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.
The kidnapping and likely execution of 10 persons-two of which were cops by the Gulf Cartel at a family party in this border city has resulted in a series of betrayals and twists that illustrate the crime syndicates reach. A Mexican cop, suspected of involvement in the plot, died after being interrogated by police.
Mexican authorities have announced the capture of a drug cartel lieutenant who allegedly served as the key players in the disappearance and likely murder of 43 students from the rural town of Ayotzinapa.
After an independent human rights organization proved that the Mexican government has lied in the case of 43 education students. The government ordered a new investigation into the matter.
The Mexican government continues to claim progress in all areas despite its failing economy and failed security strategy. Mexico’s economy continues to be in a downward spiral and the security conditions of that country continue to be alarming.
Emails made public by WikiLeaks revealed that the Tamaulipas government purchased software from the company Hacking Team in 2014. This is the year that played key tole in the government’s new security strategy.
Correos publicados en wikileaks revelan que el gobierno de Tamaulipas adquirió software de la empresa HakingTeam en el 2014, año clave en la estrategia de seguridad del estado.
Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto became the butt of many jokes when he nearly dropped the country’s presidential sash. The incident came moments after he posted a short video message in preparation for his third state of the country address.
Looking to avoid getting arrested, the top Gulf Cartel operative in the Mexican port city of Tampico, Tamaulipas, allegedly tried unsuccessfully to bribe authorities.
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.
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.
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.
One question regarding the infamous prison escape by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera has been addressed by Mexican authorities when they confirmed this week that prosecutors in the U.S. had asked for El Chapo to face drug charges in America.
Since the brazen prison escape by famed drug lord El Chapo, the Mexican government has been dealing with an overwhelming amount of criticism that has turned the country’s image into a big joke. The latest addition to the ridicule comes from Next Media Animation, a Taiwan-based studio that has turned the escape of Joaquin Guzman Loera into a short animated parody that highlights Mexico’s corruption by portraying the drug lord as a tiny, cocaine-snorting, taco-eating, VIP guest pampered by the guards and enjoying inside help in escaping the prison.
Since 2014, U.S. federal agents learned of various plots by Mexico’s most famous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and his people to bust out of prison. The U.S. government shared that information with Mexico yet the capo still managed to escape.
In the aftermath of the escape of famed capo Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Leora, a Mexican bishop has made headlines by arguing for a statue built in honor of the drug lord.
As the world continues to be in awe at the apparent escape by Mexico’s most famous drug trafficker, “El Chapo,” public opinion continues to castigate the Mexican government’s inability to extradite top capos or corrupt officials.
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.
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.
The U.S. federal government has formally announced that yet another former governor from Mexico has now become a fugitive sought by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Almost nine months have passed since a group of 43 education students form the rural Mexican town of Aytozinapa were shot at and kidnapped by local police, Mexican drug cartels, and possibly the Mexican federal government. As time has passed since the fateful events of September 26, 2014, parents of those missing students have gotten more questions than answers, and developed a deeper mistrust of the Mexican government.
A squad of gunmen stormed into the campaign headquarters of a Mexican congressional candidate and opened fire, killing him and injuring another political hopeful in the central Mexican town of Valle De Chalco.
In a surprising turn of events, a Mexican federal court has dismissed some of the charges filed against the former First Lady of the town of Iguala. She is believed to have been one of the masterminds in the kidnapping and execution of 43 education students last year.
Two reporters in Mexico have exposed the second most powerful man in that country’s government for living in lavish mansions at the dime of contractors. He denied the accusations and they slammed him with even more proof.
The upcoming federal elections in Mexico has resulted in a number of actors, clowns and soccer stars seeking a spot in the arena of Mexico’s political elite. While many pundits already consider Mexican politicians to be buffoons, this latest political move adds a literal sense to the joke.
