
En respuesta al creciente número de secuestros en la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros y en un intento por tranquilizar el enojo de la gente ante la continua falta de condiciones de seguridad, las autoridades implementaron una nueva unidad anti-secuestros que se supone investigará y perseguirá el crimen.
by Cartel Chronicles23 Aug 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

A male illegal immigrant was forcibly sodomized by multiple armed men after illegally crossing into the U.S. from Mexico, according to a leaked internal document obtained by Breitbart Texas. The source is a trusted federal agent who operates under the umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The victim was from El Salvador and the rape occurred in Arizona. The internal document states that medical professionals confirmed that physical signs existed confirming the rape had occurred.
by Brandon Darby & Ildefonso Ortiz18 Aug 2015, 10:54 AM PST0

A Texas woman was shot in Mexico after leaving her dentist appointment. An unknown gunman walked up to a woman from San Antonio and shot her in the head. The woman had just walked out of a dentist’s office in the border city of Nuevo Laredo.
by Ildefonso Ortiz18 Aug 2015, 7:55 AM PST0

Looking to avoid getting arrested, the top Gulf Cartel operative in the Mexican port city of Tampico, Tamaulipas, allegedly tried unsuccessfully to bribe authorities.
by Ildefonso Ortiz16 Aug 2015, 9:05 AM PST0

Famed Mexican top capo Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera had been targeted by teams of foreign mercenaries traveling to Mexico to kill him, his attorney in Mexico said.
by Ildefonso Ortiz15 Aug 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

A Texas border woman and a male associate received steep prison sentences for their role in an attempt to smuggle approximately 36 grenades into Mexico. The grenades were destined for the hands of waiting cartel gunmen.
by Ildefonso Ortiz15 Aug 2015, 6:30 AM PST0

A woman who ran a gun store on the Texas border will spend five years in prison for selling weapons to people she believed to be Gulf Cartel members.
by Ildefonso Ortiz14 Aug 2015, 6:46 AM PST0

A Mexican reporter was gunned down Thursday morning alongside a top regional Zeta boss. He was killed along with four others and the regional boss for the Mexican cartel Los Zetas in the city of Orizaba Veracruz.
by Ildefonso Ortiz13 Aug 2015, 11:35 AM PST0

The ringleader of the rip crew that murdered U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010 received a slap on the wrist thanks to federal prosecutors in Arizona. The prosecutors asked that he only receive a 30 year prison sentence instead of a possible life term in prison or a possible death sentence.
by Ildefonso Ortiz11 Aug 2015, 8:27 AM PST0

Un tiroteo reciente en esta ciudad fronteriza creó cierta controversia en cuanto a si un alto jefe del Cártel del Golfo que había sido detenido, habría logrado escapar o si había participado en un suceso irónico, donde capos son extorsionados por autoridades con el fin de garantizar su liberación.
by Cartel Chronicles11 Aug 2015, 6:12 AM PST0

An would-be narco carjacking victim targeted by cartel gunmen turned the table on the criminals when he used his car to run over the leader of the group. The attempted carjacking took place at a highway in the border state of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
by Ildefonso Ortiz9 Aug 2015, 11:27 AM PST0

The drug cartels’ war on media continues to escalate with journalists being targeted in Mexico City. Being a journalist in Mexico that brings attention to drug trade and other forms of organized crime has routinely been regarded as one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
by Garrett Reno6 Aug 2015, 5:45 AM PST0

A long-time drug smuggler for the Gulf Cartel who had been arrested in Texas will spend 18 years in prison for his role in moving large quantities of marijuana and cocaine for the powerful crime syndicate.
by Ildefonso Ortiz6 Aug 2015, 3:19 AM PST0

Breitbart Texas ha agotado toda posible fuente con autoridades de Estados Unidos y México para hacer una compilación de nombres e imágenes de los actuales líderes y miembros claves del Cartel del Golfo en México. Algunas de estas personas y sus imágenes nunca antes habían sido hechas públicas. Para una organización criminal, salir en los medios generalmente significa en una mayor presión por parte de las autoridades y el inicio de su declive. Los miembros expuestos generalmente se ven forzados a esconderse y ya no pueden disfrutar su dinero o liderar de una manera efectiva sus organizaciones criminales.
by Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby4 Aug 2015, 9:43 AM PST0

More blockades and shootouts have again caused panic in the Mexican town of Reynosa. Gulf Cartel gunmen brazenly fight with authorities and apparently with each other bringing the city to a halt.
by Ildefonso Ortiz4 Aug 2015, 7:41 AM PST0

Breitbart Texas has exhausted every possible source in both U.S. and Mexican law enforcement to compile the names and images of the current Mexican Gulf cartel leadership and core members. Some of these individuals and their images have never been exposed in the public square. Exposure in media has traditionally led to increased law enforcement pressure on Mexican cartel leaders and members and resulted in the beginning of their downfalls. They are forced into hiding and can no longer enjoy their money or properly lead their organized criminal enterprises.
by Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby4 Aug 2015, 7:19 AM PST0

Online publications continue to erroneously hype a violent Mexican cartel by claiming that it is the most powerful such organization in the world, even though the top security agencies in the U.S. and Mexico have already dismissed those claims.
by Ildefonso Ortiz3 Aug 2015, 10:37 AM PST0

A Gulf Cartel hitman is accused of having pointed a handgun at a Texas border sheriff’s deputy while trying to flee following a botched home invasion.
by Ildefonso Ortiz2 Aug 2015, 7:00 AM PST0

Once again the Mexican border city of Reynosa was the stage of violent firefights. Gulf Cartel gunmen exchanged gunfire barrages with Mexican police and military forces. However, the Tamaulipas government remains quiet about the casualties.
by Ildefonso Ortiz31 Jul 2015, 8:03 AM PST0

A seizure of guns reported this week by a Texas sheriff’s office created confusion among shooting aficionados since the wording used didn’t specify the reason for the confiscation.
by Ildefonso Ortiz28 Jul 2015, 11:16 AM PST0

Mass graves continue to turn up as Mexico continues to deal with its image of lawlessness. News outlets have begun to focus on this side-effect of out of control cartel violence the increasing number of clandestine mass graves nationwide.
by Ildefonso Ortiz28 Jul 2015, 3:05 AM PST0

A fierce firefight in a Mexican rural community near the Texas border resulted in the death of nine gunmen. The are believed to be part of one of the factions of the Gulf Cartel.
by Ildefonso Ortiz27 Jul 2015, 3:00 AM PST0

Mexican soldiers clashed with a self-defense group in a rural town in southern Mexico during an effort to rescue several soldiers held by villagers. The clash resulted in the death of a 12-year-old and injuries to four other villagers, including two children.
by Ildefonso Ortiz20 Jul 2015, 9:42 AM PST0

Asaltos, secuestros y muerte, estos son los peligros a los que se afrentan los viajeros por carretera en este estado fronterizo.
by Cartel Chronicles19 Jul 2015, 8:17 AM PST0

Carjackings, highway robbery, kidnappings and death — those are the dangers facing travelers who take to the highways of terror through this border state.
by Cartel Chronicles19 Jul 2015, 8:06 AM PST0