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.
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a journalist in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. He was supposed to be under government protection after receiving threats in response to his work. The crime is the eighth of its kind in 2021.
A sail-powered training vessel for the Ecuadoran Navy intercepted a narco-submarine and arrested four crewmen. Authorities did not disclose if the vessel was carrying drugs at the time.
Sicarios del Cártel del Golfo utilizaron camiones de basura del municipio para establecer numerosos bloqueos en toda la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros como una forma de frenar la respuesta militar y policial durante una fuerte balacera. No está claro si los vehículos de la ciudad fueron tomados por la fuerza o con la complicidad de funcionarios de la ciudad, ya que la organización criminal y algunos funcionarios locales tienen una larga historia de cooperación.
Gulf Cartel gunmen used municipal vehicles to set roadblocks throughout the border city of Matamoros as a way to slow down military and police responses to a shootout. It remains unclear if the government vehicles were taken by force or not, however, the criminal organization and local authorities have a long history of cooperation.
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
Un importante operador del Cártel del Golfo de México murió en un fuerte tiroteo que mató a cuatro personas, incluido un niño que era una victima inocente. Otras dos víctimas inocentes, fueron alcanzadas por disparos. El operador del narco fue el primer individuo en tener una canción de rap dedicada a él por un grupo reconocido.
Gunmen in northern Mexico tried to carjack a U.S. family driving to a tourist destination. During the attempt, the gunmen fired several shots at the vehicle, however, no injuries were reported by the victims.
Two female tourists visiting Mexico’s famed beach hotspot Tulum died at a bar after being caught in the crossfire of a cartel shootout. Three more tourists sustained gunshot injuries.
EXCLUSIVE: Texas Border City Builds Ties with Mexican Officials Facing Money Laundering Investigations
Autoridades de una ciudad fronteriza de Texas han estado creando lazos con figuras políticas y financieras claves en México y parecen estar promoviendo el crecimiento; sin embargo, esas mismas personas con las que se crearon los lazos son objeto de investigaciones por lavado de dinero.
The relatives of a fallen Gulf Cartel boss fled to Texas after surviving an assassination attempt in Mexico last week. They illegally crossed into Texas where U.S. Border Patrol agents treated five of them for gunshot wounds.
Two gunmen from Mexico’s Gulf Cartel illegally entered Texas after fleeing from a shootout with Mexican authorities. Local police arrested the men as they tried to hide with migrants who crossed the Rio Grande.
Una investigación por parte de las autoridades federales mexicanas sobre el gobernador entrante del estado fronterizo de Nuevo León ha revelado que otra empresa fantasma que se busca está rodeada de sospechosos asesinatos del cártel.
An investigation by Mexican federal authorities into the incoming border state governor of Nuevo Leon revealed more shell companies with links to suspicious cartel murders.
Los funcionarios mexicanos están preocupados porque se espera que más de 125,000 migrantes haitianos estén en el país para fin de año, y la mayoría de ellos querrán llegar a la frontera con Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, la cifra podría ser mucho más alta debido a que más migrantes pueden ingresar al país sin interacción con las autoridades, por lo que esos permanecerían sin contar. Las preocupaciones expresadas por los funcionarios no solo se refieren a cuestiones migratorias, sino a cuestiones humanitarias y sanitarias, ya que México no cuenta con instalaciones, salubridad, y alimentos para hacer frente a tal aumento.
