PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Uno de los principales candidatos a la alcaldía en las próximas elecciones en esta ciudad fronteriza es el hermano de un jefe del cártel de los Zetas, además de que otros de sus familiares han pasado tiempo en prisión federal de Estados Unidos por delitos de narcotráfico.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — One of the leading mayoral candidates in the upcoming election in this border city is the brother of a top boss in the ruthless Mexican Los Zetas drug cartel, while other of his relatives have spent time in U.S. federal prison on drug trafficking offenses. Piedras Negras sits immediately across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — El homicidio de un hombre cuyo cuerpo fue encontrado junto con un narco-mensaje anuncia que la violenta lucha entre carteles volvio a llegar a esta zona fronteriza.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — The murder of a man whose body was found next to a narco-message reflects renewed violence in this border region as rival cartel factions continue to fight for drug territories.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Federal authorities have raided a warehouse that was allegedly being used to stockpile emergency supplies-turned election day handouts.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Autoridades en este estado fronterizo continúan investigando el hallazgo de un cuerpo desmembrado que fue dejado en un tambo de basura en la capital de este estado. En un aparente intento de minimizar el terror en la sociedad, autoridades estatales están llamando la ejecución de la víctima un crimen pasional.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Authorities continue to look into the discovery of a dismembered body that was left inside a trash dumpster in the state capital. In an apparent attempt to minimize terror among its citizens, state authorities are calling the gruesome execution a crime of passion.
Mexican officials arrested four members of the Sinaloa cartel in the southern part of this border state. The four are charged with attempting to move drugs for street level distribution.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — El mas reciente homicidio en esta ciudad fronteriza apunta a un posible patrón donde el crimen organizado podría estar ejecutando trabajadores y dueños de deshuesaderos de vehículos mejor conocidos como yonkes.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — The most recent murder in this border city points to a possible trend where organized crime members could be targeting workers and owners of local car junkyards.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Traficantes de droga siguen utilizando las aguas del Rio Bravo para mover drogas hacia los Estados Unidos tomando ventaja de la falta de seguridad fronteriza en el lado norte del río.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Drug smugglers from this border region continue using the waters of the Rio Grande to move product into the U.S. by taking advantage of the lack of security on the northern part of the river.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Authorities in this border city continue to look into the most recent execution of a newspaper hawker shot and dumped into the waters of the Rio Grande. This murder marks the ninth violent death in 2017.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Autoridades en esta ciudad fronteriza continúan investigando la mas reciente ejecución donde un voceador de periódico fue baleado antes de ser arrojado a las aguas del Rio Bravo. Con este homicidio ya son 9 ejecuciones en esta zona desde principios de año.
Dos agentes del grupo de policía especial conocido como Fuerza Coahuila fueron arrestados por el presunto secuestro de una familia de migrantes mientras ellos trataban de cruzar la frontera hacia Texas.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Two agents from a special police unit known as Fuerza Coahuila have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping and extortion of a family of Central American migrants who were trying to get to Texas.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Una compra regular de armas de las autoridades estatales en este estado fronterizo tomó un giro único cuando un hombre llevó una caja con siete granadas.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A regular gun buy-back held by state authorities took a unique turn when a man brought a box with seven grenades.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Authorities in this border city have seized two radio repeaters used by Los Zetas cartel as part of an underground communication network.
Mexican authorities are investigating some members of the Fuerza Coahuila police unit in connection with the beating of an apparently innocent man during a kidnapping investigation.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Authorities continue to look into a recent drug smuggling attempt where a man turned his handgun against law enforcement and died during a shootout.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Two former cops from this border state have been sent to prison in connection with the murder and kidnapping of three ranchers in 2015.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Autoridades estatales en esta ciudad continúan investigando un secuestro fallido que se convirtió en un triple homicidio afuera de un deshuesadero en esta ciudad fronteriza. Mientras que medios locales afirmaron que fue un ajuste de cuentas, familiares de las víctimas han afirmado que el caso fue un secuestro fallido.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Los carteles de la droga que operan en esta ciudad fronteriza han incrementado sus actividades de narcotráfico e trasiego de inmigrantes ilegales desde que comenzó el año nuevo.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — The drug cartels that operate in this border city have kicked up their drug trafficking and human smuggling activities since the new year began.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — The Mexican cartel known as Los Zetas has been stockpiling Soviet-era rocket propelled grenades, body armor, assault rifles, and ammunition in this border city.
Narcotraficantes operando en esta ciudad fronteriza escondieron paquetes de droga dentro de bloques de concreto dentro de una de sus casas de seguridad en un intento por burlar a la ley. El intento resulto en fracaso.
Drug smugglers operating in this border city hid bundles of narcotics inside concrete blocks at one of their stash houses in an effort to fool authorities. The effort was not successful.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A group of Mexican municipal police officers continue to be held in custody in connection with the kidnapping and extortion of a local man from the border region in this state. The arrest was made following a high-speed chase as the rogue cops tried to escape from state authorities.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Convoys of black trucks carrying heavily armed police officers in tactical gear rolled into the some of the poorest and roughest neighborhoods in this border state as part of a special mission.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Un hombre de Texas fue muerto a golpes en esta ciudad fronteriza. La víctima fue golpeada con un tubo en la cabeza hasta que lo mataron dejando su cuerpo junto a su vehículo.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A Texas man was beaten to death with a lead pipe in this border city. The victim was struck in the head repeatedly until he died; his body was left next to his vehicle.
CIUDAD ACUNA, Coahuila — Autoridades en este estado fronterizo continúan decomisando drogas del cartel de Los Zetas cuando intenta mover narcóticos ilegales a los Estados Unidos.
CIUDAD ACUNA, Coahuila — Authorities in this border state continue seizing drugs from the Los Zetas cartel as they try to smuggle contraband into Texas.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Por lo menos tres pasajeros fueron secuestrados a punta de pistola por sicarios del cartel de Los Zetas en la zona centro de esta ciudad fronteriza. El secuestro se llevo acabo casi afuera de un edificio de gobierno; los pasajeros no fueron rescatados.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — At least three passengers were taken off a bus at gunpoint by members of the Los Zetas cartel in this border city’s downtown area. The occurred in front of Mexican law enforcement buildings. The passengers have not been found.
Authorities in this border state continue working to identify human remains discovered in a shallow grave near the Texas border. The discovery was made by three ranchers near the rural community of Tio Pio. According to information provided by Coahuila state authorities, the community’s leader Herminio Gonzalez along with two other ranchers had been walking around the rural area rounding up a herd of cattle when they came across a bushy area where they saw a red blanket that had been used to wrap the body.
A street dealer tied to the Los Zetas cartel was tortured and executed in the latest wave of violence to reach this border city.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Human smugglers connected to the Los Zetas cartel kidnapped a group of illegal immigrants trying to make their way to the Texas border.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Las autoridades en este estado fronterizo están tratando de encubrir un fallido ataque con granadas en la oficina local de la Procuraduría General de Coahuila.
