Cartel violence in the Mexican border state of Sonora continues with five homicides registered yesterday in Hermosillo and Ciudad Obregón. The double homicide which occurred yesterday in Ciudad Obregón was the 31st of the month. Law enforcement authorities fear more cartel violence will continue in the border state that for the most part has not seen the levels of violence experienced in other regions of the country.
The cartel war raging Tijuana continues with 1,789 homicides registered as of September 19, now breaking the 2017 record of 1,781.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized nearly 200 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine in separate smuggling attempts in southern Arizona.
A pack of street dogs were discovered fighting over a discarded human head late last week in Tijuana.
The Mexican Army seized 1,055 pounds of methamphetamine Friday near the Arizona border, adding to the number of significant drug busts in the last 30 days.
Police discovered seven heads abandoned in an ice cooler Friday morning in the rural community of Bácum, Sonora–sparking fears of an escalation in an ongoing territorial cartel war.
Mexican Federal Police seized 550 pounds of methamphetamine Wednesday, adding to the number of significant busts in the last 30 days throughout the northern border region of Baja California.
Mexican police discovered an active fentanyl lab in Mexicali, Baja California, on Monday.
The mayor-elect of Gómez Farías, Chihuahua, was critically wounded in his office by a presumed cartel gunman Friday–one day before he was scheduled to be sworn into office.
A Border Patrol Agent sitting inside his parked duty vehicle was fired upon from Mexico early Sunday morning, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
One hostage was rescued and four kidnappers were killed after gunfire broke out in Tijuana during a rescue operation led by the State Preventive Police (PEP) on Wednesday night.
An illegal immigrant fled to Mexico after he allegedly murdered his pregnant wife and a roommate in Phoenix, say police. He then reportedly kidnapped his two young sons, triggering an Arizona Amber Alert early Saturday.
Federal Police in the Mexican coastal state of Nayarit seized eight tons of precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of methamphetamine after conducting a traffic stop for a seat belt violation.
Mexican police discovered an active cartel drug lab this week in the border city of Tijuana. A raid on the lab resulted in the seizure of 350 pounds of methamphetamine according to government security officials.
Officials in Ciudad Juárez are on alert after several videos surfaced this week from a Sinaloa Cartel-aligned gang which threaten violence against a former ally.
The Mexican military made its fourth major methamphetamine seizure in less than two weeks when four tons and a clandestine lab in Baja California Norte were found on Saturday. The bust occurred in Tecate, directly across the border from Jacumba Hot Springs, California.
The Mexican military made its third major methamphetamine seizure in northern Mexico in the past week when the Mexican Navy announced the seizure of 10 tons of methamphetamine in the state of Sinaloa which occurred. The drug seizure occurred on August 22 as reported according to local media outlets. in local media
A cross-border narco-tunnel leading into a shuttered Arizona KFC restaurant was discovered earlier this month by Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Border Patrol.
A Mexico-linked drug gang was busted in Buckeye, Arizona, by undercover investigators for the Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force on Friday.
The Mexican Army seized approximately 2,700 pounds of illicit drugs in two separate security operations over the past weekend in the tourist municipality of Ensenada, Baja California.
Mexican authorities announced the seizure of 50 tons of methamphetamine during a drug lab raid conducted on August 16 by the Mexican Navy in the northern state of Sinaloa.
A Total of 667 U.S.-based fugitives were captured in the Mexican state of Baja California over the last five years thanks to a collaborative effort led by the Policía Estatal Preventiva (PEP-State Preventive Police) and American law enforcement agencies.
A total of 100 murders were registered in Tijuana during the first 12 days of August, bringing the grand total for the year to 1,547.
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made two record-breaking fentanyl seizures one week apart at the San Ysidro Port of Entry approximately 16 miles south of San Diego, California.
More than 200 federal and state police personnel supported by elements of the Mexican army were deployed to once tourist-friendly Guaymas amid escalating violence and threats of a cartel war.
Mexican border city cops in Tecate discovered five murder victims in advanced stages of decomposition with a threatening narco-banner.
A gang hit in a Chihuahua state prison targeting a high ranking Los Aztecas member is believed to have unleashed a wave of violence which resulted in the killing of 26 people during a 24-hour period. Eleven victims were discovered in a Ciudad Juárez residence alone.
The United States Consulate General in Hermosillo, Mexico, issued a security alert prohibiting federal employees from traveling to the popular tourist locations of San Carlos, Guaymas, and Empalme, Sonora due to recent violent criminal activity.
A Mexico-based drug trafficking gang was busted in Chandler, Arizona, resulting in the arrests of 12 suspects.
The United States Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Border Patrol Station arrested a previously deported sex offender shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday.
Three FBI fugitive MS-13 gang leaders who fled Los Angeles after a 2017 police roundup were captured in Tijuana.
A total of 15,973 murders were registered in Mexico during the first six months of 2018, making it the deadliest year since 1997 when a tracking system was implemented.
Formerly peaceful Cancún continues to experience shocking levels of cartel violence as the total number of murders reached a new record of 286 for a single year.
The Secretary for Public Security in Tijuana announced the arrests of six kidnappers including an active duty Tijuana municipal police officer and the rescue of a female kidnapping victim.
The United States Consulate General in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico has issued a security alert prohibiting U.S. Government employees from traveling into downtown Ciudad Juárez without advance permission for the next 30 days.
A 38-year old man identified by authorities as a cartel operative was gunned down on June 12, inside a church he fled to in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
The Federal Police in Baja California Sur announced the arrest of a regional cartel boss who has been attributed to the wave of narco-violence in the popular tourist spot of La Paz.
The United States Customs and Border Protection arrested three Mexican nationals involved in failed smuggling attempts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, oxycodone, and heroin in Arizona over the past weekend.
Three people were shot near an El Paso-Juárez Metropolitan Border pedestrian bridge on Saturday afternoon, causing the crossing between the U.S. and Mexico to temporarily close.
Fourteen cartel assassins were captured during two separate police operations earlier this week in the El Paso-Juárez Metropolitan Border Area.
