
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities continue to track down the leadership of the Gulf Cartel, however, the attempts to capture them have resulted in almost daily shootouts and blockades in this border city. One of the most dramatic shootouts took place Monday afternoon when a convoy of Mexican soldiers came under fire by cartel gunmen, the Tamaulipas government announced through a prepared statement.
by Cartel Chronicles2 Dec 2015, 7:07 AM PST0

Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) declared, “we still have a problem with so many people coming in” through the border on Tuesday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. Cuellar said, “we still have a problem with so many people
by Ian Hanchett1 Dec 2015, 8:12 PM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Las autoridades mexicanas arrestaron a la ex-esposa del alto líder regional del Cártel del Golfo por un cargo de conducir en estado de ebriedad, sin embargo, en lugar de interrogarla sobre sus actividades de lavado de dinero o el paradero de su marido, el sistema judicial de México la puso en libertad al día siguiente de su arresto.
by Cartel Chronicles1 Dec 2015, 4:48 PM PST0

Authorities in the border city of El Paso are looking into why a high school student set himself on fire.
by Ildefonso Ortiz1 Dec 2015, 4:43 PM PST0

On Tuesday, talk radio host Rush Limbaugh expressed suprise that Obama administration “doesn’t choke on all of its irony” on border security. Rush cited a National Review article entitled “New York Times Reports that Influx of Low-Skilled, Undocumented Immigrants Hurts
by Breitbart TV1 Dec 2015, 2:37 PM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities arrested the ex-wife of the top regional leader for the Gulf Cartel on a drunken driving charge, however, rather than question her about her alleged money laundering activities or the whereabouts of her wanted ex-husband, Mexico’s court system released her the day after her arrest.
by Ildefonso Ortiz1 Dec 2015, 7:10 AM PST0

Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson ripped the Obama White House for it’s call for Turkey to shut down its southern border with Syria while seeming to have little concern over the United
by Jeff Poor1 Dec 2015, 6:57 AM PST0

Border Patrol agent and Vice President of the Border Patrol’s local #3307, the union representing agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector, Chris Cabrera said that traffic on the southern border is “unseasonably” “more than we’ve ever gotten this time of the year” and further described the border as a “smuggler’s paradise” and “very porous” on Monday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.”
by Ian Hanchett30 Nov 2015, 1:16 PM PST0

The Department of Health and Human Services projects that 5,200 people claiming to be “unaccompanied minors” will have been referred to its care during November by U.S. border agencies.
by Caroline May30 Nov 2015, 11:53 AM PST0

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.
by Ildefonso Ortiz30 Nov 2015, 7:57 AM PST0

While many Americans had just finished a Thanksgiving dinner with family, a U.S. Border Patrol agent was reportedly assaulted and injured by an illegal alien who had just crossed the border from Mexico. The illegal alien has been charged in McAllen, Texas.
by Bob Price30 Nov 2015, 7:42 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A former Gulf Cartel assassin and survivor of Mexico’s prison system shared his story from Reynosa’s prison–a place where power is earned through blood and fire. There the true power remains in the hands of the inmates. The former cartel assassin is known by the name “Betillo.”
by Cartel Chronicles29 Nov 2015, 7:41 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – La violencia del cártel continúa manteniendo su dominio en esta región fronteriza mientras que las autoridades mexicanas intentan capturar la estructura del liderazgo del Cártel del Golfo. Los esfuerzos de la policía produjeron fuertes enfrentamientos mientras que pistoleros del cártel siguen creando caos en un intento de no permitir que sus jefes sean arrestados.
by Cartel Chronicles29 Nov 2015, 6:29 AM PST0

Due to the giant financial influx provided by Mexican shoppers across the border, Arizona extends special privileges to Mexican nationals who possess a Border Crossing Card, essentially extending the border 75 miles into the state. However, a multi-agency push could extend that imaginary border to cover the entire state of Arizona, allowing roughly 1.2 million Mexican visitors to travel freely throughout the state without having to file an I-94 form.
by Sylvia Longmire29 Nov 2015, 6:17 AM PST0

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.
by Ildefonso Ortiz29 Nov 2015, 5:51 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel violence continues to hold its grip in this border region as Mexican authorities try to capture the leadership structure of the Gulf Cartel. The enforcement efforts led to large scale gun battles as cartel gunmen continue to create chaos in an attempt to keep their bosses from getting arrested.
by Cartel Chronicles28 Nov 2015, 11:11 AM PST0

After accidentally crossing the border into Mexico with guns in his vehicle, a highly decorated former Marine was detained with his children and later released. He had accidentally crossed the border with hunting rifles after taking a wrong turn in Texas.
by Bob Price28 Nov 2015, 11:02 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — An effort to capture key figures within the Gulf Cartel has resulted in the criminal organization lashing out on Thanksgiving Day and setting off a series of fierce gun battles along the Texas border. This brought panic and terror to the residents of the rural communities along the border. The fierce fighting killed two Mexican police officers, injured a third, as well as an innocent bystander. Several others were injured in vehicle crashes and in a passenger bus that rolled over while trying to avoid the shootout.
by Cartel Chronicles27 Nov 2015, 10:06 AM PST0

Dos ciudadanos estadounidenses, entre ellos un policía de Texas, que habían viajado a esta ciudad fronteriza mexicana por un juego de béisbol terminaron siendo falsamente arrestados y se convirtieron en víctimas de extorsión a manos de la policía mexicana. El soborno terminó siendo de cerca de 15 dólares.
by Cartel Chronicles27 Nov 2015, 9:55 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Court cases in the U.S. and leaked information from dormant investigations in Mexico provide a glimpse into a money laundering network that was used by top Mexican politicians who had been taking bribe money from a Mexican cartel — Los Zetas.
by Cartel Chronicles27 Nov 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

Casos de la Corte en Estados Unidos e información filtrada de investigaciones latentes en México dan una visión de una red de lavado de dinero que fue utilizada por altos políticos mexicanos que habían estado recibiendo dinero como sobornos del Cártel de Los Zetas.
by Cartel Chronicles27 Nov 2015, 9:35 AM PST0

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.
by Ildefonso Ortiz27 Nov 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

Nearly 5,000 unaccompanied immigrant children were caught illegally crossing the U.S. border with Mexico in October, almost double the number from October 2014, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.
by Breitbart News25 Nov 2015, 11:26 PM PST0

The Obama administration’s first substantive move on Islamic terrorism was to use the focus on the Paris attacks to release five al Qaeda terrorists from our secure military facility at Guantanamo Bay.
by Tom Fitton25 Nov 2015, 2:27 PM PST0

Two American citizens, including a Texas cop, who traveled to this Mexican border town for a baseball game ended up getting falsely arrested and became the victims of extortion at the hands of Mexican police. The bribe to get out of jail ended up being about $15.
by Cartel Chronicles25 Nov 2015, 12:12 PM PST0