MCALLEN, Texas – A previously deported human trafficker has been arrested for assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol Agent biting him numerous times during the struggle. The assault took place in a brushy area near the Sarita checkpoint when agents saw
MCALLEN, Texas — A federal judge in the Texas border city of McAllen delivered some harsh words to a campaign manager and a campaign worker as he sentenced them to prison for their role in buying votes with cocaine, cash, beer and
Mientras la guerra interna del Cartel Del Golfo la cual está por cumplir un mes y ha convertido a las ciudades fronterizas en zonas de guerra, una serie de ejecuciones muestran un posible cambio de tácticas. Donde antes las balaceras campales estaban a la orden del día, ahora los secuestros de rivales seguidos por brutales mutilaciones se están convirtiendo en un hecho cotidiano. La intención de la táctica aparenta ser un intento por sembrar terror en cualquiera que trabaje para una facción rival.
MCALLEN, Texas – Mexican cops in the border city of Matamoros arrested a Gulf cartel member in charge of shipping drugs to New York and Ohio who happens to be a four-time deported alien with a lengthy criminal history in the United States.
MCALLEN, Texas – The Mexican military killed four gunmen in two separate shootouts near the Texas border and managed to seize .50 caliber rifles, two belt-fed machine guns and three assault rifles.
As the Gulf Cartel continues their almost month long internal war that has turned various Mexican cities into warzones, a series of gruesome executions and mutilations appear to point to a major shift in tactics. Where open gunfights were the norm, now the targeting of individual enemies and gruesome mutilations are occurring. The intent appears to be an effort to strike terror into anyone who works against cartel faction.
MCALLEN, Texas — Illegal aliens rioting in a private prison near the Texas border have left the prison in uninhabitable conditions, forcing federal authorities to move inmates to other facilities. The riot broke out earlier this week when 2,000 prisoners at the
The Mexican Army has killed five cartel gunmen during a firefight near the Texas border. The shootout took place near the ranching city of San Fernando, along the highway that connects Ciudad Victoria, the state capital, with the border city
MCALLEN, Texas – Mexico’s government owned oil company has dealt a heavy blow to Mexican drug cartels who use stolen fuel to supplement their income. In the cities along the Texas border, the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas have become
Texas border authorities confirmed that a body that they found floating on the banks of the Rio Grande was that of a man who had been kidnapped in Mexico by a group of gunmen several weeks ago.
According to a Texas border television station, when about 2,000 illegal aliens engage in a mass riot, yelling, overturning tents, and setting fires, it is only a “demonstration.”
Approximately 2,000 inmates at a federal detention center near the border that primarily houses immigration detainees rioted and set off fires, requiring a massive mobilization of law enforcement to secure the perimeter and restore order.
A new video that surfaced on social media claims to show members of Coahuila State Police and the Mexican Military executing injured cartel gunmen after a firefight. Government officials claim it is all a smear campaign financed by the Zetas cartel.
A series of photos have emerged claiming to show dismembered bodies in Mexico. The photos paint a grim picture of the raging war taking place just south of the Texas border. The war that reignited this month has pitted two rival factions of the Gulf cartel against each other turning the cities of Matamoros and Reynosa into war zones where the residents are forced to go about their daily lives while trying to avoid firefights and gory crime scenes.
DONNA, Texas — A newly filled federal lawsuit against a Texas border school board provides even more insight into the actions that in have wreaked havoc in the small community. The lawsuit was filed in federal court by a number of high ranking employees and former employees of the Donna Independent School District (Donna ISD). They claim a series of politically motivated retaliations at the hands of Board President Alberto Sandoval and his two closest allies Tomasa Ramos and Nick Castillo.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Presuntos integrantes del crimen organizado en Matamoros Tamaulipas lanzan amenazas directas en contra administradores de paginas en redes sociales, así como a usuarios, civiles que utilizan las frecuencias de radio activas a travez del canal (ZELLO #MZDP oficial) que denuncian en tiempo real situaciones de alto riesgo, hechos que se suscitan a lo largo de ciudades fronterizas.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Cartel members have begun making threats at citizen journalists who run social media pages in Twitter and Facebook that warn about cartel activity, as well as individuals who use a radio application called Zello which provides real time information about shootouts and other dangerous situations along Mexican border cities.
MCALLEN, Texas — Federal agents arrested near the Texas border a Mexican murder suspect illegal alien. The man is wanted for murder in Houston. Agents with the U.S. Border Patrol working near the rural community of Encino encountered a group
MCALLEN, Texas – The Gulf Cartel’s top cocaine distributor in Matamoros remains behind bars following his recent arrest in that Mexican border city . The arrest took place following an anonymous tip and a follow-up investigation that led authorities to
The former head of a border city’s Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office and her secretary are facing federal charges for their role in collecting bribes in exchange for services.
The Mexican military killed three gunmen as they fought off a fierce attack just south of the Texas border despite Mexican officials claiming that the security conditions in their country continue to improve. The early morning shootout took place earlier
Osiel Cardenas Jr., the son of the former supreme leader of the Gulf Cartel, Osiel Cardenas Guillen, has pleaded guilty to smuggling ammunition from the border city of Brownsville, Texas into Matamoros, Mexico.
MCALLEN, Texas – Border Patrol agents arrested a middle-eastern man as he tried to sneak into Texas by illegally crossing border. The man’s country of origin was not readily available.
DONNA, Texas — The felon attorney for a Texas border school district will end up costing taxpayers even more money since, as a convicted criminal, he is not able to defend the district in federal court. The district will have
Mexico’s second most powerful politician continues to claim that the security conditions are the best in a decade. Meanwhile, the cities just south of the Texas border continue to live in a state of fear as warring cartel factions continue
