PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A series of cartel banners called out the former secretary of state as the man who helped protect key cartel gunmen by making them commanders of an elite tactical police unit.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Dos ciudadanos estadounidenses fueron secuestrados en este estado fronterizo y sus familiares recibieron una demanda de rescate de $300,000 dólares. El secuestro esta presuntamente ligado a una deuda de trafico de drogas.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Two U.S. citizens were kidnapped in this border state, causing their relatives to receive a $300,000 ransom demand. The kidnapping is allegedly linked to a drug debt.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Autoridades estatales catearon una compañía de grúas que tiene una larga historia de estar ligada al crimen organizado con el presunto fin de ayudar a sus actividades criminales en este estado fronterizo. Durante el cateo, los investigadores encontraron múltiples cajas llenas de droga al igual que paquetes de droga que se cree estaba siendo escondidos en en partes de automóviles; también encontraron falsos documentos judiciales utilizados para encubrir el presunto robo de vehículos.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Authorities raided a towing company believed to have a long history of working with drug cartels in this border state. They found several boxes of drugs being packaged into car parts and fake court documents to cover up the alleged theft of vehicles.
For years, the Mexican government has been ordering its various law enforcement agencies to doctor their crime statistics in order to downplay the number of murders, kidnappings and other violent crimes often tied to drug cartels. The effort was apparently done to make it seem like the current Mexican government was making progress in improving the country’s security conditions.
Autoridades estatales investigan una balacera en un palenque donde un grupo de sicarios ejecuto a un transportista e hirieron a sus dos acompañantes antes de escapar con completa impunidad.
Mexican state authorities are investigating a shootout turned execution. The incident occurred at a cockfighting arena where a group of hit men executed the owner of a trucking company, wounded his two companions, and managed to escape with complete impunity.
Officials linked a former state police commander in Coahuila, Mexico, to several migrant kidnapping cases. The former police investigator allegedly collected protection fees from human smugglers and kidnappers in order to let them operate in her area. The revelations were made public in a recent trial where a court convicted kidnapping gang members for their role in the hostage-taking of several migrants.
Una comandante de la policía estatal de este estado fronterizo fué ligada a varios casos de secuestro donde ella presuntamente cobraba cuotas de protección a traficantes de personas y secuestradores para dejarlos operar en su área. Las revelaciones fueron hechas en un juicio donde los miembros de una banda de secuestradores fueron declarado culpables de varios casos de secuestro.
Tres policías de la ciudad de Tecatitlán Jalisco han sido detenidos en conexión al secuestro de tres ciudadanos Italianos. Los Policías presuntamente detuvieron a los extranjeros y luego los entregaron a un grupo de hombres armados sin identificar.
Three cops from Tecatitlan, Jalisco, were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of three Italian citizens. The police allegedly pulled over the foreigners before turning them over to suspected cartel gunmen.
MORELIA, Michoacán – La reciente muerte de uno de los principales líderes regionales de uno de los cárteles de droga más violentos de México ha provocado una ola de incertidumbre que apunta a una mayor violencia en este estado, a pesar de los esfuerzos de las autoridades del gobierno que afirman una mejora de condiciones de seguridad.
MORELIA, Michoacan — The recent death of a top regional leader of one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels sparked a wave of uncertainty likely to generate more bloodshed despite the security efforts of the state government.
A Mexican federal judge ordered the release of one of the top regional leaders of the Gulf Cartel less than three days after his arrest in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The judge ruled that errors in the case file made his arrest unlawful in nature.
One of Mexico’s most violent cartels dumped the bodies of hundreds, perhaps thousands of their victims into various dams and lakes throughout the northern part of Mexico and along the U.S. border.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Autoridades de este estado fronterizo rescataron a docenas de animales exóticos que habían sido abandonados en un zoológico que se sospecha pudiera estar relacionado con el Cartel del Golfo. Durante una redada por las autoridades, los investigadores no solo encontraron animales débiles y desnutridos, sino que también incautaron diversas cantidades de drogas, incluidas marihuana y cocaína.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Authorities in this border state rescued dozens of exotic animals left behind at an abandoned zoo believed to be linked to the Gulf Cartel. The raid yielded injured, malnourished animals and various quantities of drugs including marijuana and cocaine.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — One of the top leaders of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel was captured during a top-secret operation carried out by Mexican Marines in this border city. The drug lord had been singled out as being responsible for the recent rescue of more than 480 kidnapped Central American migrants headed to Texas and beyond.
SALTILLO, Coahuila — Autoridades estatales están investigado una emboscada mortal donde falleció un policía municipal y otro oficial resulto gravemente herido. El ataque se llevo acabo en una zona rural cerca de la frontera con el estado de Nuevo Léon.
SALTILLO, Coahuila — State authorities are investigating a deadly ambush where a municipal policeman died and another was seriously injured. The attack took place in a rural area near the border with Nuevo Leon.
Mexican authorities have confirmed the discovery of an active improvised explosive device (IED) at one of the international bridges connecting the border cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas–the headquarters of the ruthless cartel known as Los Zetas.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Un investigador dela policía estatal de este estado fronterizo se encuentra presuntamente ligado a la ejecución de un narcotraficante local. El homicidio se encuentra presuntamente ligado a la disputa territorial entre los carteles de la droga.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A police investigator faces a probe for his alleged role in the execution of a local drug dealer. The homicide case is reportedly linked to a territorial dispute between drug cartels.
At least 13 individuals died and 15 others were injured when a helicopter surveying earthquake damage plummeted to the ground and crushed them. The helicopter carried Mexico’s Secretary of the Interior, the Governor of Oaxaca, and other top officials. Mexico’s
The mayor of a rural community in this southern state has been outed as an ally of one of Mexico’s most violent cartels. The politician was outed by a cartel gunman who was tortured and murdered by his rivals.
El alcalde de una comunidad rural en este estado sureño ha sido señalado como aliado de uno de los cárteles más violentos de México. El político fue señalado por un sicario del cártel que fue torturado y asesinado por sus rivales.
El gobierno Mexicano confirmo el hallazgo de restos humanos relacionados con el reciente secuestro de dos agentes federales quienes fueron forzados a grabar un video mensaje donde se le acusa al gobierno de violar la ley en operativos secretos contra los carteles de la droga.
The Mexican government confirmed the discovery of two bodies they believe are related to the recent kidnapping of two federal agents who were forced to record a video message accusing the government of violating the law in secret operations against the drug cartels.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Los horrores que se han llevado acabo en este estado fronterizo continúan en una reciente masacre donde un grupo de sicarios asesino e incinero a cinco hombres cuyos restos fueron descubiertos en una comunidad rural en la parte sur-central del estado.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen murdered and incinerated five men whose remains were discovered in a rural community in the south-central part of the state.
The governor of Michoacan called the United States hypocritical for issuing travel warnings amid the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The politician called for a similar warning to be used against the U.S. as a result.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Un total de 480 inmigrantes que habían sido secuestrados por el cártel del Golfo han sido rescatados por las autoridades mexicanas después de una serie de operaciones dirigidas en combatir las actividades de la organización criminal.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — A total of 480 migrants kidnapped by the Gulf Cartel have been rescued by Mexican authorities after a series of operations targeting the criminal organization.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Un narco-mensaje dejado junto a la víctima de una reciente ejecución mantiene a las autoridades de este estado preocupados puesto que el contenido de los mensajes apuntan a nuevas alianzas y a una continuación de la violencia que se vive en la región.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon – A narco-message left next to the victim of a recent execution is causing concern among authorities since the content hints to new alliances and a continuation of the violence in the region.
Spanish authorities arrested one of the top drug lords believed behind the distribution of large quantities of cocaine throughout Europe. The European cartel was allegedly led by a narco known as Sito Miñanco, who reportedly smuggled tons of drugs into the country and laundered the proceeds.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Un comando armado entro an un rancho propiedad de uno de los prestanombres de un ex-gobernador ligado al crimen organizado para ejecutar al vaquero y matar a 15 caballos de raza fina.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — A team of gunmen stormed a ranch owned by one of the close associates of a former governor linked to organized crime to execute a hand and kill 15 high-value horses.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Autoridades en esta ciudad fronteriza lograron rescatar 301 migrantes Centro-Americanos que habían sido secuestrados por 16 miembros el Cartel del Golfo quien los mantenían en varias casas de seguridad por toda la ciudad.
