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A top ranking member of the Gulf Cartel who had been on the run since 2012 after skipping out in the middle of his drug conspiracy trial in this border city, has been arrested in the Mexican border city of Matamoros.

Mexican politicians continue to claim that security conditions in this border state are improving and that the almost daily shootouts, kidnappings, murders and other violent crimes are “isolated incidents.”

A former Catholic priest will remain behind bars in this border city pending trial for the murder of a teacher in the 1960. The murder of the local school teacher occurred more than 55 years ago.

The once obscure Mexican soap opera actress who became famous after having acted as link for the now infamous interview between jailed kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Hollywood activist Sean Penn has now revealed her side of the story. She claims that Penn duped her into meeting the drug lord under the pretenses of making a movie.

Mexico’s top cop claims that crime has been decreasing in his country even though the cartel violence continues to spiral out of control in that country.

While claiming to stay out of politics, the commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection said there is no future for building walls in America, when asked about Trumps wall.

Over a period of three days, three illegal aliens from El Salvador with criminal records as rapists are facing immigration charges after getting arrested near the Rio Grande Valley of the Texas border with Mexico.

A convoy of cartel gunmen hijacked a passenger bus full of travelers, stealing 24 illegal aliens who were headed to the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo. The human cargo was ultimately heading to be illegally smuggled into Texas.

The bloody civil war that has taken hold of the Mexican city of Ciudad Victoria has begun to spillover to other cities in Tamaulipas and the neighboring state of Nuevo Leon. The war expanded while two rival factions of the Los Zetas drug cartel continue to fight for control of trafficking territories. Local news outlets have largely ignored most of the violence in Tamaulipas.

Mexican authorities have confirmed a weekend shootout just south of the Texas border involving a convoy of gunmen and Tamaulipas police officers.

Officials from the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon announced a bold new initiative with the creation of an anti-corruption unit to investigate members of that state’s congress over bribery. One of the cases deals with the manufacturing plant for Korean car-maker KIA. A second investigation deals with a public relations firm tasked with raising the profile of former government officials.

The wife of billionaire Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman claims that the recent interview The Guardian conducted with one of the capo’s daughters was in fact false and that the family has never heard of her. The controversial interviews was filled with explosive accusations that have now been put into question.

Local law enforcement and federal agencies are coming together in an effort to recruit average citizens in fighting human smugglers.

One of the most active police tactical teams in this border region recently finished upgrading their equipment with new body armor, helmets, night vision gear and weapons.

While being Mexico’s most wanted fugitive, the once-again-jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was able to visit relatives in California twice, his older daughter said.

A fraternity initiation gone wrong resulted in law enforcement officers and college students having a 45 minute standoff at a ranch in the small border city of Alton. The standoff ended with some embarrassed students receiving misdemeanor charges for disturbing the peace and the fraternity being suspended by the university.

Authorities are working to find answers in connection with the discovery of the body of a local teenager that had been executed and dumped into a clandestine shallow grave.

The union tasked with representing U.S. Border Patrol agents has called out the U.S Customs and Border Protection Commissioner over his failure in leadership.

Jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman may be in U.S. custody in as little as two months. The imprisoned cartel leader ordered his attorneys to expedite his extradition.

Mexican authorities arrested a low level Tamaulipas State judge on aggravated kidnapping charges. The charges stem from an incident in 2013. The jurist continued judicial duties until his arrest.

The Mexican government has placed six states on high alert following the theft of a vehicle with radioactive material. That alert comes less than a year after Mexico had an almost identical case where authorities throughout most of southern Mexico spent days searching for the missing material.

The motto of “In God We Trust” continues to spread among Texas law enforcement agencies in this border area. Two of the most active agencies in the area have now placed the decals on their patrol vehicles in what they are calling a rallying point for all law enforcement.

The former Mexican president who has been speaking out against Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump is the same former politician who ignored drug cartels while he was in office. As Previously reported by Breitbart News, Vicente Fox Quezada recently met with journalist turned activist Jorge Ramos where the politico used expletives to say Mexico would not pay for Trump’s wall.

The director of the City of Hidalgo Housing Authority and her secretary have been sentenced to prison for demanding bribes in exchange for providing government funded housing.

A team of Mexican drug cartel gunmen murdered a top police commander and his two bodyguards from the town of Tlaquepaque, Jalisco with complete impunity. Shortly after the execution of the police officers, the command staff of the department announced they would resign.

Jueces mexicanos de este estado fronterizo han liberado una vez más a un grupo de agentes de policía que habían sido detenidos el año pasado por cargos de haber trabajado con Los Zetas.

One of Mexico’s top drug traffickers, who used to be a close associate of famed capo Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman before turning into his bitter rival, has pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges in a U.S. federal courtroom.

The wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman claims that the video that was published by Rolling Stone when the magazine released the now infamous interview by Sean Penn was done without permission.

A 17-year-old teenage gang member was killed by his own group of gunmen during a failed attempt to steal a drug load that was being stashed at a house.

A Texas border teen is facing capital murder charges in connection with the death of his own 6-month-old baby boy.

For the thousands upon thousands of followers who spent hours waiting for a glimpse of Pope Francis I or the chance to hear him speak, the wait was worth it.

Making a cross gesture with his hand, Pope Francis I stood on the Mexican side of the border and blessed about 200 individuals gathered on the American side of the border who have been described as refugees.

In front of a large audience of manufacturing leaders, Pope Francis I spoke out against focusing on the bottom line instead of on the lives of the workers.

Police officers in this border city have been working 12-20 hour shifts and have been forced to sleep on the streets as part of the massive security detail implemented for the visit of Pope Francis I.

In the days prior to the arrival of Pope Francis I, this border city has gone through an intensive clean up effort. Vagrants have been moved out, streets have been closed and cleaned, and graffiti commemorating the victims from this city have also been painted over.

The founder of the famous anti-cartel self-defense groups in Michoacan, has sent a letter from prison to Pope Francis I asking him to intercede with the Mexican government to help that country’s out of control cartel violence. The Pope has read the letter.