REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Despite pandemic restrictions on both sides of the border, cartels in northern Mexico continue to clash with rivals and security forces on a regular basis. The most recent crime statistics released by Mexico’s federal government indicate violence is climbing despite Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown measures.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) helicopter aircrews facilitated the rescue of multiple migrants who became lost and dehydrated in the Arizona desert. The rescues on Thursday led to the hospitalization of one severely dehydrated woman and the rescue of several others in the Yuma Sector.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescued two migrants from almost drowning in California border canals near Calexico late last week. The migrants were attempting to illegally enter the United States when they got in trouble with the swift-moving water.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Grupos de sicarios en vehículos blindados se enfrentaron en un fuerte tiroteo a solo millas de la frontera con Texas. Después del enfrentamiento las autoridades encontraron vehículos blindados incendiados y cuerpos.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Convoys of cartel gunmen in armored vehicles clashed in a fierce shootout over the past weekend. In the aftermath, authorities found torched armored vehicles and bodies.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Michigan arrested a woman who allegedly crossed the Canadian border in a stolen vehicle. The officers found five pounds of gold and 30 grams of marijuana, they reported.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – A pesar de varias restricciones impuestas en ambos lados de la frontera, los cárteles de la droga en el norte de México continúan enfrentándose con sus rivales y con las fuerzas de seguridad en fuertes tiroteos de manera regular. Las estadísticas de delitos más recientes publicadas por el gobierno federal de México señalan que los niveles de violencia continúan aumentando a pesar de que el nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19 sigue esparciéndose por México.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Despite pandemic restrictions on both sides of the border, cartels in northern Mexico continue to clash with rivals and security forces on a regular basis. The most recent crime statistics released by Mexico’s federal government indicate violence is climbing despite Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown measures.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested an armed 25-year-old human smuggler after finding two migrants locked inside the trunk of a sedan at an interior checkpoint in Southern California.
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.
Border security cameras captured the events as two men crossed the border from Mexico into Arizona and set two fires before fleeing back across the border. The men set the fires in the Cocopah Tribal Land in an area where only a vehicle barrier secures the border.
An alleged human smuggler attempted to run a Border Patrol vehicle off the road during a pursuit near the Arizona border with Mexico, officials stated. The pursuit came after border wall security contractors observed a breach in the wall west of San Luis, Arizona.
Un grupo de sicarios dejó doce cuerpos en la caja de una camioneta en el estado de Michoacán. El asesinato masivo sucede en un momento en que dos de los cárteles de drogas más violentos de México han estado librando una fuerte guerra territorial por el control de la producción de drogas y sus rutas de contrabando.
A group of cartel gunmen left twelve bodies in the bed of a pickup truck in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The mass murder comes at a time when two of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels waged a fierce turf war for control of drug production and smuggling routes in the western part of the country.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents arrested another armed human smuggler in South Texas near the Rio Grande border with Mexico.
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.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex offender after he illegally re-entered the United States in the mountains west of Nogales, Arizona. The Mexican illegal alien received a conviction from a Utah court in 2003 for sexual assault.
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.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents rescued two migrants who became lost after illegally crossing the border from Mexico. The rescues come as more migrants attempt to avoid apprehension and the heat of the Texas summer approaches.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents seized two stolen firearms in as many incidents near the U.S.-Mexico Border in South Texas. The two incidents led to the recovery of a stolen rifle and pistol in two consecutive days.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents carried out multiple rescues of migrants who became distressed in the dangerously hot conditions of the Arizona and California deserts.
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.
Cartel-connected human smugglers led multiple law enforcement agencies on a lengthy vehicle pursuit as they attempted to avoid apprehension. The pursuit ended at the banks of the Rio Grande in Laredo, Texas, and the smuggler, along with five other migrants, fled across the river to Mexico. Border Patrol agents apprehended six others before they could escape.
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.
Laredo Sector Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $2.5 million in methamphetamine at an international crossing from Mexico. The shipment weighed in excess of 127 pounds.
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.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three migrants from Yemen after they illegally crossed the border from Mexico. The arrests of the Yemenis follow five Bangladeshis one day earlier.
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.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a migrant who became lost in the desert without water. After two days, the man developed blisters from dehydration.
