MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — El estado de Tamaulipas se ha convertido en uno de los sitios mas peligrosos a nivel internacional, ello como resultado de los hechos de violencia que diariamente se suscitan en esta región de la República Mexicana.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas –The State of Tamaulipas has become in one of the most dangerous places worldwide. This is due to the daily violence that take place in this region of Mexico. Kidnappings, shootouts, extortions, among other crimes, keep the Mexican government busy when it comes to security matters without authorities being able to take any true control over the activities carries out by organized crime.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A Mexican appeals court has ordered the release of nine police officers from this border city that had been convicted of working for Los Zetas, the murderous Mexican drug cartel controlling portions of the Texas-Mexico border.
Two Mexican newspapers and one air taxi service have been added to a list of individuals and businesses that the U.S. Department of Treasury has linked to drug cartels.
Uno de los periódicos más grandes de México ha marginado a un senador mexicano, quien es también uno de los principales candidatos a gobernador, como parte del Cártel del Golfo de México.
One of Mexico’s largest newspapers has outed a Mexican senator who is also one of the top gubernatorial candidates as having taken money from Mexico’s Gulf Cartel. He is currently one of the favored candidates for next year’s gubernatorial election in Tamaulipas, the Mexican state bordering Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and Laredo sectors.
A Mexican consul in Georgia has been recently cited for drunken driving and other traffic violations. However, because the Mexican consular official assigned to Atlanta, Georgia, has diplomatic immunity, local police were forced to let him go with a DUI ticket. He is not the first one.
MCALLEN, Texas — Parents in this border city received a message from the McAllen Independent School District advising them that they had also received a threat of violence similar to those sent to other districts.
Mexican news outlets quoting whistle blowers in the Mexican State of Guerrero have reported the discovery of 19 bodies in a mass grave and another with 22 bodies. The Governor’s office in Guerrero has denied the discovery and issued a statement claiming that the information was false and that federal officials have not notified him of their searches.
A Mexican cartel hit man has killed and disposed of the bodies of more than 30 individuals in that country and he is not sorry. The hit man’s logic is that the victim’s were in fact evil who would hurt innocents and the government would not do anything to protect them.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — An law enforcement operation into the theft of fuel by the Gulf Cartel appears to have been the cause of a brazen attack by the criminal organization where they shot the offices of Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (PGR) in this border city.
Gulf Cartel gunmen stormed the headquarters of Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office in this border city knocking down the front gate and shooting up the building before making their getaway.
Authorities arrested a previously convicted Honduran sexual predator who had managed to sneak back into Texas just 47 days after having been deported. The convicted sexual predator is accused of sexually assaulting a child between the ages of 13 and 14 sometime in 2010.
Two narco banners hung in this embattled city launched a new series of threats at Los Zetas and their allies within the state government. The banners also make a threat to the local reporters in this city.
Federal authorities have arrested a 25-year-old illegal alien from the United Arab Emirates who allegedly had stockpiled ammunition in his hotel room and in storage unit.
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.
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.
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.
Bajo las condiciones de inseguridad que se mantienen en la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros y como parte de este esquema de terror que se respira, el Consulado de Estados Unidos en Matamoros se convirtió en el blanco de una amenaza de bomba.
The lack of security conditions in this border city fuel the terror that citizens in this border city live under and led to the U.S. Consulate in Matamoros being the latest target for a bomb threat.
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.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — A previously deported child molester from El Salvador has been arrested at a nearby ranch after illegally re-entering the country.
The ongoing struggle for leadership of the criminal organization known as Los Zetas continues to bring chaos and terror to this city. Ciudad Victoria is about three hours south of the Texas border and it is the state capital of Tamaulipas.
La continua lucha por el liderazgo de la organización criminal conocida como Los Zetas continúa trayendo caos y terror a esta ciudad. Ciudad Victoria está a unas tres horas al sur de la frontera de Texas y es la capital del estado de Tamaulipas.
Mexican authorities are working to confirm if two bodies recently found inside a burned out van in the state of Sinaloa are the bodies of two Australian tourists that went missing while visiting that country.
