
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Organized crime in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas feels threatened by the video surveillance network that officials have been setting up throughout the state.
by Breitbart Texas30 Sep 2015, 6:25 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — A kidnapping cell from the Mexican Gulf Cartel crossed into the Texas border city of Sullivan and took a man at gunpoint from his house. The cartel sicarios then brought the U.S. citizen into Mexico where they held him for ransom. The kidnapping took place on August 27 in Sullivan City, Texas, after which the victim was taken on a raft over the Rio Grande and then taken to the Mexican border city of Reynosa, information provided to Breitbart Texas by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office revealed.
by Ildefonso Ortiz25 Sep 2015, 7:14 AM PST0

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.
by Cartel Chronicles21 Sep 2015, 6:58 AM PST0

El secuestro y posible ejecución de 10 personas, dos de las cuales eran policías a manos del Cartel Del Golfo en esta ciudad fronteriza ha destapado una serie de traiciones y giros que muestran el alcanza del grupo criminal.
by Cartel Chronicles21 Sep 2015, 6:45 AM PST0

The fearsome crime syndicate known as the Gulf Cartel sponsored a fake police brutality protest in this Mexican border city. The cartel organized the protest by forcing people to go and claim that the Mexican military and Tamaulipas police forces are abusive.
by Ildefonso Ortiz11 Sep 2015, 5:35 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 medical student’s selfie taken with a “dying woman” in the Mexican border city of Reynosa has sparked controversy all over Mexico. The scandal resulted from a photograph that the student took of herself with what appears to be a dying woman in the background.
by Ildefonso Ortiz10 Aug 2015, 8:15 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

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

Asaltos, secuestros y muerte, estos son los peligros a los que se afrentan los viajeros por carretera en este estado fronterizo.
by Cartel Chronicles19 Jul 2015, 8:17 AM PST0

Carjackings, highway robbery, kidnappings and death — those are the dangers facing travelers who take to the highways of terror through this border state.
by Cartel Chronicles19 Jul 2015, 8:06 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

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

Despite several blows carried out against organized crime along this border region, the Gulf Cartel continues recruiting people and operating within this city and the neighboring areas as well.
by Breitbart Texas26 Jun 2015, 6:39 AM PST0

A pesar de los seguidos golpes asestados al crimen organizado en esta región fronteriza, las diferentes caras del llamado Cartel Del Golfo sigue reclutando y operando dentro de esta ciudad al igual que en las regiones colindantes.
by Breitbart Texas26 Jun 2015, 6:37 AM PST0

La guerra en Tamaulipas se ha estado dando en todos los frentes por lo tanto el monitoreo se ha vuelto una estrategia de suma importancia tanto para criminales como para el gobierno. Breitbart Texas, a través del proyecto Cartel Chronicles ha obtenido fotografías exclusivas de la estrategia de vigilancia con cámaras de video usada por el Cartel del Golfo.
by Breitbart Texas23 Jun 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

The Narco-war in Tamaulipas is being fought on all fronts, therefore surveillance has become a very important strategy for criminals and for authorities alike. Breitbart Texas, through the project Cartel Chronicles has obtained a series of exclusive photographs dealing with the video surveillance strategy being used by the Gulf Cartel.
by Breitbart Texas23 Jun 2015, 6:44 AM PST0

Once again, Mexican authorities have dismantled a complex video surveillance system set up by the Gulf Cartel in order to keep tabs on authorities, their rivals and their future victims.
by Ildefonso Ortiz19 Jun 2015, 4:57 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Once again the Tamaulipas government appears to be trying to minimize the public perception of an out of control cartel war along its border cities.
by Breitbart Texas7 Jun 2015, 9:07 AM PST0

A series of banners hung throughout the Mexican border city of Reynosa have raised the eyebrows of many residents, and apparently point to a Gulf Cartel commander assuming control of a local crime factions.
by Ildefonso Ortiz1 Jun 2015, 4:53 AM PST0

Breitbart Texas viajo a las ciudades fronterizas Mexicanas de Reynosa y Matamoros para reclutar a ciudadanos periodistas dispuestos a arriesgar sus vidas para exhibir a los carteles que amordazan a sus comunidades. Los escritores recibirían una muerte segura a manos del Cartel Del Golfo si no usaran un seudónimo. Breitbart’s Las Crónicas De Carteles serán publicadas tanto en inglés como en su contenido original de Español. Este artículo fue escrito por “AC Del Angel” de Reynosa.
by Ildefonso Ortiz31 May 2015, 10:15 AM PST0

The man known as “Comandante Toro,” who runs the Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel in Reynosa, has managed to evade a series of recent moves by authorities to capture him. Authorities had captured him in March, however as Breitbart Texas had previously reported, he had managed to negotiate and bribe his way out.
by Ildefonso Ortiz31 May 2015, 10:05 AM PST0

Mexican authorities formally charged two suspected members of the Gulf Cartel with kidnapping 47 people and holding them prisoner in two stash houses in the border city of Reynosa.
by Ildefonso Ortiz22 May 2015, 7:52 AM PST0