Gunmen with the Gulf Cartel threw a grenade at the entrance of a hotel along one of the main avenues in this border city. The attack was an apparent attempt to intimidate police forces who have been cracking down on their operations.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The staff of the weekly newspaper Riodoce normally meets on Wednesdays to review its plans for coverage of the most recent mayhem wrought in Sinaloa state by organized crime, corrupt officials and ceaseless drug wars. But on this day, in the shadow of their own tragedy, they’ve come together to talk about security.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — The recent execution of a suspected smuggler points to rival cartels once again facing-off for control of this border city and its lucrative smuggling routes into Texas. Gunmen stole a vehicle in Texas to carry out a hit in Mexico.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Un grupo de pistoleros relacionados al crimen organizado ejecutó a el encargado de limpiar las prisiones estatales al mismo tiempo que hirieron a varias personas que lo acompañaban. La victima habia estado recibiendo amenazas de parte de los carteles que operan en este estado.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — A team of cartel gunmen executed the man responsible for trying to clean up the prisons in this border state and injured several others. The victim received prior threats from the drug cartels that operate near Texas.
Mexico recorded the ninth murder of a journalist in a span of five months as cartel gunmen continue to silence investigative reporters.
DIAZ ORDAZ, Tamaulipas — Mexican soldiers seized more than three tons of marijuana destined for Texas. Cartel smugglers hid their load in a grain shipment.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Police officers from this border state killed a regional leader with Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel during a gun battle.
One of the top leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel fled to California to turn himself into U.S. authorities in an attempt to escape a certain death at the hand of his rivals.
PHOENIX, Arizona — As this city’s police department prepares to implement a soft approach to dealing with illegal immigrants during traffic stops and investigations, veteran law enforcement officials worry that the measure could provide a safe haven for Mexican drug cartels and lead to yet another explosion in gory crime scenes.
A medida que las condiciones de seguridad en México continúan fuera de control, el país ha visto el surgimiento de grupos de agricultores y ciudadanos tomando las armas contra los cárteles de la droga mexicanos que son responsables de la mayor parte de la violencia en el país.
As security conditions in Mexico continue to spiral out of control, the country has seen the rise of average citizens taking arms against the drug cartels that are responsible for most of the violence in the country.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Nueve cuerpos apilados, con huellas de tortura y ejecutados con arma de fuego, fueron abandonados en las afueras de un domicilio que se ubica a unas cuantas calles de la frontera con Texas.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen dumped nine tortured bodies outside of a home a few blocks from this city’s border with Texas.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León– Fingir su muerte le salvó la vida a una ex policía plagiada por un grupo armado que la secuestro de su hogar para llevarla abordo de un auto hasta un terreno rural, para golpearla e intentar ejecutarla de 5 balazos por supuestos problemas con drogas.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Faking death saved the life of a kidnapped former Mexican cop by cartel gunmen. Captors took the woman from her home to an open field where they assaulted and shot her five times over a drug deal that went wrong.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Ante la severa manifestación de violencia que se mantiene en el estado de Tamaulipas, a consecuencia de los secuestros, inseguridad carretera, enfrentamientos y ejecuciones en diferentes ciudades, la Cámara de Comercio no bajara la guardia y continuara promoviendo al estado.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Despite the raging cartel violence that continues to take place in the border state of Tamaulipas resulting in ransom kidnappings, highway robberies, shootouts, and gory executions, a local chamber of commerce is not giving up its effort to promote the region for tourism and investment.
SAN FERNANDO, Tamaulipas — In two separate firefights in as many days, Mexican soldiers found themselves overwhelmed by Gulf Cartel forces, resulting in three killed by cartel gunfire and seven others injured. Troops did manage to kill three gunmen and seized weapons.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — An internal dispute within cartel-linked groups tasked with fuel theft in this border state led to the murder of three men in a span of five hours.
Mexican intelligence services are sounding the alarm about one of Mexico’s most violent cartels turning to the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as part of their terrorist-style tactics. A leaked report from Mexico’s intelligence service CISEN revealed the ruthless Cartel
A federal judge sentenced one of the top Los Zetas cartel leaders to 30 years in a U.S. federal prison for his role in helping smuggle ton quantities of drugs and playing a role in the raging violence that continues to plague Mexico. The former cartel boss turned into a government witness following his arrest.
Gun battles and cartel blockades finally reached Mexico City after authorities killed a local crime boss and a team of his top gunmen in one of the areas roughest suburbs. The violence came days after top government officials claimed that Mexico City is safe and that no cartels operate in the country’s capital.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Gulf Cartel gunmen once again fired their weapons at innocent families traveling from Monterrey to Texas. The criminals fired their weapons when a vehicle traveling along the highway refused to stop during a carjacking.
VALLE HERMOSO, Tamaulipas — Un persona inocente perdió la vida y un policía estatal fue herido durante una emboscada donde un convoy de sicarios en 9 camionetas ataco a las autoridades cerca de esta ciudad agrícola.
VALLE HERMOSO, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen riding in a nine-vehicle convoy murdered an innocent bystander and injured a state cop during an ambush.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — La aceptación de Uber para transportar a residentes de las ciudades fronterizas y lugares turísticos de México se ha convertido en una opción también para los carteles de la droga para realizar negocios ilícitos y transportar a sus delincuentes.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — The newfound popularity of Uber in Mexican border states and tourist hotspots has become a lucrative option for drug cartels looking to move products and members without drawing heat.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Police in this Mexican border state continue to hunt for two Los Zetas gunmen who escaped a battle by driving to Texas and back without U.S authorities stopping them. Contrary to information released by Washington, the shooters remain at large.
Gunmen from the Los Zetas cartel who broke out of the state prison in Tamaulipas traveled to this border state to push drugs and carry out ransom kidnappings.
Sicarios conectados al cartel de los Zetas los cuales se fugaron de un penal en Tamaulipas han estado llegando a este estado fronterizo para llevar acabo secuestros y trafico de drogas.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Two cartel gunmen fleeing from a raging gun battle with Mexican authorities ran through U.S. border security measures twice as they crossed into Texas and back; using their vehicle to ram barriers.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Members of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel were caught trying to dig their way out of a border state prison through a 300-meter tunnel.
McALLEN, Texas — Two Mexican cartel smugglers and their Texan-born leader were sentenced for their roles in the kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl who they threatened to sever her fingers if her parents did not pay a ransom.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Two members of Los Zetas Cartel were given lengthy prison sentences for their roles in the disappearance and likely incineration of various victims in this border city.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — El Cartel conocido como Los Zetas logro recopilar un arsenal bélico en esta ciudad fronteriza que incluía cohetes antitanques, fusiles calibre .50, lanzagranadas, metralletas y miles de cartuchos de municiones.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — The criminal organization known as Los Zetas managed to amass a military arsenal in this border city that included Russian-made RPGs, .50 caliber rifles, grenade launchers, machine guns, and thousands of ammunition rounds.
Un grupo de sicarios fuertemente armados, presuntamente con el cartel de los Zetas, viajando en un convoy de 9 camionetas atacaron la comitiva donde viajaba la primera dama del Municipio de San Fernando Tamaulipas, Rosa Elida Garza de Ríos. Policías estatales que eran parte de la comitiva repelieron el ataque donde no se reportaron heridos ni muertos.
A squad of cartel gunmen, presumably with the Los Zetas cartel, traveling in a convoy of nine vehicles attacked the wife of the mayor of this rural community. The gunmen fired machines guns at her and her escort vehicles. Police officers assigned to her security detail fought off the attack and there were no injuries or fatalities.
Autoridades Mexicanas decomisaron múltiples paquetes de dinamita pertenecientes a miembros de una de las facciones de Los Zetas que operan en este estado fronterizo. Aparte de los explosivos, autoridades también encontraron chalecos blindados, y mas de una tonelada de marijuana escondidos en la Ciudad de Mante.
