Acts of kidnapping, assault, and death threats are part of a federal indictment that could have Raul Ochoa-Perez, 42, facing the rest of his life in federal prison. Ochoa-Perez, a.k.a. “Coco,” allegedly fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution. He returned
Police in Mexico recently discovered a large drug cartel training camp in the west part of the country, according to a report by the Latin American Tribune. The Caballeros Templarios cartel allegedly used the grounds, sometimes referred to as a “narcocamp,” to
Mexico’s Juvenile Integration Center facilities to treat youth drug addiction are witnessing skyrocketing patient numbers but only meager increases in funding. According to Mexican newspaper El Universal, there has been an 81% increase in patients between 2006 and 2013 but
Breitbart Texas reported this weekend that the Mexican government gave uniforms and assault rifles to hundreds of vigilantes in the country, creating the Rural Police Force. Authorities made the decision in response to the increasingly menacing drug cartels in the country. Recent
A marijuana dispensary in Denver, Colorado was raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration on May 7 due to its alleged ties with a Colombian drug cartel, according to the Washington Times. Four men, three of whom have been taken into federal
Uniforms and assault rifles were given to hundreds of vigilantes in Mexico, according to multiple reports. The armed civilians will be transformed into Mexico’s new rural police force. The Telegraph reported that Mexican authorities made the decision in response to the increasingly menacing drug
A 90-year-old World War II veteran has been sentenced to three years in prison for hauling over one ton of cocaine into Michigan for a Mexican drug cartel, according to news outlet KAKE.com. Although Leo Sharp was reportedly “really heartbroken”
Mexico is developing its own border patrol, as the country is increasingly burdened by illegal immigration from its southern border. “Now that Mexico’s birth rate has stabilized, and it’s economy is improving, Mexico more and more finds itself victimized by
A man was arrested in Colombia for intercepting pivotal correspondence between the terror group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the Colombian government in an alleged attempt to sabotage peace talks and sell information on the black market. According to
Alleged enforcers for a Mexican cartel were reportedly involved in the kidnapping and torture of U.S. teenagers over methamphetamine in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to the local St. Paul Pioneer Press. The U.S. Attorney’s office omitted Mexican cartel involvement in
Two admitted members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABTX) recently pled guilty to racketeering charges related to their gang membership, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Specifically, Kelley Ray Elley of Austin and Jamie Grant Loveall,
While most Americans generally understand getting involved with Mexican drug cartels to be dangerous business south of the border, many may not be aware of the extent “spillover violence” spreads into the U.S. as well. The following is an
Yasiel Puig’s harrowing journey from Cuba to the United States and eventually to Chavez Ravine will be turned into a blockbuster movie. According to a report in the Hollywood Reporter, Brett Ratner acquired the rights to Jesse Katz’ Los Angeles
Yasiel Puig’s harrowing journey from Cuba to the United States and eventually to Chavez Ravine will be turned into a blockbuster movie. According to a report in the Hollywood Reporter, Brett Ratner acquired the rights to Jesse Katz’ Los Angeles
SIERRA VISTA, Arizona—A routine traffic stop in a small Arizona town near the Mexican border has left one man dead from the gun of a police officer and “credible” assassination threats against the officer and his father, the county sheriff,
While President Enrique Peña Nieto’s campaign against violence is helping subdue crime in many parts of Mexico, the southwestern state of Michoacán, home to some of the most violent drug cartels in the nation, experienced a 55% spike in homicides
An unknown number of men reportedly began shooting at a Mexican military helicopter and three of the assailants were shot dead near the Texas border. The incident occurred on April 18 in Tamaulipas, Mexico, according to Sergio Chapa of ValleyCentral.com.
The Sinaloa cartel is losing its grip and control over the Mexican city of Juárez, according to numerous experts. Breitbart Texas’ border expert and contributing editor Sylvia Longmire, the U.S. private intelligence firm Stratfor, and the well-respected Borderland Beat news
Lt. Governor David Dewhurst seeks re-election in November 2014. The federal government’s litany of policy failures is endless, but their longstanding refusal to take meaningful steps toward securing the border has created a crisis with deadly repercussions. In recent testimony
Lupe Trevino, the former sheriff of Hidalgo County in south Texas, pled guilty to money laundering on April 14, according to local reports. The plea came only 17 days after Trevino stepped down from his position, Breitbart Texas has learned. Trevino,
A recent trend along Texas’ southern border involves illegal immigrants flocking to the U.S., turning themselves in to Border Patrol officials, and then expressing credible fear for their lives. Word has apparently spread throughout Central America that immigrants who take
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush insisted that many of the instances of illegal immigrants coming into the U.S. were “acts of love.” Though many of the human beings who enter the U.S. illegally or overstay their legally permitted time in
Breitbart Texas’ Contributing Editor and author of the forthcoming book Border Insecurity recently joined Fusion LIVE to discuss the market effects of American states legalizing marijuana with respect to Mexican cartels. “[Legalization] will be a big financial hit if marijuana
Chicago is going through a heroin epidemic fueled by Mexican drug cartels and pushed by local gangbangers that is leaving a wave of death and crime in its wake. The Windy City already leads the country in heroin-related overdoses with
On Wednesday, two more drug-smuggling tunnels were discovered along the San Diego-Mexico border and a 73-year-old Chula Vista woman was arrested for overseeing the logistics of the operation. According to the federal complaint against Glennys Rodriguez of Chula Vista, she is the
