MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — En respuesta a posibles ataques como los que se han estado viendo en ciudades fronterizas, autoridades estatales realizaron una serie de simulacros y entrenamientos para prepararse ante una posible eventualidad. Los simulacros se llevaron acabo luego que recientes bloqueos y balaceras que dejaran copadas sus oficinas.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — In preparation for future cartel attacks like those seen in various border cities, state authorities carried out a series of training scenarios to prepare for continuing violence. The drills come after a spate of shootouts and cartel blockades overwhelmed Mexican authorities at their headquarters.
The capital of this border state saw a recent spike in cartel violence after hitmen attacked a local restaurant during business hours. The attack resulted in the murder of the owner and injury to two of his employees. Hours prior to the murder, this city had three other murders and other cartel attacks.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen captured one of their rivals, tortured him, and used social media to disseminate a threatening video where they beat and behead their victim.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Autoridades Tamaulipecas han confirmado la muerte una ciudadana española quien fue secuestrada mientras visitaba con su familia una playa de este estado fronterizo. La zona del secuestro y donde se encontraron los restos llevan meses con una gran actividad por parte de los carteles de la droga los cuales se disputan la región.
GOMEZ FARIAS, Tamaulipas — Human rights activists searching for cartel victims found an extermination field used by Los Zetas to bury and incinerate at least 500 near a UNESCO-protected ecological biosphere.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexican authorities are trying to downplay the kidnapping of a Spanish woman by cartel gunmen in Tamaulipas. The victim’s relatives are now going public with their grievances.
VALLE HERMOSO, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen riding in a nine-vehicle convoy murdered an innocent bystander and injured a state cop during an ambush.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — 92 individuals have been killed in less than two months in this border city as rival cartel factions continue to fight for control.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Sicarios del Cártel Del Golfo peleando por el control de esta ciudad fronteriza han vuelto a tomar la práctica de desmembrar a sus víctimas y usar tambos de 55 galones llenos de combustible para incinerar sus restos.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Rival factions of Los Zetas cartel used machine guns and other weapons during a riot-turned-firefight inside a state prison in this city.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — More than 50 have died in the last month as a result of the raging cartel violence in this border city.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León – Hombres armados del Cártel del Golfo han estado cazando a turistas que regresan a Nuevo León después de haber viajado a las ciudades fronterizas de McAllen y Mission. Los robos de carreteras han sucedido en la ciudad fronteriza mexicana de Reynosa, Tamaulipas; sin embargo, los turistas no reportan los crímenes hasta que llegan al estado de Nuevo León.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Gunmen from Mexico’s Gulf Cartel are targeting tourists returning to Nuevo Leon from the Texas border cities of McAllen and Mission. The highway robberies are taking place in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas; however, the victims are not reporting incidents until they reach Nuevo León.
Cartel gunmen have murdered a woman who led the search for her daughter’s remains and other victims in northern Mexico. The gunmen killed her on the day Mexico celebrates Mother’s Day.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities are raiding cartel casinos, bars, and seizing unlicensed taxicabs; all part of a concerted effort to target business fronts of the various drug cartels that operate in the state. Authorities seized more than 1460 slot machines throughout the state and seized 26 unlicensed taxicabs.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican cartel members are using armored trucks in their ongoing war for control of lucrative drug trafficking and human smuggling routes near the Texas border.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — More than 20 people have been killed in the raging violence in this city as two rival cartel factions continue to fight for control of lucrative drug and human trafficking routes.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — At least 12 individuals have been killed this week in an ongoing cartel war for control of this city. In the most recent day of violence, authorities confirmed the death of five individuals in two separate attacks.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Autoridades en este estado fronterizo han estado llevando a cabo dispositivos de seguridad en varios penales en un intento por evitar motines y fugas por miembros de carteles de la droga.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — En un intento por salvar la temporada turística de Semana Santa, autoridades estatales y federales desplegaron varios operativos de seguridad en las carreteras que conectan esta ciudad fronteriza con el resto del estado. Ahora empresarios locales piden que los operativos sean permanentes.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — In an attempt to save the Holy Week tourist season, Mexican authorities deployed multiple operations along highways that connect this border city with the rest of the state. Businessmen are asking the government that operations become permanent.
Police in Guatemala arrested a second former Mexican governor just days after authorities arrested another Mexican fugitive cartel-linked governor in Italy. Guatemalan police arrested the fugitive governor on organized crime and embezzlement charges.
The accused cartel-linked former governor of the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas claimed in Italian court that he does not want to be extradited to the U.S. for multiple drug trafficking and money laundering charges. The politician faces allegations of being a surrogate of Mexico’s Gulf, Los Zetas, and Beltran Leyva Cartels.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — After erroneously taking credit for the arrest of a fugitive governor, Mexican officials are backing away from their extradition claims against the United States.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Las tensiones diplomáticas han surgido entre el gobierno mexicano y el de USA al tratar de proteger a un político corrupto de la extradición hacia Estados Unidos, donde enfrenta cargos por narcotráfico y lavado de dinero.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas– Dos presuntos sicarios han sido detenidos en relación al homicidio de tres mujeres cuyos cuerpos fueron encontrados en fosas clandestinas en esta ciudad. Los sicarios eran pertenecientes a una de las varias células delincuenciales de lo que alguna vez fue el Cartel de los Zetas.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Two suspected gunmen have been arrested in connection with the murder of three women whose bodies were found in clandestine graves in this city. The gunmen are members of a Los Zetas Cartel faction.
Authorities continue to investigate how 29 suspected cartel members were able to successfully break out of the state prison in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. The prison escape utilized a 120-foot tunnel.
A Mexican socialite is currently in U.S. custody facing federal money laundering charges for her alleged role in helping a former Tamaulipas governor move millions in bribes and embezzled funds into Texas. The case points to a larger conspiracy where key members the upper echelons of high society in that state appear to have taken part in laundering funds for corrupt politicians.
SAN FERNANDO, Tamaulipas — La falta de seguridad carretera en tramos donde se mantiene la presencia del crimen organizado en Tamaulipas continua reflejando el panorama desolador de inseguridad luego de que fueran asaltados, secuestrados y ejecutados dos empleados de una empresa cervecera al hacer su recorrido habitual.
SAN FERNANDO, Tamaulipas — The lack of security conditions along highways where drug cartels operate in this border state presents an image of impunity as two beer delivery men were robbed at gunpoint, kidnapped and executed while they were making their regular deliveries.
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.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Fearing stiffer immigration enforcement in the coming months, approximately half of the Mexican nationals who had traveled through this city on their way to their hometowns claim they will not be returning to the United States, city officials said.
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.
Two Mexican border state officials and four U.S. businessmen have pleaded guilty to demanding and receiving millions in bribes to have Mexican government planes be stored and serviced in Texas border cities.
The Mexican government has been shamed into offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of a former governor of the border state of Tamaulipas who is considered a fugitive by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Mexican politicians are calling out that country’s government for their lack of action in searching for two former governors who are wanted by the U.S. Department of Justice on money laundering and drug charges. The politicians are asking the Mexican government to offer a reward for their capture.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities have arrested one of their own in connection with the murder of a businessman. The store employees beat the cop turned robber and left him knocked out for authorities.
TAMPICO, Tamaulipas — El delegado de la Policía Estatal de Tamaulipas en esta ciudad fue despedido después de que supuestamente llegara al trabajo e inspeccionara a sus tropas en un estado de ebriedad.
