Coahuila

Law enforcement sources confirmed to Breitbart Texas on Thursday that another 3,000 migrants arrived in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and are poised to cross the Biden administration’s “closed border.” Migrants began crossing the Rio Grande again Thursday morning to enter Eagle Pass, Texas.

Thousands of migrants are using trains to reach the border city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, where thousands are already crossing into Texas.

A group of Mexican firefighters rescued a Venezuelan migrant who was drowning after being caught in the strong currents of the Rio Grande. The rescue comes at a time when the Coahuila-Texas border region continues to experience a high number of migrant fatalities.

La región fronteriza entre Texas y Coahuila sigue siendo una de las más mortíferas para los migrantes, ya que las autoridades de ambos lados de la frontera documentaron 98 muertes este año.

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Cartel gunmen injured nine Mexican police officers and killed two others in an ongoing wave of attacks in the state of Coahuila just south of the Texas border. Since the weekend, gunmen from the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas have carried out at least seven attacks on law enforcement.

A group of cartel terrorists attacked a Mexican police checkpoint in the border state of Coahuila, setting off a fierce shootout. In a span of five days, cartel gunmen carried out four separate attacks on police forces, with the latest taking place on Tuesday morning.

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Coahuila found the body of a migrant believed to have drowned while trying to cross the waters of the Rio Grande. Since the start of the year, authorities found the bodies of 25 drowned migrants on both sides of the border.

Mexican authorities carried out a large-scale search for three days leading to the rescue of a group of 20 migrants. The group went missing while hiking through remote areas in their attempt to cross into Texas. One of the migrants, described as an underage female, died during the trek.

Mexican authorities killed nine cartel gunmen while fighting off an ambush-style attack in the border state of Coahuila. The attack comes less than a month after police officers managed to hold off a cartel incursion of more than 30 vehicles full of gunmen in that same area.

Mexican authorities in the state of Tamaulipas stopped more than 15 buses with approximately 400 to 500 migrants heading to the border with Texas. Once the migrants got off the buses, they continued walking north while several motorists gave them rides.

A drug cartel unleashed a new wave of terror in the Mexican border state of Coahuila. The cartel carried out several attacks in multiple cities including a large-scale ambush on state police in an apparent show of force.

El Cártel de Los Zetas ha desatado una nueva ola de terror en el estado fronterizo de Coahuila, llevando a cabo varios ataques en varias ciudades, incluida una emboscada de gran escala a la policía estatal en una aparente demostración de fuerza.

Six cartel gunmen received a 140-year prison sentence in Mexico for their role in the kidnapping of a US Army veteran, his sister, and a third victim. The gunmen killed the victims in 2018.

A group of fishermen found the body of a drowned migrant on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Since the start of the year, the border state of Coahuila reported 54 drownings in the Rio Grande as a growing number of migrants attempt to cross into Texas.

Mexican law enforcement officials arrested a border city political candidate on human smuggling allegations in the border city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila. The candidate and his family claim that the arrest is part of a political prosecution. 

Authorities in the Mexican border city Piedras Negras, Coahuila, are searching for three Honduran migrants who escaped custody after assaulting a customs officer. The assault comes at a time when authorities in Mexico are seeing an increase in the number of migrants reaching the city in an attempt to enter the U.S. and request asylum.

The governor of Coahuila, Mexico, is providing more firepower to his police officers to them battle the weapons employed by cartel gunmen. State police officers will be the only ones legally outfitted with the higher caliber weapons as the public’ possession of these types of guns in Mexico is prohibited by law.

A former Mexican politician who once served as the interim governor of Coahuila pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to international money laundering. The money-laundering scheme funneled millions of dollars in bribes in

Tres trabajadoras de la salud en el estado fronterizo de Coahuila se convirtieron en las últimas víctimas de violencia en la región después de que dos hombres las golpearan hasta matarlas en su hogar. El asesinato sucede en un momento en que México ha visto un aumento de agresiones contra los trabajadores de la salud por temor ante la pandemia del coronavirus.

A Mexican border state governor announced a new case of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) that has been confirmed in state of Coahuila. The case is the fourth of its kind in Mexico involving people who traveled to Italy. It appears to be unrelated to three other cases previously revealed by Mexico’s Health Secretariat.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – A Los Zetas gunman fled to Texas after being shot multiple times during a fierce firefight with Mexican authorities this week. U.S. Border Patrol agents tracked and apprehended him before eventually giving medical assistance. The incident ultimately resulted in the deaths of eight cartel members.

Three Mexican border states officially joined forces in an attempt to crush the violent drug cartels that have been plaguing their communities. The agreement calls for the sharing of intelligence, sealing up of their state borders, and cooperation during raids

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Las autoridades en esta ciudad fronteriza están investigando la ejecución de un hombre local cuyo cuerpo fue encontrado justo detrás del refugio para migrantes donde más de 1700 miembros de la caravana Hondurena esperan para solicitar asilo en Texas. La víctima que llevaba varias semanas medio enterrada cuando fue descubierta, no es un migrante.

Authorities in Mexico are investigating the execution of a local man after finding his body just behind a shelter where more than 1700 caravan migrants are housed. The half-buried victim is not a migrant and had been there for several weeks before authorities found his remains. The caravan migrants are waiting for an opportunity to claim asylum in Texas.
The discovery took place this week in an open field just behind the migrant shelter when authorities came across the

Se espera que el propietario de un lavadero de autos en la ciudad fronteriza de Piedras Negras se recupere por completo luego de que sobrevivió un intento de ejecución por un grupo de sicarios que llegaron al negocio en una motocicleta para dispararle. Autoridades locales tratan de identificar un motivo y detener a los sicarios.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Un comando armado usando armas largas irrumpió en una casa de esta ciudad fronteriza donde comenzaron a dispara matando a dos personas e hiriendo a otras dos. Momentos después, los sicarios se enfrentaron contra la policía local para después darse a la fuga.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A team of cartel gunmen broke into a house in this border city, killing two people and wounding two others. Moments later, the assassins clashed with local police and fled.

Autoridades mexicanas decomisaron varios vehículos y equipo táctico que habían escondido debajo de lonas en una zona rural remota al sur de la frontera con Texas.

Mexican authorities seized numerous vehicles and tactical gear that were hidden under tarps in a remote rural area south of the border with Texas.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Varias figuras clave dentro de la Oficina del Procurador General de Coahuila se hicieron de la vista gorda mientras el cártel de Los Zetas secuestraba, asesinaba e incineraba a cientos de víctimas en la parte norte de este estado fronterizo. Cada uno de esos oficiales estatales de alto rango falló en actuar durante y después de las atrocidades emprendidas por uno de los cárteles más violentos de México; sorprendentemente, cada uno de esos oficiales continúa siendo empleado del estado en la misma o en una similar capacidad.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Several key figures within the Coahuila Attorney General’s Office (PGJE) turned a blind eye as Los Zetas cartel kidnapped, murdered, and incinerated hundreds of victims in the northern part of this border state. High-ranking officials turned away the relatives of the taken in an apparent attempt to keep the case under wraps. Not until years after the investigation was transferred to other officials did the horrors come to light.

A team of Mexican gunmen killed a migrant from this border city who was trying to get to Texas by crossing the Rio Grande. The murder occurred during a failed robbery and possible kidnapping attempt.

Un hombre de esta ciudad fronteriza que trataba de llegar a Texas cruzando el Rio Bravo fue muerto a balazos por un comando armado. El asesinato se llevo a cabo durante un asalto y posible intento de secuestro.

Un decomiso de armas cerca de esta ciudad fronteriza apunta a que el peligroso cartel continua acopiando arsenal tipo militar para continuar aterrorizando esta región.

The seizure of a large cache of military weapons at a rural area near this border city points to the dangerous cartel, known as Los Zetas continuing to arm themselves in order to continue terrorizing this region.