A group of Gulf Cartel gunmen set fire to a state police armored vehicle after a violent shootout just south of the Texas border. The gunmen outnumbered and outgunned a squad of police officers. The officers were forced to run away after military and federal police forces (National Guard) refused to answer their calls for help.
Un grupo de pistoleros del Cártel del Golfo prendió fuego a un vehículo blindado de la policía estatal después de un violento tiroteo al sur de la frontera con Texas, donde superaban en número y armamento a un escuadrón de estatales. Los oficiales se vieron obligados a huir después de que las fuerzas militares y de la Guardia Nacional se negaran a responder a sus llamadas de ayuda.
In yet another resounding example of the Mexican government’s inability to protect its citizens, a family in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, was forced to pay the Gulf Cartel approximately $40,000 USD for the release of their loved one. Government authorities could not help in the case, as relatives and activists were forced to plea to the dominant criminal organizations in the region to help.
En otro ejemplo contundente de la incapacidad del gobierno de México para proteger a sus ciudadanos, una familia en la ciudad fronteriza de Reynosa se vio obligada a pagar al Cártel del Golfo aproximadamente 40.000 dólares por la liberación de su ser querido. Las autoridades gubernamentales no pudieron ayudar en el caso, y los familiares y activistas se vieron obligados a pedir ayuda a las organizaciones criminales que gobiernan la región.
Authorities in the border state of Tamaulipas are trying to downplay a series of kidnappings and cartel killings in the central part of the state. The violence comes as one faction of the Gulf Cartel makes a push to expand their territories into the central part of the state.
Las autoridades del estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas están tratando de restar importancia a una serie de secuestros y asesinatos de cárteles en la parte central del estado. La violencia se produce cuando una facción del Cartel del Golfo intenta expandir sus territorios hacia la parte central del estado.
The mother of a man wanted for murder in South Texas is claiming that unknown gunmen kidnapped her son in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Her son is currently listed as one of Cameron County’s Most Wanted Fugitives for his alleged role in a drug-related murder.
A Mexico City cop is under investigation for having acted in a porn video recorded in the city’s subway.
Las autoridades arrestaron a dos traficantes de personas en la ciudad fronteriza mexicana de Piedras Negras bajo cargos de secuestro luego de que se rescatara a dos migrantes que habían sido secuestrados por el cobro de rescate.
The Gulf Cartel instituted a tax against homeowners in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, for the right to have trees on their property. The government-protected criminal organization has a long history of being able to operate with complete impunity in that city.
El Cartel del Golfo ha comenzado a cobrar impuestos a los propietarios de viviendas en la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros por el derecho a tener árboles en su propiedad. La organización criminal que goza de protección del gobierno tiene una larga historia de poder operar con total impunidad en esa ciudad.
El gobierno de México se ha esforzado por suprimir información acerca de la rampante violencia de cárteles que plaga una de sus principales ciudades fronterizas. La falta de información es empeorada aún más por una especie de mordaza a los medios de comunicación locales por el Cartel Del Golfo en la ciudad de Matamoros.
Funcionarios gubernamentales del estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas están tratando de encubrir una explosión a gran escala que destruyó varios hogares, diciendo que fue causada por gas. Sin embargo, la explosión ocurrió en una casa de seguridad del cártel donde se guardaban armas y artefactos explosivos improvisados.
One Mexican police officer is recovering after being injured during a shootout with cartel gunmen in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The shootout comes at a time when government officials continuously claim that the city is safe.
Cartel gunmen used a ranch in northern Mexico as a killing field where they tortured, murdered, and incinerated a large number of victims with complete impunity. The discovery comes as corrupt government officials at the state and federal level in Mexico refuse to target drug cartels and criminal organizations. At the same time, government officials claim security conditions are improving under their regime.
Mexican authorities have abandoned the residents of two towns in the central part of the border state of Tamaulipas despite terrorist attacks by the Gulf Cartel. Gunmen continued to set fire to buildings, abducted innocent victims, and shot up homes.
Gulf Cartel gunmen have been buying thousands of rounds of ammunition in South Texas and smuggling it into Mexico. The bulk purchases of ammunition come as the Gulf Cartel has been waging a fierce turf war between two of its rival factions.
Mexico’s government remains impotent as the Gulf Cartel continues to spread terror through highways in the border state of Tamaulipas. Either for political beliefs or because of widespread corruption, local, state, and federal forces left residents to their fate as convoys of cartel gunmen freely roamed the state highways, clashing with rivals. In addition to the fighting, gunmen have also been carrying out carjackings, kidnappings, and other crimes targeting innocent civilians.
Mexican authorities recovered the bodies of two migrants from the banks of the Rio Grande over the weekend. The drowning marks the 42nd case this year in that particular border city.
Sicarios del Cartel del Golfo han estado robando más de una docena de camiones con remolque y obligando a sus conductores a tirar miles de galones de combustible por no pagar tarifas de protección a la organización criminal.
Drug lords in Mexico have been paying tens of thousands of dollars to sleep with big-name TV and soap opera stars. The allegations and details outlined in a new book sparked controversy. Several of the named starlets denied the allegations and threatened legal action.
Los capos de la droga en México han estado pagando decenas de miles de dólares para acostarse con estrellas de renombre de la televisión y de las telenovelas en México. Las acusaciones y los detalles expuestos en un nuevo libro han provocado mucha controversia ya que varias de las estrellas nombradas negaron las acusaciones y amenazaron con emprender acciones legales.
A group of migrants in Mexico trying to make their way to the U.S. border swarmed a series of railroad tracks, forcing a train operator to come to a full stop. Once the train stopped, the migrants boarded and continued their journey north.
Authorities killed a cartel gunman and arrested a second following a chase and shootout in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The shootout comes as government officials continue to claim that Tamaulipas is a safe state. The U.S. Department of State labeled the region in the same category as countries with active warzones.
Mexican authorities killed four cartel gunmen during a shootout in the border city of Matamoros on Monday. The shootout comes as Gulf Cartel gunmen have been carrying out several kidnappings in the region. The shootout took place on Monday morning
Authorities in Mexico found at least 11 bodies in a mass grave in the border state of Chihuahua. The bodies are believed to be part of a group of migrants that were attacked and killed by cartel gunmen in 2021.
La región fronteriza entre Texas y Coahuila sigue siendo una de las más mortíferas para los migrantes, ya que las autoridades de ambos lados de la frontera documentaron 98 muertes este año.
The border region between Texas and the Mexican border state of Coahuila continues to be one of the deadliest for migrants as authorities on both sides of the border document at least 98 fatalities this year.
Las autoridades del estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas están investigando a miembros de su propia fuerza policial en relación con el tráfico clandestino de armas y vínculos con cárteles de la droga.
Authorities in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas are looking into members of their own police force in connection with the underground trade of weapons and ties to drug cartels.
Mexico’s southern border remains open not only for drugs, arms, and human smuggling but also for the illegal trafficking of commercial goods and even endangered species. Many times, goods are crossed right under the noses of Mexican federal authorities.
La frontera sur de México permanece completamente abierta no solo para el contrabando de drogas, armas y personas, sino también para el tráfico ilegal de mercancías comerciales e incluso de especies en peligro de extinción, aunque muchas veces las mercancías se cruzan frente a las narices de las autoridades federales mexicanas.
A top official at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has admitted that his department’s catch-and-release policies are helping the cartels grow rich by delivering more migrant clients into American jobs.
La Guardia Nacional de México escolta a una nueva caravana de migrantes que viaja por el sur de México para intentar llegar a la frontera con Estados Unidos. La nueva caravana llega en un momento en que las tensiones continúan aumentando en los Estados Unidos, donde estados como Texas han establecido barreras en las aguas del Río Grande para evitar que los migrantes crucen y soliciten asilo.
A group of gunmen used hammers to break through what appeared to be bullet-resistant glass during a robbery in an upscale shopping center in Mexico City. The robbers spent almost ten minutes beating the windows at the jewelry store without interference from armed security or police officers.
Las autoridades del estado fronterizo de Coahuila encontraron el cuerpo de un migrante que se cree se ahogó mientras intentaba cruzar las aguas del Río Bravo. Desde principios de año, las autoridades han encontrado 25 migrantes ahogados en ambos lados de la frontera.
The various cartels operating in central and western Mexico continue to carry out numerous kidnappings as a way to exert their control over key highways that connect Mexico City with border cities.
Mexico’s government remained silent after the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) delivered some harsh criticism during a U.S. Senate hearing. During testimony, she stated that Mexican authorities are not doing enough to stop both the Sinaloa Cartel and Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG).
“We are doing that which needs to be done” to counter cartel-delivered fentanyl and other drugs that killed more than 100,000 Americans in 2021, President Joe Biden’s homeland security chief told the Washington Post.
In a span of six months, the Texas-Coahuila border region has recorded the same number of migrant deaths this year as in all of 2021. The high number of deaths occurred as the region became the busiest human smuggling corridor as the U.S. and Mexico appear to be unable to curb the worsening border crisis.
