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A cartel-connected Mexican border state governor is threatening to fire state employees caught at private social gatherings, claiming they contribute to the spread of COVID-19. The measure has been called “illegal” and “hypocritical” by rival politicians.

Gunmen left 10 bodies outside the governor’s palace in Zacatecas. The unidentified victims were stuffed in a gray Mazda SUV.

Mexico’s military is allegedly working to cover up its loss of weapons purchased from other countries.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Unknown gunmen dumped the bodies of two men executed cartel-style near a local public park. The men were shot in the head, their arms and legs were tied, and their faces covered with t-shirts as hoods.

The recent death of a Gulf Cartel lieutenant led to a spike in shootings and murders in the border state of Nuevo Leon. Although the figure died in a shootout with authorities, there are suspicions that his own associates may have set him up.

Mexico’s ruling party faces a major controversy following the arrest of one of their top political operators.  Prosecutors charged the man with being one of the masterminds behind the murder of a mayoral candidate. The arrest caused an apparent rift between federal and state politicians from the MORENA party over claims that the case is a political maneuver.

Mexico’s ruling political party sanctioned its top talent after video capturing the operative’s expressions of support for the Gulf Cartel recently surfaced online. The viral clip reignited accusations that the federal government is not adequately fighting cartels.

A viral video in Mexico captures the moment when a nephew of famed drug lord “El Chapo” fires a gun during a bar fight. Mexican authorities detained the man after the incident but released him almost immediately thereafter.

Federal law enforcement officials arrested an Eagle Pass, Texas, police detective on charges related to her alleged participation in a conspiracy to harbor migrants. FBI agents executed search and arrest warrants at the home of the detective.

A female Mexican national pleaded guilty to laundering large quantities of cash through U.S. banks in Ohio for one of the most violent drug cartels.

The wife of a regional boss of the Gulf Cartel kept more than $800,000 hidden inside her Texas house when federal authorities arrived. The woman and her sister are facing money laundering charges while the husband appears to still be on the run, even though authorities spotted him prior to the raid.

A former Mexican police officer will spend 30 years in prison for having a series of videos and photographs where he sexually assaulted a young girl. Authorities in the U.S. discovered the videos inside a cell phone when the police officer tried to cross into Texas through a port of entry.

Federal authorities in Mexico claim to be looking into a deadly crash that killed 53 Central American migrants and injured several more. At least 100 migrants had been stuffed inside a tractor-trailer and the driver is believed to have lost control of the vehicle.

A group of migrants called an Arizona TV station and sent video documenting where they asked for help. They claim to have spent more than four hours wandering the desert looking for U.S. authorities. Federal officials reportedly told the migrants they could not take them in because their shelters were full.

A group of at least three cartel gunmen on jet skis stormed a beach in Cancun and clashed with rivals before making a clean escape from authorities.

A retired Mexican Army general who at one time was a candidate for secretary of defense faces extortion charges. State authorities arrested him in Central Mexico.

An incoming mayor in Mexico remains behind bars after his arrest last week on kidnapping charges in Veracruz. The politician represents the MORENA Party, led by the Mexican President and the sitting governor of that state.

A cartel-connected human smuggler fleeing from authorities broke into a home, assaulted the owner, and stole her vehicle. Authorities managed to detain five migrants at the property but the smuggler managed to escape, Texas authorities revealed.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lashed out against a well-known magazine and an independent journalist over reports about his son abusing a prominent government program for profit. The politician previously criticized the country’s news organizations for trying to favor a “conservative regime.”

At least 12 cartel gunmen died over the recent weekend in clashes throughout the north-central Mexican state of Zacatecas. Authorities are refusing to disclose the true death toll. The state has made headlines worldwide after dozens of bodies were found hung from overpasses.

An activist, a gunman, and a security guard died during an attack by cartel gunmen on a municipal building in the Mexican border state of Sonora. Two other innocent victims sustained gunshot injuries. Authorities have since revealed the attack was a failed cartel hit targeting the local police chief.

Women searching for the remains of their loved ones announced the discovery of at least 20 bodies in a cartel killing field in northern Mexico. The activists are calling on Mexico City to help validate the identities of the victims. This group often receives threats from criminal organizations.

Gunmen shot and killed a prominent businessman who was previously linked to Mexican politicians by supplying them with luxurious armored vehicles. The business figure was also accused of funneling money from fuel theft schemes into political campaigns.

Mexican authorities found and detained 600 migrants who were stuffed inside two tractor-trailers in human smuggling incidents attempting to reach the U.S.-Mexico border. Authorities reported several of the migrants as being from Bangladesh, India, Ghana, Cameroon, and others from Central American countries.

Cartel gunmen hung the bodies of 13 men from two separate highway overpasses in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The gory executions come as the state is seeing a record-setting number of murders as rival cartels fight for control of a series of highways that connect border states with the rest of Mexico.

One of the most ruthless drug cartels in Mexico released two members of Mexico’s Navy who they kidnapped following the arrest of the wife of their top leader. The two sailors were not part of the operation but were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Officials unveiled a state-of-the-art law enforcement and intelligence center that features 5,000 surveillance camera feeds and other tools designed to improve security conditions in the border state of Tamaulipas.

Authorities are carrying out a large-scale operation to rescue two Mexican Marines and capture the daughter of the leader of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). The kidnapping took place soon after authorities arrested the cartel leader’s wife.

Mexico’s President issued a veiled threat to Republican congressmen who oppose an immigration deal to grant citizenship to 11 million migrants who illegally entered the U.S. Politicians who oppose the forthcoming plan will be singled out and denounced during daily press briefings, he said.

Mexican military forces arrested the wife of the Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the top leader of Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG). The criminal organization is responsible for a large portion of the violence in Mexico and has become one of the most violent and sadistic cartels.

Drug cartel gunmen are crossing the border to commit murders in Texas, authorities claim. The statements by officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety directly clash with longstanding claims by local police chiefs who routinely say that border cities are safe.

Several top officials from Mexico resigned their positions following a scandal about a luxurious private wedding in Guatemala. Some departures came after Mexico’s President called out the excesses and the use of private planes.

Members of a migrant caravan violently assaulted a Mexican federal police officer, beating him as he lay unconscious and then stripped him of his gear. The brutal incident happened as federal forces tried to stop the caravan from leaving Chiapas and moving north.

International tourists were forced to run for cover as gunmen entered a Cancun hotel property. They reportedly killed one man and then fled the scene.

A Texas state trooper faces trafficking charges in connection with his alleged role in leaking law enforcement information and protecting drug shipments for his father’s organization.

Gunmen kidnapped a Mexican journalist from his home only to shoot and leave him behind hours later in Acapulco. The murder is the ninth of its kind in 2021.