A group of suspected cartel gunmen left a dismembered body hanging from a pedestrian overpass in central Mexico as criminal organizations announce a new fight over the street-level drug market. During the day, authorities found three more similar crime scenes where gunmen left body parts next to threats.
Seven cartel gunmen died and several other individuals sustained gunshot wounds during a series of shootouts in western Mexico. The region experienced several days of fighting as gunmen from La Familia Michoacana fought against gunmen from Cartel Jalisco New Generation.
Siete sicarios murieron y varias otras personas sufrieron heridas de bala durante una serie de tiroteos en el oeste de México. La región ha visto durante varios días enfrentamientos entre sicarios de La Familia Michoacana y sicarios del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación.
Las autoridades ignoraron los pedidos de ayuda de una comunidad rural en el estado de Guerrero y llegaron un día despues, dando tiempo a un grupo de sicarios para ejecutar a una familia, incluyendo un niño de 11 años. Los cuerpos de la víctima permanecieron en la calle por más de 24 horas.
Mexican authorities ignored calls for help from a rural community in the coastal state of Guerrero and did not arrive one day later. The delayed response gave cartel gunmen time to kidnap and execute a family — including an 11-year-old boy. The victim’s bodies remained in the street for more than 24 hours until authorities arrived.
Los cárteles de la droga que luchan en una feroz guerra territorial en el oeste de México han encontrado una manera de usar drones comunes como armas al usarlos para tirar artefactos explosivos improvisados (IED en Ingles). Breitbart Texas ha obtenido fotografías exclusivas del algunos de esos explosivos y los métodos utilizados para tirarlos.
Drug cartels fighting a fierce turf war in western Mexico began weaponizing commercial drones by turning them into delivery systems for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Breitbart Texas obtained exclusive photographs of the explosives devices and the methods used by cartel operators.
Un grupo de sicarios dejó doce cuerpos en la caja de una camioneta en el estado de Michoacán. El asesinato masivo sucede en un momento en que dos de los cárteles de drogas más violentos de México han estado librando una fuerte guerra territorial por el control de la producción de drogas y sus rutas de contrabando.
A group of cartel gunmen left twelve bodies in the bed of a pickup truck in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The mass murder comes at a time when two of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels waged a fierce turf war for control of drug production and smuggling routes in the western part of the country.
Mexican authorities discovered a charred Truck with ten burned bodies inside. The bodies belong to a group of local musicians — members of an indigenous community of Nahua people.
Las autoridades mexicanas confirmaron el descubrimiento de un camión quemado con 10 cuerpos en su interior. Los cuerpos pertenecen a un grupo de músicos locales quienes eran de una comunidad indígena Nahua.
A yearlong investigation by U.S. authorities in Kansas led to the arrest of a methamphetamine distribution cell tied to Mexico’s Los Viagras faction of the Familia Michoacana Cartel. The cartel cell is considered to be part of the violent cartel’s drug distribution operation which also has cells in Washington State and Georgia.
Officials positively identified the victim of a shocking execution-style murder of a patient inside a central Mexico hospital as a high-ranking member of a Mexican drug cartel. The killing is believed to be part of an ongoing turf war between rival criminal gangs.
Gunmen from rival cartels battled for hours in the rural communities of Western Michoacán before authorities arrived. Initial reports point to 9 dead and 11 injured. Unofficial accounts point to as a much higher death toll.
MORELIA, Michoacan — Close to two dozen villagers from towns in the southern part of Michoacan have lost their homes to the wrath of the Mexican drug cartels. The cartels continue to fight for control of the region while state officials
Brutal drug cartel beheadings continue throughout parts of southern Mexico as rival criminal organizations fight over lucrative territories, spreading terror and bloodshed.
MORELIA, Michoacán – Uno de los cárteles mexicanos que lucha por el control de este estado ha escalado en los horrores de sus actividades terroristas a un nuevo nivel de depravación al no solo desmembrar a las víctimas inocentes sino también al asar las partes del cuerpo. Los horrores son parte de lo que se ha convertido en algo cotidiano en este estado, mientras que las autoridades del gobierno continúan minimizando la violencia y aseguran que la región es segura.
MORELIA, Michoacan — One of the Mexican cartels fighting for control of this state escalated their terrorist activities by dismembering innocent victims and roasting their body-parts to leverage local support. Such tactics are becoming a part of everyday life in this state while officials continue to minimize regional safety concerns.
MORELIA, Michoacán – Hombres armados del cártel ejecutaron a docenas durante el fin de semana en la guerra que sucede por el control de este estado. Mientras que algunas de las víctimas fueron despedazadas y mensajes del cártel fueron colocados junto a los cuerpos, los funcionarios del gobierno han permanecido en silencio.
MORELIA, Michoacan — Cartel gunmen executed dozens over the weekend in their ongoing war for control of this state. While some victims were hacked to pieces with cartel messages placed next to the bodies, government officials remain mum.
MORELIA, Michoacán – La muerte del líder del cártel de los Caballeros Templarios apunta al aparente final del antes temible cártel, ya que los restos de la organización criminal han sido absorbidos por un nuevo cártel llamado La Nueva Familia Michoacana.
MORELIA, Michoacan — The death of the top leader of the Knights Templar cartel points to the apparent end of the once fearsome entity as the remnants are absorbed by a new cartel, La Nueva Familia Michoacana.
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities identified the charred remains of an investigative journalist from Michoacán kidnapped a month ago. This is the seventh case of a reporter who covered the government or drug cartels being murdered.
As brutal drug violence in the Mexican states of Michoacán and Guerrero continues, a Mexican prosecutor is claiming that vigilante groups supposedly battling drug cartels alongside the government have been extensively infiltrated by criminals.
The bullet-ridden bodies of four people including the co-founder of a violent drug cartel were found early Monday on a highway in western Mexico, authorities said.
In one of the most turbulent areas affected by Mexico’s drug war, more violence is expected after two rival militia leaders were exonerated by a judge for acting in self-defense.
The March 10 ruling resulted in the release from prison of Hipólito Mora, founder of one of the first so-called autodefensa groups in the town of La Ruana, Michoacan, along with 26 of his men, according to a Vice News report. Luis Antonio “El Americano” Torres, leader of the rival Buenavista group, was expected to be released very soon.
The leader of the ruthless Knights Templar Cartel has been arrested following an early morning raid in Mexico. Before becoming a cartel boss he also happened to be an elementary school teacher. Federal authorities carried out a surprise raid shortly before
