REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities continue to track down the leadership of the Gulf Cartel, however, the attempts to capture them have resulted in almost daily shootouts and blockades in this border city. One of the most dramatic shootouts took place Monday afternoon when a convoy of Mexican soldiers came under fire by cartel gunmen, the Tamaulipas government announced through a prepared statement.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Las autoridades mexicanas arrestaron a la ex-esposa del alto líder regional del Cártel del Golfo por un cargo de conducir en estado de ebriedad, sin embargo, en lugar de interrogarla sobre sus actividades de lavado de dinero o el paradero de su marido, el sistema judicial de México la puso en libertad al día siguiente de su arresto.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A former Gulf Cartel assassin and survivor of Mexico’s prison system shared his story from Reynosa’s prison–a place where power is earned through blood and fire. There the true power remains in the hands of the inmates. The former cartel assassin is known by the name “Betillo.”
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – La violencia del cártel continúa manteniendo su dominio en esta región fronteriza mientras que las autoridades mexicanas intentan capturar la estructura del liderazgo del Cártel del Golfo. Los esfuerzos de la policía produjeron fuertes enfrentamientos mientras que pistoleros del cártel siguen creando caos en un intento de no permitir que sus jefes sean arrestados.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel violence continues to hold its grip in this border region as Mexican authorities try to capture the leadership structure of the Gulf Cartel. The enforcement efforts led to large scale gun battles as cartel gunmen continue to create chaos in an attempt to keep their bosses from getting arrested.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — An effort to capture key figures within the Gulf Cartel has resulted in the criminal organization lashing out on Thanksgiving Day and setting off a series of fierce gun battles along the Texas border. This brought panic and terror to the residents of the rural communities along the border. The fierce fighting killed two Mexican police officers, injured a third, as well as an innocent bystander. Several others were injured in vehicle crashes and in a passenger bus that rolled over while trying to avoid the shootout.
Dos ciudadanos estadounidenses, entre ellos un policía de Texas, que habían viajado a esta ciudad fronteriza mexicana por un juego de béisbol terminaron siendo falsamente arrestados y se convirtieron en víctimas de extorsión a manos de la policía mexicana. El soborno terminó siendo de cerca de 15 dólares.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Court cases in the U.S. and leaked information from dormant investigations in Mexico provide a glimpse into a money laundering network that was used by top Mexican politicians who had been taking bribe money from a Mexican cartel — Los Zetas.
Casos de la Corte en Estados Unidos e información filtrada de investigaciones latentes en México dan una visión de una red de lavado de dinero que fue utilizada por altos políticos mexicanos que habían estado recibiendo dinero como sobornos del Cártel de Los Zetas.
Two American citizens, including a Texas cop, who traveled to this Mexican border town for a baseball game ended up getting falsely arrested and became the victims of extortion at the hands of Mexican police. The bribe to get out of jail ended up being about $15.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Se cree que traficantes de personas dejaron atrás el cuerpo de un inmigrante desconocido en un pozo poco profundo en esta ciudad fronteriza, lo que desencadenó una serie de investigaciones por las autoridades.
Raging gun battles continue to be a regular occurrence in this border city as Mexican authorities continue to hunt for the elusive Comandante Toro, the leader of the Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Five armed Mexican police officers took a wrong turn and crossed into the U.S. creating a scene as authorities on both sides of the border tried to sort out what had gone wrong. The apparent error has since been twisted by Mexican authorities who now claim that they were meeting with U.S. law enforcement.
Mexican authorities arrested 19 members of a Gulf Cartel kidnapping cell that terrorized this border city by holding innocent civilians for ransom.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Human smugglers are believed to have left behind the body of an unknown migrant in a shallow grave in this border city, setting off a series of police investigations.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Un equipo de sicarios del Cártel de Los Zetas cruzó las aguas del Río Grande con el fin de eludir a las autoridades mexicanas que los habían estado persiguiendo. Una vez en Estados Unidos, los pistoleros de Los Zetas fueron capaces de desaparecer en los Estados Unidos sin que ninguna agencia policial estadounidense hiciera algo al respecto.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A team of Los Zetas cartel gunmen brazenly crossed the Texas border waters of the Rio Grande in order to elude Mexican authorities who had been chasing them. Once in Texas, the Los Zetas gunmen were able to disappear into the the United States without any U.S. law enforcement agency doing anything about it.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — El miedo se sigue manteniendo sobre esta ciudad fronteriza mientras el Cartel del Golfo sigue secuestrando a personas inocentes incluso después de que autoridades estrenaron una nueva unidad anti-secuestro. A pesar de el alarde que se le hizo a la unidad, en una semana la unidad lleva un arresto el cual aparentemente fue pura casualidad.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Fear continues to hold a tight grip in this border city as the Gulf Cartel continues to kidnap innocent victims despite authorities unveiling a new anti-kidnapping police unit. Despite much fanfare, in one week the new unit has only made one arrest, which appears to have been just by chance.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Se incrementa la tensión en esta ciudad fronteriza después de los hechos trágicos donde sicarios del Cartel del Golfo (CDG) hicieron que un camión militar se estrellara matando a cuatro personas inocentes. Una de las víctimas fue un bebe de cuatro meses. Después de ese encuentro fatal, las autoridades mexicanas y las fuerzas del cartel se continúan enfrentando en esta ciudad fronteriza subiendo de tono el miedo con el que viven los residentes que no saben cuando o donde será la próxima balacera. Mientras que las autoridades han podido arrestar a varios sicarios, por lo menos un soldado ah resultado herido en los enfrentamientos.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Tensions continue to rise between in this border city after the recent tragic events that led to cartel gunmen forcing a military vehicle to crash and kill four innocent bystanders–including a four-month-old baby. Since that fatal encounter, Mexican authorities and cartel forces have clashed in this border city, further escalating the fear by residents who don’t know when the next shootout could take place. While authorities have made various arrests, at least one soldier ended up getting injured during the violent gun battles.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — An armored Mexican military truck that had been engaged in a firefight with Gulf cartel members was forced into a taco stand and crushed six bystanders. Four of the victims died during the crash, including a four-month-old baby. Witnesses say the Gulf cartel either used a grenade or shot the windshield out of the army truck to cause the deaths.
The Tamaulipas government continues to minimize the out-of-control wave of cartel crime and kidnappings that continues to plague this border region. In his most recent speech, Governor Egidio Torre Cantu dismissed the wave of cartel kidnappings that have caused mass panic in this area as being “rumors”. The speech took place during the most recent meeting of the Tamaulipas Coordination Group where Torre Cantu announced a new group made up of state and federal law enforcement officials aimed at tackling — kidnappings.
El Gobierno de Tamaulipas continúa minimizando la ola fuera de control de la delincuencia del cártel que ha afectado a esta región fronteriza.
Un hombre que se había detenido para comprar chicharrones de cerdo terminó recibiendo varios disparos por un grupo de hombres armados en esta ciudad fronteriza mexicana. El intento de asesinato no fue cubierto por los medios de comunicación locales ya que los cárteles de la droga como Los Zetas en Coahuila y el Cártel del Golfo en Tamaulipas han logrado colocar una mordaza en cuanto a la violencia.
A man who had stopped to buy pork cracklings ended up getting shot at multiple times by a group of gunmen in this Mexican border city. The attempted murder was not covered by local news outlets since drug cartels like Los Zetas in Coahuila and the Gulf Cartel in Tamaulipas have managed to place a gag on violent activity.
A ranch worker in this border city has been accused of having beaten his wife to death and then going to sleep. Coahuila State authorities arrested 59-year-old Cruz Martinez Castillo who stated that he used a club to murder his wife, 69-year-old Maria de Jesus Hernandez.
Un empleado de rancho se encuentra acusado de haber matado a su esposa a golpes con un en esta ciudad fronteriza.Autoridades del Estado de Coahuila arrestaron a Cruz Martinez Castillo de 59 años quien dio en sus declaraciones dijo haber usado un palo para matar a su esposa María de Jesús Hernández de 69 años.
Two of Mexico’s cruelest criminal organizations ended up making a statement about not tolerating unsanctioned crime in their territories. While the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas have been fierce rivals for years, last week the two criminal organizations ended up placing narco-banners along with tortured criminals in separate cases. In the border city of Nuevo Laredo Los Zetas left the remains of five men while in this port city the Gulf Cartel left two naked and humiliated men tied up with the banner.
Dos de las organizaciones criminales mas crueles en este país aparentemente mandaron un fuerte mensaje de que no toleraran crímenes no sancionados en sus territorios.
Un joven que caminaba en esta ciudad fronteriza fue asaltado y baleado recientemente por dos hombres encapuchados los cuales se dieron a la fuga. El crimen que aun se mantiene impune es uno mas de los hechos violentos que se llevan acabo en esta ciudad a pesar de que las autoridades declaran que la inseguridad es mínima.
A man who was walking home in this border city was robbed and shot by two hooded gunmen who have managed to avoid capture. This still unsolved crime is just one more of the violence acts that continue to take place in this city despite the claims made by public officials that the region is safe.
Panic has spread through this border city and as citizens begin to learn about a rash of kidnappings where Mexico’s Gulf Cartel has begun to target innocent people as a way to make quick money. The fears have worsened since some of those victims have not survived the ordeal despite the ransoms having been paid.
El pánico se ha extendido a través de esta ciudad fronteriza y mientras los ciudadanos comienzan a conocer sobre una erupción de secuestros donde el Cártel del Golfo de México ha comenzado a atacar a personas inocentes como una manera de hacer dinero rápido. Los temores han empeorado ya que algunas de las víctimas no han sobrevivido a la dura prueba, a pesar de haber pagado los rescates.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Organized crime members continue to use social media, not only as a way to show off their lifestyle, but also as a way to get information out to the public through leaks, news releases and other methods similar to what Mexican authorities have done.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — The recent execution of a top athlete at the state university in this city points to the ongoing fighting between rival factions of the Mexican Los Zetas drug cartel. Tamaulipas is the Mexican state immediately south of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and Laredo Sectors.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Violence has returned to this border city as a group of hooded gunmen broke into a house and executed a man in front of his wife. The only things the gunmen took were two cell phones. Piedras Negras sits immediately across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas.
Altos miembros dentro del liderazgo del Cártel del Golfo han estado discutiendo el uso de coches bomba y otros explosivos para incitar el terror en esta ciudad fronteriza. Una grabación de audio que se ha filtrado de forma anónima en las redes sociales y obtenida por Breitbart de Texas reveló que altos mandos dentro del Cártel del Golfo podrían estar planeando hacer estallar coches bomba en un futuro próximo. Breitbart Texas contacto a fuentes dentro de varias agencias de gobierno en Estados Unidos las cuales confirmaron que el caso es uno que siguen muy de cerca.
Top members within the leadership of the Gulf Cartel have been discussing the use of car bombs and other explosives to incite terror in this border city. An audio recording that has been anonymously leaked onto social media and obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed that top commanders within the Gulf Cartel may be planning to set off car bombs in the near future. Breitbart Texas consulted with various U.S. law enforcement agencies who confirmed that they are aware of the situation and are following the developments south of the border very closely.
Un intento fallido de capturar al máximo líder del Cártel del Golfo en esta ciudad fronteriza, dejó una tarde de terror con enfrentamientos con armas, explosiones, bloqueos de calles y persecuciones a alta velocidad. La violencia tuvo lugar a unas pocas millas de la frontera al sur de Texas.
