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Border Corruption Roundup: Texas County Tax Collector, 15 Others Arrested

The county tax assessor, her staff and several other individuals have all been arrested in connection with a massive border corruption and embezzlement scheme linked to the theft of more $700,000 in taxpayer money. The charges include tampering with government records, theft by a public servant, forgery, organized criminal activity and more.

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Gulf Cartel Kidnapped 21 Migrants on Way to Texas

Cartel gunmen kidnapped 21 Mexican migrants that had hoped to cross illegally into Texas. The gunmen had been holding them for ransom for several days in the Mexican border city of Reynosa until the Mexican army rescued them. In a separate raid, authorities arrested 25 other aliens.

Mexican Soldiers

Texas Family Held for Ransom in Border Home

A group of heavily armed gunmen stormed a Texas yet another border home as they searched for cash. This time, the gunmen were dressed as cops and held the family for ransom.

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El Chapo is a Violent Murdering Criminal, Stop Glorifying Him

In recent months, news outlets and the public in general have fallen in love with Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera, better known as “El Chapo”. The Mexican criminal has drawn praise from news organizations, musicians, pundits and others who glorify his criminal empire and business savviness. However, the praise overlooks the dark violent side of the El Chapo.

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Exclusiva: Asesino Del CDG Describe Guerras Sangrientas Dentro De Penales: Yo Mate 35

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Un sicario de prisión para el Cartel Del Golfo, sobreviviente del sistema penitenciario y de las guerras entre carteles narra su vida dentro del penal de Reynosa, como a sangre y fuego se consigue el poder y se controla a la población de internos. El asesino retirado es conocido por el nombre de Betillo.

Mexican Prison Riot

American Father’s Nightmare: Children Kidnapped in Mexico by Ex with Wealthy Local Relatives

An American father who traveled to Mexico for vacation almost three years ago had his two sons kidnapped and was falsely imprisoned. Since then he has been fighting in an effort to get them back. After years of dealing with Mexico’s corrupt judicial system in the lower courts, the case is headed to Mexico’s Supreme Court where, if international laws are upheld, the children should be returned to the United States.

International Child Abduction

Breitbart Texas Report Forces Authorities to Secure Border Park Used by Los Zetas Cartel

LAREDO, Texas — Just days after Breitbart Texas revealed that Los Zetas cartel drug smugglers were running wild in this border city by using a popular border park to run their drugs, authorities have since stepped up their presence in the area. Though local and federal authorities had been made aware that drug runners were using the children’s park in broad daylight, they took no action until Breitbart Texas was the first media outlet to cover the issue.

Laredo Smugglers

Previously Deported MS-13 Gang Member Caught at Texas Border

A previously deported member of the fearsome Salvadoran MS-13 prison gang has been arrested near this the Texas border with Mexico. The previously deported MS-13 gang member known as “El Diablo” had been convicted of stabbing an innocent man at a restaurant in Chesterfield Virginia and leaving him for dead. The case was considered at the time by Virginia authorities to be one of the most violent acts by the MS-13 in the area.

MS-13 Gang Member

Texas Drug Shootout Kills One near Border

MISSION, Texas — An apparent drug theft turned into a shootout in this border city and left one person dead. The shootout comes after various home invasions have been reported along the Texas border where multiple gunmen storm rural houses looking for drug shipments or cash.

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Cartels Used Makeshift Raft to Smuggle Drug-Loaded Trucks Across Texas Border

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Drug cartels in Mexico are once again changing tactics in order to get their drugs into the United States. The most recent innovation was discovered when federal authorities found a large makeshift raft that traffickers were using to float vehicles, fully loaded with drugs, across the Rio Grande and into the U.S.

Cartel Seizure

EXCLUSIVE — CONFIRMED: 8 Syrians Caught at Texas Border in Laredo

Two federal agents operating under the umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are claiming that eight Syrian illegal aliens attempted to enter Texas from Mexico in the Laredo Sector. The federal agents spoke with Breitbart Texas on the condition of anonymity, however, a local president of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) confirmed that Laredo Border Patrol agents have been officially contacting the organization with concerns over reports from other federal agents about Syrians illegally entering the country in the Laredo Sector. The reports have caused a stir among the sector’s Border Patrol agents.

Border Patrol Agent on Border

Honduras Catches 5 Syrians with Stolen Greek Passports Headed to U.S.A.

News outlets across the western hemisphere are reporting that five Syrians with stolen Greek passports were arrested in Honduras. The Central American nation has historically been an integral segment of the clandestine journey from the Middle East and North Africa into the United States. All five appear to be young males. Another Syrian was caught previously in recent days, but authorities have not revealed any information about that individual.

Syrian's Stolen Greek Passport

Texas Border Public School Board Members Indicted on Federal Bribery, Extortion Charges

DONNA, Texas — Two Texas border public school board members have been indicted on bribery and attempted extortion charges. The charges were handed down Friday morning when the U.S District Court for the Southern District of Texas unsealed an indictment charging two of the board members with bribery and extortion in connection with services contracts for the district. A third person who is believed to have acted as a middleman has also been charged.

Public School Protest Sign

Massive Credit Card Scams Uncovered near Texas Border

Authorities are hunting for 12 men and women tied to two separate massive credit card cloning and fraud investigations. Five other men have already been arrested on multiple charges tied to the case.

UNITED STATES - APRIL 08: Christy Ryan swipes her credit card at a gas pump in a Conoco ga

Human Smugglers Busted with Nearly 70 Illegal Aliens — Women May Have Been Raped

Authorities at the Texas border have busted a human smuggling cell connected to Mexican drug cartels that appears to be responsible for smuggling hundreds of illegal aliens. During the investigation, authorities arrested approximately 70 illegal aliens who were being housed in two separate stash houses where it appears that some of the women may have been violated.

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