
The Tamaulipas state government is continuing look at various ways to muffle news outlets in order to show a positive side to the area and to minimize the out of control violence in the region and to present a positive side to things.
by Cartel Chronicles2 Jan 2016, 11:48 AM PST0

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — As another year comes to a close in Mexico, it has been filled with drug violence, controversy and crime. Rather than a decrease in drug crime, the country has begun to see escalating violence in places previously untouched. The sentiment expressed by many in this country is that widespread corruption is one of the main factors that continues to fuel raging violence.
by Ildefonso Ortiz27 Dec 2015, 8:14 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — A toda costa el Gobierno del Estado de Tamaulipas busca establecer candados para amordazar a los medios de comunicación, vendiendo una imagen positiva y contrarrestar la ola de inseguridad y violencia que de vive en el estado.
by Cartel Chronicles21 Dec 2015, 9:10 AM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A Mexican appeals court has ordered the release of nine police officers from this border city that had been convicted of working for Los Zetas, the murderous Mexican drug cartel controlling portions of the Texas-Mexico border.
by Cartel Chronicles18 Dec 2015, 8:45 AM PST0

Two Mexican newspapers and one air taxi service have been added to a list of individuals and businesses that the U.S. Department of Treasury has linked to drug cartels.
by Ildefonso Ortiz18 Dec 2015, 5:24 AM PST0

Uno de los periódicos más grandes de México ha marginado a un senador mexicano, quien es también uno de los principales candidatos a gobernador, como parte del Cártel del Golfo de México.
by Ildefonso Ortiz18 Dec 2015, 5:11 AM PST0

One of Mexico’s largest newspapers has outed a Mexican senator who is also one of the top gubernatorial candidates as having taken money from Mexico’s Gulf Cartel. He is currently one of the favored candidates for next year’s gubernatorial election in Tamaulipas, the Mexican state bordering Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and Laredo sectors.
by Ildefonso Ortiz18 Dec 2015, 3:59 AM PST0

A Mexican consul in Georgia has been recently cited for drunken driving and other traffic violations. However, because the Mexican consular official assigned to Atlanta, Georgia, has diplomatic immunity, local police were forced to let him go with a DUI ticket. He is not the first one.
by Ildefonso Ortiz17 Dec 2015, 7:10 AM PST0

Mexican news outlets quoting whistle blowers in the Mexican State of Guerrero have reported the discovery of 19 bodies in a mass grave and another with 22 bodies. The Governor’s office in Guerrero has denied the discovery and issued a statement claiming that the information was false and that federal officials have not notified him of their searches.
by Ildefonso Ortiz16 Dec 2015, 9:40 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities arrested the ex-wife of the top regional leader for the Gulf Cartel on a drunken driving charge, however, rather than question her about her alleged money laundering activities or the whereabouts of her wanted ex-husband, Mexico’s court system released her the day after her arrest.
by Ildefonso Ortiz1 Dec 2015, 7:10 AM PST0

An American father who traveled to Mexico for vacation almost three years ago had his two sons kidnapped and was falsely imprisoned. Since then he has been fighting in an effort to get them back. After years of dealing with Mexico’s corrupt judicial system in the lower courts, the case is headed to Mexico’s Supreme Court where, if international laws are upheld, the children should be returned to the United States.
by Ildefonso Ortiz29 Nov 2015, 5:51 AM PST0

Dos ciudadanos estadounidenses, entre ellos un policía de Texas, que habían viajado a esta ciudad fronteriza mexicana por un juego de béisbol terminaron siendo falsamente arrestados y se convirtieron en víctimas de extorsión a manos de la policía mexicana. El soborno terminó siendo de cerca de 15 dólares.
by Cartel Chronicles27 Nov 2015, 9:55 AM PST0

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Court cases in the U.S. and leaked information from dormant investigations in Mexico provide a glimpse into a money laundering network that was used by top Mexican politicians who had been taking bribe money from a Mexican cartel — Los Zetas.
by Cartel Chronicles27 Nov 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

Casos de la Corte en Estados Unidos e información filtrada de investigaciones latentes en México dan una visión de una red de lavado de dinero que fue utilizada por altos políticos mexicanos que habían estado recibiendo dinero como sobornos del Cártel de Los Zetas.
by Cartel Chronicles27 Nov 2015, 9:35 AM PST0

Two American citizens, including a Texas cop, who traveled to this Mexican border town for a baseball game ended up getting falsely arrested and became the victims of extortion at the hands of Mexican police. The bribe to get out of jail ended up being about $15.
by Cartel Chronicles25 Nov 2015, 12:12 PM PST0

Mexican court officials have released two suspected child kidnappers in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas setting off rage among neighbors who have vowed to take justice into their own hands.
by Ildefonso Ortiz23 Nov 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

A former Mexican governor, wanted by the U.S. Department of Justice on money laundering charges tied to Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, made a public appearance during the State of the State speech given by the current Tamaulipas governor where the fugitive politician said “I’m not worried.”
by Ildefonso Ortiz21 Nov 2015, 4:21 PM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — The wife of a top Tamaulipas politician remains in U.S. federal custody as she awaits to go to trial after the FBI arrested her on money laundering charges.
by Ildefonso Ortiz16 Nov 2015, 6:56 AM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Una reciente carrera que se organizo con la intención de promover la actividad física y el deporte en el estado fronterizo de Coahuila, se volvió trágica cuando dos empleados en dos ciudades diferentes murieron por durante dicho evento.
by Ildefonso Ortiz31 Oct 2015, 2:22 PM PST0

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A recent state-wide fun run meant to promote physical activity in the Mexican border state of Coahuila turned tragic when two employees in two different cities collapsed and passed away from the apparent exertion.
by Ildefonso Ortiz31 Oct 2015, 8:03 AM PST0

The previous mayors in the border city of Matamoros used to pay up to $2 million a month in protection fees to Mexico’s Gulf Cartel, the current mayor said.
by Ildefonso Ortiz30 Oct 2015, 9:12 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

Mexican authorities have jailed more than 30 people who helped through active participation or omission in the escape of famed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Two guards are believed to have been playing computer games instead of checking security cameras at the time of the escape.
by Ildefonso Ortiz10 Oct 2015, 11:25 AM PST0

This weekend a new governor without ties to any political party took office in the industrial state of Nuevo Leon, which has seen a great deal of cartel violence. His priorities include tackling corruption, auditing the previous governor, and stopping government funding for corrupt media.
by Ildefonso Ortiz5 Oct 2015, 11:32 AM PST0

Two top U.S. congressmen from Texas demand that the United States take “immediate action” to extradite two former Mexican governors from the border state of Tamaulipas accused of working with Mexican drug cartels.
by Ildefonso Ortiz25 Sep 2015, 10:40 AM PST0