NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Una familia de cuatro, incluyendo dos niñas pequeñas, murieron por fuego cruzado luego de quedar atrapadas en una feroz batalla armada donde sicarios intentaban emboscar a un convoy de tropas de la Marina mexicana. Los combates también provocaron la muerte de un marino mexicano y que otros 12 marinos fueran heridos de gravedad; las autoridades lograron matar a cuatro de los sicarios.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — A family of four, including two young girls, died after getting caught in the crossfire of a fierce battle as cartel gunmen tried to ambush a Mexican Marine convoy. The incident also led to one marine dying with 12 others seriously injured. Authorities managed to kill four attackers.
A Mexican woman has been sent to prison for her role in the kidnapping of two U.S. citizens in Texas who were then taken to Mexico for ransom. Five cartel gunmen ambushed their victims outside of a restaurant in Laredo, Texas, during the kidnapping. The woman had been providing information on the victims.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Presuntos narcotraficantes que pertenecen al Cartel del Noreste fueron sorprendidos y detenidos por soldados mexicanos en los momentos en que bajaban un cargamento de mas de 600 kilos de marihuana que recién les había llegado.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Suspected smugglers with the Cartel Del Noreste, the main faction of Los Zetas, were caught by Mexican soldiers as they were in the process of unloading a new shipment of more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana that they had just received.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Mayor Enrique Rivas was forced to dive for cover after cartel gunmen opened automatic fire in a clash yards away from a public event. While the mayor was not a target, military forces moved him as a security precaution.
El gobierno del estado de Tamaulipas ha intensificado sus esfuerzos en la investigación de un periodista asesinado en la ciudad fronteriza de Nuevo Laredo ofreciendo una recompensa en efectivo por cualquier información que conduzca a las personas que están detrás de ello. La organización criminal conocida como Cártel Del Noreste tiene un control férreo en esa ciudad y ha logrado sofocar a los medios locales.
The state government of Tamaulipas stepped up efforts in the investigation of a murdered journalist in Nuevo Laredo by offering a cash reward for information. The criminal organization known as Cartel Del Noreste has an iron grip in that city and has managed to muzzle local media.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Los medios de esta ciudad fronteriza sufrieron la denominada ley mordaza en sus publicaciones ante el asesinato de un respetado periodista este fin de semana. La orden de no reportar sobre el homicidio ni hacer protestas o llamar la atención al caso vino de parte del cartel que domina esta ciudad.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Media outlets are being kept from covering the murder of a respected journalist killed over the weekend. The order to prohibit reporting and protests about the matter came from the criminal organization controlling this city.
Mexican Marines arrested the heiress to what is left of one of the factions of the Los Zetas Cartel. Prosecutors charged the woman with the murder of five state law enforcement officials who were killed in this border city. One of her alleged victims served as the highest ranking prosecutor in the border region.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas – La hermana de los dos principales jefes de Los Zetas en México ha sido arrestada en esta ciudad fronteriza en relación con el secuestro de un empresario local.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — The sister of the two top Los Zetas bosses in Mexico was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a local businessman.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — El cartel que controla esta ciudad fronteriza continua secuestrando víctimas para cobrar fuertes cantidades por su rescate.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — The cartel in control of this border city continues to kidnap victims and demand high ransoms for their release.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Nueve cuerpos apilados, con huellas de tortura y ejecutados con arma de fuego, fueron abandonados en las afueras de un domicilio que se ubica a unas cuantas calles de la frontera con Texas.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen dumped nine tortured bodies outside of a home a few blocks from this city’s border with Texas.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — El Cartel conocido como Los Zetas logro recopilar un arsenal bélico en esta ciudad fronteriza que incluía cohetes antitanques, fusiles calibre .50, lanzagranadas, metralletas y miles de cartuchos de municiones.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — The criminal organization known as Los Zetas managed to amass a military arsenal in this border city that included Russian-made RPGs, .50 caliber rifles, grenade launchers, machine guns, and thousands of ammunition rounds.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Un jefe de plaza de la zona centro del estado de Tamaulipas perteneciente al cartel de “Los Zetas Vieja Escuela”, fue muerto a cuchilladas en la penitenciaria de Nuevo Laredo, frontera con Texas y donde tenía pocos días del haber sido ingresado.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas– A regional commander for Los Zetas Cartel was shanked to death inside a local state prison. The commander was aligned with the Vieja Escuela Z faction and was recently transferred to Nuevo Laredo from Ciudad Victoria.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas –Una vez mas los carteles de la droga han atacado y amenazado a los medios en esta ciudad fronteriza. El mas reciente ataque causo que uno de los periódicos dejara de imprimir su edición por dos días.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Once more, a Mexican drug cartel has attacked and threatened news outlets in this border city. The most recent incident forced one of the newspapers to stop printing for two days.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — The dream of arriving to the U.S. under the Wet Foot-Dry Foot policy has turned into a nightmare after hundreds of Cubans have been left stranded at the Texas-Mexico border. The islanders have a 20-day permit from the Mexican government to travel north that leaves them subject to deportation thereafter.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Tres soldados Mexicanos murieron y tres mas fueron heridos durante una batalla en esta ciudad fronteriza en contra de fuerzas del cartel de Los Zetas. Los soldados que fueron heridos y los que murieron fue cuando su camioneta se volcó durante el enfrentamiento.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Three Mexican soldiers died and three others were injured during a skirmish in this border city against gunmen from the Los Zetas Cartel. Their vehicle reportedly rolled during the incident.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas – Una vez más, hombres armados del cártel de Los Zetas salieron a las calles para entregar regalos y comida a familias de bajos recursos en un aparente intento de ganar su favor.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Once again, Los Zetas cartel operatives took to the streets to deliver gifts and food to low-income families in an apparent attempt to gain their favor.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — A series of leaked photos has revealed that members of the Los Zetas cartel planted a bundle of cash next to the body of a top Mexican cop they had just murdered. The bundle points to the practice of “Plata o Plomo” (silver or lead) where cartel members try to buy cops and kill them if they refuse.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Members of the Los Zetas cartel ambushed and murdered one of the highest ranking security officials in Tamaulipas. The gunmen also murdered three other law enforcement officials who were with him at the time of the executions.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Un día después de Navidad, hombres armados del cártel de Los Zetas trabajaron al aire libre con completa impunidad entregando juguetes a las comunidades pobres de la ciudad. Algunos medios de comunicación locales elogiaron al sanguinario cártel por el evento, ignorando los innumerables actos de violencia, asesinatos, torturas y desapariciones de las que son responsables las organizaciones criminales.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Gunmen from Mexico’s Los Zetas cartel have been kidnapping individuals after they have been deported from Texas by U.S. authorities.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — A un poco mas de dos años de su desaparición se instalan en Matamoros panorámicos de la Procuraduría General de la República ofreciendo una recompensa de hasta de un millón 500 mil pesos por información que pueda conducir a obtener información de sobre personas desaparecidas.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — More than two years after their kidnapping, Mexican authorities have placed billboards offering a cash reward for any information that could lead to missing individuals.
LAREDO, Texas — A female illegal alien and a Texas man have been sent to prison for their confessed role in a complex gun straw purchasing and smuggling scheme for the Los Zetas cartel. The operation is believed to have successfully moved at least 25 weapons into Mexico.
