As the Gulf Cartel continues their almost month long internal war that has turned various Mexican cities into warzones, a series of gruesome executions and mutilations appear to point to a major shift in tactics. Where open gunfights were the norm, now the targeting of individual enemies and gruesome mutilations are occurring. The intent appears to be an effort to strike terror into anyone who works against cartel faction.
by Ildefonso Ortiz24 Feb 2015, 6:36 AM PST0
The Mexican Army has killed five cartel gunmen during a firefight near the Texas border. The shootout took place near the ranching city of San Fernando, along the highway that connects Ciudad Victoria, the state capital, with the border city
by Ildefonso Ortiz22 Feb 2015, 9:33 AM PST0
A new video that surfaced on social media claims to show members of Coahuila State Police and the Mexican Military executing injured cartel gunmen after a firefight. Government officials claim it is all a smear campaign financed by the Zetas cartel.
by Ildefonso Ortiz20 Feb 2015, 11:11 AM PST0
A series of photos have emerged claiming to show dismembered bodies in Mexico. The photos paint a grim picture of the raging war taking place just south of the Texas border. The war that reignited this month has pitted two rival factions of the Gulf cartel against each other turning the cities of Matamoros and Reynosa into war zones where the residents are forced to go about their daily lives while trying to avoid firefights and gory crime scenes.
by Ildefonso Ortiz20 Feb 2015, 7:19 AM PST0
Mientras los funcionarios federales mantienen una agenda de reuniones y declaraciones, los vestigios de la guerra siguen visibles en la frontera. Las huellas de la guerra incluyen por lo menos 130 osamentas encontradas en un narco-campamento localizado entre la colonia Rancho Grande de Reynosa y el poblado Santa Apolonia. No se sabe aun a cuantas personas correspondan los restos.
by Breitbart Texas18 Feb 2015, 8:31 AM PST0
As politicians give a number of speeches and make public appearances, the signs of war remain along the border. The signs of war included the find of 130 pieces of human remains in a cartel camp located in a rural area between Reynosa’s Rancho Grande neighborhood and the village of Santa Apolinia. It remains unclear how many individuals the remains belong to.
by Breitbart Texas18 Feb 2015, 8:20 AM PST0
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Presuntos integrantes del crimen organizado en Matamoros Tamaulipas lanzan amenazas directas en contra administradores de paginas en redes sociales, así como a usuarios, civiles que utilizan las frecuencias de radio activas a travez del canal (ZELLO #MZDP oficial) que denuncian en tiempo real situaciones de alto riesgo, hechos que se suscitan a lo largo de ciudades fronterizas.
by Ildefonso Ortiz17 Feb 2015, 4:30 AM PST0
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Cartel members have begun making threats at citizen journalists who run social media pages in Twitter and Facebook that warn about cartel activity, as well as individuals who use a radio application called Zello which provides real time information about shootouts and other dangerous situations along Mexican border cities.
by Ildefonso Ortiz17 Feb 2015, 4:23 AM PST0
The Mexican military killed three gunmen as they fought off a fierce attack just south of the Texas border despite Mexican officials claiming that the security conditions in their country continue to improve. The early morning shootout took place earlier
by Ildefonso Ortiz15 Feb 2015, 8:30 AM PST0
Mexico’s second most powerful politician continues to claim that the security conditions are the best in a decade. Meanwhile, the cities just south of the Texas border continue to live in a state of fear as warring cartel factions continue
by Ildefonso Ortiz13 Feb 2015, 11:12 AM PST0
As warring Gulf Cartel factions just south of the Texas border continue to battle, creating panic in several Mexican border cities, the Tamaulipas government continues to take part in a systematic effort to downplay the nonstop violence.
by Ildefonso Ortiz10 Feb 2015, 11:30 AM PST0
As controversy continues to swirl around the case of 43 Mexican students believed to have been killed by cartel members, a renowned group of forensic experts is accusing the Mexican government of manipulating evidence and violating investigative protocols in order to support their version of events. Mexican authorities have denied the claims.
by Ildefonso Ortiz9 Feb 2015, 12:30 PM PST0
The raging cartel war in Mexico near the Texas border has escalated so far out of control that the Mayor of the border city of Matamoros called on the Mexican government to step in and help with the ongoing violence.
by Ildefonso Ortiz9 Feb 2015, 9:55 AM PST0
While several cities just south of the Texas border have been living in a state of siege following a fierce cartel war, Tamaulipas government officials have begun a consistent effort to minimize the brutality of the fighting and the lawlessness throughout the state.
by Ildefonso Ortiz9 Feb 2015, 9:34 AM PST0
Mexican authorities have found the remains of at least 60 bodies and loose limbs inside an abandoned funeral home in the Mexican tourist resort of Acapulco. The gruesome find was made by state and military authorities responding to citizen complaints
by Ildefonso Ortiz7 Feb 2015, 10:49 AM PST0
After several days of chaos near the Texas border due to cartel firefights, unknown individuals threw a grenade at the Matamoros City Hall, a Mexican city just across the border from Brownsville, Texas.
by Ildefonso Ortiz5 Feb 2015, 6:06 AM PST0
MCALLEN, Texas –Two alleged cartel hitmen have been jailed, charged with using machine guns to shoot at a hotel used as barracks by Mexican federal police near the Texas border.
by Ildefonso Ortiz3 Feb 2015, 9:12 PM PST0
Two Gulf Cartel gunmen died in a shootout with the Mexican military in Reynosa, a border city in the northern party of Tamaulipas, Mexico, directly across the border from Hidalgo, Texas.
by Ildefonso Ortiz23 Jan 2015, 4:10 AM PST0
MCALLEN, Texas — A Mexican University in the border city of Nuevo Laredo has temporarily shut its doors citing safety concerns after a series of apparent cartel threats. The Nuevo Laredo campus of Universidad Valle De Mexico (UVM) recently shut
by Ildefonso Ortiz20 Jan 2015, 6:51 AM PST0
