MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Amid the raging wave of extortions, kidnappings and lack of public safety that has taken over this city, Tamaulipas authorities are looking to quiet down criticism from the public by publicizing the arrests of cartel members in an effort to restore public confidence.
The infighting for control of the Gulf Cartel in this border city has led to the kidnapping and likely execution of a long time cartel boss and founding leader of Los Zetas. It appears his family met the same fate.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila– Authorities continue to investigate a series of bomb threats that resulted in the temporary shutdown of all traffic through the international bridge that connects this border city with Eagle Pass as well as in the evacuation of various schools in the area.
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.
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.
Authorities in the border city of El Paso are looking into why a high school student set himself on fire.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A previously deported member of the fearsome Salvadoran MS-13 prison gang has been arrested near this the Texas border with Mexico. The previously deported MS-13 gang member known as “El Diablo” had been convicted of stabbing an innocent man at a restaurant in Chesterfield Virginia and leaving him for dead. The case was considered at the time by Virginia authorities to be one of the most violent acts by the MS-13 in the area.
Arizona state police arrested a U.S. Border Patrol agent following a traffic stop where they found four suitcases with 50 bricks of cocaine. The agent said was traveling to Chicago where he was going to receive $50,000 for the trip.
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.
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.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — A Texas border sheriff has kicked off an investigation into his predecessor after discovering that approximately $700,000 in forfeiture funds went missing under his predecessors term. The investigation is taking place in Maverick County, a border region with a rich history of public corruption.
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.
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.
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.”
