
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

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

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Se cree que traficantes de personas dejaron atrás el cuerpo de un inmigrante desconocido en un pozo poco profundo en esta ciudad fronteriza, lo que desencadenó una serie de investigaciones por las autoridades.
by Cartel Chronicles23 Nov 2015, 6:48 AM PST0

Mexican court officials have released two suspected child kidnappers in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas setting off rage among neighbors who have vowed to take justice into their own hands.
by Ildefonso Ortiz23 Nov 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

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.
by Ildefonso Ortiz23 Nov 2015, 5:33 AM PST0

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.
by Ildefonso Ortiz22 Nov 2015, 1:09 PM PST0

A former Mexican governor, wanted by the U.S. Department of Justice on money laundering charges tied to Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, made a public appearance during the State of the State speech given by the current Tamaulipas governor where the fugitive politician said “I’m not worried.”
by Ildefonso Ortiz21 Nov 2015, 4:21 PM PST0

Raging gun battles continue to be a regular occurrence in this border city as Mexican authorities continue to hunt for the elusive Comandante Toro, the leader of the Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel.
by Cartel Chronicles21 Nov 2015, 3:02 PM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Five armed Mexican police officers took a wrong turn and crossed into the U.S. creating a scene as authorities on both sides of the border tried to sort out what had gone wrong. The apparent error has since been twisted by Mexican authorities who now claim that they were meeting with U.S. law enforcement.
by Cartel Chronicles20 Nov 2015, 7:21 AM PST0

Middle school children playing football and soccer in Laredo, Texas, and their parents are being subjected to gangs of cartel drug smugglers running through their practice fields with bails of marijuana on their backs. It is such a regular occurrence that one Laredo City Council member is speaking out for more enforcement and resources.
by Bob Price20 Nov 2015, 6:40 AM PST0

Mexican authorities arrested 19 members of a Gulf Cartel kidnapping cell that terrorized this border city by holding innocent civilians for ransom.
by Cartel Chronicles18 Nov 2015, 8:54 AM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Human smugglers are believed to have left behind the body of an unknown migrant in a shallow grave in this border city, setting off a series of police investigations.
by Cartel Chronicles17 Nov 2015, 3:27 AM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Un equipo de sicarios del Cártel de Los Zetas cruzó las aguas del Río Grande con el fin de eludir a las autoridades mexicanas que los habían estado persiguiendo. Una vez en Estados Unidos, los pistoleros de Los Zetas fueron capaces de desaparecer en los Estados Unidos sin que ninguna agencia policial estadounidense hiciera algo al respecto.
by Cartel Chronicles16 Nov 2015, 11:47 AM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A team of Los Zetas cartel gunmen brazenly crossed the Texas border waters of the Rio Grande in order to elude Mexican authorities who had been chasing them. Once in Texas, the Los Zetas gunmen were able to disappear into the the United States without any U.S. law enforcement agency doing anything about it.
by Cartel Chronicles16 Nov 2015, 11:27 AM PST0

El líder del Cártel del Golfo en la ciudad fronteriza de Reynosa, México, ha sido señalado como el responsable de la muerte de un bebé de cuatro meses de edad, que se produjo inmediatamente al otro lado de la frontera con McAllen, Texas. El infante inocente y otras tres personas murieron atropellados después de que sicarios del cártel atacaron un vehículo militar en una calle llena de personas. La camioneta se estrelló contra un puesto de comida y aplastó a la gente. En lugar de asumir la responsabilidad por la muerte del bebé, Julián “Comandante Toro” Loisa Salinas, del Cártel del Golfo, colocó lonas impresas culpando al gobierno por el accidente. Toro también es conocido con el nombre de “Juan Manuel Loisa Salinas”.
by Brandon Darby16 Nov 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — The wife of a top Tamaulipas politician remains in U.S. federal custody as she awaits to go to trial after the FBI arrested her on money laundering charges.
by Ildefonso Ortiz16 Nov 2015, 6:56 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — El miedo se sigue manteniendo sobre esta ciudad fronteriza mientras el Cartel del Golfo sigue secuestrando a personas inocentes incluso después de que autoridades estrenaron una nueva unidad anti-secuestro. A pesar de el alarde que se le hizo a la unidad, en una semana la unidad lleva un arresto el cual aparentemente fue pura casualidad.
by Cartel Chronicles15 Nov 2015, 11:18 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Fear continues to hold a tight grip in this border city as the Gulf Cartel continues to kidnap innocent victims despite authorities unveiling a new anti-kidnapping police unit. Despite much fanfare, in one week the new unit has only made one arrest, which appears to have been just by chance.
by Cartel Chronicles15 Nov 2015, 11:02 AM PST0

The leader of the Gulf Cartel in the border city of Reynosa, Mexico, has been singled out as the person responsible for the death of a four-month-old baby that occurred immediately across the border from McAllen, Texas.
by Brandon Darby15 Nov 2015, 10:41 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Se incrementa la tensión en esta ciudad fronteriza después de los hechos trágicos donde sicarios del Cartel del Golfo (CDG) hicieron que un camión militar se estrellara matando a cuatro personas inocentes. Una de las víctimas fue un bebe de cuatro meses. Después de ese encuentro fatal, las autoridades mexicanas y las fuerzas del cartel se continúan enfrentando en esta ciudad fronteriza subiendo de tono el miedo con el que viven los residentes que no saben cuando o donde será la próxima balacera. Mientras que las autoridades han podido arrestar a varios sicarios, por lo menos un soldado ah resultado herido en los enfrentamientos.
by Cartel Chronicles15 Nov 2015, 9:42 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Tensions continue to rise between in this border city after the recent tragic events that led to cartel gunmen forcing a military vehicle to crash and kill four innocent bystanders–including a four-month-old baby. Since that fatal encounter, Mexican authorities and cartel forces have clashed in this border city, further escalating the fear by residents who don’t know when the next shootout could take place. While authorities have made various arrests, at least one soldier ended up getting injured during the violent gun battles.
by Cartel Chronicles15 Nov 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

A prominent Mexican Social Democrat has called his fellow Mexicans hypocrites for voicing their outrage at the Islamic terrorist massacre in Paris, yet the country remains silent about the many massacres that have taken place in Mexico.
by Ildefonso Ortiz14 Nov 2015, 12:48 PM PST0

After falling behind Peru as the world’s largest cocaine producer, Colombia has regained the top spot. The South American country now grows more illegal coca than Peru and third-place Bolivia combined, and most of that cocaine is headed to the U.S. through Mexico.
by Sylvia Longmire14 Nov 2015, 8:33 AM PST0