen used hammers to break through what appeared to be bullet-resistant glass during a robbery in an upscale shopping center in Mexico City. The robbers spent almost ten minutes beating the windows at the jewelry store without interference from armed security or police officers.

Mexico’s Immigration Officials dismissed claims of abuse by a Colombian actress who flew into Mexico City. The allegations come at a time when agents with Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) continue to be linked to numerous acts of corruption, abuse, and bribery while the country has become a hotspot for human trafficking and human smuggling.

A mass kidnapping in Mexico that led to the murder of a U.S. citizen from Arizona is believed to be linked to a cartel fraud operation based out of a call center in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Taxi drivers in Cancun have been attacking Uber drivers and tourists in an attempt to keep a defacto monopoly on the transportation sector. Taxi drivers used bats, rocks, knives, and even handguns to intimidate and attack ride-share app drivers. At times, the taxi drivers also attacked tourists using the ride-share services.

Mexico’s top security official revealed that a mass kidnapping in the state of Jalisco is possibly tied to criminal activities carried out at a call center. One of the now seven victims that are reported missing is a U.S. citizen from Arizona.

Authorities are searching for four men and a woman who went missing on their way to work this week in the Mexican state of Jalisco. One of the missing individuals is a U.S. citizen who was born in Arizona.

El reciente secuestro de dos adolescentes en el estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas ha revelado el uso de vehículos y uniformes policiales clonados por sicarios del Cartel del Golfo para llevar a cabo secuestros y otras operaciones. Los hombres armados se han hecho pasar por miembros de la Guardia Nacional de México.