Mexican law enforcement documents obtained by Breitbart Texas show the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas had influence over hiring for top law enforcement positions in the border state of Tamaulipas. The documents are part of a federal case file that names former officials, including governors, for working with cartels and other acts of corruption.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would be willing to sell fuel to Venezuela despite international sanctions. The oil-rich South American socialist regime is currently undergoing a fuel shortage amid its economic collapse.
A former top official in the Tamaulipas government lost his job after the wife of a former governor learned of a wild party that her husband attended involving beauty pageant contestants.
Mexican authorities are on high alert over possible outbursts of violence following the alleged death of the supreme leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). The federal government remains mum about the matter.
Un equipo de pistoleros del cártel tendió una emboscada a un escuadrón de infantes de marina mexicanos que habían estado llevando a cabo una serie de operaciones de patrullaje en el oeste de México. El ataque tipo emboscada es el segundo de su tipo en la región en cuestión de días.
A team of cartel gunmen ambushed a squad of Mexican Marines as they patrolled western portions of the country. Two died and two more suffered injuries. The ambush is the second of its kind in the region in a matter of days.
The entire staff of a TV station in Coahuila underwent testing for the novel Coronavirus, showing 14 positive results. Mexico continues to be among the nations with the most cases and fatalities.
The president of Mexico claimed that business leaders, politicians, and international news outlets are conspiring to take control of the country’s legislature in 2021 and to remove him from office thereafter. While presidential terms in Mexico last six years, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) promised to hold a midterm election and step down if his ruling party performed poorly.
Convoys of gunmen in armored trucks are clashing in a fierce turf war for several miles of land near the unfenced border with Texas. The fighting continues between rival cartels with minimal interference from Mexican authorities.
The head of Mexico’s federal hospitals tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) as the nation tries to return to normal activities despite worsening health statistics.
A group of approximately 100 protesters threw Molotov cocktails at the U.S. Embassy compound in Mexico. The group appeared to be in support of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests taking place in various cities in the United States.
Unidentified gunmen killed the warden of a maximum-security prison in western Mexico, the current location of the supreme Los Zetas Cartel boss as he fights extradition to the United States.
Riots erupted in Western Mexico where protesters set fire to one police officer and physically clashed with several others. Rioters also set fire to multiple police vehicles. The incidents were not over the BLM protests in America, but to protest the death of a local day laborer who was allegedly killed by police for not wearing a coronavirus mask.
The top cop in the Mexican state of Colima resigned amid a probe over the kidnapping and dismemberment of seven police officers. The cops were working a security detail for mining businessmen when they were abducted.
Mexico’s government targeted nearly 2,000 bank accounts linked to one of the nation’s most violent cartels, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG).
A series of raids by Tamaulipas state police officers targeting the operations of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel led authorities to a clandestine garage used to make armored vehicles. In addition to the vehicles, authorities also seized almost 80 weapons that were being used by cartel operators in Tamaulipas as they continue a series of fierce turf wars despite the current coronavirus epidemic.
Health officials from the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas extended coronavirus emergency measures through July 15 as the region continues to see a spike in cases. The move comes in direct opposition to messages pushed by Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who is already calling for resuming normal activities — even as cases continue to spike.
A man wanted in Mexico for allegedly stabbing a woman to death illegally crossed into Texas.
Authorities in Texas arrested three men and one woman accused of kidnapping a man over a $500 debt owed to the Gulf Cartel.
A Mexican border state implemented southbound checkpoints at international ports of entry to enforce Coronavirus sanitation measures. Those wishing to enter who do not follow the protocols will be sent back to Texas.
Despite assurances of having the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic under control, Mexico again broke records for deaths and new cases registered in a day.
Las autoridades mexicanas presuntamente han estado escoltando cargamentos de drogas desde zonas de desembarco clandestinas en playas rurales hasta bodegas y zonas de envío en el estado de Michoacán. Las escoltas presuntamente están siendo realizadas por la Guardia Nacional y la Marina de México para evitar que cárteles rivales roben los cargamentos de cocaína que llegan en lanchas rápidas desde Centro y Sudamérica.
Mexican authorities are apparently helping move drug loads from clandestine beach landings to distribution points in Michoacán. The alleged escorts are National Guardsmen and Marines intended to keep rival cartels at bay.
Despite assurances by officials, Mexico continues to see a steady increase in deaths from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Health leaders are also seeing a daily escalation in confirmed cases.
A state health official in Mexico claims federal health officials are ignoring confirmed coronavirus cases that are asymptomatic and only counts cases where patients need medical attention. The claim is the latest accusation that Mexico’s government is hiding the true reach of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in that nation.
The climb in Coronavirus-related deaths in Mexico elevates the nation to the number 10 spot globally. Despite widespread allegations of under-counting cases and mislabeling causes of death, the country managed to bump Canada and the Netherlands in a matter of days.
Mexico’s top security official is celebrating a decrease of 50 murders in April compared to March, suggesting it marks a greater stem in violence.
Mexican health officials revealed the highest daily spike in fatalities related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The new record comes as authorities are broadly accused of doctoring statistics to downplay the true scope of the pandemic.
Mexican officials revealed that more than 11,300 health care staffers across the nation contracted Coronavirus (COVID-19) since the pandemic arrived. The country has more than 54,000 cases, suggesting a discrepancy in official totals or that 1 in 5 are health care professionals.
The director of a newspaper publishing group and a police officer died this past weekend in a shooting in Sonora. The attack comes as the region suffers from a dramatic increase in violence.
Mexican health officials are only reporting one third of the deaths in Mexico City from the Coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a new report. The revelation comes as the nation surpasses China’s official figures.
Over the weekend, Mexico saw a dramatic spike in deaths tied to Coronavirus (COVID-19). With more than 5,100 deaths, Mexico is now ranked 12th in the world for fatalities, even though federal statistic show roughly 49,000 cases.
A top-ranking Sinaloa Cartel operator is believed to have been executed in his home state. Just days ago, he went on the run after being granted supervised release by U.S. prosecutors.
The death toll from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mexico surpassed the “official” figures reported by the Chinese government. Both countries are widely accused of doctoring figures to downplay the true scope of the pandemic.
Authorities arrested several police officers and local politicians and are under investigation for working with a narco-terrorist. The terrorist planned to blow up a local government building in the border state of Nuevo Leon.
Varios policías y políticos locales han sido arrestados o están siendo investigados por trabajar con un narcoterrorista que planeaba volar un edificio del gobierno local en el estado fronterizo de Nuevo León.
A staffer at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Antonio faces charges for her alleged role in providing intelligence briefs and investigative notes to allies of a faction of Los Zetas Cartel.
One of Mexico’s largest newspapers received a bomb threat from a man claiming to represent the Sinaloa Cartel after criticism of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. This is not the paper’s first threat in its history.
As Mexican health officials discuss returning to a “new normal,” the country continues to see dramatic increases in cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The spikes come despite official accusations and admissions of manipulated statistics.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Un narcoterrorista mexicano y sus secuaces se preparaban para volar un edificio del gobierno en el estado fronterizo de Nuevo León antes de que las autoridades los atraparan y confiscaran varios paquetes de explosivos plásticos.
