Cartel Violence - Page 13

A Texas border judge appears to have set a $5,000 bond on a woman from Mexico who is facing money laundering charges. Authorities stopped the woman from trying to cross to Mexico with $250,000 and two handguns.

The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana issued a shelter in place alert after cartel members torched numerous vehicles and cars in five of the main cities in the border state of Baja California. The attacks are tied to an apparent demand by one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels to release some jailed members.

A clash between cartel gunmen led to the discovery of at least six bodies and two severed heads along a highway north of the tourist hotspot of Acapulco.

Abe Hamadeh, a Republican candidate for Attorney General in Arizona, spoke with Breitbart News about his plan to declare Mexican drug cartels “terrorist organizations” if elected. 

Un grupo de ladrones en un estado fronterizo de México intentó matar a una mujer usando una bomba incendiaria como venganza por haber denunciado el crimen a la policía y por haberlos identificado en las redes sociales. Poco después del incidente, las autoridades soltaron a uno de los sospechosos que habían detenido.

Authorities in the Mexican beach hotspot of Cancun will investigate social media posts that spread false information about violence in the region that scares away tourists.

One of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels posted a social media video where they asked other cartels in the country to keep the violence amongst themselves and to avoid hurting innocents, especially priests and pastors. The video comes just two weeks after a cell of the Sinaloa Cartel murdered two Catholic priests inside a church sparking international outrage.

The arrest of a top aide to a politically connected fuel-theft mogul who was killed last year sparked a new wave of controversy in northern Mexico as the region prepares for this summer’s gubernatorial elections.

A group of gunmen fired into two separate bars in Cancun killing two people and injuring nine others. The shooting attack comes as the region is experiencing a wave of violence linked to a cartel turf war leaving tourists caught in the middle.

Video from the Texas Department of Public Safety shows what appears to be a Gulf Cartel gunman pointing an AK-47 rifle at a helicopter aircrew as they patrolled the border in Starr County. The gunman eventually flees and Mexican law enforcement responds to the area.

Mexican authorities arrested an elusive top leader within Mexico’s Gulf Cartel. The feared drug lord has been arrested two times in the past only to be released by federal judges. It is the second successful high-value target operation this week.

FBI agents teamed up with U.S. Border Patrol agents and Mexican military officials to rescue a U.S. citizen being held by kidnappers in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. Nuevo Laredo is the headquarters for Los Zetas Cartel, also known as CDN. The rescue effort led to the recovery of 14 others being held against their will by the cartel.

The U.S. government stopped imports of Mexican avocado after cartels threatened an American inspector working in that country.

A group of gunmen left a total of 16 bodies in two separate towns in a central Mexican state. Some bodies were hung and some were wrapped in blankets and dumped, the gory discovery is the latest in a long line of executions and mass killings that have plagued the region as two drug cartels fight for control.

Mexican authorities have found a new killing field in the border state of Tamaulipas being used by cartel gunmen to incinerate their victims. The discovery comes at a time when the federal government has been unable to stop the country’s raging cartel violence and forced disappearances.

A federal court in El Paso convicted two Mexican gunmen for shooting a group of U.S. Consulate workers in Ciudad Juarez in 2010. The gunmen are part of the Barrio Azteca gang which, at the time, was working with the Juarez Cartel to fight against the Sinaloa Cartel for control of the lucrative border city.

A group of Gulf Cartel gunmen and police forces clashed in the streets of the capital of the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas causing panic among locals. A gunman carjacked a local woman while trying to flee and gunfire struck an innocent bystander during the clash.

Un grupo de sicarios del Cártel del Golfo y fuerzas policiales se enfrentaron en las calles de la capital de un estado fronterizo mexicano causando pánico entre los habitantes. Un hombre armado robó el automóvil de una mujer intentando huir, mientras que una transeúnte inocente fue alcanzada por disparos durante el enfrentamiento.

Uno de los cárteles de la droga más violentos del mundo hirió a dos soldados del ejército mexicano al utilizar drones para arrojarles explosivos. El ataque con drones se produce cuando dos carteles principales de la droga luchan por el control de los territorios de producción de drogas y las rutas de tráfico de drogas de Michoacán.

One of the world’s most violent drug cartels injured two Mexican Army soldiers by using drones to drop explosives on them. The drone attack comes as two main drug cartels fight for control of Michoacan’s drug production territories and drug trafficking routes.

A lone gunman shot a group of three Canadians who were staying at an upscale resort in Mexico’s Mayan Riviera, killing two of them. Mexican authorities claim that the two fatal victims had criminal histories tied to drug trafficking.

El caos se extendió en una ciudad fronteriza mexicana cuando un grupo de sicarios del Cártel del Golfo se enfrentó a las fuerzas policiales estatales. La mayoría de los pistoleros lograron escapar, sin embargo las autoridades lograron detener a dos de ellos e incautaron dos vehículos y armas.

Chaos spread in a Mexican border city as a group of gunmen from the Gulf Cartel clashed with state police forces. Most of the gunmen escaped as authorities managed two arrests. Police also seized two vehicles and weapons.

A group of gunmen left nine bodies on the side of the road with a banner threatening top government officials from the coastal state of Veracruz for supporting the Sinaloa Cartel. An interrogation video hinted that one of the victims was the nephew of the Veracruz Secretary of State.

Un grupo de sicarios dejó 9 cadáveres al costado de la carretera con una pancarta amenazando a altos funcionarios del gobierno del estado de Veracruz por apoyar al Cártel de Sinaloa. Un video del interrogatorio dejó entrever que una de las víctimas era sobrino del secretario de Estado de Veracruz.

A Mexican border state police officer tasked with restoring the peace in the southern part of Tamaulipas is reportedly operating as a commander of one of the most violent drug cartels in Mexico. Authorities are now offering a reward for his capture.

Un video de un dron compartido en línea por periodistas ciudadanos capturó el momento en que un grupo de soldados mexicanos parece estar vendiendo armas a miembros de un cartel de la droga en el oeste de México. La supuesta venta se produce en un momento en que el estado de Michoacán sigue siendo uno de los más violentos de México, ya que dos de los principales cárteles de la droga continúan luchando por el control.

A drone video shared online by citizen journalists captured a group of Mexican soldiers appearing to sell weapons to members of a drug cartel in western Mexico. The purported sale comes at a time when the state of Michoacan continues to be one of the most violent in Mexico as two main drug cartels continue to fight for control.

An activist, a gunman, and a security guard died during an attack by cartel gunmen on a municipal building in the Mexican border state of Sonora. Two other innocent victims sustained gunshot injuries. Authorities have since revealed the attack was a failed cartel hit targeting the local police chief.

Cartel gunmen hung the bodies of 13 men from two separate highway overpasses in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The gory executions come as the state is seeing a record-setting number of murders as rival cartels fight for control of a series of highways that connect border states with the rest of Mexico.

One of the most ruthless drug cartels in Mexico released two members of Mexico’s Navy who they kidnapped following the arrest of the wife of their top leader. The two sailors were not part of the operation but were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Drug cartel gunmen are crossing the border to commit murders in Texas, authorities claim. The statements by officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety directly clash with longstanding claims by local police chiefs who routinely say that border cities are safe.

Cartel gunmen shot and killed a Texas woman during a carjacking attempt along a highway that leads to a border city in Mexico. The shooting comes as drug cartels continue to fight for control of lucrative drug and human smuggling corridors into Texas.

Sicarios dispararon y mataron a una mujer de Texas durante un intento de robo de auto a lo largo de una carretera que conduce a una ciudad fronteriza. El tiroteo se produce cuando los cárteles de la droga continúan luchando por el control de los lucrativos corredores de tráfico de drogas y personas hacia Texas.

A top enforcer with Mexico’s Gulf Cartel died during a fierce shootout that left four people dead — including a young child. Two other innocent victims were struck by the gunfire. The cartel enforcer was the first such person to

Un importante operador del Cártel del Golfo de México murió en un fuerte tiroteo que mató a cuatro personas, incluido un niño que era una victima inocente. Otras dos víctimas inocentes, fueron alcanzadas por disparos. El operador del narco fue el primer individuo en tener una canción de rap dedicada a él por un grupo reconocido.