MCALLEN, Texas – A Gulf Cartel commander who at one time commanded a strike team of 60 trucks with as many as 240 gunmen will spend 50 years in federal prison. His brother, also a cartel commander, will spend 35 years in federal prison.
Mexican cartel members kidnapped and beheaded a woman who that preparing to run for mayor in a small town in the southern Mexican State of Guerrero. The woman had a tragic history of attacks by cartel members but had carried on.
The Tamaulipas government has dismissed the assassination attempt of a Mexican border city mayor as confusion on the part of cartel members. Residents along the border reacted to the announcement as yet another attempt by the government to downplay the
Tres personas fallecieron tras una nueva jornada de violencia donde las víctimas quedaron atrapados en el fuego cruzado de los miembros del crimen organizado en esta ciudad fronteriza.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas –Three innocent bystanders died after getting caught in the crossfire of a fierce firefight between rival cartel members in the most recent series of fierce firefights that have rocked this border city.
Once again the streets of Matamoros were painted in red this week when a vehicle pursuit and a gun battle led to a gruesome car wreck in the city’s southwest side near the Sendero Nacional highway.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – The non-stop cartel violence in this border city has led to death squads scouring the area looking for their targets. Their victims will likely face a slow and torturous death or if they are lucky a quick execution in front of their families.
While in other parts of the world groups of cartel members kidnapping and executing individuals would be a major story, on the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros the practice of the “levanton” or the quick grab has become a daily occurrence that is never reported on the local news outlets
The nightmare took place earlier last month, on a late Sunday night in the residential neighborhood called Jardines Del Pedregal or Stony Gardens. At night the streets in this city are deserted since the violence ended any resemblance of a night life years ago. The silence of what had been a quiet night ended when an all too familiar scene took place.
La violencia imparable en esta ciudad fronteriza ha hecho que escuadrones de la muerte abunden por la ciudad buscando a sus víctimas las cuales tendrán una muerte lenta y dolorosa o si salen con suerte serán ejecutados rápidamente en frente de sus familias.
The attack took place when the security convoy where Matamoros Mayor Leticia Salazar was travelling came under fire by a group of hitmen, information provided by the Tamaulipas government revealed.
A group of gunmen killed Mexico’s top naval officer in the port city of Lazaro Cardenas in what appears to be a violent carjacking gone wrong. Counter-Admiral Jose Luis Corro Chavez who served as the Port Captain in the city of Lazaro Cardenas in the State of Michoacán died as a result of his gunshot injuries during the robbery, information provided to Breitbart Texas by the Mexican Navy revealed.
The capture of the top man in the current structure of the Zetas drug cartel leaves one question remaining — Who will take the helm of the fearsome criminal group? Mexico’s National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said currently there is no one within the structure of the cartel with the clout or power to assume command of Los Zetas.
Omar Trevino “Z-42” Morales, the now former leader of the Zetas, was recently arrested by Mexican authorities. His true power came from his brother, the fearsome jailed capo Miguel Angel “Z-40” Trevino Morales, and it’s impossible to predict who will rise to power, Rubido said in a televised interview in Mexico’s Carlos Loret De Mola.
La pequeña ciudad de Rio Bravo Tamaulipas se ha convertido en una “Zona Caliente” de cruentos enfrentamientos entre células de grupos rivales del crimen organizado correspondientes a las plazas de las ciudades fronterizas de Matamoros y Reynosa, del control de la organización criminal conocida como el Cartel del Golfo bajo un solo mando en esta región.
Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities. The writers would face certain death at the hands of the Gulf Cartel if a pseudonym were not used. Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles are published in both English and in their original Spanish. This article was written by “JA Espinoza” from Matamoros.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – The small Mexican city of Rio Bravo has become a “Hot Zone” of warlike activity where rival cartel factions from Matamoros and Reynosa have fought fierce gun battles as they try to take over the criminal organization known as the Gulf Cartel.
The Mexican state of Guerrero, known for the massacre of 43 education students five months ago, has once again fallen into lawlessness as rival cartel members fight for control of the area. The recent spark of violence has killed 14 individuals in just 72 hours in the most recent escalation of violence.
A video that went viral in Mexico appears to show the moment when a narco-corrido singer gets gunned down on stage while performing in a concert. In the YouTube video below, corrido singer Alfredito Olivas is seen playing the accordion during
Breitbart Texas viajo a las Ciudades fronterizas Mexicanas de Reynosa y Matamoros para reclutar a ciudadanos periodistas dispuestos a arriesgar sus vidas para exhibir a los carteles que amordazan sus comunidades. Los escritores recibirian una muerte segura a manos del
Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities. The writers would face certain death at the hands of the Gulf
A Department of Public Safety (DPS) report states that Mexican drug cartels are among the “most significant” threats facing Texas. Mexican drug cartels continue to operate throughout Texas carrying out violent attacks throughout the state as well as controlling the
The leader of the ruthless Knights Templar Cartel has been arrested following an early morning raid in Mexico. Before becoming a cartel boss he also happened to be an elementary school teacher. Federal authorities carried out a surprise raid shortly before
An armed man with alleged ties to a Mexican cartel fleeing from authorities wreaked havoc in the Texas border city of Rio Grande. While allegedly evading police he crashed through various fences and then escaped into the brush. The high speed
Breitbart Texas viajo a las Ciudades fronterizas Mexicanas de Reynosa y Matamoros para reclutar a ciudadanos periodistas dispuestos a arriesgar sus vidas para exhibir a los carteles que amordazan sus comunidades. Los escritores recibirian una muerte segura a manors del
Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities. The writers would face certain death at the hands of the Gulf
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – A shootout between cartel gunmen and Mexican authorities caused panic and terror near the Texas border. The shootout began when federal police tried to stop a vehicle near 20th street which then fled and ended up crashing into an unsuspecting motorist. Federal police officers guarded the crashed vehicle and set up a search for the drivers. The pursuit ended with a civilian injured in the crash and two gunmen in custody.
As thousands of college and high school students prepare for Spring Break, the top law enforcement agency is Texas is warning them to avoid going to Mexico.
Mientras la guerra interna del Cartel Del Golfo la cual está por cumplir un mes y ha convertido a las ciudades fronterizas en zonas de guerra, una serie de ejecuciones muestran un posible cambio de tácticas. Donde antes las balaceras campales estaban a la orden del día, ahora los secuestros de rivales seguidos por brutales mutilaciones se están convirtiendo en un hecho cotidiano. La intención de la táctica aparenta ser un intento por sembrar terror en cualquiera que trabaje para una facción rival.
MCALLEN, Texas – The Mexican military killed four gunmen in two separate shootouts near the Texas border and managed to seize .50 caliber rifles, two belt-fed machine guns and three assault rifles.
