A Texas border city police officer faces a possible life term in prison after a federal jury found him guilty of violating the civil rights of two prisoners, including a migrant.
A former Texas border county official pleaded guilty to collecting bribes in exchange for helping vendors secure contracts.
Video captured on the banks of the Rio Grande shows the moment when a large group of migrants formed a line in Mexico as a smuggler on a raft crossed them into Texas.
Mexico’s Congress voted in favor of legalizing marijuana–a move some politicians claim will help curb the raging cartel violence.
Federal authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating three Texas women who are believed to have been kidnapped after crossing into the border city of Nuevo Laredo for medical care.
A former sheriff’s candidate in West Texas admitted to posting racist messages on his social media accounts in previous years after initially blaming his political rival for fabricating the content. The politician ultimately pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about the incident.
A Mexican diplomat was removed from his post after a video went viral purporting to show him masturbating at work.
Mexico’s top law enforcement official had a meeting with man described as one of the top mafia bosses from Romania. The alleged kingpin is wanted in the U.S. and Mexico.
Federal authorities initiated a human smuggling investigation into a deadly crash this week that killed 13 individuals as an SUV with more than 25 people inside collided with a tractor-trailer in California.
A Mexican federal judge ordered the arrest of a former governor of the state of Nayarit and his daughter on money laundering charges.
A shooting in western Mexico killed 11 victims and injured at least two more, including a child. The incident appears to have been unprovoked since most of the victims were construction tradesmen lined up for paychecks.
Mexico’s president says he will share with President Joe Biden his willingness to find a way to legalize the flow of migrants from Central America and Mexico as a way to meet American labor needs.
Police arrested two Canadian men who kissed at a beach in Mexico, sparking outrage among tourists and human rights activists.
Federal prosecutors in Mexico are targeting a border state governor in an organized crime investigation and are asking that nation’s legislature to strip his criminal immunity protections. Prosecutors also say they are reviewing money laundering and tax fraud allegations.
Authorities are investigating the inner workings of a new alliance between two of the most violent cartels in Mexico. Information exclusively confirmed to Breitbart Texas by top security officials suggests Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) and La Linea are joining forces against the Sinaloa Cartel.
Las autoridades mexicanas están investigando el funcionamiento interno de una nueva alianza entre dos de los cárteles de la droga más violentos de México. La información confirmada a Breitbart Texas en exclusiva por altos funcionarios de seguridad en México señala a que el Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación y La Línea han unido sus fuerzas contra el Cártel de Sinaloa.
The wife of notorious Mexican kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman faces drug trafficking charges after U.S. agents arrested her in Virginia. She is expected to appear before a judge Tuesday, February 23.
Autoridades estatales rescataron a tres víctimas de secuestro luego de un tiroteo con presuntos sicarios del Cártel del Golfo en la ciudad fronteriza de Reynosa.
Power outages have generated hundreds of cases of carbon monoxide poisoning as Texans turn to running vehicles and wood fires in homes to stay warm.
Guests at a hotel in South Padre Island were forced to deal with power outages, lacking water, and no hospitality staff amid a historic winter storm for the Texas beach community.
Authorities in Cancun arrested 15 gunmen and rescued a kidnapping victim following an afternoon clash in the beach resort hub.
Mexico’s president blamed Texas and the natural gas industry for a series of electrical blackouts that affected several Mexican states, primarily those along the northern border. The blackouts came as many parts of the country are suffering from the same winter storm that has brought most of Texas to a standstill.
Several Texas border cities stopped their vaccination efforts due to the sub-freezing temperatures, the lack of electricity, and in some cases the lack of running water.
Authorities in Mexico found 18 trash bags filled with what appear to be severed human remains in the coastal state of Jalisco. The discovery took place near a large sporting complex where one of Mexico’s top professional soccer teams play.
The murder of a businessman related to the top leadership of the Gulf Cartel is expected to trigger a new wave of violence. The criminal organization is expected to attempt to settle the score.
Four men died in two separate shootouts and a fifth person has been kidnapped in the tourist resort town of Cancun, Quintana Roo. One of the shootings took place outside of a popular hotel in the region’s ritzy tourist area.
Drug smugglers believed to have ties to the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas are now linked to the kidnapping of a teen male in Laredo, Texas. Authorities arrested one suspect and are seeking other members of the group.
A woman who was deported after a 2016 drug trafficking arrest is facing kidnapping charges in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. The kidnapping is one of numerous violent crimes plaguing the city as rival factions of the Gulf Cartel fight for control of local smuggling operations.
A group of Mexican border state cops are believed to have murdered and incinerated 19 people in January. The victims included migrants, human smugglers, and gunmen headed to Texas.
A New Hampshire man is suing U.S. Customs and Border Protection over the agency’s use of drug-sniffing dogs at interior checkpoints. The lawsuit claims the dogs violate state law by searching without probable cause.
Authorities on both sides of the border updated a regional list of the top 10 wanted cartel figures responsible for most of the violence and smuggling activities in recent months. The list includes Gulf Cartel and Cartel Del Noreste-Los Zetas members.
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed he tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He said he will take a step back from his usual duties. The announcement comes at a time when Mexico is undergoing an alarming spike in infections and fatalities.
Un feroz tiroteo entre cárteles rivales en el norte de México está relacionado con el descubrimiento de 19 cuerpos quemados a poca distancia de la frontera con Texas.
Mexico’s immigration officials are now tasked with targeting “opportunists” who profit from and are promoting migrant caravans. The call for action comes as authorities deploy their National Guard to their southern border in anticipation of another caravan of about 9,000 looking to reach the U.S.
Gunmen raided a government-run highway service station and kidnapped two Mexican National Guardsmen over the past weekend. The abductions come at a time when federal security forces are harshly criticized for their inability to counter the spreading cartel violence.
Authorities in the coastal state of Veracruz are silent about 12 bound and mutilated bodies dumped in a rural community.
Mexico’s federal government published confidential information shared by U.S. law enforcement as part of the investigation of that nation’s former Secretary of Defense. The U.S. Department of Justice charged the former defense secretary for allegations related to drug trafficking.
Mexico’s government will not prosecute the former secretary of defense who was arrested by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration before being sent home. Mexican diplomats threatened the futures of various bilateral border security arrangements to secure his release.
El que en su momento fue un pacífico estado en el centro de México se ha convertido en la región más violenta del país con más de 120 asesinatos desde principios de 2021. La región está en disputa por dos organizaciones criminales conocidas por violencia extrema y el uso de explosivos.
A once peaceful state in central Mexico has become the country’s most violent with more than 120 murders since the start of 2021. The region is under dispute by two organizations known for extreme violence and explosives.