Autoridades estatales de Tamaulipas han arrestado a un importante mando del Cártel del Golfo a pocas millas al sur de la frontera con Texas. El narco-líder es conocido como el segundo al mando de una de las facciones involucradas en una feroz guerra territorial.
Mexican border state authorities arrested a top Gulf Cartel lieutenant a few miles south of the Texas border. The cartel operator is known as the second in command of one of the factions engaged in a fierce turf war.
A large-scale raid carried out by local and military forces in Mexico City uncovered a series of tunnels and stash houses where cartel members handled drugs, weapons, and performed witchcraft rituals.
Mexico gave a substantial tax break to a company owned by a convicted money launderer with Los Zetas Cartel, an anti-corruption organization stated in their latest report. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) denied the assertion and claimed it was a bad faith effort to tarnish his administration.
The capture of a wanted drug lord and his subsequent release after pressure from the Sinaloa Cartel set a dangerous precedent, revealing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and his cabinet to be impotent against the narco-terrorists controlling most of the country. The episode raises serious questions about Mexico’s role as a partner in the U.S. government’s fight against cartels.
The Sinaloa Cartel forced the Mexican government to release a son of infamous drug lord “El Chapo” after threatening extreme violence against innocent civilians. Soldiers arrested the kingpin’s heir several hours earlier in an operation that triggered shootouts in Culiacan on Thursday.
Producers opted to film south-of-the-border scenes for Terminator: Dark Fate in Spain due to fears of violence in Mexico.
A top-ranking leader of the Gulf Cartel who fled to Texas to escape his rivals will spend 20 years in a U.S. prison on various drug trafficking charges. In Mexico, the man commanded a squad of approximately 240 men armed with machine guns, grenades, and homemade cannons.
A fierce battle between Mexican military forces and cartel men in the coastal state of Guerrero led to the death of one soldier and 14 gunmen. The skirmish follows shortly after a squad of gunmen ambushed and killed 13 police officers in a neighboring state.
A business owner in Central Mexico fought off three armed robbers, managed to disarm one of them, and shot them. His reward — several days in jail on attempted murder charges.
Federal authorities were forced to close traffic at an international port of entry in Brownsville, Texas, after a group of approximately 300 migrants gathered in protest after not being allowed to pass.
A Mexican congresswoman paused her speech in a legislative session to pull out a marijuana joint in favor of legalization.
A former city commissioner from a Texas border-area municipality pleaded guilty to lying to a federal grand jury in connection with approximately $2,000 in bribes.
Gunmen attacked a National Geographic journalist during an interview with a drug dealer in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. After the shooting, authorities escorted the journalist and his team from the drug den to an international bridge where U.S. consular officials helped them cross the border into El Paso, Texas.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Después de semanas de aparentemente no enfrentarse a los carteles de la droga, las fuerzas militares mexicanas han llevado a cabo diversas operaciones y se enfrentaron a presuntos criminales donde han decomisado efectivo, las armas y drogas pertenecientes al Cartel del Golfo de México.
Mexican federal authorities extradited a violent member of Los Zetas wanted in the U.S. since 2012. The cartel operator could face a possible life sentence if convicted.
HIDALGO, Texas – Authorities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico Border unveiled a new list of 10 cartel figures who are responsible for most of the violence and smuggling in the region. The update comes after authorities arrested seven of the original 10 targets.
HIDALGO, Texas – A Mexican border state governor is fighting back against several federal officials who he claims are using the fight against cartels for political gain.
A Mexican senator called out some of her country’s executive officials for meeting with cartel gunmen who claim to be self-defense groups operating near the Texas border.
McALLEN, Texas – Las autoridades mexicanas han arrestado a un importante teniente del Cártel del Golfo a quien las autoridades estadounidenses habían arrestado y deportado anteriormente dos veces. En su arresto más reciente en Texas, el operador del cartel pasó 30 días en la cárcel antes de ser enviado de regreso.
McALLEN, Texas – Mexican authorities arrested a top lieutenant with the Gulf Cartel who was previously deported twice from the U.S. In his most recent arrest in Texas, the operator spent 30 days in prison before removal.
A man stepped out of his car near the end of a “routine traffic stop” and ambushed a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Friday afternoon. The execution of Deputy Sandeep Dahliwal came as he returned to his car after a pleasant conversation with the driver, officials stated. Dahliwal later died from his wounds.
A Ford dealership in central Mexico is closing its doors after a group of gunmen fired several shots into the building. That attack appears to be tied to a series of threats and extortion attempts.
A former Mexican prosecutor received a 20-year prison sentence for using his position to benefit cartels. The disgraced lawman was linked to numerous acts of organized crime and helped move large quantities of drugs into various U.S. cities.
Mexican authorities issued an alert for Reynosa, Tamaulipas, regarding a stolen piece of radioactive equipment. The border city is directly south of the Texas cities of McAllen, Hidalgo, Pharr, and Mission.
MCALLEN, Texas – A Texas judge from a border county will spend five years in prison for a series of bribery and conspiracy charges in a pay-to-play scheme where a local attorney bought favorable rulings. Earlier this year, the judge ran for a higher office and won, yet had to vacate the seat after trial.
Mexico’s federal senate majority is trying to remove two state governors due to their alleged inability to control cartel violence. The move appears to only focus on states led by a rival political party and is supported by talking points previously made by cartel-connected groups.
A former Mexican governor in prison facing various corruption charges apparently tweeted a veiled threat to an investigative journalist. The message triggered condemnation from press freedom groups. The affected reporter said her state and federal government should be held responsible if any harm comes her way.
A group of cartel gunmen in Cancun kidnapped, tortured, and beheaded a top state law enforcement commander. The case apparently uncovered a wave of corruption where officials allegedly favor certain criminal organizations over others.
A group of tourists celebrating a birthday on a party boat in Mexico came face to face with a crew of heavily armed pirates who robbed them at gunpoint. A passenger captured the ordeal on a cell phone video as gunmen can be heard and partially seen waving guns at the tourists as they demand wallets and purses.
Un grupo de sicarios irrumpió en el bar de un restaurante y disparó contra un grupo de comensales matando a cuatro e hiriendo a otros. El tiroteo tuvo lugar en la ciudad de Uruapan, donde la información inicial apunta a que sicarios del Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) estaban detrás del ataque.
Authorities in the western Mexican state of Jalisco continue to discover dozens of trash bags filled with dismembered human remains. The discoveries point to an ongoing extermination tactic by cartel members fighting for control of the region. Officials found the remains in wells, shallow pits, and grassy areas as authorities continue to put the pieces back together and identify the victims.
Federal authorities confirmed an attack on a regional head of Mexico’s National Intelligence Center (CNI). The top official sustained gunshot injuries while one of his staff died in the shootout.
Cartel violence led Mexican officials to cancel the past weekend’s Independence Day celebrations in 12 cities. The festivities went on largely without incident throughout the rest of the nation.
Mexican authorities are sending 100 soldiers and helicopters crews to patrol one of the busiest highway corridors in the border state of Tamaulipas. The region is a haven for cartel gunmen.
Tres sicarios del cartel de Los Zetas murieron mientras se enfrentaban con las fuerzas militares y policiales estatales mexicanas en la ciudad fronteriza de Nuevo Laredo. Los tiroteos se producen cuando la despiadada organización criminal continúa aterrorizando a la región con convoyes de sicarios que viajan en camionetas blindadas con ametralladoras montadas y rifles de calibre .50.
Three gunmen from Los Zetas cartel died while clashing with Mexican military and state police forces in Nuevo Laredo. The organization continues to terrorize the region in convoys of armored trucks with mounted machine guns and .50 caliber rifles.
A group of four gunmen murdered a videographer for the Discovery Channel and National Geographic in an apparent robbery-gone-wrong in Acapulco.
El Comité de Derechos Humanos de Nuevo Laredo afirma que las autoridades mexicanas están secuestrando y ejecutando a civiles inocentes para hacerlo parecer que fueron tiroteos con sicarios de Los Zetas. Ese grupo de derechos humanos es la misma organización que ataca continuamente a las fuerzas militares y policiales, pero ha permanecido en silencio durante años mientras los sicarios de Los Zetas continúan aterrorizando, secuestrando y asesinando a cientos de personas en las comunidades fronterizas.
The Human Rights Committee in Nuevo Laredo is claiming that Mexican authorities are kidnapping and executing innocent civilians before staging scenes to look like shootouts with Los Zetas gunmen. The group is the same organization that regularly condemns military and police forces, but keeps silent on cartel violence.