The Mexican military disarmed and replaced the entire police force in the beach resort town of Acapulco. The move comes as part of an investigation into the agency’s ties to drug cartels.
Newly released evidence revealed that cartel gunmen butchered several children including toddlers and buried their remains in a series of mass graves in the Mexican coastal state of Veracruz. The more than 166 victims believed to have been buried there have not been identified.
SAN FERNANDO, Tamaulipas – Las fuerzas militares mexicanas decomisaron una ametralladora,varios rifles, granadas y una camioneta que los sicarios dejaron atrás mientras huían del centro de esta ciudad.
Mexican military forces seized a belt-fed machine gun, numerous rifles, grenades, and an SUV that cartel gunmen left behind while fleeing from the border town of San Fernando, Tamaulipas.
Cartel violence in the Mexican border state of Sonora continues with five homicides registered yesterday in Hermosillo and Ciudad Obregón. The double homicide which occurred yesterday in Ciudad Obregón was the 31st of the month. Law enforcement authorities fear more cartel violence will continue in the border state that for the most part has not seen the levels of violence experienced in other regions of the country.
Three cartel hitmen dressed as mariachis sprayed gunfire in one of Mexico City’s most popular plazas. Casualty reports range from three to five victims killed — as many as seven others were injured.
Las ejecuciones en esta ciudad volvieron a arreciar bajo una modalidad nueva donde los sicarios entran a las casas a las casa en la madrugada para sorprender a sus víctimas disparándoles a quemarropa.
Cartel gunmen escalated the number of executions in the capital city of the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas. Cartel hitmen began a new tactic where they are now raiding homes early in the morning. The raids are designed to surprise their sleeping victims and kill them at point-blank range.
Las autoridades mexicanas han descubierto los restos de al menos 166 víctimas en un campo de exterminio de cárteles. Las víctimas habían sido enterradas en 32 fosas comunes, sin embargo, se cree que aún hay más cadáveres enterrados en la zona.
Mexican authorities discovered the remains of at least 166 victims in a cartel killing field. The victims were buried in 32 mass graves. Authorities believe that more bodies are still buried in the area.
The Mexican military made its third major methamphetamine seizure in northern Mexico in the past week when the Mexican Navy announced the seizure of 10 tons of methamphetamine in the state of Sinaloa which occurred. The drug seizure occurred on August 22 as reported according to local media outlets. in local media
Two innocent victims died and a third was injured during a fierce gun battle in the border city of Nuevo Laredo. The deaths occurred when gunmen believed to be with a faction of Los Zetas attempted to ambush a squad of Mexican soldiers. The two innocent victims died when their vehicle became caught in the crossfire.
Dos víctimas inocentes murieron y una tercer persona resultó herida durante una feroz batalla en la ciudad fronteriza de Nuevo Laredo cuando sicarios del Cartel de Los Zetas intentaron emboscar a un escuadrón de soldados mexicanos. Las dos víctimas inocentes murieron cuando su vehículo presuntamente quedo en medio del fuego cruzado.
Two gunmen from the Gulf Cartel died in this border city during a recent series of shootouts with Tamaulipas state police forces and the Mexican military.
Dos sicarios del Cartel del Golfo murieron en esta ciudad fronteriza durante una reciente serie de tiroteos con las fuerzas policiales de Tamaulipas y el ejército mexicano.
Sicarios del Cartel Del Golfo realizaron una descarada operación de rescate en un intento de liberar a uno de sus lugartenientes que estaba detenido en un tribunal en esta ciudad fronteriza. La balaceras a gran escala que desato el operativo llevo a la muerte de un policía e hirió a otros dos.
Teams of Gulf Cartel gunmen carried out a brazen rescue operation in an attempt to free one of their lieutenants who was being held in a Mexican border city courthouse. The large-scale gun battle killed one police officer and injured two others.
An apparent chance encounter between the Mexican military and the security detail of the leader of one of the country’s most dangerous cartels was met with extreme violence. While both sides clashed, the leader escaped. The clash comes soon after authorities increased the reward being offered for his capture.
Kidnappings and carjackings continue to take place along the highways that traverse the border state of Tamaulipas. This is particularly true along highways that lead to the Mexican border with Texas.
Many of the top U.S. airline companies are cutting their number of flights to Mexican beach resorts following reports of cartel violence and increasing passenger fears.
The Secretary for Public Security in Tijuana announced the arrests of six kidnappers including an active duty Tijuana municipal police officer and the rescue of a female kidnapping victim.
La organización criminal que controla esta ciudad ahora ha ampliado su operación a la extorsión al exigir el pago de cada automóvil importado de Texas.
The drug cartel that controls this city has branched out their extortion operations by demanding payment for every used car that is imported from Texas.
Una vez más, la guerra actual entre dos facciones rivales del Cártel del Golfo por el control de esta ciudad ha extendido el caos a medida que hombres armados realizan bloqueos y toman vehículos a punta de pistola como parte de sus tácticas. La frecuencia de los enfrentamientos armados ha provocado un fuerte aumento en el despojo de vehículos y vehículos robados.
The ongoing war between two rival factions of the Gulf Cartel for control of this city has spread chaos as gunmen set off blockades and take vehicles at gunpoint as part of their tactics. The frequency of the gun battles has set off a sharp spike in carjackings and stolen vehicles.
The United States Consulate General in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico has issued a security alert prohibiting U.S. Government employees from traveling into downtown Ciudad Juárez without advance permission for the next 30 days.
Una vez más, miembros del cártel del Golfo han matado a un oficial de la policía del estado de Tamaulipas en uno de sus ataques de emboscada más recientes en esta ciudad fronteriza. El ataque ocurrió cerca de Nuevo Progreso, una ciudad conocida por su turismo médico por visitantes de los EE. UU.
Members of the Gulf Cartel killed, once again, a Tamaulipas state police officer during one of their most recent ambush attacks in this border city. The attack took place near Nuevo Progreso, a city known for its medical tourism by U.S. visitors.
The Federal Police in Baja California Sur announced the arrest of a regional cartel boss who has been attributed to the wave of narco-violence in the popular tourist spot of La Paz.
A series of attacks on five bars in and around Monterrey left 12 individuals dead and six others injured. Law enforcement sources point to the Cartel Del Noreste faction of the cartel known as Los Zetas as having been behind the terrorist-style attacks.
Mexican gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed a female U.S. citizen as she dined at a popular taco restaurant in Mexico City. The two gunmen rode up on a motorcycle and stopped in front of the business and began
Border Patrol agents disrupted the attempted drowning of a Mexican national in the Rio Grande River who had just been deported. Laredo Sector officials said an armed group of men attempted to drown the man after chasing him into the middle of the river border with Mexico.
Mexico’s national elections are underway — ending a bloody 10-month electoral cycle which has highlighted the government’s inability to provide basic security for politicians and their families.
A former state police officer, recently outed as having taken bribes from cartel linked human smugglers, claims police officers kidnapped her and tortured her before leaving her for dead near this border city.
Un ex agente de la policía estatal que recientemente fue exhibida por presuntamente cobrar sobornos de polleros y coyotes vinculados a los carteles afirma que los agentes de policía la secuestraron y la torturaron antes de darla por muerta cerca de esta ciudad fronteriza.
A Mexican judge released two former elite tactical police officers turned leading figures within the Beltran Leyva Cartel after police recently arrested the duo. The federal judge ordered their release just days after their arrest. Their release also comes soon after another federal judge released their leader, a regional commander with the same cartel, who had also been arrested this week.
Dos ex-policías de elite que se habían convertido en figuras destacadas dentro del Cártel de los Beltran Leyva habían sido recientemente arrestados en esta ciudad, sin embargo, un juez federal mexicano ordenó su liberación pocos días después. La liberación de los ex-policías viene luego de que un juez federal libero a un comandante regional del mismo cartel que había sido detenido esta semana.
Gunmen assassinated the former mayor of the border city of Piedras Negras as he left a political debate.
Reports indicate that cartel gunmen in the Mexican state of Guerrero killed 22 security elements consisting of 17 police officers from various agencies and five army personnel during the first five months of 2017. Guerrero is located in southwest Mexico and includes the coastal resort cities of Acapulco, Ixtapa, and Zihuatanejo.
The ongoing cartel war for control of the border city of Reynosa has spread from the streets into the state prison in the outskirts of the city. Rival factions of the Gulf Cartel appear to be fighting over the revenue made from extortion and illicit businesses inside the prison.
