The investigation into a kidnapping that turned fatal after one of the suspects shot a fellow would-be kidnapper by accident led to another suspect’s arrest. The case is reportedly tied to a dispute between human smuggling groups connected to the Gulf Cartel.
Apenas a unos meses después de que los funcionarios de Tamaulipas conectados al crimen organizado, remodelaran su fuerza policial estatal, sus principales líderes comenzaron a acumular una serie de quejas que detallan un ambiente de trabajo hostil para las mujeres oficiales, así como algunas denuncias de acoso sexual y nepotismo.
Months after cartel-connected officials from a border state government reshaped its police force, top leaders are now racking up complaints about a sexually hostile workplace for females and other harassment allegations.
A convoy of Gulf Cartel gunmen surrounded a group of police officers and forced them to release their arrested comrades at gunpoint. The case took place on the same day that Tamaulipas governor publicly claimed that his state was seeing a decrease in violent crime and was currently one of the ten safest in the country.
The investigation by authorities in Mexico into the murder of a deputy police chief in the state of Guanajuato. The gunmen ambushed the top official in the streets as raging cartel violence and terror attacks continued to plague the state.
The son of the ultimate leader of the Gulf Cartel will spend more than eight years in a U.S. prison for coordinating the shipment of weapons into Mexico for the criminal organization once led by his father. He was on supervised release at the time of his arrest. The narco-heir has a long history of prior convictions on weapons charges and is currently facing multiple charges in a Texas court for a violent stabbing in the border city of Brownsville.
Mexican authorities revealed that a drug lord wanted for the murders of two Jesuit priests was found dead with a bullet wound to the head.
Mexico’s top immigration official claimed that in some cases his agents separated migrant families being detained in the country. The comments sparked much controversy forcing the National Migration Institute (INM) to walk back the statement, instead claiming that they took custody of unaccompanied minors.
A raíz del secuestro de cuatro ciudadanos estadounidenses en la ciudad de Matamoros, toda la ciudad ha caído bajo una oscura nube de sospecha que vincula a sus principales líderes políticos con el Cártel del Golfo.
In the aftermath of the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in Matamoros, the city has fallen under a cloud of suspicion — especially after some in municipal leadership were revealed to have ties to the Gulf Cartel.
A former Mexican border state governor blamed for letting cartels flourish will spend nine years in a U.S. prison for laundering millions in bribes. He is one of two former Tamaulipas governors indicted in Texas.
La ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros retiró silenciosamente a uno de sus principales funcionarios solo un día después de que Breitbart Texas publicó una investigación de forma exclusiva sobre su historia previa como un mando de sicarios del Cártel del Golfo mientras se desempeñaba como oficial de policía de Tamaulipas.
The border city of Matamoros quietly removed one of its top officials one day after Breitbart Texas published an exclusive about his history as an enforcer for the Gulf Cartel while serving as a Tamaulipas police officer.
Mientras las autoridades de ambos lados de la frontera continúan investigando el secuestro de cuatro ciudadanos estadounidenses en la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros y el uso de una ambulancia municipal para trasladarlos, Breitbart Texas se descubrió de forma exclusiva de que las autoridades están investigando funcionarios de Protección Civil de la ciudad, donde uno de ellos tiene antecedentes penales por haber trabajado para el Cártel del Golfo.
As authorities on both sides of the border investigate the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in Matamoros, eyes are now focused on the local Civil Protection Department. Breitbart Texas learned exclusively that the office’s EMS component is being probed for potential Gulf Cartel ties. During the incident, gunmen were able to use an official ambulance to move wounded victims to a medical facility under their control.
Mexican state investigators seized a Lamborghini, raided a cartel clinic, and even seized a Matamoros city ambulance as part of the hunt for the cartel boss alleged to be behind the fatal kidnapping of four U.S. citizens.
Mexico’s president said he would call for all Hispanics to not vote for Republicans, because they are members of a “corrupt, inhumane, and hypocritical” party. The harsh words come as U.S. politicians call for a stronger response to Mexican cartels, particularly after the recent fatal kidnappings of four Americans.
Mexico’s president blamed the U.S. for the fentanyl crisis as pressure mounts on his administration to stop cartels.
The Matamoros faction of the Gulf Cartel tied up five of their own gunmen Thursday and left them alive near a poster board as an apology for kidnapping and killing U.S. citizens over the past weekend.
While Mexico’s government claims the case of four U.S. citizens kidnapped in Matamoros was due to mistaken identity, questions have surfaced in the aftermath. New information indicates that some in the victim group had criminal backgrounds regarding drug charges — complicating the original story about a trip to Mexico for cosmetic procedures.
Soon after the rescue and return of two of four U.S. citizens kidnapped by the Gulf Cartel in Matamoros, Breitbart Texas learned the identity of the crime boss ultimately responsible for the crimes.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to stop interfering in domestic affairs, adding that Mexico is more democratic than its neighbor on Tuesday.
At least two UPS drivers and other men face drug charges in connection with a cocaine trafficking group based in South Texas. Court documents indicate other individuals still risk arrest.
A federal jury in New York decided that a former top law enforcement official in Mexico took multi-million dollar bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel in exchange for protecting the criminal organization.
Los empresarios de la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros están sonando la alarma sobre cómo los funcionarios de la ciudad están recaudando tarifas de extorsión en nombre del Cartel del Golfo. Aquellos que no pagan se enfrentan al pago de multas impuestas por la ciudad y podrían cerrar su negocio.
Businessmen in the border city of Matamoros claim municipal officials are collecting extortion fees on behalf of the Gulf Cartel. Those who do not pay reportedly face government-imposed fines and forced closures.
The Mexican Supreme Court is debating on restricting the public’s access to Mexico City’s sex-offender registry. Some justices argue the registry violates the human rights of the listed individuals.
Mexico’s top diplomats are openly fighting and calling each other liars over who flinched before their U.S. counterparts during the Trump era. The issue centers around “secret” meetings that led to the Remain in Mexico policy which effectively forced the country to stem the flow of migrants.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) praised President Joe Biden’s soft approach to immigration Tuesday, adding that his government plans to press American voters to not support candidates promising increased border security investments.
The largest sheriff’s associations in the country called for the eradication of Mexican drug cartels and for the public to pressure their elected officials to do something about it. The groups called for action to start against the two most powerful criminal organizations in Mexico. The call for action by the sheriffs comes follows 21 state attorneys general called for cartels to be designated as terrorist organizations.
Cartel gunmen ran away from Mexican soldiers in the border city of Nogales after their vehicle was forced to stop by a pit maneuver this week.
News outlets sounded the alarm this week about Mexican cartels flooding Montana with drugs and violence. The publications fail to mention that law enforcement since the Obama administration were aware of cartels in the state since 2009.
Contrary to political rhetoric, Mexican cartel-style killings and gun battles appear to have already reached the U.S. and are spreading — particularly in California. The region experienced an explosive growth of cartel marijuana grow operations that are taking advantage of legalization and lax laws.
A Mexican politician from the border state of Nuevo Leon is demanding action from authorities regarding a cartel-controlled area that has become known as the “Highway of Death.” Gunmen have been able to operate with almost complete impunity robbing motorists, setting up checkpoints, kidnapping, and even killing.
A journalist in Cancun, Mexico, survived a shooting attack after five gunmen attempted to kidnap him. The journalist is frequently targeted and threatened for his reporting. In October, unknown gunmen firebombed a delivery vehicle from the same news outlet he works for.
Los traficantes de personas con nexos a los cárteles en México han ideado una forma más rápida y económica para trasladar a una gran cantidad de migrantes caribeños, principalmente de Haití, desde la Ciudad de México a la ciudad fronteriza de Reynosa. A través de una laguna burocrática y, en ocasiones, con la ayuda de funcionarios de inmigración mexicanos corruptos, los traficantes de personas pueden usar una aerolínea de bajo costo en México en lugar de autobuses o automóviles.
Cartel-connected human smugglers are using a faster and cheaper way to move primarily Haitian migrants from Mexico City to the border city of Reynosa. Using a bureaucratic loophole and sometimes corrupt immigration officials, smugglers are able to use low-cost airlines instead of ground transportation.
Authorities in the border state of Sonora were forced to change their story that extortion schemes were not a problem after new videos of cartel gunmen beating innocent victims surfaced recently. The violence is allegedly the result of victims not paying the Sinaloa Cartel for the right to work.
A video showing cartel gunmen beating a taco vendor sparked outrage in Mexico where government officials claim crime is decreasing and extortion is not an issue.
A Mexican judge drew criticism for a controversial ruling this week where he granted house arrest to a politician who had been in jail since 2020 for an acid attack on a woman.
