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Asesinan a Más de 300 En 5 Años Baja California, Dice DH

Funcionarios públicos y activistas dan la voz de alarma en el estado fronterizo mexicano de Baja California donde aseguran que en un lapso de cinco años documentaron más de 300 asesinatos donde las víctimas eran niños y adolescentes. En muchos casos, esas víctimas fueron asesinadas cuando sicarios trataban de asesinar a un ser querido.

Forensic personnel work at the crime scene where four police officers were killed in Tonal

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Terrorist Cartels in Mexico Continue Use of Drone-Dropped IEDs in Turf War

Cartel gunmen in western Mexico expanded the use of weaponized drones to drop improvised explosive devices on their rivals. The use of commercially available drones to deliver explosives is now commonplace in the rural areas of Michoacan and Jalisco. Mexico’s government has been unable to stop rival criminal organizations as they fight to control lucrative drug production and trafficking routes.

A Mexican cartel drone drops an IED on a rival cartel. (Cartel Chronicles)

120 Pounds of Cocaine Found near Border in Texas

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents seized more than 120 pounds of cocaine on August 7 near the Texas border with Mexico. Officials estimate the value of the shipment at approximately $3.8 million.

Cocaine Seizure Rio Grande City (U.S. Border Patrol)