On Wednesday, Mexican authorities arrested a border state politician who is accused of having deep ties with a Gulf Cartel faction that recently committed violent attacks against journalists.
Authorities in the border state of Tamaulipas are looking into a shooting at a racetrack where three men died and two more were seriously wounded this past weekend.
One of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels is attempting to impose a curfew on the border city of Tijuana. The move comes as Tijuana continues to experience a spike in violence as various drug cartels fight for control of lucrative smuggling routes into California.
Las autoridades mexicanas arrestaron a una de las principales figuras del cártel de Los Zetas que fue exhibido por primera vez por Breitbart Texas. Dicho mando lideraba equipos de ataque que aterrorizaron varias regiones fronterizas. El mando criminal ha sido ligado a numerosos asesinatos, desapariciones forzadas y ataques a las fuerzas policiales en los estados fronterizos mexicanos de Nuevo León y Tamaulipas.
Mexican authorities arrested a top cartel figure outed by Breitbart Texas for leading strike teams and terrorizing border regions. He is linked to murders, forced disappearances, and attacks on law enforcement in the border states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas.
A Mexican politician claims his recent cocaine arrest by U.S. authorities was a setup by political rivals with drugs planted in his vehicle.
Mexico’s military documented more than 370 cartel attacks with explosives in the span of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s term of office despite his promises of security improvements.
Mexico’s President challenged news outlets and pundits to present evidence of his ties to cartels on Wednesday. If proven, he promises to resign. The challenge comes as new allegations surround his recent trip to Sinaloa amid observers’ claims that he likely visited cartel leaders.
A Mexican cartel boss was sentenced to 36 years in prison in that country for his role in a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy. The drug lord is the same individual who shot a rising professional soccer star in Mexico City.
A state judge in Mexico ordered the release of a former border state governor who remains wanted by the U.S. Department of Justice on various money laundering charges.
A dog in Mexico became a viral sensation after having been recorded walking away from a crime scene with a severed human head. Cartel gunmen left their victim’s head next to a poster board containing threats — a scene that has become all too common in several parts of Mexico.
Authorities in South Texas say they are investigating a federal customs officer who inadvertently showed pornographic content during a school presentation this week.
Mexico’s Army is trying to track Islamic extremists with links to ISIS and other groups engaged in recruiting new members in at least six cases. While the information was largely kept hidden, recent leaks by hacktivist group Guacamaya exposed the efforts.
A Mexican court sentenced four Gulf Cartel members who kidnapped migrants and held them for ransom to 90-year terms in prison following their conviction for aggravated kidnapping. Another cartel member received a 50-year term in prison for a similar but separate crime.
A U.S. drug conspiracy case which entered the sentencing phase last week reveals how Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) has used Laredo, Texas, since at least 2018 to move heroin and methamphetamine.
A Mexican doctor serving time in a U.S. prison on charges of spying for Russia is reportedly connected to top officials within the Government of Mexico.
Cartel gunmen kidnapped a Mexican border-state mayor and his staff as they traveled through the border state of Tamaulipas. After a large-scale manhunt and government pressure, the gunmen released the politician from Coahuila and his staff.
Pistoleros de Los Zetas secuestraron al alcalde del estado fronterizo de Coahuila y su personal mientras viajaban por el estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas. Después de una operación a gran escala y la presión del gobierno, los sicarios liberaron al político y su personal.
Approximately 60 previously deported Venezuelan migrants rushed the northbound lane of an international port of entry leading to Brownsville, Texas, Friday. The effort forced a shutdown of the port for several hours.
Three gunmen fired into one of the most popular bars in Playa del Carmen, a beach destination approximately 40 miles from Cancun.
A group of hacktivists rocked Mexico’s government by exposing ties between top officials and cartels. One of the leaks confirms a report from Breitbart Texas about cartel maneuvers. The group also exposed uncomfortable secrets for Mexico’s president.
Cartel gunmen attacked a small city hall in Mexico and stormed a nearby house where they shot the mayor and 17 other men. Authorities have not determined a motive.
Authorities in West Texas are hunting for an alleged Mexican drug trafficker who escaped a jail where he was awaiting trial.
A former border state governor has become the target of Mexican authorities following the issuance of an arrest warrant for organized crime for the second time.
A previously deported sexual predator living in South Texas will spend 15 years in prison on child porn charges and face another deportation.
Cartel gunmen clashed in a fierce battle where one man died and several others were injured. A famed Mexican regional music performer was rumored to have been the target of a failed kidnapping but he later claimed he was not at the scene Sunday.
A Texas prison warden and his brother face manslaughter charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a migrant and for allegedly injuring another. The migrants were drinking water from a reservoir at the time of the shooting.
The mayor of a Mexican border city remains silent after large-scale shootouts prompted the U.S. Consulate General to issue local security warnings.
Freshman Texas Congresswoman Mayra Flores (R) filed a bill aiming to decrease gun violence and school shootings which would redirect funding from IRS plans to hire 87,000 agents.
Cartel messages appeared in a Mexican border city last week, accusing top police officials of kidnapping and killing innocents on behalf of another criminal organization.
One of Mexico’s most ruthless criminal organizations attacked a convoy of vehicles in a Texas-bound vaccination drive for children Monday. One police officer died and others sustained injuries. No children were physically harmed.
The family of a federal agent who was killed in Mexico at the hands of Los Zetas Cartel in 2011 will finally be able to receive funeral and survivor benefits after a Texas congresswoman intervened.
A nephew of the infamous drug kingpin known as El Chapo died from gunshot wounds sustained while celebrating Mexico’s Independence in the border state of Chihuahua. The shooting happened during a fight as he celebrated with a group of people.
For years, a jail in South Texas held the man responsible for leading the Gulf Cartel at a time when it was one of the most powerful organized crime groups in Mexico. Breitbart Texas was recently granted inside access to the facility and procedures employed to prevent rescue attempts.
The former supreme leader of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel will spend the rest of his life in a U.S. prison. The drug lord is responsible tons of cocaine and marijuana smuggled into the U.S. and mass killings to preserve or expand turf.
As the U.S. continues to see record-setting migrant apprehensions, human smugglers in Mexico operate with impunity as only two out of 174 arrested in one Mexican border state have been convicted and sentenced for their crimes in 2022.
A drug lord who was responsible for the 1985 murder of a DEA agent will serve the rest of his Mexican prison sentence under house arrest after a judge ruled in his favor Monday.
The new president of Colombia is looking to stop the extradition of drug lords who negotiate with his government. Drug lords who do not negotiate would be extradited to the U.S. and other countries as they make requests.
Funcionarios del gobierno mexicano están tratando de encubrir una explosión mortal en una casa que mató a tres miembros de una agencia de seguridad estatal fronteriza. Las autoridades atribuyen la explosión a una fuga de gas accidental, sin embargo, el Cártel de Sinaloa se atribuyó el ataque a través de un comunicado.
Mexican officials are trying to cover up a home explosion that killed three members of a border state law enforcement agency. Authorities blame an accidental gas leak, however, the Sinaloa Cartel is now claiming credit for the blast.