Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced the discovery of a cartel-run surveillance center near Cancun which operated cameras at the international airport. However, the mayor claims to not have details of such a discovery.
Border Patrol agents along the nine southwest border sectors apprehended just over 128,000 migrants in February, according to unofficial Border Patrol reports reviewed by Breitbart Texas. This is down slightly from January’s reported 128,410 migrant apprehensions in January but is up more than 30 percent from February 2021 — President Joe Biden’s first full month in office.
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott asked the Legislature to increase penalties for those convicted of human smuggling incidents. The state has seen a spike in attempts as criminal organizations expand their use of social media to recruit smugglers, Abbott told Breitbart Texas.
Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM) is stepping up efforts to locate, detain, and remove migrants who fail to apply for asylum before making their way north to the U.S. Over the last six days, the agency interdicted more than 400 migrants.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Andrade Port of Entry in California established a new port record with the seizure of nearly $1 million worth of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The officers found the drugs hidden in a vehicle’s fuel tank.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to stop interfering in domestic affairs, adding that Mexico is more democratic than its neighbor on Tuesday.
La creciente narco-violencia que ha plagado el estado de Zacatecas obligó a un alcalde local a cancelar la feria de primavera de su ciudad.
The raging cartel violence in the state of Zacatecas pushed a mayor to cancel his town’s spring fair this week.
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott told Breitbart Texas that the state’s border security mission is saving lives across the nation by seizing fentanyl that slipped past Border Patrol and CBP. Operation Lone Star saved more lives by stopping nearly 25,000 criminal aliens from making their way into the U.S. interior, according to the state.
AUSTIN, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott asked the Legislature to pass new laws to ease the process of seizing human smuggling stash houses and vehicles. The request comes as Border Patrol agents, State Troopers, and local law enforcement disrupt stash house operations in the Texas-based border sectors.
En 2022, 367 migrantes murieron mientras cruzaban la frontera hacia Texas a través del estado fronterizo mexicano de Coahuila. Este año ha habido diez muertes allí, ya que la región sigue siendo uno de los corredores de contrabando humano más activos hasta la fecha.
In 2022, 367 migrants died while crossing the border into Texas from Coahuila. This year, there have been 10 fatalities as the region continues to perform as one of the busiest human smuggling corridors to date.
Miami Sector Border Patrol agents and Coast Guard crews continue to interdict migrants who are part of the record-setting surge along the Florida coast. Miami Sector agents apprehended more migrants in the first four months of FY23 than they did during the entire previous year.
At least two UPS drivers and other men face drug charges in connection with a cocaine trafficking group based in South Texas. Court documents indicate other individuals still risk arrest.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — This once quiet border town experienced two shootings in a 24-hour period Sunday and Monday. During the second incident, Breitbart Texas was posted near the crime scene as a lone gunman exited his vehicle and fired at another motorist amid a verbal altercation.
A convoy of Gulf Cartel gunmen clashed with Tamaulipas state police in fierce shootouts near the airport. State authorities managed to arrest three gunmen and seize one vehicle, however, federal forces did not respond as backup until the scene was already secured.
The kidnapping and murder of a respected rancher in Mexico during a carjacking highlights the raging violence throughout the country.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a pair of armed human smugglers during the past week near the border in Arizona. The alleged smugglers had pistols and a shotgun in their possession. Agents also found two fugitives in possession of a firearm.
Police in Texas say a Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agent shot a woman near the state’s border with Mexico. The shooting of the suspected human smuggler happened after the woman allegedly attempted to strike the agent with her vehicle.
Una serie de fotografías de inteligencia militar y filtraciones que han aparecido en las redes sociales dan una idea de la vida de una de las narco familias más infames de México.
Mexican military leaks and photographs surfaced on social media which provide a glimpse into one of that country’s most infamous narco-families.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents rescued migrants left trapped in crashed human smugglers’ vehicles in two separate incidents this week. In one incident, migrants had to be transported to hospitals for treatment.
Lake Worth, Texas, police released a video this week showing a man tackling and holding a drunk suspect who fled from the scene of a crash that left a police detective dead. The man also injured the detective’s family in the crash.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a large cache of weapons heading to Mexico at an outbound Texas border crossing checkpoint. The officers found 17 weapons including high-powered rifles, CBP officials stated.
Dos hermanos de México dirigían una operación de distribución de metanfetamina a gran escala con sede en Dallas para el Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, uno de los carteles de la droga más violentos a nivel mundial.
Two brothers from Mexico ran a large-scale meth distribution operation in Dallas, Texas, on behalf of Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG), one of the most violent drug cartels.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials report fentanyl smugglers are significantly increasing their use of the U.S. Postal Service and other express consignment carriers to bring the deadly drugs into the United States.
A federal jury in New York decided that a former top law enforcement official in Mexico took multi-million dollar bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel in exchange for protecting the criminal organization.
Los empresarios de la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros están sonando la alarma sobre cómo los funcionarios de la ciudad están recaudando tarifas de extorsión en nombre del Cartel del Golfo. Aquellos que no pagan se enfrentan al pago de multas impuestas por la ciudad y podrían cerrar su negocio.
Businessmen in the border city of Matamoros claim municipal officials are collecting extortion fees on behalf of the Gulf Cartel. Those who do not pay reportedly face government-imposed fines and forced closures.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 12,000 pounds of fentanyl during the first four months of Fiscal Year 23. This nearly equals the nearly 12,500 pounds seized during the entire previous fiscal year.
U.S. Coast Guard crews repatriated 311 migrants to their home country after a human smuggling interdiction at sea. The crews found the large group of Haitian migrants on an overloaded boat off the coast of Cuba.
A fierce shootout between Gulf Cartel gunmen and police near the border city of Matamoros killed one officer and one gunman, plus several injuries on Sunday. The lacking response from state and federal forces to the violence has led to discontent among local patrol officers in the region.
El gobierno de México ha permanecido en silencio después de que la administradora de la DEA hiciera unas duras críticas durante una audiencia en el Senado de los Estados Unidos afirmando que no están haciendo lo suficiente para detener tanto al Cártel de Sinaloa como al Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
Mexico’s government remained silent after the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) delivered some harsh criticism during a U.S. Senate hearing. During testimony, she stated that Mexican authorities are not doing enough to stop both the Sinaloa Cartel and Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG).
Austin police are investigating what they called “street racing incidents.” The incidents involved crowds taking over major intersections as drivers participated in “drifting” demonstrations. When police arrived, the crowd attacked the vehicles with fireworks, rocks, and other objects.
Transportation Security Administration officers in New Orleans stopped a Louisiana man from entering the secured area of the airport with a loaded AR-15-style rifle. The passenger also had 163 rounds of ammunition in his carry-on bag as he attempted to pass through the security checkpoint.
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper shot a suspected car thief after the driver allegedly led police on a lengthy high-speed pursuit. Police say the driver may have been looking to pick up migrants in a human smuggling attempt.
The Mexican Supreme Court is debating on restricting the public’s access to Mexico City’s sex-offender registry. Some justices argue the registry violates the human rights of the listed individuals.
Las autoridades mexicanas creen que sicarios del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación mataron al menos a 14 personas que se negaron a trabajar para ellos. El reclamo sigue al descubrimiento de una fosa común con 68 paquetes de restos humanos.
