Stray gunfire from cartel gunmen in the Mexican resort of Cancún struck and killed an 11-year old child. The stray round came from cartel gunmen who had opened fire on an adult male target. Officials transported the child to a local clinic where he died several hours later.
Stray gunfire from cartel gunmen in the Mexican resort of Cancún struck and killed an 11-year old child. The stray round came from cartel gunmen who had opened fire on an adult male target. Officials transported the child to a local clinic where he died several hours later.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents recovered yet another body from the deadly Rio Grand border river that separates Texas and Mexico. This is the 12th death this year of migrants illegally crossing the border in this sector — including at least three children.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge blocked on Friday President Donald Trump from building sections of his long-sought border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Un abogado defensor que representa a dos presuntos asesinos del cártel relacionados con una serie de ataques a la policía afirma que las autoridades fueron demasiado duras con sus clientes. Ambos sospechosos permanecen encarcelados bajo cargos de posesión de armas luego de ser atrapados con chalecos antibalas y ocho rifles incluyendo AK-47’s y calibre .50.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – A defense attorney representing two alleged cartel assassins claims his clients were victims of police brutality. Both suspects remain jailed for weapons charges after allegedly being caught with body armor and eight AK-47 rifles.
MORELIA, Michoacán – Un fuerte tiroteo entre carteles rivales dejó al menos a 22 pistoleros muertos en el estado de Michoacán, sin embargo, las autoridades del gobierno afirman que solo 10 sicarios murieron. Las balaceras con números altos de muertos sucedieron en un momento en que los funcionarios del gobierno están tratando de afirmar que la región es segura.
MORELIA, Michoacán – A fierce shootout between rival cartels killed at least 22 in the coastal state of Michoacán, however, officials are claiming only 10 died. The casualties come at a time when officials are trying to claim the region is safe.
Border Patrol agents in New York received a report about an adult male attempting to swim across the Niagara River near the falls on Tuesday evening. A search with local police resulted in the arrest of two Spanish nationals.
EDINBURG, Texas – Authorities arrested several members of a Gulf Cartel cell linked to the kidnapping of two men in Texas. Investigators believe the gunmen are behind several other crimes in the immediate area.
Border Patrol agents in the remote Yuma Sector apprehended more than 50,000 migrants who illegally crossed the border so far this fiscal year. This is nearly double the number of migrants apprehended in Fiscal Years 2017-2018 combined.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office seized 40 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop north of Phoenix earlier this month, resulting in the arrest of a male Mexican national. The initial disclosure was delayed by a week due to a follow-up investigation.
El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a previously deported child molester attempting to illegally re-enter the U.S. with a migrant family group. The group crossed the border near downtown El Paso, officials reported.
Officials in the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector reported a 1,600 percent increase in the number of Cuban migrants apprehended after illegally crossing the border from Mexico.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly a half-ton of methamphetamine at a port of entry in Pharr, Texas. Officials reported the value of the drugs at nearly $19 million.
McALLEN, Texas – The spread of flu-like symptoms among migrants at a local U.S. Border Patrol processing center has forced a temporary closure. The measure comes days after a 16-year-old from Guatemala died in the same sector.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – El crimen organizado que controla esta ciudad fronteriza tenía una red clandestina de cámaras de vigilancia de alta tecnología que les permitió mantenerse a la vanguardia de las operaciones policiales en su contra. En el pasado, las autoridades también han derribado torres de radio clandestinas utilizadas por el cártel del Golfo para las comunicaciones.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – The cartel that controls this border city ran a high-tech network of surveillance cameras, allowing them to stay ahead of law enforcement operations. In the past, authorities dismantled radio towers used by the Gulf Cartel.
A Sinaloa Cartel-linked trafficker and Mexican citizen was sentenced to 57 months in a federal prison in Billings, Montana, last week after pleading guilty in January to possession with the intent to distribute approximately 34 pounds of methamphetamine. Two other defendants have pled guilty and are awaiting sentencing.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 900 mostly Central American migrants over the weekend. The migrants continue to cross in large groups over outdated border barrier sections.
A three-month-old boy nearly drowned in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, as he was carried by a previously deported Honduran claiming to be the child’s father. Border Patrol agents rescued the pair and later flew the infant to a San Antonio hospital for intensive care.
MUZQUIZ, Coahuila – Un ataque estilo emboscada por parte de Los Zetas desató una feroz batalla armada que mató a varios sicarios del cártel, un soldado y un comandante de la policía adscrito a Muzquiz. La batalla armada sigue a una serie de ataques estilo emboscada y ejecuciones sangrientas por parte del cártel cuando intentan intimidar a las autoridades y sus aliados.
MUZQUIZ, Coahuila – An ambush by Los Zetas set off a fierce gun battle that killed several cartel gunmen, one soldier, and a police commander. The shootout follows a rash of similar attacks and gory executions as the cartel continues intimidation tactics directed at law enforcement.
The cartel-related violence in Tijuana continues with at least 814 killed in 2019. At least 16 people were murdered in a 36-hour period this past weekend.
The massive numbers of families crossing the southwestern border continues to pull agents from their security missions to care for migrants. The vice president of the National Border Patrol Council recently told Fox News, “We’ve lost control of the border.”
Border Patrol agents are currently holding an average of 8,000 migrants per day in facilities in the Rio Grande Valley Sector of South Texas. This represents about half of the total number of migrants in U.S. custody nationwide.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Sicarios del Cártel del Golfo emboscaron a un convoy de soldados mexicanos cerca de la frontera de Texas, iniciando una feroz batalla armada donde varios soldados resultaron heridos. Información extra-oficial indica que varios sicarios murieron en el enfrentamiento, sin embargo, el número de víctimas sigue sin estar claro.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Gulf Cartel gunmen ambushed a convoy of Mexican soldiers near the Texas border, setting off a fierce battle where several troops were injured Sunday. Unofficial information indicates that several gunmen died. The casualty breakdown remains unclear.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Las autoridades están en alerta máxima en esta región fronteriza después de que un grupo de sicarios dejo cinco cuerpos afuera de un edificio de policía y atacó a un grupo de oficiales municipales hiriendo gravemente a dos de ellos.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Authorities are on high alert after a team of cartel gunmen dumped five bodies outside a police building and attacked a group of local officers.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Tres oficiales de la policía estatal en esta ciudad fronteriza han sido arrestados en relación con el secuestro de un miembro del Cartel del Golfo para pedir rescate.
