Mexican authorities arrested a Gulf Cartel lieutenant who oversaw smuggling routes to Texas. The cartel figure was staying at a hotel in the border state of Nuevo Leon.
Las fuerzas militares mexicanas arrestaron a uno de los principales comandantes de Los Zetas en la ciudad fronteriza de Nuevo Laredo. El despiadado comandante estaba en una lista de los fugitivos más buscados en una lista binacional de criminales más buscados.
Mexican military forces arrested one of the top commanders of Los Zetas Cartel in the border city of Nuevo Laredo. The ruthless commander was listed as an international fugitive.
A feared top enforcer with the Gulf Cartel who broke out of police custody with the help of gunmen several weeks ago was killed due to an internal rift.
The immediate family of an incoming Mexican border-state governor allegedly has a long history of profiting from the Gulf Cartel, a series of documents obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed. The parents of the politician allegedly embezzled properties and money from a captured top boss and are currently under investigation for the use of shell companies to hide funds.
Claims of police brutality are rising in Mexico as immigration officials and federal police try to stop caravans of Caribbean migrants from making their way north.
Una investigación sobre un grupo de 10 policías mexicanos detrás de un caso de secuestro para un cártel en el estado fronterizo de Nuevo León, ayudó a descubrir los extensos antecedentes criminales de uno de ellos que había estado actuando como vínculo entre cárteles de la droga y oficiales de policía.
An investigation into a squad of 10 Mexican police officers behind a cartel kidnapping in the border state of Nuevo Leon helped uncover the extensive criminal background of one who acted as the link between cartels and cops.
Mexican diplomats welcomed 124 refugees from Afghanistan who worked in media and as translators this week.
Cartel-connected human smugglers in Mexico and Central America continue to leverage Facebook to recruit migrant customers. The Gulf Cartel currently profits more from smuggling people than drugs.
Mexico’s president sent friendly greetings to an imprisoned drug lord who has been singled out by the U.S. as the mastermind behind the 1985 murder of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. The politician also said he is not opposed to releasing him from jail.
Gunmen shot and killed another journalist in Mexico, marking the sixth murder of its kind in 2021. The victim requested government protection after receiving death threats due to his reporting on police corruption.
Las autoridades mexicanas están trabajando para descarrilar una investigación sobre varios agentes de inmigración corruptos por temor a que el caso continúe descubriendo a altos funcionarios y varias otras agencias. La amplia corrupción, que incluye a funcionarios de nivel de director y políticos, está vinculada al lucrativo contrabando de migrantes al trabajar con varios cárteles de la droga.
Mexican officials are working to derail an investigation into corrupt immigration agents over fears that the case will implicate higher authorities in multiple agencies. The widespread corruption, which includes director-level figures and politicians, is tied to the lucrative smuggling of migrants by working with cartels.
El Cártel de Sinaloa está extendiendo rápidamente su capacidad operativa a través del estado de Nuevo León con la ayuda de políticos corruptos y figuras policiales. Controlar partes de Nuevo León podría brindarle a la organización criminal un mercado mas y rutas completamente nuevas hacia los Estados Unidos.
The Sinaloa Cartel (CDS) is rapidly spreading its operational capacity throughout a Mexican border state near Texas with the help of corrupt officials. Controlling parts of Nuevo Leon could eventually give the organization an entirely new foothold in the U.S.–such as the southernmost segments of the I-35 corridor.
Las autoridades mexicanas han abandonado por lo menos dos puestos de control de inmigración a lo largo de la carretera más usada por traficantes de personas vinculados a los cárteles para llegar a la frontera con Texas. El abandono de los puestos de control sucede en un momento en que las autoridades estadounidenses informan un número récord de detenciones de migrantes en el sur de Texas.
Mexican authorities abandoned at least two immigration checkpoints along the busiest highway used by cartel-linked human smugglers to reach the Texas border. The abandoned posts were revealed as U.S. authorities report record-setting numbers of migrant apprehensions in South Texas.
Investigadores federales mexicanos comenzaron una nueva búsqueda en un campo de exterminio del Cartel Del Golfo cerca de la frontera con Texas. La nueva búsqueda sucedió después de mucha presión por parte de un grupo de madres que buscan a sus seres queridos que estan desaparecidos. Sin embargo, los funcionarios del gobierno ignoraron a ese grupo y no les permitieron ir a la propiedad con ellos para buscar, aunque el grupo tiene experiencia y capacitación en la búsqueda de restos humanos.
Mexican federal investigators began a new search in a cartel killing field near the Texas border. The move came after pressure from a group of mothers looking for their loved ones. However, officials are prohibiting the group from directly participating despite their training to search for human remains.
A cartel-related shooting during a packed soccer game in central Mexico forced attendees to flee for cover on Monday. The gunmen killed three and injured two nearby spectators.
The leadership of one of Mexico’s most violent cartels issued a direct threat to a national news anchor, claiming her coverage favored their rivals. The journalist responded, saying she will continue doing her job without self-censorship.
El alcalde de una ciudad rural en el estado fronterizo de Nuevo León es la presunta figura clave detrás de la llegada de las fuerzas del Cártel de Sinaloa a la región en un aparente intento de tomar el control de las rutas del narcotráfico y la distribución regional.
The mayor of a rural city in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon is the alleged key political figure behind the arrival of Sinaloa Cartel enforcers. The cartel members arrived in the region recently in an apparent attempt to take control of drug trafficking routes and regional distribution.
Intense pressure from residents pushed a Texas border city to close down an hours-old campsite built to house migrants with COVID-19. The camp will be moved to county land near the Rio Grande.
El cártel de drogas más poderoso de México ha aparecido en el estado fronterizo de Nuevo León, una medida que ha puesto a las autoridades en alerta máxima, ya que la región continua en disputa por varios otros cárteles de droga.
Mexico’s most powerful cartel surfaced in the border state of Nuevo Leon, a move that has placed authorities on high alert since the region is already contested by other violent networks.
McALLEN, Texas — Municipal leaders are instructing staff to work with local charities to expand a new migrant tent facility while scouting for additional locations on Wednesday. The City built the first facility overnight to take in migrants released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The official announcement also disclosed that more than 1,500 migrants released locally have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last “seven days.”
A Texas border city built its own tent facility to handle the large number of migrants released daily by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
A Texas Democratic county judge issued a disaster declaration due to the “substantial” number of migrants, including those with COVID-19, who are released into his community by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The same politician previously opposed a related disaster declaration by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, claiming the region was not at crisis levels to justify the move.
The drought in northern Mexico is killing off thousands of cattle from starvation and is forcing ranchers to sell herds early. If the trend continues, property owners could turn to the Sinaloa Cartel to augment their finances.
A Texas Democrat border county judge is inviting President Joe Biden to visit the border and “witness first-hand the challenges being created by current policy.” On Friday afternoon, Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez sent a letter to President Biden inviting him to the region and expressing a need for “immediate and decisive action” in dealing with the ongoing surge in immigration.
A second city near the Texas border is scrutinizing a charity run by the Catholic Church for releasing COVID-19 positive migrants into their community.
A Texas Catholic charity announced it will continue to transport migrants in defiance of an executive order issued by the governor after it was revealed several of those migrants were COVID-19 positive.
Two Texas men and a Mexican national are facing federal money laundering and weapons conspiracy charges for their attempt to purchase $500,000 in RPGs, grenades, and machine guns on behalf of the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas.
A regional Gulf Cartel commander believed to be the mastermind of a massacre that killed 15 innocent civilians this summer is dead due to presumed infighting. The murder comes days after the organization announced a truce after four years of factional war.
A Democrat border county judge who opposed a state disaster declaration over the current migrant surge is criticizing the Biden Administration after news broke about the regular releases of migrants with COVID-19 into his jurisdiction.
CIUDAD ACUNA, Coahuila — Exclusive drone footage captures the moment when a group of migrants walk across an open U.S. border to Texas over the past weekend.
A border city police department warned residents about groups of migrants with COVID-19 being released by Border Patrol into their community.
Banners left in several cities throughout the border state of Tamaulipas announced a truce between warring factions of the Gulf Cartel. The criminal organization claims it is restoring peace to the region.
