The convicted terrorist leader of the Cartel Del Noreste (CDN) faction of Los Zetas was singled out by authorities as the man behind a series of beheadings and mutilations intended to intimidate law enforcement and rival criminal organizations.
A cartel gunman entered a Tijuana hospital early Sunday morning and opened fire on a patient being treated for wounds sustained earlier, raising the total number of homicides in March to 81 with 446 in 2019.
Buffalo Sector Border Patrol agents rescued three people on a jet ski on a frozen lake at the New York-Canada border. Two were determined to be migrants illegally attempting to enter the U.S.
VERACRUZ, Veracruz — Intensas balaceras, tráileres quemados, carreteras bloqueadas, cierre masivo de negocios y violencia sin fin es el saldo inicial de un violento fin de semana que sicarios desataron en este estado costero. La violencia fue pronosticada días antes por el Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) a través de narco mantas por todo el estado donde retaban al gobierno por enfrentarse a ellos.
VERACRUZ, Veracruz — Fierce gun battles, torched trucks, blockaded highways, mass closure of businesses, and endless violence are the initial results of a weekend of skirmishes triggered by cartel gunmen in this coastal state. The conflict was previously announced by Jalisco Cartel Nueva Generación (CJNG) with banners complaining of government corruption and promises of war.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported child rapist in a town located about 75 miles north of the Texas-Mexico border. Immigration officers deported the convicted sex offender in 2018.
San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a Mexican murder fugitive who illegally crossed the border with a group of migrants.
Two separate investigations by Phoenix Police Narcotics and a Joint Bureau of Indian Affairs and Drug Enforcement Agency operation resulted in the seizure of 45,000 fentanyl pills this past week. One incident occurred in west Phoenix while the second took place on an Indian reservation that sits on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued five migrants from freezing to death in a mountainous region of the Arizona-Mexico border.
The Mexican government announced that security operations led by La Secretaría de Marina or the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) located and dismantled 31 drug labs in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa since December 1, of 2018. The state of Sinaloa is the home base for the Sinaloa Cartel also known as the Sinaloa Federation. The cartel continues to have the largest operational footprint throughout the United States and worldwide despite the capture and imprisonment of notorious cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Mexican authorities confirmed the murder of a journalist in the border state of Sonora. The crime marks the third murder of a Mexican journalist in 2019 and the fifth case since Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in December.
Autoridades mexicanas están investigando el descubrimiento de 19 cuerpos que fueron envueltos en bolsas de plástico negras y tirados en un canal en el área metropolitana de Guadalajara, Jalisco. Este es el segundo descubrimiento de varios cuerpos en los últimos días después de que sicarios arrojaron otros siete cuerpos cerca de una carretera.
Mexican authorities are investigating the discovery of 19 bodies that were wrapped in black plastic bags and dumped into a canal in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Jalisco. This is the second discovery of multiple bodies after cartel gunmen recently dumped seven other bodies near a highway.
Tijuana is listed as the deadliest city in the world per capita based on its 2018 registered homicide count, according to a new study released this week by the Citizen Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice (El Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal).
Border Patrol agents along the U.S. southwest border with Mexico continue to arrest previously deported criminal aliens who exploit weaknesses in barrier technology to re-enter the country. Those criminal aliens include child sex offenders, violent criminals, and members of transnational criminal gangs.
Cartel gunmen operating near the Texas border kidnapped 44 individuals from two passenger buses in two weeks. Rather than sound the alarm, top Mexican authorities made efforts to avoid disclosing facts and then minimized them once they leaked.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents say they apprehended nearly 400 migrants in a 48-hour period after they exploited outdated border vehicle barriers to illegally enter the U.S.
Shortly after Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) tried to downplay the kidnapping of 19 passengers from a bus near the Texas border, a top federal official acknowledged the separate disappearance of 25 travelers in a previous case and announced an investigation. Authorities now confirm 44 bus kidnapping victims since February 21.
A human smuggler allegedly attempting to flee authorities killed two innocent victims after a head-on collision in southern Texas. In addition to the two innocent motorists that died, five illegal immigrants were rushed to a local hospital.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents patrolling in Brooks County, Texas, disrupted a human smuggling group attempting to move 17 migrants around the Falfurrias immigration checkpoint. Brooks County is the deadliest in Texas and one of the worst in the nation.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended the largest single group of migrants in the sector so far this year when nearly 300 surrendered in a matter of hours near Granjeno, Texas.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas – Sicarios que trabajan para un narcoterrorista secuestraron, torturaron y humillaron a un periodista ciudadano que grabó se arriesgó para grabar un reciente tiroteo y se atrevió a compartir el video en las redes sociales. Este es el segundo ataque a periodistas ciudadanos en las últimas semanas por parte de una facción de Los Zetas que tratan de intimidar a la población para que guarden silencio.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas – Cartel gunmen working for a convicted terrorist kidnapped, tortured, and humiliated a citizen journalist who recorded a recent gun battle and dared to share the footage on social media. The attack is the second of its kind in recent weeks where Los Zetas tried to scare locals into silence.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized approximately 100 pounds of methamphetamine, 55 pounds of cocaine, 5 pounds of fentanyl, and 2 pounds of heroin worth $1.7 million last week during three vehicle inspections at the Arizona border. The alleged seizures resulted in the arrests of two U.S. citizens and one Mexican national.
Sonora state police came under fire from cartel gunmen traveling in an armored SUV 80 miles south of Arizona Saturday morning. The attackers abandoned their armored vehicle in a remote desert area south of Caborca.
Vice President Mike Pence asked Credit Union National Association Government Affairs Conference (CUNA GAC) attendees Tuesday to put pressure on members of Congress in the coming days to support President Donald Trump’s southern border emergency declaration.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) downplayed a mass kidnapping case near the Texas border where a team of cartel gunmen pulled between 19 and 22 victims from a passenger bus. The Mexican president said the incident is simply reflective of how some migrants reach the U.S. border.
A 17-year-old girl from Honduras apprehended by Border Patrol agents claims she was sexually assaulted multiple times during her two-month journey through Mexico.
MIGUEL ALEMAN, Tamaulipas – El alcalde de esta ciudad fronteriza anunció públicamente el secuestro de uno de sus concejales. Al hablar sobre el crimen y pedir ayuda a las autoridades estatales, el político afirmó que se estaba poniendo a sí mismo en riesgo y al resto del gobierno de la ciudad.
MIGUEL ALEMAN, Tamaulipas – The mayor of this border city publicly announced the kidnapping of an elected councilman. By speaking out and asking for help from state authorities, the politician said he is putting a target on the local government.
