The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of one of the top leaders in the Sonora region who was at one time part of the Sinaloa Cartel, but may have switched sides. While the man has been in U.S. custody for more than two weeks, federal authorities just announced his capture. It remains unclear if he surrendered.
Un contador herido del Canal 10 de la ciudad playera de Cancún, Quintana Roo fue el saldo de un atentado a balazos afuera de una televisora mexicana donde empleados entraron en pánico tras escuchar al menos 6 detonaciones y observar a dos sicarios huir de la escena.
An accountant from Channel 10 in Cancun, Quintana Roo, was the target of an attempted murder outside the TV station. Employees ran in panic after hearing four shots and watched two gunmen flee.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Autoridades en este estado están bajo alerta luego de que 4 policías de el estado de San Luis Potosí fueran heridos este mes por un artefacto explosivo improvisado.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Authorities are on alert after four police officers from the state of San Luis Potosi were injured by an improvised explosive device.
District officials in Washington, D.C. designated a legal defense fund aimed at benefiting illegal aliens and their families after being detained for deportation. The move comes after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stepped up operations in sanctuary cities.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The likely deportation of a 10-year-old girl who suffers from cerebral palsy needing emergency surgery at a children’s hospital sparked controversy in South Texas.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — La violencia continua sin parar en esta ciudad fronteriza donde dos grupos del Cartel Del Golfo continúan luchando por control de la región. La narco-guerra continua desatado terror con balaceras diarias al igual que secuestros y robos de vehículos.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Violence continues without slowing in this border city where two rival factions of the Gulf Cartel struggle for control. The narco-war spreads terror with daily gun battles, kidnappings, and carjackings.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Sicarios del Cartel Del Golfo en esta ciudad fronteriza han comenzado a dispararle a los vehículos que transitan por las carreteras de esta ciudad como una táctica de robo. Los vehículos que han sido robados en esta ciudad a punta de pistola han sido utilizados para narco-bloqueos durante los enfrentamientos que siguen azotando esta ciudad.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Gulf Cartel gunmen in this border city have begun firing at passing vehicles as part of their carjacking tactics. The vehicles are stolen at gunpoint to be used for makeshift blockades during street battles.
As Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) announces that he will not seek re-election to the United States Senate, the open borders lobby is shedding tears as it loses one of its biggest pro-immigration allies in the Washington, D.C. establishment.
MORELIA, Michoacán – Hombres armados del cártel ejecutaron a docenas durante el fin de semana en la guerra que sucede por el control de este estado. Mientras que algunas de las víctimas fueron despedazadas y mensajes del cártel fueron colocados junto a los cuerpos, los funcionarios del gobierno han permanecido en silencio.
MORELIA, Michoacan — Cartel gunmen executed dozens over the weekend in their ongoing war for control of this state. While some victims were hacked to pieces with cartel messages placed next to the bodies, government officials remain mum.
Sicarios mexicanos pertenecientes a un cartel planeaban utilizar un dron como una arma de terrorismo al pegar una carga explosiva al popular aparato electronico volador. La nueva tactica se lleva acabo en una zona que ah visto un repunte de narco-violencia.
Gunmen belonging to a Mexican cartel planned to use a drone as a weapon by strapping an improvised explosive device to the popular flying tech. The new tactic was unveiled in a region seeing a sharp spike in cartel violence.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Las autoridades de esta ciudad fronteriza continúan investigando por qué un equipo de hombres armados encapuchados irrumpió en un hogar local solo para ejecutar a dos vendedores de droga sentenciados y agredir a un anciano.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Authorities in this border city continue looking into why a team of hooded gunmen stormed a local home to execute two convicted drug dealers and assault an elderly man.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Escuelas vacías y temor en las calles fue lo que encontraron representantes de internacionales de la Cruz Roja durante su visita a esta ciudad fronteriza la cual lleva meses siendo azotada por una guerra entre carteles donde el uso de lanzagranadas, metralletas y vehículos blindados es algo de todos los días.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — During a visit to this border city, members of the International Red Cross found empty schools and fear in the streets after months of regular, large-scale gun battles by cartel members featuring grenade launchers, machine guns, and armored vehicles.
Escuelas, oficinas públicas y empresas permanecen cerradas después de que facciones rivales del Cártel del Golfo continúan sus diarios enfrentamientos armados por el control de esta ciudad fronteriza con lanzagranadas, ametralladoras y vehículos blindados.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Schools, public offices, and businesses remain closed after rival factions of the Gulf Cartel continue to have daily gun battles for control of this Mexican border city. The ensuing battles routinely involve the use of grenade launchers,
Autoridades estatales continúan preparando el caso en contra de una mujer relacionada a una banda de secuestradores que azoto esta región fronteriza entre 2013 y 2014, de día los secuestradores eran policías.
State authorities are preparing for the trial of a woman tied to a kidnapping group that struck in this border city between 2013 and 2014. By day, many of the accused kidnappers worked as police officers.
Five criminal illegal aliens, some accused of sexual abuse and forcible touching, were arrested by immigration officers after being released due to New York City’s sanctuary city policy.
An illegal immigrant is accused of sexually assaulting an elderly woman after allegedly breaking into her home.
Shocking footage released by the Houston Police Department shows the terror one woman went through as she was carjacked by three men while holding her young niece in an infant carrier.
More than 100 gunmen took part in a series of large-scale shootouts between factions of the Sinaloa and Juarez Cartels in the border state of Chihuahua. The skirmish took place in a rural mountain area that went on for more than eight hours until state and federal authorities arrived.
TUCSON, Arizona — Two illegal aliens from Mexico working as armed cartel scouts were sent to prison on smuggling and weapons charges.
One of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels began carrying out ransom kidnappings in Mexico while collecting ransom in Texas. Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) is apparently setting up kidnapping and drug trafficking operations in the Lone Star State to solidify power.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Esta ciudad se mantuvo paralizada tras una serie de bloqueos por parte del Cartel Del Golfo sobre las principales avenidas que convergen entradas y salidas de la frontera, causando pánico entre estudiantes y trabajadores que quedaron varados. El miedo creció ante la amenaza de que esta ciudad tenga enfrentamientos como los que se han visto en Reynosa.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — This city froze to a standstill after the Gulf Cartel set up a series of blockades along main avenues, spreading panic among the stranded. Citizens worried they would experience a large-scale gun battle like seen in Reynosa.
SAN JUAN, Texas — Authorities in this border city dismantled a Gulf Cartel crew that terrorized homes by carrying out brazen raids where teams of hooded gunmen would storm homes looking for cash, jewelry, and drugs.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Un alto funcionario de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas en esta ciudad fue detenido por elementos de la Policía Federal Preventiva al estar acusado de pertenecer a a la banda delictiva Los Zetas y participar en secuestros para la organización. Una de las víctimas era uno de los estudiantes.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — A top official with the Tamaulipas Autonomous University (UAT) was arrested by Mexico’s Federal Police for his role in Los Zetas cartel’s kidnapping operation. One of the victims was a student.
The Mexican government announced the formal detention with the intent to extradite a former Tamaulipas governor wanted in Texas on money laundering and bank fraud charges. The politician is accused of receiving bribes from drug cartels operating freely while he was in office.
SAN FERNANDO, Tamaulipas — Un comandante del cartel de los Zetas responsable de la muerte de una activista murió en un enfrentamiento con autoridades Mexicanas. La activista había vivido bajo amenazas pues había investigado el homicidio de su hija y había presionado al gobierno Mexicano a actuar en contra del crimen organizado.
SAN FERNANDO, Tamaulipas — A commander with Los Zetas Cartel labeled a responsible party in the murder of an activist died in a shootout with Mexican authorities. The activist lived under threats after investigating her daughter’s murder and pressuring the government to act against organized crime.
RIO BRAVO, Tamaulipas – Decenas de camionetas todoterreno llenas de hombres armados del Cártel del Golfo entraron en la ciudad fronteriza de Río Bravo, blandiendo sus rifles mientras se preparaban para cazar a sus rivales en lo que se convirtió en un día de feroces enfrentamientos armados.
RIO BRAVO, Tamaulipas — Dozens of SUVs filled with Gulf Cartel gunmen rolled into the border city of Rio Bravo, waiving rifles as they prepared to hunt rivals in what became a day of fierce shootouts.