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29 Facts About the Border and Mexican Cartels You Need to Know

As the debate about the construction of a wall and other border security issues, here are 29 facts that you need to know. The topics came up during the most recent episode of “Coffee with Scott Adams.” Brandon Darby, the Managing Editor for Breitbart’s Border and Cartel Chronicles, sat down with the famed creator of the Dilbert comics to discuss the intricacies of border security.

A Border Patrol Jeep at the Tecate Port of Entry

Texas Border County Bailiff Pleads Guilty to Working with Gulf Cartel-Connected Gang

MCALLEN, Texas – An ex-bailiff for a Texas county judge pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges for his role in helping a violent gang with ties to Mexico’s Gulf Cartel. The Texas lawman is facing a possible sentence of life in prison for his role in forging court documents and leaking sensitive law enforcement information to the criminal organization.

Jailed Bailiff

WATCH: Cartel Gunman Throws Grenades at U.S. Consulate in Mexico

The U.S. government released a surveillance video from a recent grenade attack at the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara. The FBI released the video to seek help in identifying two of the gunmen believed to have played a role in the attack.

Grenade attack at consulate

EXCLUSIVE: Mexican Gulf Cartel Taunts Trump with Caricature on Dope Load

Cartel drug smugglers moved a 900-pound shipment of marijuana bearing a cartoon of U.S. President Donald Trump into Texas. The cartoon appears to mock President Trump and his border security comments. Border Patrol agents seized the load, preventing its delivery into the U.S.

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19 Mexican Journalists Murdered So Far in 2018

A team of gunmen in Central Mexico ambushed and killed a journalist as he drove home from work. The slaying marks the 19th murder of a journalist in Mexico this year and the second of its kind since a new preside

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Journalist Killed in Western Mexico — 18th in 2018

A print journalist who covered public safety issues in Nayarit, Mexico, is dead after authorities found his remains off a dirt road. He was shot execution-style. This is the 18th Mexican journalist killed in 2018 and the first under the new presidency of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Murdered Mexican Journalist

WATCH: Bangladeshi Alleged Human Trafficker Captured in Mexican Border State

Mexican and U.S. authorities arrested a human trafficker from Bangladesh who allegedly operated a smuggling network out of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The Bangladeshi national is suspected of orchestrating the smuggling of more than 700 women from Asia, Europe, and the Middle East into Texas.

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Women from Migrant Caravan in Tijuana Plan Hunger Strike

A group of women from the Central American migrant caravan are calling for a hunger strike, asking for faster processing by the U.S. and Mexican authorities. The group plans to demonstrate outside the offices of Mexico’s National Immigration Institute in Tijuana.

More than 1,500 caravan migrants at US-Mexico border: AFP

Mexico Begins Deporting 98 Caravan Migrants After Border Rush

Mexican immigration authorities initiated the deportation process for 98 Central American caravan migrants who recently rushed an international port of entry in Tijuana, triggering crowd control tactics by U.S. authorities. The Mexican government claims some migrants tried to attack police officers.

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EXCLUSIVA — Se Revela Primera Imagen Conocida del Capo Llamado El Gato

Breitbart News publica la primera imagen conocida del brutal capo del narcotráfico quien ha sido señalado como el autor intelectual del asesinato de un abogado en Texas. El jefe del cartel es conocido como “El Gato”, pero su nombre propio es José Rodolfo Villarreal Hernández, un exmando del cártel de Beltrán Leyva que se ha separado y estableció su imperio criminal en San Pedro, un lujoso suburbio de Monterrey.

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EXCLUSIVE — First Known Image of Drug Cartel Boss ‘El Gato’ Revealed

Breitbart News publishes the first known image of the brutal Mexican cartel boss behind the assassination of an attorney in Texas. The cartel boss is known as “El Gato,” but his proper name is Jose Rodolfo Villarreal Hernandez, a one-time top boss for the Beltran Leyva Cartel who branched off and established his criminal empire in San Pedro, a ritzy suburb of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

Breitbart mugshot

Some Caravan Migrants Return Home Fearing Violent Clashes at U.S. Border

A collection of Central American caravan migrants in Tijuana and some still camped in Mexico City decided to return home–citing fear of violent clashes with authorities. Several claim they were promised an easy journey with minimal resistance from U.S. officials.

The Associated Press

Thousands of Additional Migrants Headed to U.S. Border

Thousands of additional migrants are expected to arrive in Tijuana, Mexico, to try to claim asylum at the U.S. border. The incoming migrants are in addition to the approximately 5,000 migrants who already arrived in this border city during recent days.

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WATCH: Mexican Protesters Tell Caravan Migrants to Go Home

Mexican citizens began protesting the migrant caravan arriving in Tijuana as they attempt to claim asylum in California. The protests turned violent–leading law enforcement to separate the migrants from the demonstrators.

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Mexican Presidents Deny They Took Bribes from El Chapo

Two former Mexican presidents publicly denied taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel. The statements came after the legal defense for Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera made contrary claims this week.

Mexico's unpopular president defends record in parting shot