
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.
by Cartel Chronicles27 Nov 2015, 9:35 AM PST0

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.
by Cartel Chronicles25 Nov 2015, 12:12 PM PST0

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.
by Cartel Chronicles23 Nov 2015, 6:48 AM PST0

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.
by Ildefonso Ortiz22 Nov 2015, 1:09 PM PST0

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.”
by Ildefonso Ortiz21 Nov 2015, 4:21 PM PST0

Raging gun battles continue to be a regular occurrence in this border city as Mexican authorities continue to hunt for the elusive Comandante Toro, the leader of the Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel.
by Cartel Chronicles21 Nov 2015, 3:02 PM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Five armed Mexican police officers took a wrong turn and crossed into the U.S. creating a scene as authorities on both sides of the border tried to sort out what had gone wrong. The apparent error has since been twisted by Mexican authorities who now claim that they were meeting with U.S. law enforcement.
by Cartel Chronicles20 Nov 2015, 7:21 AM PST0

Mexican authorities arrested 19 members of a Gulf Cartel kidnapping cell that terrorized this border city by holding innocent civilians for ransom.
by Cartel Chronicles18 Nov 2015, 8:54 AM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Human smugglers are believed to have left behind the body of an unknown migrant in a shallow grave in this border city, setting off a series of police investigations.
by Cartel Chronicles17 Nov 2015, 3:27 AM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Un equipo de sicarios del Cártel de Los Zetas cruzó las aguas del Río Grande con el fin de eludir a las autoridades mexicanas que los habían estado persiguiendo. Una vez en Estados Unidos, los pistoleros de Los Zetas fueron capaces de desaparecer en los Estados Unidos sin que ninguna agencia policial estadounidense hiciera algo al respecto.
by Cartel Chronicles16 Nov 2015, 11:47 AM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A team of Los Zetas cartel gunmen brazenly crossed the Texas border waters of the Rio Grande in order to elude Mexican authorities who had been chasing them. Once in Texas, the Los Zetas gunmen were able to disappear into the the United States without any U.S. law enforcement agency doing anything about it.
by Cartel Chronicles16 Nov 2015, 11:27 AM PST0

El líder del Cártel del Golfo en la ciudad fronteriza de Reynosa, México, ha sido señalado como el responsable de la muerte de un bebé de cuatro meses de edad, que se produjo inmediatamente al otro lado de la frontera con McAllen, Texas. El infante inocente y otras tres personas murieron atropellados después de que sicarios del cártel atacaron un vehículo militar en una calle llena de personas. La camioneta se estrelló contra un puesto de comida y aplastó a la gente. En lugar de asumir la responsabilidad por la muerte del bebé, Julián “Comandante Toro” Loisa Salinas, del Cártel del Golfo, colocó lonas impresas culpando al gobierno por el accidente. Toro también es conocido con el nombre de “Juan Manuel Loisa Salinas”.
by Brandon Darby16 Nov 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — El miedo se sigue manteniendo sobre esta ciudad fronteriza mientras el Cartel del Golfo sigue secuestrando a personas inocentes incluso después de que autoridades estrenaron una nueva unidad anti-secuestro. A pesar de el alarde que se le hizo a la unidad, en una semana la unidad lleva un arresto el cual aparentemente fue pura casualidad.
by Cartel Chronicles15 Nov 2015, 11:18 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Fear continues to hold a tight grip in this border city as the Gulf Cartel continues to kidnap innocent victims despite authorities unveiling a new anti-kidnapping police unit. Despite much fanfare, in one week the new unit has only made one arrest, which appears to have been just by chance.
by Cartel Chronicles15 Nov 2015, 11:02 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Se incrementa la tensión en esta ciudad fronteriza después de los hechos trágicos donde sicarios del Cartel del Golfo (CDG) hicieron que un camión militar se estrellara matando a cuatro personas inocentes. Una de las víctimas fue un bebe de cuatro meses. Después de ese encuentro fatal, las autoridades mexicanas y las fuerzas del cartel se continúan enfrentando en esta ciudad fronteriza subiendo de tono el miedo con el que viven los residentes que no saben cuando o donde será la próxima balacera. Mientras que las autoridades han podido arrestar a varios sicarios, por lo menos un soldado ah resultado herido en los enfrentamientos.
by Cartel Chronicles15 Nov 2015, 9:42 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Tensions continue to rise between in this border city after the recent tragic events that led to cartel gunmen forcing a military vehicle to crash and kill four innocent bystanders–including a four-month-old baby. Since that fatal encounter, Mexican authorities and cartel forces have clashed in this border city, further escalating the fear by residents who don’t know when the next shootout could take place. While authorities have made various arrests, at least one soldier ended up getting injured during the violent gun battles.
by Cartel Chronicles15 Nov 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — An armored Mexican military truck that had been engaged in a firefight with Gulf cartel members was forced into a taco stand and crushed six bystanders. Four of the victims died during the crash, including a four-month-old baby. Witnesses say the Gulf cartel either used a grenade or shot the windshield out of the army truck to cause the deaths.
by Cartel Chronicles13 Nov 2015, 9:05 AM PST0

The Tamaulipas government continues to minimize the out-of-control wave of cartel crime and kidnappings that continues to plague this border region. In his most recent speech, Governor Egidio Torre Cantu dismissed the wave of cartel kidnappings that have caused mass panic in this area as being “rumors”. The speech took place during the most recent meeting of the Tamaulipas Coordination Group where Torre Cantu announced a new group made up of state and federal law enforcement officials aimed at tackling — kidnappings.
by Cartel Chronicles12 Nov 2015, 5:16 AM PST0

El Gobierno de Tamaulipas continúa minimizando la ola fuera de control de la delincuencia del cártel que ha afectado a esta región fronteriza.
by Cartel Chronicles12 Nov 2015, 5:01 AM PST0

Un hombre que se había detenido para comprar chicharrones de cerdo terminó recibiendo varios disparos por un grupo de hombres armados en esta ciudad fronteriza mexicana. El intento de asesinato no fue cubierto por los medios de comunicación locales ya que los cárteles de la droga como Los Zetas en Coahuila y el Cártel del Golfo en Tamaulipas han logrado colocar una mordaza en cuanto a la violencia.
by Cartel Chronicles11 Nov 2015, 12:23 PM PST0

A man who had stopped to buy pork cracklings ended up getting shot at multiple times by a group of gunmen in this Mexican border city. The attempted murder was not covered by local news outlets since drug cartels like Los Zetas in Coahuila and the Gulf Cartel in Tamaulipas have managed to place a gag on violent activity.
by Cartel Chronicles11 Nov 2015, 11:31 AM PST0

A ranch worker in this border city has been accused of having beaten his wife to death and then going to sleep. Coahuila State authorities arrested 59-year-old Cruz Martinez Castillo who stated that he used a club to murder his wife, 69-year-old Maria de Jesus Hernandez.
by Cartel Chronicles11 Nov 2015, 6:48 AM PST0

Un empleado de rancho se encuentra acusado de haber matado a su esposa a golpes con un en esta ciudad fronteriza.Autoridades del Estado de Coahuila arrestaron a Cruz Martinez Castillo de 59 años quien dio en sus declaraciones dijo haber usado un palo para matar a su esposa María de Jesús Hernández de 69 años.
by Cartel Chronicles11 Nov 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

Two of Mexico’s cruelest criminal organizations ended up making a statement about not tolerating unsanctioned crime in their territories. While the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas have been fierce rivals for years, last week the two criminal organizations ended up placing narco-banners along with tortured criminals in separate cases. In the border city of Nuevo Laredo Los Zetas left the remains of five men while in this port city the Gulf Cartel left two naked and humiliated men tied up with the banner.
by Cartel Chronicles10 Nov 2015, 10:05 AM PST0

Dos de las organizaciones criminales mas crueles en este país aparentemente mandaron un fuerte mensaje de que no toleraran crímenes no sancionados en sus territorios.
by Cartel Chronicles10 Nov 2015, 10:00 AM PST0