Violence erupted yesterday in two Mexican border cities, leaving at least nine dead. The attacks between rival cartels occurred in Agua Prieta and Naco, opposite Douglas and Naco, Arizona.
Three high school students in the southern Arizona were arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of 3,200 fentanyl pills. Their town shares an international border with San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.
At least 527 pounds of methamphetamine worth $7.2 million was seized in southern Arizona this past weekend during a joint investigation by local police and federal agents.
A major meth lab connected to the Sinaloa Cartel worth an estimated $170 million was seized by Mexican security personnel in Sinaloa this week. Since 2018, Mexican officials busted 20 similar labs in the state.
Two Mexican state police officers from Sonora were kidnapped and executed Sunday. The double execution brings the total number of officers killed the border state to 10 in 2019.
A raid carried out by Mexican Federal Police in Tijuana resulted in the seizure of 220 pounds of methamphetamine and 26 pounds of heroin over the past weekend.
Mexican police in Ciudad Juárez rescued a group of 115 migrants being held against their will by human smugglers earlier this week. Police were tipped off to the incident by an anonymous report. The police raid resulted in the arrest of three human smugglers — one, a Central American migrant from El Salvador.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized 421 pounds of methamphetamine cumulatively worth $1.7 million during multiple vehicle inspections in Arizona and California over the past week.
The attempted kidnapping of a Gulf Cartel cell boss by rival hitmen dressed in cloned police uniforms left one dead and the intended target wounded in Cancún.
Two U.S.-based street gang members working for the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) were arrested in Tijuana over the weekend wearing cloned uniforms and carrying a light anti-armor weapon (LAW). Both were turned over to investigative personnel from the federal attorney general’s office.
Five ministerial investigative police officers assigned to the attorney general’s office (FGR) in Mexico City were arrested on kidnapping and extortion charges.
Two separate raids in the border city of Tijuana by federal and state investigative netted 460 pounds of methamphetamine and more than 60 pounds of heroin. The raids also resulted in the seizure of six vehicles and one arrest.
Stray gunfire from cartel gunmen in the Mexican resort of Cancún struck and killed an 11-year old child. The stray round came from cartel gunmen who had opened fire on an adult male target. Officials transported the child to a local clinic where he died several hours later.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office seized 40 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop north of Phoenix earlier this month, resulting in the arrest of a male Mexican national. The initial disclosure was delayed by a week due to a follow-up investigation.
A Sinaloa Cartel-linked trafficker and Mexican citizen was sentenced to 57 months in a federal prison in Billings, Montana, last week after pleading guilty in January to possession with the intent to distribute approximately 34 pounds of methamphetamine. Two other defendants have pled guilty and are awaiting sentencing.
The cartel-related violence in Tijuana continues with at least 814 killed in 2019. At least 16 people were murdered in a 36-hour period this past weekend.
Police in southern California announced on Friday the arrests of two men linked to the Mexican-based Sinaloa Cartel. The men allegedly operated a drug-trafficking cell in Apple Valley, California. The multi-agency investigation also led to the seizure of 500 pounds of methamphetamine worth $1.25 million dollars.
A police commander in the border state of Sonora was assassinated Friday morning by cartel gunmen as he was loading into his unmarked duty vehicle in front of a pharmacy. The murder occurred in Hermosillo.
Police in Chihuahua apprehended an alleged leader for “La Gente Nueva” Sunday, which operates as the armed wing of the Sinaloa Cartel.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma announced the indictment of 29 alleged members and co-conspirators of a drug trafficking organization with ties to the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). The 29 are accused of participating in a criminal enterprise to possess and distribute heroin and perform money laundering.
Mexican Federal Police rescued 150 Central American migrants abandoned by human smugglers inside a cargo truck in Veracruz Monday night.
Elements of Tijuana municipal, state and federal police, and the Mexican Army seized more than 912 pounds of methamphetamine and 3 tons of marijuana during three operations over the past weekend.
Cartel gunmen kidnapped a Mexican police commander in the center of the town he served. The gunmen later executed the police commander.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized an estimated $3.8 million in methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine during a series of vehicle inspections at the various ports of entry in California and Arizona within the last week.
A police director and his bodyguards in Sonora were ambushed by a team of cartel gunmen while patrolling the streets of Ciudad Obregón Tuesday. The incident left a bodyguard dead and the director seriously wounded.
A gunman was killed after opening fire on Tijuana police during a vehicle pursuit Monday. He also tried to escape in a stolen patrol car.
Four cartel gunmen stormed a funeral home late last week in the Mexican border city of San Luis Río Colorado, opening fire on mourners for a male homicide victim who was gunned down the day prior. Friends of the deceased returned fire, wounding one of the attackers. In total, one mourner was killed and two were wounded and along with the cartel gunman.
Cartel gunmen raided a drug house in the border city of Ciudad Juárez and killed four Honduran migrants. The cartel gunmen who stormed the property and opened fire early Friday morning. In addition to the two Central American migrants, two other unidentified victims were wounded and transported to a local hospital in very serious condition.
Cartel violence in Cancún continues after an early morning attack Tuesday left one dead in the Hotel Zone.
Mexican Federal Police, along with elements of the Navy, rescued an 18-year-old kidnapping victim and arrested eight members of the responsible gang earlier this week in the popular tourist port city of Guaymas, Sonora.
Six human smugglers were arrested and 60 Central American migrants were apprehended after an illegal caravan was stopped in Veracruz.
Cartel-related violence continues at an alarming rate in Tijuana with a series of homicides over the past weekend, bringing the total dead in April to 171. Year-to-date, the city shows 683 killed according to official counts.
Elements of the Mexican Federal Police and Army seized more than 211 pounds of methamphetamine and 1.5 pounds of powdered fentanyl during a security checkpoint operation Sunday in Sonora.
Mexican police rescued two U.S. citizens who were kidnapped in Mexico. Ministerial Police in the border city of Nogales, Sonora, freed the kidnapped Americans during a police rescue operation. The operation resulted in the arrest of two kidnappers.
Police in Cancún apprehended a leader of a cartel hit-team wanted for multiple killings following a shootout. The gun battle with the ministerial police on Thursday left one female cartel operative dead.
A local 6-year-old in Cancún was killed after being struck by stay cartel gunfire as the child was preparing to enter her house with her parents this week. An unidentified male who was the intended target died at the scene.
A married couple in Tijuana reportedly involved in the drug trade was executed while their 17-year-old daughter was raped after being lured into a trap by cartel gunmen.
A police commander in Sonora was assassinated Tuesday as he drove a personal vehicle with his two teenage sons in tow.
A former municipal police officer from Tijuana who later became the chief Sinaloa Cartel hitman in the region was captured in a joint operation this week.
A total of 15 homicides were registered within 24 hours in Ciudad Juarez on Thursday and Friday during Holy Week.