A case being heard in a Mexican border state court exposed Mexico’s Tax Office (SAT) and ruling party for allegedly funneling millions in state funds into political campaigns. The movement of funds allegedly occurred during the 2016 election.
United States Border Patrol Agents were angered after they provided armed security at a wedding for a convicted drug smuggler during a rare opening of the steel gate on the U.S.- Mexico Border fence in November.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León– Dos policías del municipio rural del Hidalgo han sido arrestados en conexión a ejecuciones y otras actividades violentas a favor del cartel de Los Zetas Vieja Escuela. Uno de los presuntos narco-policias es el hermano del director de la policía municipal y el grupo tenia un arsenal escondido en un a casa de seguridad.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Two police officers from rural Hidalgo were arrested in connection with executions and other violent activities for Los Zetas Vieja Escuela Cartel. One of the alleged narco-cops is the brother of the local police director. The pair had an arsenal of weapons at a stash house.
A man who was the second-highest ranking lawman in a rural town in Coahuila will spend 75 years in prison for his role in helping Los Zetas cartel kidnap, massacre, and incinerate roughly 300 victims.
Gunmen hung the bodies of six men from three overpasses and left narco-messages in the tourist hotspots of La Paz and Cabo in Baja California Sur. The gory scenes greeted morning commuters and served as a reminder of the raging violence between rival cartels.
While the United Nations is condemning the murder of another Mexican journalist who was killed while watching his son’s Christmas pageant, government officials doubted the victim’s current profession and accused him of having ties to a criminal organization.
The execution of a Mexican journalist at his son’s Christmas pageant was overshadowed by the murder of a viral video star made famous by imitating the naro-lifestyle.
A press freedom organization has ranked Mexico as the deadliest country for journalists, overtaking Iraq and Syria for the highest number of reporters who lost their lives while practicing their craft. On the day the report was published, gunmen murdered another journalist in Mexico.
A group of unknown gunmen stormed a Mexican elementary school’s Christmas pageant and executed a veteran journalist watching his son’s performance.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Una juez estatal de esta ciudad fronteriza, que tiene un historial de liberar a sicarios del cártel, también ha ordenado la liberación de presuntos traficantes de drogas alegando falta de pruebas u otros errores administrativos.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A state judge from this border city who has a history of releasing cartel hitmen is now setting free suspected street-level drug dealers for lacking evidence or clerical errors.
Cartel gunmen hung the bodies of three men from an overpass along with a posted warning sign in the Mexican coastal state of Nayarit. The reminder message shocked commuters as to the raging violence that continues to take place as rival cartels wage fierce territorial wars.
Una maleta arriba de una carreola abandonada en la plaza de un municipio pequeño de este estado fronterizo motivó a unos vecinos revisar el extraño contenido. En cuestión de minutos la curiosidad se convirtió en gritos de auxilio tras enterarse que escondía el cuerpo de una mujer mutilada
In a matter of minutes, curiosity turned into screams for help after residents of this border state municipality learned that an abandoned baby carriage contained the dismembered body of a murdered woman. A duffel bag on top of the baby carriage left behind in the town’s plaza motivated some neighbors to check its contents.
Los enfrentamientos por control de esta ciudad fronteriza por parte de grupos rivales del crimen organizado al igual que los intentos por las autoridades de detenerlos continúan dejando una larga lista de muertos.
Casualties continue to mount as rival factions of organized crime groups continue fighting for control of this border city. The list continues to build as authorities fail in their attempts to stop them.
Más de tres meses después de que las autoridades estatales de Tamaulipas arrestaran a un exgobernador de ese estado por cargos de malversación, el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos emitió formalmente una solicitud de extradición solicitando que el ex político sea enviado a Texas donde es buscado por lavado de dinero federal y cargos de fraude.
More than three months after Tamaulipas authorities arrested a former governor on embezzlement charges, the U.S. Department of State has formally issued an extradition request, asking that the politician be sent to Texas for federal money laundering and fraud charges.
A man wanted in Texas for alleged sexual abuse of a teenage girl spent three months hiding in the border state of Nuevo Leon. Investigators arrested the fugitive in Guadalupe, part of the Monterrey metropolitan area.
McALLEN, Texas — The new Homeland Security Secretary toured the Texas border and pointed out the need for more physical barriers, technology, agents, prosecutors, judges and undoing decades of failed policy.
PHOENIX, Arizona — Federal agents continue encountering sophisticated drug smuggling operations whose members use radio communication systems, scouts, and other measures to avoid capture.
A crew of pilots from Texas with U.S. Customs and Border Protection helped capture a narco-sub that was carrying 3,800 pounds of cocaine in international waters near Panama.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Autoridades en esta ciudad fronteriza continúan investigando el homicidio de un hombre que fue asesinado por un grupo de sicarios en esta ciudad fronteriza.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Authorities continue looking into the murder of a man who was gunned down by a team of hitmen in this border city.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — El gobierno del estado de Tamaulipas ha intensificado sus esfuerzos para capturar a tres altos líderes del Cártel del Golfo, cuya lucha interna ha dejado múltiples enfrentamientos armados y un incremento de violencia en esta ciudad fronteriza. Los rostros de los tres jefes del cártel han sido colocados en varios espectaculares en las ciudades de Reynosa, Río Bravo y otras áreas donde se sabe que operan los miembros del cártel.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — The Tamaulipas government stepped up its effort to capture three top leaders with Mexico’s Gulf Cartel, whose internal struggle led to multiple gun battles and heightened violence in this border city. The faces of the three cartel bosses were placed on multiple billboards throughout Reynosa, Rio Bravo, and other areas where the cartel members are known to operate.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — La aparente calma que se vivió en esta ciudad fronteriza por varios días terminó de manera brusca el fin de semana cuando se desató una serie de enfrentamientos y balaceras. Durante el enfrentamiento, los sicarios trataron de emboscar a los convoyes de policías que trataban de restablecer el orden.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The calm enjoyed in this border city for several days came to an abrupt end over the weekend following a series of fierce shootouts. Cartel gunmen attempted to ambush a convoy of police officers responding to the gunfire.
Cartel turf wars in Chihuahua have claimed the lives of two local police chiefs within a week.
Cerca de dos docenas de ejidatarios de pueblos en la parte sur de este estado han perdido sus casas debido a la ira de los cárteles mexicanos de la droga que continúan peleando por el control de Michoacán, mientras las autoridades estatales ignoran la violencia.
MORELIA, Michoacan — Close to two dozen villagers from towns in the southern part of Michoacan have lost their homes to the wrath of the Mexican drug cartels. The cartels continue to fight for control of the region while state officials
A South Texas jury sentenced a former Catholic priest to life in prison for the murder of a local school teacher and former beauty queen in 1960 when he was assigned to a local church. For more than 55 years, the priest managed to avoid facing any consequences in connection with the murder.
McALLEN, Texas — A former Catholic priest was convicted for the murder and assault of a teacher and former beauty queen in 1960. Information that surfaced in the trial indicated a possible conspiracy to cover up the crime.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Siete pistoleros pertenecientes al Cartel de los Zetas Vieja Escuela fueron muertos en un enfrentamiento que sostuvieron con policías mexicanos en la ciudad del Mante, en la zona centro de este estado fronterizo.
Un equipo de sicarios entro a un restaurante para ejecutar al jefe policiaco de uno de los municipios del estado fronterizo de Chihuahua. El ataque parece ser un incremento de la violencia que continua creciendo en el estado donde el Cartel de Juarez y el Cartel de Sinaloa se disputan el control territorial.
A team of gunmen entered a restaurant to execute a local police chief in the Mexican State of Chihuahua. The attack appears to be an escalation of the violence between the Juarez and the Sinaloa Cartels for regional control.
Las autoridades en el estado fronterizo de Coahuila han confirmado el descubrimiento de más de 3,000 fragmentos de huesos humanos en un campo de exterminio del cártel y sitio de incineración. El campo de exterminio fue descubierto en la parte suroeste del estado, un área que el Cártel de Sinaloa y Los Zetas pelearon durante años.
Authorities in Coahuila confirmed the discovery of more than 3,000 human bone fragments in a cartel killing field and incineration site. The remains were found in the southwestern part of the state; an area where the Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas fought for years.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Cuatro agentes de de la policía conocida como Fuerza Tamaulipas que recientemente fueron acusados de servir al crimen organizado quedaron en libertad debido a que un juez solo pudo vincularlos aun solo delito de tres que se les imputaban.
