Tag: Cartel Chronicles

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.

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.

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.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — War has broken out in this Mexican border city immediately south of Brownsville, Texas, as members of the Gulf Cartel fight for control of the criminal syndicate following the capture of one of their top leaders. Through a myriad of sources, Breitbart Texas has identified the likely successor to the captured cartel leader.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Una movilización masiva de militares con apoyo aéreo como resultado de un operativo por parte de las fuerzas federales Mexicanas se logro la captura de Ángel Eduardo Prado Rodríguez, alias ‘Orejón’ o ‘Ciclón 7’ líder del Cartel del Golfo en Matamoros Tamaulipas.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — A massive show of force by Mexican authorities took place Friday as a result of the capture of Angel Eduardo Prado Rodriguez also known as Orejon or Ciclon 7–the leader of the Gulf Cartel in this border city.

MATAMOROS, Tamulipas – Las autoridades mexicanas detuvieron a uno de los principales líderes dentro de la estructura del Cártel del Golfo. El hombre, conocido como “El Orejón”, o “Ciclón 7”, es el actual líder de la facción de los Ciclones que controla esta ciudad fronteriza.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas—Mexican authorities have arrested one of the top leaders within the Gulf Cartel structure. The man, known as El Orejon, or Ciclon 7, is the current leader of the Ciclones faction which is in control of this border city.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Una serie de ejecuciones y brotes de violencia que se han estado llevado acabo en esta capital del estado indican cambios en el cartel de los Zetas y auguran aun mas violencia.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas—A series of execution and raging violence that have been taking place in this state capital point to a change within Los Zetas drug cartel and perhaps even more violence.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas – Una serie de pancartas colgadas por Los Zetas en esta ciudad culpan al subsecretario de Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas de aceptar jugosos sobornos del Cártel del Golfo en Reynosa. La medida parece ser el último capítulo de un intento de dirigir la atención pública de un cártel a otro.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — A series of banners hung by Los Zetas in this city blame the Tamaulipas Undersecretary of Public Safety of taking juicy bribes from the Gulf Cartel in Reynosa. The move appears to be the latest chapter in an attempt to direct public attention from one cartel to the other.

NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Violent clashes in this border city have led to nine deaths–one of those was a soldier and the eight others were hit-men with Los Zetas drug cartel. The shootouts took place not far from the Rio Grande and the Texas city of Laredo.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — The Gulf Cartel had eight armored trucks hidden in an underground bunker-like garage in the outskirts of this border city that sits immediately across the border from South Texas. The seizure took place this weekend following an air and land operation by the Mexican Army in the rural areas near this city, information provided to Breitbart Texas by the Tamaulipas government revealed.

Mexican authorities continue to look into the kidnapping that led to a firefight that killed five Los Zetas cartel members and one Mexican soldier. A series of graphic photos obtained by Breitbart Texas shows the carnage that took place not far from the border with the United States in Nuevo Laredo, the sister city of Laredo, Texas.

Five cartel kidnappers and one Mexican soldier died during a fierce gun battle in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, just south from the Texas city of Laredo. The soldiers managed to rescue a woman that Los Zetas had apparently kidnapped. The shootout took place over the weekend when soldiers with the Mexican military set up an operation to rescue a kidnapping victim, information provided to Breitbart Texas by the Tamaulipas government revealed.

El consulado de Estados Unidos en Matamoros emitió una notificación de suspensión de actividades en esta sede fronteriza así como en las nueve establecidas en México.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Mexican officials continue their silence days after two days of shootouts and high speed pursuits have caused commotion in this border city.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – Autoridades estatales se mantienen calladas ante dos días de balaceras y persecuciones las cuales causaron conmoción en esta ciudad fronteriza.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Hablar de la frontera de Matamoros, es situar geográficamente al norte de Tamaulipas, donde no solo se le reconoce por ser sinónimo de violencia, o de narcotráfico, o cruce de ilegales y secuestros. También es hablar de historias de cruentos enfrentamientos que han dejado huella en los últimos años, ruinas que hoy recuerdan a figuras que operaba para el crimen organizado.

TAMPICO, Tamaulipas – El Cartel del Golfo en esta ciudad tomo venganza por un crimen que conmociono al sur de Tamaulipas y se volvió noticia mundial; el padre y hermano de un famoso director de cine fueron secuestrados y ejecutados.