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MCALLEN, Texas — Gulf Cartel gunmen fired what are believed to be AK-47s or similar weapons at U.S. Border Patrol agents on the Rio Grande. None were injured.

Mexican authorities working with the FBI arrested a Texas-based member of the Gulf Cartel who was wanted on drug trafficking, murder, and kidnapping charges. The crime boss was captured in Playa Del Carmen.

The president of Honduras was named in U.S. court documents for allegedly helping his brother leverage political connections to move cocaine into the U.S. and launder the proceeds. The allegations come amid the Central American nation’s efforts to position itself as a partner in the fight against drug trafficking.

Officials identified six Mexican citizens as part of the twenty victims killed during a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, the president of that country confirmed. Seven other Mexican nationals sustained injuries in the mass shooting.

A group of gunmen ambushed and killed a journalist in front of children in the tourist beach resort area of Zihuatanejo. The case marks the second murder of a Mexican reporter this week, and is ninth in 2019.

Activists in Mexico are denouncing the overnight police-involved shooting death of a Salvadoran migrant in the border state of Coahuila. State authorities claimed the discharge was in self-defense after the migrant allegedly drew a handgun and fired first.

A Mexican border state newspaper is self-censoring and ceasing printing operations after incendiary devices burned offices and trapped employees. The publication announced it will halt crime and political corruption coverage.

A Mexican federal judge saved a top leader of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generation (CJNG) from extradition to the U.S., where he faces several drug trafficking and money laundering charges. The decision comes as rumors spread about a possible prison rescue.

Two Israeli crime bosses are the latest victims in a turf war as Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) continues to expand operations throughout Mexico. Assassins killed the pair at an upscale shopping center in Mexico City.

A federal judge ordered the deportation of a Mexican man living in Texas under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program following his conviction on human smuggling charges. The man entered an insanity plea to avoid prison time for trying move three illegal immigrants past a Border Patrol checkpoint near Laredo.

Mexican border state authorities arrested a Houston-based drug dealer who is one of the DEA’s “Most Wanted.” The man is now in custody at the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey.

El jefe de un cartel en el centro de México está desafiando abiertamente al gobierno, colocando explosivos mientras ha lanzado varias amenazas dirigidas contra el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). Breitbart News ha obtenido acceso exclusivo a archivos de inteligencia para identificar y localizar al líder de la organización criminal conocida como Cartel Santa Rosa de Lima.

A cartel boss in central Mexico is openly challenging the federal government with planted explosives while issuing various threats directed to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). Breitbart News obtained exclusive access to intelligence identifying the leader of “Cartel Santa Rosa de Lima.”

Border Patrol agents insist that completed new sections of border barriers are helping them to secure the border and making the agents safer in the process. This comes on the heels of media reports inaccurately asserting that no new barriers have been constructed during the Trump Administration.

A key figure within Los Zetas Cartel and the brother of the organization’s chief leader will spend 18 years in a Mexican prison on weapons violations. The drug lord could see additional time for other pending charges.

Federal authorities arrested a leading lieutenant with Mexico’s Gulf Cartel in Texas after he illegally snuck across the Rio Grande to enter the United States. Law enforcement agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had their sights on the cartel cell leader for some time in connection with multiple drug shipments allegedly linked to him.

A group of 47 migrants violently rushed an international port of entry near McAllen, Texas, and assaulted officers in an attempt to illegally enter the country.

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he is very sorry that the infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will spend the rest of his life in an inhumane prison.

A pair of videos leaked by citizen journalists in northern Mexico revealed a group of Gulf Cartel smugglers carrying several bundles of marijuana toward the banks of the Rio Grande. It remains unclear if the smugglers successfully made it across the border.

The infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will spend the rest of his life in prison — plus 30 years. The sentence comes after months of speculation following his widely publicized trial in February. The trial resulted in convictions on 10 separate charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering.

A territorial expansion by the Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) faction of Los Zetas throughout the border state of  Nuevo Leon is now being challenged by two small independent drug gangs. The gangs are fighting to hold on to their territories in key municipalities in the Monterrey Metropolitan area. Breitbart News obtained exclusive access to police and military intelligence identifying the leaders of those gangs and their areas of influence.

Una expansión territorial realizada por la facción Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) de Los Zetas en el estado fronterizo de Nuevo León está siendo desafiada por dos pequeñas pandillas independientes de narcotraficantes que están peleando para mantener sus territorios en municipios clave del área metropolitana de Monterrey. Breitbart News tuvo acceso exclusivo a inteligencia policiaca y militar que identifica a los líderes de esas pandillas y sus áreas de influencia.

Three Mexican border states officially joined forces in an attempt to crush the violent drug cartels that have been plaguing their communities. The agreement calls for the sharing of intelligence, sealing up of their state borders, and cooperation during raids

EDINBURG, Texas – A police officer from the border town of Progreso is accused of arresting a migrant and sexually abusing him inside the municipal jail.

Federal authorities seized a large cargo ship in Philadelphia in a failed 20-ton cocaine smuggling attempt valued at more than $1.3 billion. The Liberian flagged vessel is reportedly owned by JP Morgan Asset Management.

McALLEN, Texas — One of the men suspected of controlling the smuggling of migrants for the Gulf Cartel was previously arrested by U.S. authorities and released 15 days later on a single immigration charge. The man is considered one of the cartel’s most violent enforcers in Reynosa, Tamaulipas.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Dos mandos clave del Cartel del Golfo en esta ciudad fronteriza han estado controlando el contrabando de migrantes y solicitantes de asilo en Texas con fines de lucro. Breitbart News tuvo acceso exclusivo a información de inteligencia policial y militar que no solo identificó a los dos líderes clave y su papel como crueles ejecutores del Cartel del Golfo, ordenando secuestros y asesinatos, sino que también detallan su trabajo para controlar el tráfico de miles de migrantes desde Reynosa, Camargo y Miguel Alemán rumbo a Texas diariamente.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Two local leaders of the Gulf Cartel control the smuggling of migrants and asylum seekers into Texas for profit. Breitbart News was given exclusive access to police and military intelligence identifying the men and their roles as fierce enforcers — detailing their operations to smuggle thousands from Reynosa, Camargo, and Miguel Aleman into Texas daily.

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York are seeking to seize $12,666,191,704 in assets, cash, and property that they claim famed kingpin “El Chapo” accumulated during his criminal career.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Migrants in Mexico claim immigration authorities are demanding large cash bribes to allow asylum seekers the opportunity to skip the line to enter Texas.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The threat of a rush by migrants seeking asylum led to the temporary closure of a local port-of-entry Thursday. The shutdown follows one day after authorities closed operations at a separate bridge where migrants rushed the gates. Some claimed they were being extorted by Mexican immigration officials.

McALLEN, Texas — A rush by a large group of migrants trying to force their way from Mexico into a local port-of-entry led to a temporary shutdown.

Mexican authorities are investigating the nonviolent kidnapping of as many as 27 employees from a call center in Cancun.

MONTERREY, Nuevo León – Las autoridades arrestaron al estratega clave dl grupo de Los Zetas conocido como Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) días después de que Breitbart News publicara una investigación exclusiva donde lo identificó como el vínculo clave entre el líder del cartel y los sicarios que han estado asesinando a policías estatales y locales en este estado fronterizo.

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon – Authorities arrested a top strategist with the Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) of Los Zetas only days after a Breitbart News exposé identifying him as the key link between the cartel’s leadership and the hitmen hunting local police officers.

An Israeli DJ performing on tour in Mexico died during an attack by suspected cartel gunmen who fired into the crowd. The attack killed the DJ and an assistant as well leaving two others wounded. The state where the shooting took place is one currently dominated by a faction of Los Zetas.