MCALLEN, Texas – A Gulf Cartel commander who at one time commanded a strike team of 60 trucks with as many as 240 gunmen will spend 50 years in federal prison. His brother, also a cartel commander, will spend 35 years in federal prison.
Seven more Mexican Federales police officers have been arrested in connection with a kidnapping and extortion racket in the border city of Matamoros. The Mexican federales have been accused of kidnapping Saul Hernandez Bautista who had previously served as the Matamoros Public Safety director, Mexico’s El Norte newspaper reported.
MCALLEN, Texas — A former top cabinet member in the Tamaulipas government is facing multiple charges in U.S. federal court accusing him of helping a former governor launder money and purchase an airplane using cartel money.
Mexican cartel members kidnapped and beheaded a woman who that preparing to run for mayor in a small town in the southern Mexican State of Guerrero. The woman had a tragic history of attacks by cartel members but had carried on.
The Tamaulipas government has dismissed the assassination attempt of a Mexican border city mayor as confusion on the part of cartel members. Residents along the border reacted to the announcement as yet another attempt by the government to downplay the
The attack took place when the security convoy where Matamoros Mayor Leticia Salazar was travelling came under fire by a group of hitmen, information provided by the Tamaulipas government revealed.
Fourteen Mexican federales have been arrested for running a kidnapping crew that had been targeting Mexican businessmen near the Texas border.
The Mexican Army arrested the fourteen agents and rescued the businessman this week in the border city of Matamoros, according to information released to Breitbart Texas by Mexican federal investigators.
Authorities have caught 195 aliens who are part of gangs such as Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and other groups deemed to be high risk criminal gangs by law enforcement. The arrests were made by U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector
The arrests of the illegal alien gang members took part in the most recent fiscal year which began in October 2014, information provided to Breitbart Texas by the Border Patrol’s RGV sector revealed.
A group of gunmen killed Mexico’s top naval officer in the port city of Lazaro Cardenas in what appears to be a violent carjacking gone wrong. Counter-Admiral Jose Luis Corro Chavez who served as the Port Captain in the city of Lazaro Cardenas in the State of Michoacán died as a result of his gunshot injuries during the robbery, information provided to Breitbart Texas by the Mexican Navy revealed.
The capture of the top man in the current structure of the Zetas drug cartel leaves one question remaining — Who will take the helm of the fearsome criminal group? Mexico’s National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said currently there is no one within the structure of the cartel with the clout or power to assume command of Los Zetas.
Omar Trevino “Z-42” Morales, the now former leader of the Zetas, was recently arrested by Mexican authorities. His true power came from his brother, the fearsome jailed capo Miguel Angel “Z-40” Trevino Morales, and it’s impossible to predict who will rise to power, Rubido said in a televised interview in Mexico’s Carlos Loret De Mola.
MCALLEN, Texas — A human smuggler arrested while trying to cross 17 illegal aliens into the U.S. illegal aliens told federal agents that he has been deported 49 times. U.S. Border Patrol agents in the border city of Hidalgo Texas
Federal agents have begun searching for a Texas border man who went on the run instead of appearing in federal court for sentencing. German Garcia Cano was previously convicted for his role in bribing county commissioners in exchange for lucrative
Border Patrol agents arrested seven illegal aliens who had been stuffed in the bed of a Chevrolet Avalanche in an effort to get them past a border checkpoint. The arrest took place when an unidentified man drove a blue Chevrolet
The Mexican state of Guerrero, known for the massacre of 43 education students five months ago, has once again fallen into lawlessness as rival cartel members fight for control of the area. The recent spark of violence has killed 14 individuals in just 72 hours in the most recent escalation of violence.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Police continue to look into who murdered and dumped a body wrapped in a blanket on the side of the road near the Texas border. While authorities have not said much in the case, the murder raises questions about yet another case of spillover violence.
A video that went viral in Mexico appears to show the moment when a narco-corrido singer gets gunned down on stage while performing in a concert. In the YouTube video below, corrido singer Alfredito Olivas is seen playing the accordion during
A joint operation between the FBI and several Texas police departments near the border has resulted in multiple arrests of suspected online predators, and authorities are concerned about the overwhelming response to their sting operation. Within four days, five men were arrested after responding to what they believed was an invitation from a 14-year-old girl to meet them for sex. Additional arrests are expected in the coming days.
Texas authorities have formally charged two men accused of cheating during the 2012 Democratic Party 2012 Primary near the Texas border. The most recent arrest was carried out by the Cameron County District Attorney’s office after a grand jury handed down
A Department of Public Safety (DPS) report states that Mexican drug cartels are among the “most significant” threats facing Texas. Mexican drug cartels continue to operate throughout Texas carrying out violent attacks throughout the state as well as controlling the
The leader of the ruthless Knights Templar Cartel has been arrested following an early morning raid in Mexico. Before becoming a cartel boss he also happened to be an elementary school teacher. Federal authorities carried out a surprise raid shortly before
Illegal aliens with ties to terrorist organizations have been working to bring other suspected terrorists into America through a wide open Texas border. This is just one of the many red flags raised by the state’s top law enforcement agency
An armed man with alleged ties to a Mexican cartel fleeing from authorities wreaked havoc in the Texas border city of Rio Grande. While allegedly evading police he crashed through various fences and then escaped into the brush. The high speed
A Texas border county commissioner, a county employee and three contractors have been sent to federal prison for their individual roles in a kickback and bid rigging scheme. So far eight individuals have been sentenced at least 10 others are
A Texas border police chief has been arrested on fourteen felony charges of tampering with government records.
As thousands of college and high school students prepare for Spring Break, the top law enforcement agency is Texas is warning them to avoid going to Mexico.
