A Mexican politician from the border state of Nuevo Leon is demanding action from authorities regarding a cartel-controlled area that has become known as the “Highway of Death.” Gunmen have been able to operate with almost complete impunity robbing motorists, setting up checkpoints, kidnapping, and even killing.
A Mexican politician from the border state of Nuevo Leon is demanding action from authorities regarding a cartel-controlled area that has become known as the “Highway of Death.” Gunmen have been able to operate with almost complete impunity robbing motorists, setting up checkpoints, kidnapping, and even killing.
Un juez de la Ciudad de México dictaminó que policías arrestaron ilegalmente a un presunto secuestrador y narcotraficante que es descrito como uno de los líderes del Cártel Unión Tepito. Al momento de su arresto, las autoridades encontraron más de 1,000 bolsitas de cocaína y marihuana.
A judge in Mexico City this week ruled that police officers illegally arrested an alleged kidnapper and drug trafficker who is described as one of the leaders of the Union Tepito Cartel. At the time of his arrest, authorities reportedly found more than 1,000 baggies of cocaine and marijuana.
Más allá de los hijos del Chapo Guzmán, en México existe una nueva generación de “Babynarcos” dispuestos a protagonizar los baños de sangre que sean necesarios para no perder el negocio y territorio heredado por sus padres. La edad y el género ya no es un problema en esta nueva era de los cárteles.
While the sons of the infamous drug lord El Chapo make headlines, there is a new generation of “Narco-Heirs” or Narco-Babies. Despite their younger ages, they are willing to cause bloodbaths to keep inherited turf and interests. In this new breed, gender and age do not matter.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers rescued a two-year-old migrant child following a high-speed pursuit near the border. The trooper arrested the driver and turned the migrants over to Border Patrol for processing.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his appointment of a border czar to head Operation Lone Star. The announcement came on Monday during a press conference in the Rio Grande Valley.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of migrants wearing camouflage in the desert mountains of Arizona. A team of federal agencies worked together to find and apprehend the migrants.
Una búsqueda en una serie de fosas clandestinas que fueron descubiertas recientemente en el estado de Guanajuato ha llevado al descubrimiento de 14 cuerpos hasta el momento mientras que las autoridades continúan excavando. El descubrimiento se produce en un momento en que México continúa experimentando niveles crecientes de violencia relacionada al crimen organizado a pesar de la retórica del gobierno de que la seguridad está mejorando.
A search in a newly discovered clandestine grave site in central Mexico netted 14 bodies to date. The site discovery comes at a time when Mexico continues to experience rising levels of cartel violence.
U.S. Coast Guardsmen rescued nearly 300 migrants attempting to flee Haiti on a sailing vessel. Photos show the migrants packed on the deck of the overloaded boat.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested an armed female for allegedly smuggling migrants after she crashed her vehicle and fled on foot. A pursuit in Zavala County, Texas, on January 25 led to the arrest of the Dallas-area woman, and her companion.
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested a Venezuelan migrant for allegedly smuggling a group of 28 migrants, including a juvenile into the interior of Texas. Dashcam video provided by DPS shows a high-speed pursuit in the overloaded van where the Venezuelan man attempted to avoid apprehension.
A journalist in Cancun, Mexico, survived a shooting attack after five gunmen attempted to kidnap him. The journalist is frequently targeted and threatened for his reporting. In October, unknown gunmen firebombed a delivery vehicle from the same news outlet he works for.
Two migrants died after a vehicle accident that occurred on a bridge in Texas Wednesday near Uvalde. The deceased migrants survived the crash but later died after jumping from the bridge. Authorities believe the migrants may have fallen after fleeing on foot to avoid arrest by pursuing law enforcement. Four other migrants survived the nearly 40-foot fall.
Un grupo de sicarios ejecuto a una joven que se había vuelto contra su organización criminal y comenzó a denunciar públicamente la complicidad de funcionarios del gobierno y capos de la droga a través de las redes sociales.
Cartel gunmen killed a young woman after she publicly denounced her drug trafficking activities and the complicit Mexican officials involved this week.
Swanton Sector Border Patrol officials report an increase in migrant apprehensions of nearly 743 percent in the first quarter of FY23 despite life-threatening weather conditions in the Canadian border region of Vermont and New York.
The Texas Facilities Commission awarded a $224 million contract to build nearly ten miles of 30-foot border wall segments on private or state-owned properties along the Rio Grande in Webb County.
Los traficantes de personas con nexos a los cárteles en México han ideado una forma más rápida y económica para trasladar a una gran cantidad de migrantes caribeños, principalmente de Haití, desde la Ciudad de México a la ciudad fronteriza de Reynosa. A través de una laguna burocrática y, en ocasiones, con la ayuda de funcionarios de inmigración mexicanos corruptos, los traficantes de personas pueden usar una aerolínea de bajo costo en México en lugar de autobuses o automóviles.
Cartel-connected human smugglers are using a faster and cheaper way to move primarily Haitian migrants from Mexico City to the border city of Reynosa. Using a bureaucratic loophole and sometimes corrupt immigration officials, smugglers are able to use low-cost airlines instead of ground transportation.
Authorities in the border state of Sonora were forced to change their story that extortion schemes were not a problem after new videos of cartel gunmen beating innocent victims surfaced recently. The violence is allegedly the result of victims not paying the Sinaloa Cartel for the right to work.
Los taxistas en la región turística de Cancún han comenzado a actuar como mafiosos en sus esfuerzos por mantener fuera a los conductores de Uber y servicios similares. Durante varios días, grupos de taxistas han agredido a conductores rivales, asustando a los turistas e incluso extorsionando a los choferes para dejarlos operar.
Taxi drivers in Cancun are acting like mobsters to keep rideshare drivers out of the market and are sometimes resorting to violence against gig workers.
Kinney County, Texas, Sheriff Brad Coe issued a plea for other law enforcement agencies to help with the continued flow of migrants through his county. The sheriff sent a letter to fellow sheriffs in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas asking for available resources to be sent immediately to Kinney County.
U.S. Coast Guardsman interdicted an overloaded sailboat in Bahamanian waters on January 21. Coast Guard officials found the vessel after rescuing one Haitian migrant who reportedly fell overboard.
A video showing cartel gunmen beating a taco vendor sparked outrage in Mexico where government officials claim crime is decreasing and extortion is not an issue.
Un grupo de sicarios mató a toda una familia durante un intento de asesinato contra un narco-político que operaba para una organización rival. Durante el ataque, los hombres armados mataron a 6 personas, incluidos los dos hijos y la esposa de la víctima.
A group of cartel gunmen killed an entire family during an assassination attempt targeting a narco-politician who worked for a rival organization. During the attack, the gunmen killed 6 people including the intended victim’s two children and wife.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers charged a Houston man with human smuggling following a high-speed pursuit in Uvalde County. Police later confirmed the man to be a member of the Pyro Bloods gang.
A Mexican judge drew criticism for a controversial ruling this week where he granted house arrest to a politician who had been in jail since 2020 for an acid attack on a woman.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two alleged human smugglers in possession of handguns near the Arizona border with Mexico.
El asesinato de dos sicarios dentro de una prisión estatal de Tamaulipas a solo 24 horas de su llegada muestra el control que las organizaciones criminales mexicanas tienen no solo fuera sino también dentro del sistema penitenciario de Tamaulipas. Funcionarios estatales han estado trabajando para ocultar los detalles del caso para minimizar las noticias negativas sobre la narco-violencia en la región.
The murders of two cartel gunmen inside a Mexican border state prison 24 hours after their arrival shows the control criminal organizations have behind bars in Tamaulipas. Officials have been working to cover up details of the case.
Border Patrol agents assigned to the five Texas-based border sectors apprehended nearly 407,000 migrants during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2023. This represents an increase of nearly 32 percent over the same period in FY22 and accounts for 64 percent of all migrant apprehensions so far this fiscal year.
A former Mexican police officer wanted in connection with the mass killing of 43 education students in the town of Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, in 2014, tried to sneak into New Mexico last month. U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested him this week and
A federal judge sentenced a Texas border county commissioner to 20 years in prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar bribery scheme. A former border city commissioner turned witness also received a lighter sentence.
Border Patrol agents apprehended a record-setting 4.2 million migrants during his first 23 months in office. The apprehension of 221,181 migrants by Border Patrol agents along the southwest border during the month of December brought the FY23 total to 633,451.
The Biden Administration announced another record-setting month for migrant encounters along the U.S.-Mexico border. The report of nearly 252,000 migrant encounters came in a Friday-night after-hours news dump. This represents the largest single-month report in U.S. history.
Un juez de la Ciudad de México ordenó la detención sin fianza de 12 miembros de una célula de distribución de drogas por varios cargos criminales. Se cree que la célula, que se cree tiene nexos al Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación de México, está detrás del intento de asesinato de uno de los periodistas más famosos del país, Ciro Gómez Leyva.
