Cartel Chronicles - Page 65

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — La guerra que llevan acabo facciones rivales del Cartel de Los Zetas ha desatado una ola de violencia imparable la cual sigue dejando muerte y terror. Esta semana la violencia tuvo un repunte con un siete ejecuciones y una balacera que mato a seis mas todos en menos de 24 horas.

Mexican citizen journalists are exposing what appears to be complicity between Mexican police officers and cartel gunmen during an apparent kidnapping in Sinaloa.

MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Cinco segundos y una ráfaga de AK-47 fueron suficientes para terminar con la vida de un comandante, encargado de realizar operativos en la región norte donde sangrientos sicarios luchan por control del rutas de distribución de narcóticos.

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Five seconds and a barrage of AK-47 gunfire was enough for a team of gunmen to murder a police commander in this border state where cartel killers continue to fight for control of drug distribution routes.

El secuestro de un niño estadounidense de 7 años por tres hombres encapuchados desató un mega-operativo un operativo de rescate donde participaron agentes varias dependencias estatales y locales al igual que se tuvo coordinación con el FBI y personal de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Nuevo León.

The kidnapping of a seven-year-old U.S. citizen by three gunmen set off a large scale rescue operation. The search was carried out by Mexican state and local law enforcement officials who coordinated with the FBI and personnel from the U.S. Embassy. The child was later found safe and unharmed.

Authorities continue to investigate why a group of gunmen executed a young couple on the banks of the Rio Grande River and set their vehicle on fire.

RIO BRAVO, Tamaulipas – Uno de los principales comandantes de la facción del Cártel del Golfo que controla esta ciudad fronteriza fue detenido por las autoridades federales de México, pero sospechosamente fue liberado días después.

RIO BRAVO, Tamaulipas — One of the leading commanders within the faction of the Gulf Cartel that controls this border city was apprehended by Mexican federal authorities but was suspiciously released days later.

Contrabandistas de cártel mexicano modificaron una camioneta para instalar un gran cañón usado para disparar grandes paquetes de droga sobre el muro en la frontera entre los estados mexicano de Sonora y Arizona.

Mexican cartel smugglers converted a van to house a cannon used for shooting large drug bundles over the border fence between the Mexican State of Sonora and Arizona.

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Un grupo de sicarios ejecutaron a la persona equivocada, para cubrir su error, los sicarios vistieron a la víctima con ropa táctica. En este año van por lo menos seis casos en este estado donde sicarios han baleado a personas inocentes ya sea por error o en balaceras.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — La alcaldesa en esta ciudad fronteriza tomo una acción directa al encuartelar e ordenar la investigación de 40 oficiales del cuerpo de transito municipal.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas– The mayor of this border city has taken direct action against 40 officers with the transit police by ordering them to be confined to their headquarters while the City carries out an internal investigation.

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — A group of cartel gunmen murdered the wrong person before dressing him up in tactical gear to cover up their error. This year there have been at least six murders in this state where gunmen have executed the wrong victim or shot innocent bystanders in firefights.

CIUDAD ACUNA, Coahuila — The mayor of this border city has been named in a cartel message as one of the individuals that allegedly provides protection to a faction of the Los Zetas cartel.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Funcionarios del gobierno de este estado fronterizo confirmaron que sicarios secuestraron a 15 personas de un autobús de pasajeros que se dirigía desde Tamaulipas a Coahuila. El gobierno de Tamaulipas se mantiene en silencio mientras que el destino de los 15 pasajeros sigue siendo desconocido.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Government officials from this border state have confirmed that cartel gunmen hijacked and kidnapped 15 passengers from bus that was headed from Tamaulipas to Coahuila. While the Tamaulipas government remains silent, the fate of the sequestered remains unknown.

A shootout at the state prosecutor’s office in the Mexican state of Jalisco left two dead and three injured–occurring inside what was said to be a secure government building in a country with very strict gun laws.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — The ongoing cartel war between factions of the Los Zetas continues to bring terror, murders and kidnappings to this city. The fear brought by this wave of crime has been worsened by the silence on the part of Mexican authorities.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen are taking advantage of the withdrawal of hundreds of Mexican Federal Police officers in order to return to their violent ways. The uptick in violence has resulted in the ambush of a Mexican soldier who died anonymously as the government continues its silence.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Una vez mas estallo la violencia en esta ciudad fronteriza donde tres personas inocentes incluyendo una mujer embarazada resultaron heridos. Dos sicarios también fallecieron en el enfrentamiento.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — More violence erupted in this border city where three innocent bystanders including a pregnant woman were shot. Two gunmen also died in the gun battle. Matamoros sits immediately across the U.S.-Mexico border from Brownsville, Texas.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Empresarios y comerciantes en esta ciudad fronteriza, han emitido nuevamente una alerta sobre viajes por carretera ante el resurgimiento de asaltos, robos y secuestros de automovilistas.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Business leaders in this border city have once again sounded the alarm about highway travel after a recent increase in robberies, carjackings and kidnappings.

MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Autoridades en este estado fronterizo han pospuesto reforzar la seguridad en las carreteras y zonas rurales del norte que colindan con la zona de guerra conocida como Tamaulipas aludiendo a la falta de elementos. El refuerzo tardara hasta que se termine de preparar mas fuerzas policiacas.

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Authorities in this border state have postponed sending security reinforcements to the highways and rural areas adjacent to the war zone known as Tamaulipas. The reduction in security will allegedly take place until authorities are able to train additional police forces.

NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — The latest wave of violence to overtake this city has killed an innocent woman and 10 cartel gunmen during two separate shootouts.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — El líder regional del Cártel del Golfo está teniendo problemas para mantener a sus tropas en la línea, lidiando con algunos de sus amigos cercanos y tropas que han volteado sus armas contra él. El más reciente

The regional leader of the Gulf Cartel is having trouble keeping his troops in line, leading some close associates to turning their weapons on him.

Un policía estatal pago con su vida el negarse a cometer un asalto y la violación de una mujer a petición de un amigo, otro oficial de la llamada “Fuerza Civil”, que se enfureció y le disparo en el pecho, cuando ambos se encontraban fuera de servicio en el suburbio de Apodaca.

A state police officer reportedly gunned down a fellow cop for refusing to rob and rape a woman in this border state. The murder suspect lashed out in anger at the refusal by his partner to carry out the crime in the suburb of Apodaca.

NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Seven vehicles with gunmen clashed with Mexican military forces during a fierce battle in the the downtown streets of this border city. The skirmish took place mere blocks from the border with Texas.

The fighting occurred Thursday, shortly after 1030 a.m. in the downtown area near the intersection of Guerrero Avenue and Arteaga Street when a convoy of seven vehicles with members of the Cartel Del Noreste faction of the Los Zetas cartel clashed with Mexican military forces that had set up a roadblock of sorts, Mexican law enforcement sources confirmed to Breitbart Texas.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas–Autoridades mexicanas estuvieron a punto de arrestar a un alto líder regional del Cártel del Golfo, arrestando en su lugar a miembros de su guardia personal. El líder del cártel había estado previamente en Estados Unidos y llegó a ser conocido por llorar fuerte durante su detención.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities came close to arresting a top regional leader for the Gulf Cartel, catching members of his personal guard instead. The cartel leader had previously been in the United States and became known for crying out loud during his arrest.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A van with 26 illegal immigrants that was being escorted by cartel gunmen crashed killing five, sending the rest to local hospitals with serious injuries.