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U.S.-Mexico Top 10 Cartel ‘Most Wanted’ List Gets Update

Authorities on both sides of the border updated a regional list of the top 10 wanted cartel figures responsible for most of the violence and smuggling activities in recent months. The list includes Gulf Cartel and Cartel Del Noreste-Los Zetas members.

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Mexican President Tests Positive for COVID-19

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed he tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He said he will take a step back from his usual duties. The announcement comes at a time when Mexico is undergoing an alarming spike in infections and fatalities.

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Mexican Government Pledges to Target Migrant Caravan Organizers

Mexico’s immigration officials are now tasked with targeting “opportunists” who profit from and are promoting migrant caravans. The call for action comes as authorities deploy their National Guard to their southern border in anticipation of another caravan of about 9,000 looking to reach the U.S.

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WATCH: Gunmen Kidnap Mexican National Guardsmen from Service Station

Gunmen raided a government-run highway service station and kidnapped two Mexican National Guardsmen over the past weekend. The abductions come at a time when federal security forces are harshly criticized for their inability to counter the spreading cartel violence.

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Mexico Publishes Confidential U.S. Case Files from Narco-General’s Case

Mexico’s federal government published confidential information shared by U.S. law enforcement as part of the investigation of that nation’s former Secretary of Defense.  The U.S. Department of Justice charged the former defense secretary for allegations related to drug trafficking.

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Narco-Guerra en Guanajuato Mata a 120 en 12 Dias

El que en su momento fue un pacífico estado en el centro de México se ha convertido en la región más violenta del país con más de 120 asesinatos desde principios de 2021. La región está en disputa por dos organizaciones criminales conocidas por violencia extrema y el uso de explosivos.

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Drug Cartels Deliver Holiday Toys, Pastries Throughout Mexico

Drug cartels delivered toys and pastries to needy families throughout Mexico during the Epiphany celebration in yet another attempt to improve their public image. The very public outreach efforts come as Mexico’s government remains unable to curb the escalating violence taking place across the country.

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Mexico’s COVID-19 Czar Hit Beach While Urging Stay-At-Home

Mexico’s coronavirus czar is drawing intense criticism after pictures surfaced of him enjoying a beach vacation while telling the rest of the nation to stay indoors. In the photos, the top health official is seen not wearing a mask amid extensive complaints that his staff is suppressing the true scale of the pandemic.

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Mexican President Offers Political Asylum to Julian Assange

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) offered asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange while praising his work Monday. The move comes soon after Mexico’s Congress passed a law that will restrict and control the work of U.S. agents in that country.

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Mexican Fisherman Killed in Boat Crash with U.S. Environmental Activists

A Mexican fisherman died and another one was seriously injured after their boat crashed with a ship of environmental activists. The activists were trying to stop illegal fishing in the Sea of Cortez, off the coast of Baja California. Mexico’s Navy rescued the fishermen and airlifted them to local hospitals.

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Autoridades Dan Carpetazo a Balacera Entre Policías en Nuevo León

Las autoridades estatales mexicanas no están investigando a un grupo de policías locales corruptos que tomaron parte en un tiroteo con autoridades estatales luego de ser accidentalmente sorprendidos extorsionando a un grupo de traficantes de personas que intentaban llegar a la frontera. Inicialmente, las autoridades de Nuevo León intentaron esconder el tiroteo, pero se vieron obligadas a proporcionar detalles básicos después de que Breitbart Texas publicara exclusivamente detalles del caso.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mexican Border State Government Drops Probe into Shootout Between Police Forces

Mexican state authorities are not investigating or prosecuting local police officers who engaged in a shootout with state authorities while allegedly extorting human smugglers trying to reach the U.S. border. Initially, authorities in Nuevo Leon tried to cover up the incident but were forced to provide basic details after Breitbart Texas exclusively reported on the matter.

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Mexican Government Destroys Large Meth Lab Contents in Jalisco

Mexican authorities destroyed tons of chemical precursors that they previously discovered in a clandestine meth lab in Jalisco. While there were no arrests, the seizures provide a glimpse into the substantial production capabilities of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG).

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EXCLUSIVA: Gobierno Mexicano Intenta Esconder Narco-Ataque En Navidad

Funcionarios del gobierno están tratando de encubrir un ataque del cártel en la mañana de Navidad que envió a cinco policías federales al hospital, uno con heridas de bala. Los sicarios utilizaron al menos tres vehículos blindados en el ataque que sucedió a solo en el estado de Nuevo León, a 34 millas al sur de la frontera con Texas. La zona del ataque es controlada por el Cartel Del Golfo pero se encuentra en disputa por el Cartel del Noreste de Los Zetas.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mexican Government Covers Up Christmas Cartel Attack near Texas Border

Officials are trying to cover up a Christmas morning cartel attack that sent five federal police officers to emergency rooms–one for gunshot injuries. Gunmen used at least three armored vehicles in the incident in Nuevo Leon, 34 miles south of the border with Texas. The region is controlled by the Gulf Cartel but is threatened by a faction of Los Zetas.

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Mexican Border State Government Denies Christmas Weekend Cartel Clash Ever Occurred

Rival factions of the Gulf Cartel continue to clash in the border city of Reynosa, leading to shootouts and street blockades. In many gunfights, state authorities are the first to respond while the specifically tasked National Guard and military demonstrate a pattern of arriving only until the shooting has ended.

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Mexican State Cops Deliver Christmas Presents to Border City Children

Tamaulipas police officers in the border city of Reynosa spread a little holiday cheer as they escorted a convoy of vehicles filled with toys to several needy neighborhoods. During Christmas week, police officers carried out the same event in most major cities in the state.

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EXCLUSIVA: Detienen a Policía Fuerza Civil de Nuevo León Liderando Grupo del CDG

Un oficial de la policía del estado de Nuevo León ha sido identificado como el líder de una célula de sicarios del cártel, mientras las guerras territoriales en el norte de México continúan aumentando. El arresto reveló un aumento reciente en el reclutamiento de policías por parte del Cartel del Golfo en el estado fronterizo de Nuevo León.

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EXCLUSIVA: Jefe de Polémico Grupo de Inteligencia Fronterizo Toma Mando de Fuerza Civil

El jefe de una unidad de inteligencia estatal que ha estado plagada de numerosas denuncias de corrupción y una larga historia de vínculos con cárteles, ha sido ascendido discretamente a uno de los principales puestos policiales en el estado de Nuevo Leon. Los miembros de ese grupo policial han sido vinculados con extorsiones, cateos ilegales, vínculos con el crimen organizado y el aun impune asesinato de un hombre de Texas.

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EXCLUSIVE: Head of Corrupt Intel Unit Promoted to Top Mexican Border State Police Post

The head of a border state police intelligence unit that is plagued with allegations of corruption and a long history of cartel links was quietly promoted to one of the top law enforcement positions in the state. The members of that task force are linked to cartel extortion, illegal searches, and the covered-up murder of a Texas man.

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Former Mexican Governor Shot to Death Inside Puerto Vallarta Bar

At least one gunman shot and killed a former governor inside an upscale bar in Puerto Vallarta. The murder comes at a time when the state of Jalisco deals with an uptick in violence due to the dominant criminal organization in the region, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion.

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EXCLUSIVA: Mueren 2 Sicarios en Emboscada a Policias en Estado Fronterizo

Dos sicarios murieron en una fallida emboscada de un cártel contra agentes de la policía estatal mexicana a solo 40 millas al sur de la frontera con Texas. El tiroteo es el último episodio de violencia en una región en disputa donde dos cárteles luchan por el control mientras las autoridades mexicanas intentan mantener la paz.

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EXCLUSIVA: Sicarios del CDN Cazaban a Líder del CDG en San Pedro

Un grupo de asesinos de una facción de Los Zetas llevó a cabo una serie de operaciones de vigilancia y búsqueda en uno de los suburbios más lujosos de México en un intento de matar a un líder del Cártel del Golfo que se estaba escondiendo allí.

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EXCLUSIVA: Fuerza Civil Se Enfrentan a Tiros con Municipales en Nuevo León

Agentes de la policía Fuerza Civil en Nuevo León que respondieron a un aparente secuestro se enfrentaron en un feroz tiroteo con un grupo de policías locales que estaban en proceso de extorsionar a un grupo tratando de mover a migrantes a la frontera. A raíz del tiroteo, toda la fuerza policial de ese municipio está siendo investigada por posibles vínculos con el crimen organizado.

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EXCLUSIVE: Mexican Border State Police Clash with Local Cops in Shootout

Nuevo Leon state police officers responding to an apparent kidnapping engaged in a fierce shootout with local cops in the process of extorting a human smuggling operation. The entire municipal police force in question is now under investigation for possible organized crime links.

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Bill Limiting Powers of U.S. Agents Passes Mexican Senate

Mexico’s Senate passed a bill to severely limit the role of U.S. law enforcement agents operating in that country. The action comes soon after the scandalous arrest of a former secretary of defense on drug trafficking charges.

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