Tag: Border Violence

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Two mortar shells, an antitank rocket, and various grenades were among the items turned in this week during a gun buyback in this border state.

SALTILLO, Coahuila — Despite efforts by state authorities to keep various cartels from fighting over the region, violent executions continue.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Eight innocent bystanders and motorists were injured in a cartel skirmish as rival gunmen squared off near a shopping center in one of this border city’s main avenues. The fighting led to at least one shooter dying.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen incinerated three of their suspected rivals in an ongoing war for the past three months that led to more than 137 confirmed deaths in this border city. The bodies were found near one of the many industrial parks–it remains unclear if the victims were alive when torched.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen captured one of their rivals, tortured him, and used social media to disseminate a threatening video where they beat and behead their victim.

A regional commander for Los Zetas will spend 30 years in prison for his role in the smuggling of more than 40,000 pounds of marijuana into Texas over a span of seven years. The boss was arrested by Texas State Troopers on gunboats when he tried to escape Mexican soldiers.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Autoridades Tamaulipecas han confirmado la muerte una ciudadana española quien fue secuestrada mientras visitaba con su familia una playa de este estado fronterizo. La zona del secuestro y donde se encontraron los restos llevan meses con una gran actividad por parte de los carteles de la droga los cuales se disputan la región.

Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas — Authorities confirmed the murder of a Spanish woman visiting with her family at a local beach in this border state. The region where gunmen kidnapped her and her remains were later found is seeing a spike in cartel skirmishes for control.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen continue spreading terror throughout this border city with two separate grenade attacks in as many days.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — State authorities cracking down on escalating violence in the region arrested a heavily armed cartel operator in this Mexican border city. The collar comes after one of Mexico’s most dangerous organizations announced their intention to take over the state.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Mexico’s Gulf Cartel managed to build a training camp in this border city with guard towers, walls, drill areas, and a garage for outfitting vehicles with armor plating.

Gunmen with the Gulf Cartel threw a grenade at the entrance of a hotel along one of the main avenues in this border city. The attack was an apparent attempt to intimidate police forces who have been cracking down on their operations.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — The recent execution of a suspected smuggler points to rival cartels once again facing-off for control of this border city and its lucrative smuggling routes into Texas. Gunmen stole a vehicle in Texas to carry out a hit in Mexico.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Un grupo de pistoleros relacionados al crimen organizado ejecutó a el encargado de limpiar las prisiones estatales al mismo tiempo que hirieron a varias personas que lo acompañaban. La victima habia estado recibiendo amenazas de parte de los carteles que operan en este estado.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — A team of cartel gunmen executed the man responsible for trying to clean up the prisons in this border state and injured several others. The victim received prior threats from the drug cartels that operate near Texas.

DIAZ ORDAZ, Tamaulipas — Mexican soldiers seized more than three tons of marijuana destined for Texas. Cartel smugglers hid their load in a grain shipment.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Police officers from this border state killed a regional leader with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel during a gun battle.

One of the top leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel fled to California to turn himself into U.S. authorities in an attempt to escape a certain death at the hand of his rivals.

PHOENIX, Arizona — As this city’s police department prepares to implement a soft approach to dealing with illegal immigrants during traffic stops and investigations, veteran law enforcement officials worry that the measure could provide a safe haven for Mexican drug cartels and lead to yet another explosion in gory crime scenes.

NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Nueve cuerpos apilados, con huellas de tortura y ejecutados con arma de fuego, fueron abandonados en las afueras de un domicilio que se ubica a unas cuantas calles de la frontera con Texas.

NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen dumped nine tortured bodies outside of a home a few blocks from this city’s border with Texas.

MONTERREY, Nuevo León– Fingir su muerte le salvó la vida a una ex policía plagiada por un grupo armado que la secuestro de su hogar para llevarla abordo de un auto hasta un terreno rural, para golpearla e intentar ejecutarla de 5 balazos por supuestos problemas con drogas.

MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Faking death saved the life of a kidnapped former Mexican cop by cartel gunmen. Captors took the woman from her home to an open field where they assaulted and shot her five times over a drug deal that went wrong.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Ante la severa manifestación de violencia que se mantiene en el estado de Tamaulipas, a consecuencia de los secuestros, inseguridad carretera, enfrentamientos y ejecuciones en diferentes ciudades, la Cámara de Comercio no bajara la guardia y continuara promoviendo al estado.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Despite the raging cartel violence that continues to take place in the border state of Tamaulipas resulting in ransom kidnappings, highway robberies, shootouts, and gory executions, a local chamber of commerce is not giving up its effort to promote the region for tourism and investment.

SAN FERNANDO, Tamaulipas — En dos enfrentamientos separados en dos días, soldados mexicanos se han visto abrumados por las fuerzas del Cártel del Golfo, resultando con tres soldados muertos por disparos del cártel y otros siete resultaron heridos durante los enfrentamientos. Los soldados lograron matar a tres hombres armados y decomisaron armas.

SAN FERNANDO, Tamaulipas — In two separate firefights in as many days, Mexican soldiers found themselves overwhelmed by Gulf Cartel forces, resulting in three killed by cartel gunfire and seven others injured. Troops did manage to kill three gunmen and seized weapons.

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — An internal dispute within cartel-linked groups tasked with fuel theft in this border state led to the murder of three men in a span of five hours.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A week-long manhunt led authorities to arrest a man wanted for kidnapping, raping, murdering, and disposing the body of a 12-year-old girl in this border city.

A federal judge sentenced one of the top Los Zetas cartel leaders to 30 years in a U.S. federal prison for his role in helping smuggle ton quantities of drugs and playing a role in the raging violence that continues to plague Mexico. The former cartel boss turned into a government witness following his arrest.