Cartel paramilitary forces in Mexico have been spotted carrying anti-tank weapons during their clashes just south of the Texas border. The gunmen have been taking part in a fierce turf war that has lasted for several weeks. Both sides have been using armored vehicles and explosive devices with minimal interference from Mexico’s government.
A Texas man pleaded guilty to buying a gun for the Gulf Cartel used by gunmen in Mexico during a kidnapping where two U.S. citizens were murdered.
Health authorities in Texas issued a public warning about a series of meningitis cases tied to surgeries in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. One of the five known cases has resulted in a fatality.
Cartel gunmen and Mexican Army soldiers clashed right at the Texas border in a fierce shootout where three gunmen died. The gunfight spread terror among motorists trying to cross one of the area’s international ports of entry. The shootout is one of several clashes that have taken place in that location as rival factions of the Gulf Cartel fight for control of the region, while government officials in Mexico try to minimize the situation and claim all is safe.
Within a matter of days, Mexican military forces arrested three top cartel leaders from rival factions of the Gulf Cartel and their allies. Authorities say the leaders are partly responsible for a fierce turf war being fought throughout the border state of Tamaulipas.
Mexican authorities remain tight-lipped about a weekend raid in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, targeting the son of a top regional Gulf Cartel boss. The quietness behind the raid led locals to speculate if the move could be an attempt to negotiate a deal in order to stop the recent turf war between rival factions of the Gulf Cartel plaguing the border region.
Mexican authorities denied the violence taking place in the northern part of Tamaulipas. Hours later, they deployed more than 700 military soldiers and national guardsmen to the region.
Public officials in the border state of Tamaulipas are working to marginalize the violence that is spreading through their cities. Violence escalated in recent days as rival cartels fight for control of drug and human trafficking routes. The violence manifested itself in numerous blockades inside multiple cities while convoys of gunmen in armored vehicles fight in the outskirts and along key highways.
Breitbart Texas spoke with a Venezuelan migrant recently released on the downtown streets of Brownsville, Texas, who provided a before and after video of a migrant encampment. The migrant confirmed reports that members of the feared Gulf Cartel attacked the encampment last week. The migrant says the cartel members were angered by the Venezuelan migrants helping to ferry others across the Rio Grande using inflatable mattresses as makeshift rafts.
Agentes de inmigración mexicanos en Matamoros se han estado quedando sentados cerca de un campamento de migrantes y observando cómo miles de migrantes han estado cruzando a Texas utilizando colchones inflables y balsas improvisadas.
Mexican immigration agents sat around a nearby migrant camp and watched as thousands of migrants crossed into Texas. The migrants used inflatable mattresses and makeshift rafts to cross the Rio Grande.
Migrants in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, are in fear of violent reactions by the Gulf Cartel after a group of migrants from Venezuela charged people to cross the waters of the Rio Grande. The move drew the attention of the Gulf Cartel as the criminal organization controls all illegal crossings in the region.
Los migrantes en la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros temen las reacciones violentas del Cártel del Golfo luego de que un grupo de migrantes de Venezuela cobrara a las personas para cruzar las aguas del Río Bravo. Esa movida llamó la atención del Cártel del Golfo ya que la organización criminal es la que controla todos los cruces ilegales en la región.
A group of Gulf Cartel gunmen clashed with a group of rivals in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Following the shootout, gunmen were seen taking the bodies of some of the dead. The intensity of the shootout and the expectation of future violence led government officials to cancel school activities for the rest of the day.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in South Texas seized more than $930,000 in U.S. currency during an attempted border crossing to Mexico. The officers found the undeclared cash in a vehicle being driven across the Brownville-Matamoros International Bridge on Tuesday.
A cartel-connected Mexican official who was the target of a police operation evaded arrest by flying away in an unregistered helicopter with no tail numbers. During the escape, cartel members called a series of bomb threats to various government buildings including a school and a hospital leading to the death of two patients.
A top enforcer with Mexico’s Gulf Cartel died during a fierce shootout that left four people dead — including a young child. Two other innocent victims were struck by the gunfire. The cartel enforcer was the first such person to
Three cartel gunmen died in a fierce shootout with authorities when their vehicle caught fire and their bodies were incinerated. That shootout is one of several that took place during recent days in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
The Mexican border state of Tamaulipas announced the rollout of a special forces police unit equipped with air surveillance and armored vehicles. The move by the state police is aimed at securing key parts of the state as cartel violence continues to be one of the main concerns in the region.
Agentes de la policía estatal lograron confiscar una camioneta y varias armas después de repeler un ataque por miembros del Cártel del Golfo. Esa organización criminal recientemente apareció en los titulares por tratar de ganarse el favor de la gente a través de una campaña en las redes sociales donde repartieron despensas a las comunidades pobres de la región.
State police officers in Matamoros managed to seize an SUV and several weapons after fighting off an attack from members of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel. That criminal organization recently made headlines for trying to gain favor through a social media campaign where they handed out boxes with food to poor communities in the region.
A leader of a faction of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel who faked his death in 2017 died this week in a fierce shootout with rival cartel gunmen. The faction leader cooperated with authorities in Mexico and court records in the U.S. point to him having provided information to investigators in exchange for a light sentence in an old criminal case.
Former second lady Dr. Jill Biden, whose husband former vice president Joe Biden is running for the 2020 Democrat nomination, handed out tamales and Christmas gifts to migrants in Mexico as part of a visit with local leaders on Sunday.
Gulf Cartel gunmen continue to spread terror among their rivals and citizens alike by leaking photographs and videos of gruesome executions. In the most recent case, Gulf Cartel members from the border city of Reynosa captured the moment when they set fire to two of their rivals who were still alive.
Four Mexican state police officers are recuperating from their injuries after a group of Gulf Cartel gunmen ambushed them in the border city of Matamoros. The attack comes at a time when Tamaulipas state authorities are actively hunting one of the top leaders within that criminal organization.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Fuertes balaceras entre el ejercito Mexicano y sicarios del Cartel del Golfo sembraron pánico en esta ciudad fronteriza.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Fierce gun battles between the Mexican military and Gulf Cartel spread panic among local residents in this border city.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – Un segundo ataque con un dispositivo incendiario de manufactura casera tuvo lugar en una de las iglesias más populares de esta ciudad durante una de las misas que se llevo acabo este fin de semana. El ataque se produce poco después de otro ataque similar con un dispositivo incendiario que causó una explosión en la catedral de esta ciudad.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Un explosivo incendiario de manufactura casera, conocido como cóctel molotov, estalló dentro de la catedral de esta ciudad fronteriza, extendiendo el pánico entre los residentes. Si bien las autoridades siguen sin dar a conocer detalles sobre la investigación, los residentes que han vivido años de violencia fronteriza han expresado una vez más su preocupación.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — A makeshift incendiary device believed to be a Molotov cocktail ignited inside this border city’s cathedral, spreading panic among residents. Authorities remain tight-lipped about the investigation.
A Mexican federal judge ordered the release of one of the top regional leaders of the Gulf Cartel less than three days after his arrest in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The judge ruled that errors in the case file made his arrest unlawful in nature.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — One of the top leaders of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel was captured during a top-secret operation carried out by Mexican Marines in this border city. The drug lord had been singled out as being responsible for the recent rescue of more than 480 kidnapped Central American migrants headed to Texas and beyond.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Un total de 480 inmigrantes que habían sido secuestrados por el cártel del Golfo han sido rescatados por las autoridades mexicanas después de una serie de operaciones dirigidas en combatir las actividades de la organización criminal.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Autoridades en esta ciudad fronteriza lograron rescatar 301 migrantes Centro-Americanos que habían sido secuestrados por 16 miembros el Cartel del Golfo quien los mantenían en varias casas de seguridad por toda la ciudad.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Authorities managed to rescue 301 Central American migrants kidnapped by 16 members of the Gulf Cartel who kept them under threats in several stash houses throughout the city.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — A woman is facing federal weapons charges after she pulled out a shotgun in the middle of a busy emergency room while claiming she waited too long without attention.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Mexico’s Human Rights Commission has come out in defense of a woman and her two brothers from Progreso, Texas, who were killed by cartel members over a dispute. The entity claimed that local police and the military kidnapped the victims and were directly responsible for their murders.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Una vez mas esta ciudad fronteriza tuvo fuertes enfrentamientos con persecuciones y donde no solo se usaron armas de grueso calibre sino que también granadas, los hechos pasaron desapercibidos por el municipio y los medios locales. Se desconoce el numero de sicarios muertos pero un civil ajeno a los hechos fue herido durante los enfrentamientos.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Once again, this border city is the scene of fierce gun battles and chases featuring high-powered weapons and grenades. The fighting apparently went unnoticed by city officials and local news outlets. While the number of casualties remains unknown, an innocent bystander was injured during a shootout.
Federal authorities confirmed the shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent patrolling the waters of the Rio Grande. The shot came from the Mexican side of the river.
