Cartel Chronicles

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – Autoridades estatales se mantienen calladas ante dos días de balaceras y persecuciones las cuales causaron conmoción en esta ciudad fronteriza.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Hablar de la frontera de Matamoros, es situar geográficamente al norte de Tamaulipas, donde no solo se le reconoce por ser sinónimo de violencia, o de narcotráfico, o cruce de ilegales y secuestros. También es hablar de historias de cruentos enfrentamientos que han dejado huella en los últimos años, ruinas que hoy recuerdan a figuras que operaba para el crimen organizado.

TAMPICO, Tamaulipas – El Cartel del Golfo en esta ciudad tomo venganza por un crimen que conmociono al sur de Tamaulipas y se volvió noticia mundial; el padre y hermano de un famoso director de cine fueron secuestrados y ejecutados.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas—Speaking about this border city one talks about the northernmost part of Tamaulipas, where Matamoros has become a synonym of violence, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and kidnapping. It also means talking about fierce gun battles that have left their mark here in recent years. The scars throughout the city act as a reminder of the many figures that worked for drug cartels.

TAMPICO, Tamaulipas—The Gulf Cartel in this city appears to have taken revenge for a crime that rocked the southern part of Tamaulipas and became worldwide news; the father and brother of a famed film director were kidnapped and executed. The murder took place even after the relatives had paid the kidnapping ransom. Days after the case became public, the bodies of the executed kidnappers turned up alongside with a narco-banner signed by the Gulf Cartel.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – El crimen organizado en Tamaulipas percibe como una gran amenaza las redes de video vigilancia que el gobierno ha estado instalando en todo el estado.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Organized crime in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas feels threatened by the video surveillance network that officials have been setting up throughout the state.

The kidnapping and likely execution of 10 persons-two of which were cops by the Gulf Cartel at a family party in this border city has resulted in a series of betrayals and twists that illustrate the crime syndicates reach. A Mexican cop, suspected of involvement in the plot, died after being interrogated by police.

El secuestro y posible ejecución de 10 personas, dos de las cuales eran policías a manos del Cartel Del Golfo en esta ciudad fronteriza ha destapado una serie de traiciones y giros que muestran el alcanza del grupo criminal.

State and local authorities in this border city are working together to investigate the murder of a former Mexican soldier who was a key member in the security detail of Matamoros Mayor Leticia Salazar Vasquez.

Breitbart Texas viajo a las ciudades fronterizas Mexicanas de Reynosa y Matamoros para reclutar a ciudadanos periodistas dispuestos a arriesgar sus vidas para exhibir a los carteles que amordazan a sus comunidades. Los escritores recibirían una muerte segura a manos

Bus hijackings and robberies enable Cartel members in this border city to make a quick buck and continue to pray on the public while federal and state authorities are unable to meet the community’s demand for safety.

La delincuencia organizada en esta ciudad fronteriza se mantiene latente en diferentes ámbitos, atentando contra la población, sin que autoridades de las fuerzas federales, estatales puedan hacer frente a la demanda de la comunidad, por lo cual la Cámara de Comercio en Matamoros está solicitando la reactivación de la policía Municipal.

La frontera entre Estados Unidos y México sigue siendo uno de los corredores más activos de drogas, donde los cárteles mexicanos utilizan a diario a ciudadanos mexicanos con permisos para cruzar y residentes legales para cruzar vehículos cargados con drogas.

The border between the U.S. and Mexico continues to be one of the most active drug corridors where everyday Mexican drug cartels use Mexican nationals with crossing cards and Legal residents to cross vehicles loaded with drugs.

The fearsome crime syndicate known as the Gulf Cartel sponsored a fake police brutality protest in this Mexican border city. The cartel organized the protest by forcing people to go and claim that the Mexican military and Tamaulipas police forces are abusive.

Emails made public by WikiLeaks revealed that the Tamaulipas government purchased software from the company Hacking Team in 2014. This is the year that played key tole in the government’s new security strategy.

Correos publicados en wikileaks revelan que el gobierno de Tamaulipas adquirió software de la empresa HakingTeam en el 2014, año clave en la estrategia de seguridad del estado.

Heavily armed Gulf Cartel Gunmen tried to kidnap the former mayor of this border city in a case that authorities are trying to keep under wraps but has become a hotly debated topic as citizens claim that no one is safe.

Hombres fuertemente armados del Cártel del Golfo intentaron secuestrar al ex alcalde de esta ciudad fronteriza, un caso que las autoridades han tratado de mantener en secreto, pero que se ha convertido en un tema muy debatido mientras que los ciudadanos afirman que nadie está a seguro.

In response to the rising number of kidnapping in the border city of Matamoros, authorities kicked off a new anti-kidnapping unit that is supposed to investigate and prosecute the crime. The unit was also created to calm the public’s anger at the continued lack of security conditions.

En respuesta al creciente número de secuestros en la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros y en un intento por tranquilizar el enojo de la gente ante la continua falta de condiciones de seguridad, las autoridades implementaron una nueva unidad anti-secuestros que se supone investigará y perseguirá el crimen.

Looking to avoid getting arrested, the top Gulf Cartel operative in the Mexican port city of Tampico, Tamaulipas, allegedly tried unsuccessfully to bribe authorities.

Un tiroteo reciente en esta ciudad fronteriza creó cierta controversia en cuanto a si un alto jefe del Cártel del Golfo que había sido detenido, habría logrado escapar o si había participado en un suceso irónico, donde capos son extorsionados por autoridades con el fin de garantizar su liberación.

A recent shootout in this border city created controversy as to whether a high-ranking capo within the Gulf Cartel had been arrested, if he had managed to escape. He was also asked if he had taken part in an ironic twist in which authorities extort capos in order to guarantee their release.