
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

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

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

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

A recent shootout in this border city created controversy as to whether a high-ranking capo within the Gulf Cartel had been arrested, if he had managed to escape. He was also asked if he had taken part in an ironic twist in which authorities extort capos in order to guarantee their release.
by Cartel Chronicles11 Aug 2015, 6:05 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

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 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

Six Mexican nationals confessed to federal agents of smuggling marijuana bundles in order to pay off their river crossing fees to enter the U.S. illegally.
by Ildefonso Ortiz16 Jul 2015, 11:06 AM 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A dos semanas y media de que un grupo de sicarios secuestro un camión con 11,500 visas destinadas a los consulados de Monterrey y Guadalajara, el Gobierno Mexicano se ha mantenido callado al respecto.
by Breitbart Texas27 Jun 2015, 9:12 AM PST0