Mexican health officials are stepping up screening measures at international airports to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19). To date, Mexico only has a dozen confirmed cases–all from international air travelers. There are no documented cases of the virus spreading over its own southern border.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León – Las autoridades guardan silencio sobre el asesinato de un hombre que denunció que fue extorsionado y amenazado por elementos militares que ahora forman parte de la Guardia Nacional de México al igual que oficiales de Fuerza Civil de Nuevo León. La víctima y sus familiares dijeron que los agentes de la policía estatal estaban trabajando para un narcotraficante local vinculado al Cartel de Beltrán Leyva.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Authorities are quiet about the murder of a man who claimed he was extorted and threatened by members of Mexico’s National Guard and from Nuevo Leon State Police. The victim and his relatives said the state police officers were working for a local drug trafficker linked to the Beltran Leyva Cartel.
Health officials in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon confirmed a case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This marks the second case of COVID-19 reported in a Mexican state bordering Texas. The confirmation comes on the same day that the World Health Organization officially reclassified the global coronavirus crisis outbreak as a pandemic.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the results of a months-long operation targeting one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels known as Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León – Cincuenta y seis días después de ser presuntamente agredido y extorsionado por oficiales militares mexicanos que luego fueron rebautizados como miembros de la Guardia Nacional, un hombre en silla de ruedas vivió un nuevo caso de abuso ante una segunda redada por las autoridades. Esta vez, la extorsión fue llevada a cabo por oficiales de élite de la policía estatal de Nuevo León, conocidos como Fuerza Civil, quienes, según los informes, fueron enviados por un narcotraficante local. Las acusaciones también fueron captadas en imágenes de vigilancia.
Fifty-six days after being allegedly assaulted and extorted by Mexican military officers who were later rebranded as National Guardsmen, a wheelchair-bound man faced a second shake-down raid by authorities. This time, the matter was carried out by elite state police officers from Nuevo Leon, known as Fuerza Civil, who they reportedly claimed were sent by a local drug lord. The allegations were also caught in surveillance footage.
Gunmen shot and killed a Mexican congressman while injuring two of his staffers in Michoacán. Authorities later arrested the two suspected assassins.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León – Las tropas militares que el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, desplegó en las calles, quienes finalmente fueron renombradas como la Guardia Nacional, están actualmente bajo investigación por extorsión y amenazas contra presuntos narcomenudistas en el estado fronterizo de Nuevo León. Una investigación de tres meses realizada por Breitbart Texas reveló que las autoridades federales están replicando las tácticas que los carteles utilizan a menudo para sus propios beneficios.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon – The troops Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador deployed to the streets who were eventually rebranded as the National Guard are currently under investigation for extortion and threats targeting street-level dealers in the border state of Nuevo Leon. A three-month probe by Breitbart Texas revealed that federal authorities appear to be replicating the tactics often used by cartels for their own profits.
El Gobierno de México están tratando de encubrir un aparente ataque con coche bomba en un edificio policial en el estado de Guanajuato. El ataque se produce después de que las autoridades arrestaron al padre de un temido líder del crimen organizado que hace poco más de un mes había amenazado con detonar coches bomba luego de que las autoridades arrestaran a su novia. Breitbart Texas informó exclusivamente sobre las amenazas en aquel entonces, que tuvieron éxito en su momento ya que la mujer fue liberada poco después.
Mexican officials tried to cover up a car bombing at a police building in Guanajuato. The attack comes after authorities arrested the father of a feared cartel lord who, a little more than a month ago, threatened similar bombings after his girlfriend’s capture. Breitbart Texas reported exclusively on the threats–which proved successful–since the woman was released shortly thereafter.
An international press freedom group denounced the murder of a journalist in Guatemala whose death threats went ignored by government officials.
Authorities in Michoacán arrested a gang member from California who is wanted in connection with the 2018 murder of a rival during a shooting at a Coachella area strip club where two other men were injured.
Police in Michoacán arrested a California gang member listed as a “Most Wanted Fugitive” allegedly hiding from a 2011 gang murder charge.
Mexico’s federal government announced the extradition of a cartel boss wanted in Texas for helping to orchestrate the 2013 murder of a Mexican attorney-turned-informant in the Dallas area.
Mexican health officials announced the country’s fifth confirmed case of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The case is the fifth in five days as officials continue to investigate eight other suspicious cases. All of the positive test results in Mexico come from patients who recently returned from Italy.
A Mexican border state governor announced a new case of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) that has been confirmed in state of Coahuila. The case is the fourth of its kind in Mexico involving people who traveled to Italy. It appears to be unrelated to three other cases previously revealed by Mexico’s Health Secretariat.
Health officials in Mexico confirmed a third case of the novel coronavirus and warn about three other cases that are under observation. All of the confirmed cases came from individuals who recently traveled on a business trip to Italy.
Federal authorities from both sides of the border found a cartel tunnel under construction. It was designed to go under the streets of Nogales, Sonora, and connect with its sister city in Arizona.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is under intense criticism after claiming that 60 percent of the daily victims of cartel violence were drunk or under the influence of drugs. The statement follows fresh reports of Mexico suffering an average 100 of such homicides per day.
Mexican health officials revealed that two males tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). One was confirmed through two separate tests while the second man awaits the results of his second exam. Several other patients are in observed isolation.
The daughter of the fearsome leader of Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) is in U.S. custody facing money laundering charges following her arrest at a Washington, D.C. courthouse. The incident occurred while her brother was before a judge for separate charges.
Mexico’s federal government welcomed an Italian cruise ship that was rejected in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands amid fears of a possible Coronavirus case. The ship docked in Cozumel where health officials are expected to check passengers before disembarking.
Health officials in the border states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas are carrying out drills and establishing protocols in preparation for a future case of Coronavirus (COVID-2019). While the country has not confirmed any cases, officials are starting to become more concerned over the rapid spread worldwide.
As the Wuhan Coronavirus spreads worldwide, health officials are sounding the alarm and concerns are growing in Mexico over the potential for an outbreak. To date, no cases have been confirmed in that country.
McALLEN, Texas – A Texas border county assistant district attorney faces federal charges for allegedly lying to authorities about a client soliciting and bribery investigation. The suspect’s brother, an immigration attorney, is currently facing bribery charges for allegedly paying detention center guards for lists migrants to generate into client leads.
Federal and state police officers carried out a raid at a home in Central Mexico where they rescued a kidnapped journalist and arrested 10 armed captors. The alleged kidnappers tried to fight off authorities, triggering an intense firefight with AK-47s and AR-15s.
A team of gunmen killed a bar employee and kidnapped the director of a political magazine in Central Mexico. The fate of the victim remains unknown.
A group of gunmen shot a radio personality outside her home in Ciudad Juarez, which abuts El Paso, Texas. The murder marks the second for a journalist in Mexico in 2020. Last year, the country suffered 11 similar homicides with most of the cases still unsolved.
A Mexican scientist faces espionage charges after U.S. authorities arrested him in Florida for allegedly trying to get information on behalf of Russian agents.
The new season of Narcos: Mexico was released last week continuing the narrative of how the country went from small drug smuggling operations to powerful cartels with more influence than governments in some regions.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Las autoridades mexicanas arrestaron a un hombre que es sospechoso de haber matado a un ciudadano estadounidense poco antes de la víspera de Navidad mientras esperaba en la fila de un puente internacional a Texas.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Mexican authorities arrested the alleged gunman who killed a U.S. citizen shortly before Christmas Eve while he waited at an international bridge to Texas.
The Mexican Army announced the discovery of a large bunker near the border with Texas. However, said bunker was previously discovered in 2018 and was only used to store damaged vehicles.
One of the most prestigious press freedom groups is calling out Mexican state police officers who allegedly threatened and assaulted multiple journalists as they covered a series of protests that turned violent. The Committee to Protect Journalists asked this week
Mexican soldiers arrested six cartel gunmen who were in the process of moving a kidnapping victim stuffed in the trunk of a car. The rescue comes almost a week after authorities captured a leading commander with the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas in the border city of Nuevo Laredo.
A Mexican border state judge issued an arrest warrant against eight police officers in connection with the shooting death of an innocent motorist over the past weekend. The warrant comes days after the officers allegedly fired more than 250 rounds at the victim after apparently mistaking his pickup for a cartel vehicle.
A businessman who returned from China and began showing symptoms of a respiratory ailment remains in quarantine pending the outcome of further tests, Mexico’s federal government confirmed late Wednesday. The case marks the second of its kind this year along the U.S.-Mexico border–though the first case was eventually cleared.
Federal agents arrested a former Texas border city mayor for allegedly using his position to steer a municipal public relations services contract. He is also accused of selling some of his real estate interests to the City at an inflated price. Two charges of wire fraud stemming from an indictment were handed down by a grand jury this week.
