
A Texas man will spend 25 years in prison for his role in distributing around 33,000 pounds of marijuana for the Gulf Cartel. The narco boss was responsible for a distribution line that spanned from this Texas border city to Houston.
by Ildefonso Ortiz29 Oct 2015, 12:18 PM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Less than two days after Breitbart Texas reported on the Gulf Cartel talking about possibly using car bombs near the Texas border, the crime syndicate has responded claiming they are not behind kidnappings, extortions, or car bombs. Breitbart Texas called the Mexican cartel “narco-terrorists” in a report. The cartel responded by asserting that they are drug dealers and not terrorists and they implied that the Mexican government leaked the recorded phone call to “electronic media” in an effort to smear them.
by Breitbart Texas29 Oct 2015, 9:24 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – A menos de dos días después de que Breitbart de Texas informó sobre pláticas del Cártel del Golfo sobre el uso de coches bomba cerca de la frontera de Texas — el grupo criminal ha respondido afirmando no estar relacionados con secuestros, extorsiones o coches bomba. Breitbart Texas llamo al cartel Mexicano “Narco-terroristas” en una historia. El cartel puso en una narco-manta que ellos son narcotraficantes y no terroristas al mismo modo que insinuaron que las autoridades Mexicanas filtraron la información a “medios electrónicos” en un intento por desprestigiarlos.
by Ildefonso Ortiz28 Oct 2015, 4:15 PM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Personas que en años pasados habían sido consideradas intocables por sus nexos políticos se han empezado a convertir en víctimas a manos del crimen organizado.
by Breitbart Texas28 Oct 2015, 3:38 AM PST0

Mexican authorities arrested a top female drug lord wanted in the United States for bribing federal officers. The female drug trafficker. known for her glamorous photographs on social media, was a common sight in this border city and in the Mexican cities of Reynosa and Miguel Aleman.
by Ildefonso Ortiz27 Oct 2015, 11:10 AM PST0

Human smugglers stuffed 33 illegal aliens inside a refrigerated tractor trailer in an effort to bypass U.S. Border Patrol Agents. The arrest took place on Friday at the Border Patrol checkpoint in Falfurrias, which is about 80 miles north of the Texas border.
by Ildefonso Ortiz27 Oct 2015, 6:47 AM PST0

A criminal illegal alien from Mexico, previously convicted of killing a person in a drunk driving accident, was sent to prison and subsequently deported. He is now back in Texas and faces new federal charges.
by Ildefonso Ortiz27 Oct 2015, 5:33 AM PST0

Authorities near the Texas border continue to hunt for several Gulf Cartel members believed to have been behind a fierce shootouts along a U.S. highway. Beginning last week and into this weekend San Juan Police along with their federal partners have arrested multiple cartel gunmen and continue to hunt down additional gunmen, said Police Chief Juand Gonzalez in an interview with Breitbart Texas.
by Ildefonso Ortiz26 Oct 2015, 12:20 PM PST0

Altos miembros dentro del liderazgo del Cártel del Golfo han estado discutiendo el uso de coches bomba y otros explosivos para incitar el terror en esta ciudad fronteriza. Una grabación de audio que se ha filtrado de forma anónima en las redes sociales y obtenida por Breitbart de Texas reveló que altos mandos dentro del Cártel del Golfo podrían estar planeando hacer estallar coches bomba en un futuro próximo. Breitbart Texas contacto a fuentes dentro de varias agencias de gobierno en Estados Unidos las cuales confirmaron que el caso es uno que siguen muy de cerca.
by Cartel Chronicles26 Oct 2015, 6:04 AM PST0

Top members within the leadership of the Gulf Cartel have been discussing the use of car bombs and other explosives to incite terror in this border city. An audio recording that has been anonymously leaked onto social media and obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed that top commanders within the Gulf Cartel may be planning to set off car bombs in the near future. Breitbart Texas consulted with various U.S. law enforcement agencies who confirmed that they are aware of the situation and are following the developments south of the border very closely.
by Cartel Chronicles26 Oct 2015, 5:42 AM PST0

Drug cartel members tortured and executed seven men whose bodies were found near the Sonora/Arizona Border. One of the men had been decapitated. One of the victims has since been identified as a drug trafficker who had previously been arrested in the United States.
by Ildefonso Ortiz25 Oct 2015, 6:55 AM PST0

Mexican drug cartels built a half mile long tunnel that they used to smuggle tons of marijuana from the Mexican border city of Tijuana into San Diego. During the raid, U.S. federal agents seized 2 tons of marijuana, while in Mexico authorities seized 10 tons of marijuana as well for a total of 12 tons that were about to hit American streets.
by Ildefonso Ortiz24 Oct 2015, 9:42 AM PST0

Mexican authorities have raided close to a dozen houses in the state of Sinaloa as they continue their search for information leading to the new hideout of the elusive Joaquin “El Chapo”Guzman Loera. Recently Mexican authorities came close to catching the famous narco after a monkey helped lead them to his hideout.
by Ildefonso Ortiz24 Oct 2015, 6:37 AM PST0

For the second time this week multiple heavily armed gunmen stormed into a house in a Texas border city, holding people at gunpoint and assaulting their victims. The most recent home invasion took place Wednesday night in Harlingen, where four gunmen wearing black clothing and ski-masks raided a house looking for large quantities of cash.
by Ildefonso Ortiz23 Oct 2015, 11:11 AM PST0

Un intento fallido de capturar al máximo líder del Cártel del Golfo en esta ciudad fronteriza, dejó una tarde de terror con enfrentamientos con armas, explosiones, bloqueos de calles y persecuciones a alta velocidad. La violencia tuvo lugar a unas pocas millas de la frontera al sur de Texas.
by Cartel Chronicles23 Oct 2015, 5:14 AM PST0

Three hours of terror held this Mexican border city hostage as a cartel firefight raged. A failed attempt to capture the top Gulf Cartel leader in this border city set of an afternoon of terror with rolling gun battles, explosions, cartel blockades and high speed chases. The raging violence took place just a few miles south of the Texas border.
by Cartel Chronicles23 Oct 2015, 5:09 AM PST0

A top commander with the fearsome Los Zetas cartel who may have been trying to sneak into Texas begged authorities to help him as he surrendered in the border city of Matamoros, Mexico.
by Ildefonso Ortiz22 Oct 2015, 6:40 AM PST0

Authorities raided an underground casino near the Texas border that had been concealed in a private home in a quiet neighborhood. The raid is part of the ongoing Operation Bishop which as previously reported by Breitbart Texas is an effort by law enforcement to kick out underground casinos. These casinos are not only a magnet for criminal activity, but have also been used as a way to launder money by Mexican cartels operating in the U.S.
by Ildefonso Ortiz22 Oct 2015, 5:46 AM PST0

LA FERIA, Texas — A group of heavily-armed gunmen stormed a house and hogtied the people inside as they searched for large amounts cash in this border community.
by Ildefonso Ortiz21 Oct 2015, 4:42 AM PST0

UPDATE: Lockdowns have been lifted at Texas border schools and authorities continue search for armed gunmen. An apparent armed drug rip-crew that prepared to raid a house near the Texas border set off a massive manhunt that resulted in lockdowns on multiple area schools. Such groups rob drug shipments or loads from cartel stash houses and operatives.
by Ildefonso Ortiz20 Oct 2015, 10:23 AM PST0

The constant allegations about human rights abuses by the Mexican government has led to the United States cutting back around 15 percent of the funding sent to help in the war against drugs.
by Ildefonso Ortiz20 Oct 2015, 6:50 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Individuals who in years past had been considered untouchables due to their political clout have begun to also be victims of organized crime in this border city. Tamaulipas authorities continue to look into the violent deaths of a man and a woman who appear to have been tortured, tied up, and shot in the head inside their home in the downtown area of Matamoros.
by Breitbart Texas20 Oct 2015, 6:38 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — El control que el crimen organizado tiene sobre el manejo de la información pública quedo en evidencia nuevamente en esta ciudad fronteriza al no publicarse en medios impresos la captura de uno de los máximos líderes del crimen organizado ni las balaceras que se vivieron al día siguiente.
by Breitbart Texas19 Oct 2015, 9:18 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The control that organized crime has over media outlets was once again displayed in full force this weekend in this border city as the print news outlets made no mention about the capture of one of the top leaders within the Gulf cartel nor about the raging gun battles that took place the next day.
by Breitbart Texas19 Oct 2015, 9:12 AM PST0

Gunmen suspected of being part of Los Zetas drug cartel fired an RPG at the headquarters of a special police unit in the border city of Piedras Negras Coahuila; the rocket-propelled grenade did not explode. Piedras Negras is the sister city of Eagle Pass, Texas, and sits immediately across the border.
by Ildefonso Ortiz19 Oct 2015, 7:24 AM PST0