
Mientras la violencia sigue azotando esta ciudad fronteriza, el Consulado de Estados Unidos ha elevado los niveles de seguridad en sus instalaciones ante alguna posible situación de riesgo como las que se han hecho comunes en esta región.
by Cartel Chronicles18 Jul 2015, 9:11 AM PST0

As cartel violence continues to plague this border city, the U.S Consulate General in this city has beefed up the security measures in its offices in likely preparation for any future violent incident like the ones that have become all too common in this region.
by Cartel Chronicles18 Jul 2015, 9:07 AM PST0

Un grupo de sicarios ataco a dos policías federales por la madrugada en una emboscada donde lograron matar a uno de ellos al sur de esta ciudad fronteriza.
by Cartel Chronicles17 Jul 2015, 12:20 PM PST0

A group of cartel gunmen attacked two Mexican Federal Police officers killing one of them during an early morning ambush not far from this border city. The attack took place shortly after 2 a.m. when Officer Cesar Rolando Garza Zamarron and his partner Marco Antonio Vidal Cabanas were conducting a routine patrol along the 244 kilometer marker in the highway that connects this border city with Ciudad Victoria, information provided by government officials to Breitbart Texas revealed.
by Cartel Chronicles17 Jul 2015, 12:14 PM PST0

A previously convicted cartel kidnapper and illegal alien has been charged in connection with a double execution in Texas tied to a cartel-affiliated, human-smuggling organization.
by Ildefonso Ortiz14 Jul 2015, 8:19 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — As border security and illegal immigration continue to be at the forefront of the national debate, one of the main arguments continually thrown out by politicians is the erroneous idea that border cities are safe.
by Ildefonso Ortiz12 Jul 2015, 3:48 PM PST0

The world’s most famous drug lord has managed to escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico for a second time. Mexico’s National Security Commission confirmed that on Saturday night Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera had escaped the maximum security prison known as Altiplano.
by Ildefonso Ortiz12 Jul 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

Confrontaciones entre sicarios de bandos opuestos del Cartel Del Golfo han dejado bajo fuego esta ciudad fronteriza, donde en solo uno de los conflictos un policía y seis sicarios fueron acribillados según los reportes oficiales.
by Cartel Chronicles11 Jul 2015, 2:29 PM PST0

Raging shootouts between rival factions of the Gulf Cartel have rained gunfire on the Mexican border city of Matamoros. In just one of the shootouts, one police officer and six cartel gunmen died, according to official reports.
by Cartel Chronicles11 Jul 2015, 2:16 PM PST0

A group of Gulf Cartel gunmen murdered a grandmother, her son, and her three grandchildren—one of them only 10-years-old—in the latest chapter of inhuman horror taking place just south of the Texas border.
by Ildefonso Ortiz10 Jul 2015, 6:42 AM PST0

Mexico’s Supreme Court has struck down a law passed in the border state of Tamaulipas that banned the use of road spikes, a tactic commonly used by drug cartels to avoid capture.
by Ildefonso Ortiz10 Jul 2015, 6:39 AM PST0

Cartel gunmen returned most of the 11,500 U.S. visas destined for the U.S. Consulate offices in Monterrey and Guadalajara just days after they hijacked a cargo truck carrying the valuable load. 2,100 visas remain unaccounted for.
by Cartel Chronicles6 Jul 2015, 7:06 AM PST0

Días después de que un grupo de sicarios secuestro un camión de carga con 11,500 visas Americanas destinadas a las oficinas del consulado de Monterrey y de Guadalajara; las regresaron.
by Cartel Chronicles6 Jul 2015, 6:44 AM PST0

Un grupo de deportistas de la ciudad de Reynosa fue interceptado por un comando armado y fueron privados de su libertad dos adolescentes, entrenador y un padre de familia cuando se dirigían al torneo nacional de béisbol copa Telmex en la ciudad de Querétaro.
by Cartel Chronicles5 Jul 2015, 11:29 AM PST0

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 pseudonyms were not used. Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles are published in both English and in their original Spanish. This article was written by Reynosa’s “AC Del Angel.”
by Cartel Chronicles5 Jul 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

Mexican authorities continue to find clandestine radio antennas used by Gulf Cartel members to establish their communication network.
by Ildefonso Ortiz3 Jul 2015, 9:03 AM PST0

Lo que se esperaba que fuera un día normal termino convirtiéndose en una tragedia para una familia de esta ciudad fronteriza tras quedar atrapados en una balacera donde una bala perdida disparada por sicarios causo la muerte cerebral de un niño de 8 años.
by Cartel Chronicles2 Jul 2015, 3:30 PM PST0

What was supposed to be a regular school day ended up turning into a tragedy in this border city for a family caught in the crossfire. A stray bullet fired by cartel gunmen caused an 8-year-old boy to be listed as brain dead.
by Cartel Chronicles2 Jul 2015, 1:43 PM PST0

Two high-ranking members within the Gulf Cartel caught in the United States received lengthy prison sentences following plea deals with American prosecutors.
by Ildefonso Ortiz2 Jul 2015, 8:00 AM PST0

A Mexican federal judge ordered the release of a suspected cartel boss who has a history of getting arrested and released by authorities. As he was leaving the courthouse, authorities arrested him again.
by Ildefonso Ortiz2 Jul 2015, 6:52 AM PST0

El crimen organizado ha estado usando usa una extensa red de vigilancia para monitorear las ciudades que controla en Tamaulipas como esta ciudad fronteriza. La forma organizada de operar su red de monitoreo le ha permitido al Cartel Del Golfo poder saber y controlar lo que pasa en sus ciudades en tiempo real.
by Cartel Chronicles30 Jun 2015, 6:56 AM PST0

Drug Cartels use extensive surveillance networks to keep tabs on the activity in their cities. The organized surveillance network has allowed criminal organizations such as the Gulf Cartel to know what is happening in their city as it happens.
by Cartel Chronicles30 Jun 2015, 6:53 AM PST0

Gunmen acting under orders of a ruthless cartel executed one of Mexico’s star witnesses who played a key role in the prosecution of top capos in Mexico, including the leader of Los Zetas.
by Ildefonso Ortiz29 Jun 2015, 11:05 AM PST0

In a series of events that sound out of place in this border city that has gained notoriety for its violence, corruption and lack of governability, a group of suspected members of the Gulf Cartel tried to bribe authorities in an attempt to avoid capture — they failed.
by Cartel Chronicles28 Jun 2015, 6:39 AM PST0

En un hecho que suena raro en esta ciudad fronteriza la cual ha adquirido fama por su violencia, corrupción e ingobernabilidad, varios presuntos miembros del Cartel del Golfo trataron de sobornar a las autoridades a fin de evitar ser detenidos; fallaron.
by Breitbart Texas28 Jun 2015, 6:34 AM PST0