
An American family visiting relatives in the Mexican border city of Camargo came under fire by Mexican soldiers who had been chasing a vehicle with suspected cartel gunmen. Camargo is immediately south of Rio Grande City, Texas.
by Ildefonso Ortiz29 Oct 2015, 12:49 PM 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

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

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

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

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

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — La desaparición y probable ejecución de la activista de redes sociales conocida como “Felina” en Reynosa, quebró a la comunidad virtual en Tamaulipas. Hay diferentes versiones sobre el desarrollo de los lamentables acontecimientos, no se sabe de avances en la investigación, surgieron pistas que probablemente no se han seguido, hay un claro mensaje de impunidad.
by Breitbart Texas18 Oct 2015, 12:19 PM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — The kidnapping and likely execution of the social media activist known as “Felina” in Reynosa disrupted the virtual community in Tamaulipas. There are different version about the development of the sad events and any developments in the case have yet to be made. There have been clues that have not looked into leaving behind a clear message of impunity.
by Breitbart Texas18 Oct 2015, 12:05 PM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas Una vez mas se ha detonado la guerra en esta ciudad fronteriza mientras miembros del Cartel Del Golfo continúan su lucha por controlar la organización criminal tras la captura de uno de sus líderes mas poderosos.
by Breitbart Texas18 Oct 2015, 11:26 AM PST0

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.
by Breitbart Texas18 Oct 2015, 11:11 AM PST0

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.
by Breitbart Texas17 Oct 2015, 11:16 AM PST0

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.
by Breitbart Texas17 Oct 2015, 11:02 AM PST0

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.
by Ildefonso Ortiz17 Oct 2015, 8:27 AM PST0