A Mexican state governor issued a warning about traveling to the border, citing recent spikes in cartel violence. The alert comes soon after Gulf Cartel gunmen killed 15 innocent civilians in Reynosa and Los Zetas kidnapped more than 100 individuals in Nuevo Laredo.
Mexican cartel gunmen crossed into Texas and brandished weapons in front of a family fishing the Rio Grande. The gunmen were escorting a drug load and are believed to be part of the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas.
State police and Mexican Navy forces clashed with Gulf Cartel gunmen in the days following a terrorist attack which killed 15 innocent border city civilians. Gunmen roamed Reynosa, Tamaulipas, targeting innocent bystanders and motorists to spread fear as rival factions of the cartel fight for control of the region.
Una serie de retenes del cártel de Los Zetas en la ciudad fronteriza de Nuevo Laredo se han relacionado con más de 100 desapariciones forzadas, incluido el reciente secuestro de tres ciudadanos estadounidenses. Los retenes se realizan con total impunidad y son parte de una compleja estrategia de inteligencia del cártel que le da a la organización criminal más control que el gobierno de México.
Los Zetas Cartel checkpoints in the border city of Nuevo Laredo are linked to more than 100 forced disappearances–including the recent kidnapping of three U.S. citizens. The checkpoints exist with complete impunity and are part of a complex strategy to give the criminal organization more control by harvesting the data of those stopped at the roadblocks.
A weekend massacre that left 18 dead was a cowardly attack on innocent civilians, said Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The politician did not address claims from nearby residents who say military and National Guard forces only worked to secure scene perimeters while state police actually clashed with the gunmen.
Gunmen in Mexico killed two journalists in separate incidents within 24 hours. The murders come at a time when press freedom groups label Mexico as one of the most dangerous places for media figures.
Two U.S. soldiers face human smuggling charges for allegedly trying to transport a pair of migrants through an immigration checkpoint. The soldiers were in uniform at the time of the alleged attempt.
A group of gunmen in Central Mexico hijacked two tractor-trailers containing more than seven million rounds of ammunition headed to Texas. Mexican authorities recovered the two trucks without the ammo-loaded trailers following a large-scale search operation.
Un grupo de policías estatales mató a tres miembros del Cartel del Golfo que habían levantado un puesto de control de carreteras en la zona fronteriza. El bloqueo en la carretera llega en un momento en que la cercana ciudad fronteriza de Reynosa continúa viendo un número creciente de robos a mano armada y robos de auto con violencia s a manos de sicarios del cártel.
The President of Guatemala publicly blames President Joe Biden for the current border crisis. The foreign leader said Biden’s messaging helped human smugglers convince even more migrants to make the trek north.
Human smugglers continue using Facebook to advertise safe passage to the U.S., a practice that has increased in recent months during the ongoing migration crisis at the southern border.
Human smugglers stole a passenger bus in Central Mexico to move a large group of migrants toward Texas.
The federal government is reportedly sending more officers to Cancun to spot individuals who may be trying to enter the U.S. illegally by posing as tourists.
Una serie de hieleras ensangrentadas con lo que parecían ser partes del cuerpo humano, entrañas y cuero cabelludo se utilizaron como táctica de intimidación durante el fin de semana en un estado fronterizo mexicano. Las escenas sangrientas en los lugares de votación atrajeron una gran respuesta policial en un momento en que el estado eligió un nuevo gobernador.
Bloody ice chests containing what appeared to be human body parts, entrails, and scalps were left as an intimidation tactic at Mexican Border state polling places over the weekend. The gory scenes drew large police responses amid a gubernatorial election.
Un grupo de sicarios que se cree pertenecían a una facción del Cartel del Golfo dejó al menos dos hieleras con partes de cuerpos humanos desmembrados en la ciudad fronteriza mexicana de Reynosa. Las autoridades solo pudieron llegar a una de las hieleras, mientras que pistoleros desconocidos tomaron la otra.
A former top-ranking leader with the Gulf Cartel responsible for a series of mass murders, clandestine gravesites, incinerations sites, and other gory methods of disposing of humans has been sentenced to more than 11 years in a Mexican prison. The cartel boss spent time in a U.S. prison in his early years and is known for an incident where he began crying in front of a judge.
Funcionarios federales mexicanos están presionando para la reapertura de una investigación contra hospital estatal fronterizo por presuntas irregularidades en los trasplantes de órganos. Algunas de las acusaciones incluyen favorecer a receptores con vínculos políticos o de familias adineradas sobre otros en las listas de espera, así como un aparente carpetazo por parte de funcionarios del hospital al igual que autoridades federales y estatales.
Mexican federal officials are pushing for the reopening of an investigation into a private border state hospital for irregularities in organ transplants. Some allegations include favoring recipients with political ties or those from wealthy families, plus cover-ups by government authorities.
Agentes de la policía local de un estado fronterizo mexicano están trabajando activamente con un despiadado cártel de drogas para luchar contra un grupo rival que intenta tomar el control de una zona de distribución de drogas. La cooperación entre la policía municipal de García, Nuevo León, y la facción Cártel del Noreste de Los Zetas ha dejado más de 30 asesinatos este año en esa ciudad.
Local police officers in a Mexican border state are actively working with a ruthless cartel to fight off a rival attempt to take control of a drug distribution hub. Cooperation between municipal cops in Garcia, Nuevo Leon, and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas has already led to more than 30 murders this year.
Un ex alto funcionario de inmigración en el estado fronterizo de Nuevo León está siendo investigado por las autoridades federales luego de que su círculo cercano fuera expuesto sobre una relación de trabajo entre los líderes regionales del Instituto Nacional de Migración de México y organizaciones criminales.
A former top immigration official in Nuevo Leon is being closely investigated by federal authorities after his inner circle was exposed for maintaining a working relationship between the National Immigration Institute (INM) and cartels.
Un grupo de agentes y funcionarios de alto rango del Instituto Nacional de Migración de México se han convertido en el blanco de una investigación federal por corrupción que los vincula a actividades de tráfico y trata de personas. Algunos de los funcionarios han sido destituidos silenciosamente de sus cargos, sin embargo, aún no han sido arrestados ni procesados.
Agents and high-ranking officials with Mexico’s National Immigration Institute are now the subjects of a federal corruption probe, tying them to human smuggling and trafficking activities. Some have already been quietly removed from their positions without arrests.
One of Mexico’s top military officials sparked a new wave of controversy by claiming the country’s judicial system works against them when it comes to going after organized crime figures.
Tensions are rising in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas as federal forces work to arrest the governor who claims to have prosecutorial immunity. The governor claims the arrest warrant is political in nature and ordered by Mexico’s president. The tension has led to some talk about Mexico’s federal government pushing to assume control of Tamaulipas and fully remove the elected government.
A Mexican federal judge issued an arrest warrant for the governor of the border state of Tamaulipas for organized crime and money laundering charges. Authorities also ordered the freezing of accounts linked to the governor and various other individuals.
Varios supervisores y oficiales de policía en el estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas están obstaculizando una investigación sobre el asesinato y la incineración de 19 víctimas, incluidos 16 migrantes centroamericanos en enero de este año. Si bien las autoridades ya han arrestado a 12 oficiales, se sospecha que hasta 20 más desempeñaron un papel en el encubrimiento de la masacre.
Several police supervisors and officers in the border state of Tamaulipas are stonewalling an investigation into the murder and incineration of 19 victims, including 16 Central American migrants, in January. While authorities have already arrested 12 officers, as many as 20 more are suspected of playing a role in covering up the massacre.
Mexican federal prosecutors and investigators are misleading the public by claiming that the U.S. Department of Justice is collaborating to target a border state governor, said a U.S.-based attorney representing the politician in question.
Mexico’s government generated controversy after the recent announcement that federal investigators were targeting two of the top three gubernatorial candidates for the border state of Nuevo Leon, alleging election fraud. The candidate who is not under investigation belongs to the country’s ruling party, MORENA.
Federal prosecutors in Mexico announced they obtained files from the U.S. Department of Justice about alleged criminal acts by the governor of Tamaulipas.
Una de las organizaciones criminales más poderosas y violentas de México se ha ramificado en el lucrativo negocio del tráfico de personas. Fuentes policiales han identificado varias rutas que utiliza el Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación de México para trasladar a los migrantes hacia la frontera.
One of Mexico’s most powerful and violent cartels branched into the lucrative business of human smuggling. Law enforcement officials identified several routes used by Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) to eventually move migrants across the U.S. border.
Federal agents arrested a Texas border city cop who they claim escorted a drug load during an undercover sting. The officer in question worked in law enforcement in the area for at least 20 years.
A Mexican federal judge dismissed an organized crime charge filed against one of the founders of the Sinaloa Cartel and ordered his release. The top drug lord is alleged to be the boss of the famed drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
Un candidato político en México está llevando a cabo una campaña activa para la alcaldía a pesar de que actualmente está catalogado como un fugitivo más buscado por la Administración de Control de Drogas de USA.
Cartel gunmen used explosive drones to carry out an attack on Mexican policemen trying to clear blockades in the western state of Michoacan.
