MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Gunmen from Mexico’s Gulf Cartel are targeting tourists returning to Nuevo Leon from the Texas border cities of McAllen and Mission. The highway robberies are taking place in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas; however, the victims are not reporting incidents until they reach Nuevo León.
A recently arrested Mexican cartel regional leader escaped from authorities by climbing through a window. Instead of locking up the now-fugitive drug lord in a prison, a judge ordered him to be held under house arrest in his mother’s house.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — The Mexican drug cartel that controls this border city managed to stash machine guns, pistols, liquor, cell phones, drugs, and other items under a state prison. The control that the Gulf Cartel exerted over the institution provides a glimpse of the criminal organization’s local influence.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — As the border state of Coahuila prepares for its upcoming gubernatorial election, the main issue that resonates with voters is how Los Zetas were able to murder and incinerate hundreds of victims while the government turned a blind eye.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Despite a raging turf war in Reynosa, Matamoros-based cartel forces have managed to seal their territories from rival factions.
SAN PEDRO, Nuevo León — Un equipo de sicarios ejecuto a uno de los policías de mas alto rango en esta zona metropolitana. El líder policial antes había recibido amenazas de parte del crimen organizado y había perdido un hermano ante una ejecución similar.
SAN PEDRO, Nuevo León — A team of cartel gunmen executed one of the highest ranking police officers in this metropolitan area. The police chief had previously been threatened by Mexican cartels and had lost a brother to a similar attack.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — El olor a carne quemada alerto a un grupo de Bomberos de Nuevo León sobre algo extraño oculto en la cajuela de un vehículo compacto, que minutos antes fue consumido por las llamas en un barrio popular de Monterrey.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — The smell of burning flesh alerted firefighters to a body left in the trunk of a compact car, engulfed in flames.
Cartel gunmen injured three Mexican marines during a brazen attack in this border city where they rammed a military SUV causing it to roll over multiple times.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen carried out a series of attacks and kidnappings as the ongoing cartel violence in this city creeps into its third week.
Suspected cartel gunmen killed another award-winning journalist. This year, reporters exposing drug cartels and their ties to Mexican politicians have become targets with five murders taking place in 2017.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Jailed cartel gunmen were preparing a daring escape by digging a tunnel inside the state prison in this border city. The escape attempt was blocked by authorities who discovered the tunnel before its completion.
Mexican human right groups and multiple news outlets have expressed their outrage after at least 100 cartel gunmen detained and robbed a team of journalists working in the cartel-controlled state of Guerrero.
Cartel gunmen have murdered a woman who led the search for her daughter’s remains and other victims in northern Mexico. The gunmen killed her on the day Mexico celebrates Mother’s Day.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — As cartel violence continues to terrorize this border city, a leaked video appears to show teams of cartel gunmen holding a prayer meeting before heading out to commit unspeakable acts of violence. Nine days of ongoing cartel violence have led to 25 deaths including at least one police officer and one innocent bystander.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen tried to ambush a convoy of police officers in this border city setting off a fierce gun battle that killed an innocent taco vendor, three gunmen, one police officer and injured two other cops. State authorities have confirmed the death of 25 individuals since rival factions of the Gulf Cartel went to war last week.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities are raiding cartel casinos, bars, and seizing unlicensed taxicabs; all part of a concerted effort to target business fronts of the various drug cartels that operate in the state. Authorities seized more than 1460 slot machines throughout the state and seized 26 unlicensed taxicabs.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican cartel members are using armored trucks in their ongoing war for control of lucrative drug trafficking and human smuggling routes near the Texas border.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — More than 20 people have been killed in the raging violence in this city as two rival cartel factions continue to fight for control of lucrative drug and human trafficking routes.
Mexico’s Gulf Cartel took to social media to announce a $500,000 reward for the heads of their rivals. The cartel made the offer on various social media platforms as cartel gunmen unleashed another wave of violence in this city.
Cartel gunmen killed three men and injured a fourth in an apparent hit outside a bar in one of the most exclusive suburbs in this city.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — At least 12 individuals have been killed this week in an ongoing cartel war for control of this city. In the most recent day of violence, authorities confirmed the death of five individuals in two separate attacks.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Convoys of cartel gunmen roam the streets of this border city in a fierce war for control. While official government figures do not reflect the magnitude of the clashes; the ongoing violence has led to the streets being empty before nightfall as residents fear crossfire.
A judge sentenced several Mexican cartel operatives living in the U.S. illegally to prison for a failed kidnapping that turned into a rolling gun battle in North Texas. The gunmen used automatic AK-47s and AR-15s to shoot at police in their effort to escape custody.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Autoridades en este estado fronterizo han estado llevando a cabo dispositivos de seguridad en varios penales en un intento por evitar motines y fugas por miembros de carteles de la droga.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Authorities in this border state have been carrying out elaborate security raids at prisons to prevent riots and breakouts by cartel members.
Mexican cartel bosses have a history of seeking a safe haven in the United States in an apparent effort to avoid dying at the hands of their rivals or having to shoot it out with Mexican military forces. U.S. law enforcement officers arrested several key cartel bosses after they sought refuge in Texas.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A series of leaked crime scene images paint a graphic picture of the death of the Gulf Cartel boss known as “El Toro” and “Comandante Toro.”
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities beheaded two of the leading drug cartels in this state believed to be responsible for most of the violence in the region. Authorities killed the leader of the Gulf Cartel and the head of one of Los Zetas factions during the operations.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — En un intento por salvar la temporada turística de Semana Santa, autoridades estatales y federales desplegaron varios operativos de seguridad en las carreteras que conectan esta ciudad fronteriza con el resto del estado. Ahora empresarios locales piden que los operativos sean permanentes.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — In an attempt to save the Holy Week tourist season, Mexican authorities deployed multiple operations along highways that connect this border city with the rest of the state. Businessmen are asking the government that operations become permanent.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Una mujer estuvo a punto de perder la vida tras ser torturada a golpes y quemada antes de ser abandonada en una brecha de este estado fronterizo.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — A woman came close to dying after cartel gunmen kidnapped, tortured, set on fire and then dumped her along a dirt road in this border state.
A joint news release issued by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his counterparts in Mexico confirm a Breitbart Texas report about where a Mexican governor accused of cartel ties will stand trial.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Las negociaciones del crimen organizado con la actual autoridad municipal en la frontera de Matamoros Tamaulipas, an dejado en evidencia en manos de quien regreso el mando, dejando con ello ganancias millonarias licitas.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The negotiations between the current municipal authority and organized crime figures tied to the Gulf Cartel demonstrate who has regained control of this border city. The move has brought illicit financial gains by the millions.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — For several hours, cartel members housed at the state prison in this city waged war over control of the facility. Gunfire could be heard as police forces moved into the facility to restore peace.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — A series of recent gun battles and executions in this border city and in Rio Bravo led to nearly a dozen deaths as clashes with military forces and internal turmoil within the Gulf Cartel is reaching a boiling point.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen murdered a two-year-old boy and his family in the most recent execution in a trend of violence without end.
