The death of a Mexican cartel boss during a shootout with police is expected to increase the raging violence in the state of Guanajuato. The state’s governor already called the violence perpetrated by the cartel “terrorism.”
One of Mexico’s most dangerous drug cartels placed the body of a woman inside a large plastic drum along with a series of threats on a posterboard that was taped to it. The gruesome murder comes at a time when cartel violence continues to escalate in Mexico despite government assurances of improving security conditions.
Uno de los cárteles más peligrosos de México dejó el cuerpo de una mujer dentro de tambo de plástico con una serie de amenazas en una cartulina pegada. El escalofriante asesinato se produce en un momento en que la violencia de los cárteles sigue aumentando en México a pesar de las garantías del gobierno de mejorar las condiciones de seguridad.
Las autoridades en el punto turístico de Cancún están trabajando para identificar varios cuerpos que encontraron en dos fosas clandestinas en Cancún. El descubrimiento llega en un momento en que Cancún y otros puntos clave del Caribe mexicano están experimentando un aumento dramático en la narco-violencia.
Mexican authorities in the tourist hotspot of Cancun are working to identify several bodies they found in two clandestine gravesites. The discovery comes at a time when Cancun and other nearby beachfront hotspots are seeing a dramatic rise in cartel violence.
An ultra-violent drug cartel with a history of using explosives and killing random innocent victims issued a threat to attack any business that provides services to its rivals. The threats in the state of Guanajuato came after cartel gunmen stormed a strip club killing eight people inside and two others outside.
Un cártel ultraviolento con un historial de uso de explosivos y de matar a víctimas inocentes en ataques masivos lanzó una nueva amenaza afirmando que atacarán cualquier negocio que preste servicios a sus rivales en el estado de Guanajuato. Las amenazas se produjeron después de que un grupo de sicarios irrumpieron en un club de caballeros y mataron a 8 víctimas adentro y otras dos afuera.
One of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels is attempting to impose a curfew on the border city of Tijuana. The move comes as Tijuana continues to experience a spike in violence as various drug cartels fight for control of lucrative smuggling routes into California.
A dog in Mexico became a viral sensation after having been recorded walking away from a crime scene with a severed human head. Cartel gunmen left their victim’s head next to a poster board containing threats — a scene that has become all too common in several parts of Mexico.
A raging cartel turf war spread terror throughout the Mexican state of Zacatecas. Rival criminal organizations form various alliances, often turning on each other while fighting for control of lucrative routes to border states to the north.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott designated specific Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations and ordered the Department of Public Safety to begin dismantling their infrastructure. The move comes as record levels of the deadly drug fentanyl are being pushed across the border.
The founding member of one of Mexico’s most violent criminal organizations is fighting efforts by authorities to extradite him to the U.S. where he faces multiple drug and money laundering conspiracy charges. If convicted the charges could net him a life term in prison.
Autoridades mexicanas identificaron a más de 100 presuntos integrantes de cárteles del narco a los que se acusa de generar violencia tanto en México como en la frontera con Estados Unidos
Three drug cartels are reported to be the main instigators of violence in the border state of Baja California, Mexico, and California according to a list of 115 alleged cartel members recently unveiled by Mexico’s military.
The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana issued a shelter in place alert after cartel members torched numerous vehicles and cars in five of the main cities in the border state of Baja California. The attacks are tied to an apparent demand by one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels to release some jailed members.
One of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels posted a social media video where they asked other cartels in the country to keep the violence amongst themselves and to avoid hurting innocents, especially priests and pastors. The video comes just two weeks after a cell of the Sinaloa Cartel murdered two Catholic priests inside a church sparking international outrage.
Uno de los cárteles de la droga más violentos del mundo hirió a dos soldados del ejército mexicano al utilizar drones para arrojarles explosivos. El ataque con drones se produce cuando dos carteles principales de la droga luchan por el control de los territorios de producción de drogas y las rutas de tráfico de drogas de Michoacán.
One of the world’s most violent drug cartels injured two Mexican Army soldiers by using drones to drop explosives on them. The drone attack comes as two main drug cartels fight for control of Michoacan’s drug production territories and drug trafficking routes.
A group of gunmen left nine bodies on the side of the road with a banner threatening top government officials from the coastal state of Veracruz for supporting the Sinaloa Cartel. An interrogation video hinted that one of the victims was the nephew of the Veracruz Secretary of State.
Un grupo de sicarios dejó 9 cadáveres al costado de la carretera con una pancarta amenazando a altos funcionarios del gobierno del estado de Veracruz por apoyar al Cártel de Sinaloa. Un video del interrogatorio dejó entrever que una de las víctimas era sobrino del secretario de Estado de Veracruz.
A female Mexican national pleaded guilty to laundering large quantities of cash through U.S. banks in Ohio for one of the most violent drug cartels.
Cartel gunmen hung the bodies of 13 men from two separate highway overpasses in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The gory executions come as the state is seeing a record-setting number of murders as rival cartels fight for control of a series of highways that connect border states with the rest of Mexico.
One of the most ruthless drug cartels in Mexico released two members of Mexico’s Navy who they kidnapped following the arrest of the wife of their top leader. The two sailors were not part of the operation but were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Los cárteles de la droga que luchan en una feroz guerra territorial en el oeste de México han encontrado una manera de usar drones comunes como armas al usarlos para tirar artefactos explosivos improvisados (IED en Ingles). Breitbart Texas ha obtenido fotografías exclusivas del algunos de esos explosivos y los métodos utilizados para tirarlos.
Drug cartels fighting a fierce turf war in western Mexico began weaponizing commercial drones by turning them into delivery systems for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Breitbart Texas obtained exclusive photographs of the explosives devices and the methods used by cartel operators.
Un despiadado líder del narcotráfico está vistiendo a niños como autodefensas y activistas les paga para que se coloquen como escudos humanos en las entradas de los pueblos que controla en un intento de evitar que un cártel rival ataque. El despiadado mando criminal es el mismo capo de la droga que previamente mando matar a un escritor de Breitbart Texas y después de pasar varios meses en la cárcel fue liberado por el gobierno mexicano.
A ruthless drug cartel boss is dressing up children as self-defense members and activists. He is reportedly paying them to stand at the town entrances as human shields in an attempt to keep a rival cartel from attacking. This ruthless cartel boss is the same drug lord who previously ordered a hit on a Breitbart Texas writer and was released by the Mexican government after spending several weeks in jail.
The number of bodies found in mass graves by Mexican authorities rose to 185 as the search continues. Authorities searched in one of three mass graves used by a ruthless drug cartel to dispose of their victims.
Mexico’s top security official is trying to downplay a cartel-produced video purportedly showing an armored paramilitary unit. The unit includes a large contingent of cartel gunmen wearing high-end tactical gear and posing by what appears to be dozens of factory-made armored trucks and SUVs. The release of the video comes just one day after Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador visited the region.
Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) is estimated to have more than 5,000 operatives working on every continent save Antarctica. The cartel is believed to have amassed a $50 billion fortune and smuggles at least five tons of methamphetamine into the U.S. monthly, according to DEA estimates.
Four teams of gunmen from Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion carried out a brazen assassination attempt against the top security official in Mexico City. The gunmen wounded their target while killing two other police officers and one innocent bystander.
Un grupo de sicarios dejó doce cuerpos en la caja de una camioneta en el estado de Michoacán. El asesinato masivo sucede en un momento en que dos de los cárteles de drogas más violentos de México han estado librando una fuerte guerra territorial por el control de la producción de drogas y sus rutas de contrabando.
A group of cartel gunmen left twelve bodies in the bed of a pickup truck in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The mass murder comes at a time when two of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels waged a fierce turf war for control of drug production and smuggling routes in the western part of the country.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the results of a months-long operation targeting one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels known as Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion.
Cartel gunmen torched vehicles and clashed with Mexican authorities as they lay siege to the second-largest city in Michoacán following the arrest of a mid-level commander within the Los Viagras cartel. That cartel boss is reportedly linked to the mass murder of several men whose bodies were hung from highway overpasses last year.
Grupos de sicarios incendiaron vehículos y se enfrentaron con las autoridades mexicanas mientras asediaban la segunda ciudad más grande de Michoacán tras el arresto de un mando del cartel de Los Viagras. El narcotraficante ha sido vinculado al asesinato de varias víctimas cuyos cuerpos fueron colgados de puentes el año pasado.
Mexican authorities discovered a charred Truck with ten burned bodies inside. The bodies belong to a group of local musicians — members of an indigenous community of Nahua people.
Las autoridades mexicanas confirmaron el descubrimiento de un camión quemado con 10 cuerpos en su interior. Los cuerpos pertenecen a un grupo de músicos locales quienes eran de una comunidad indígena Nahua.
An ongoing investigation into a drug cartel stash house in the Mexican state of Jalisco has yielded the discovery of 50 bodies in one property. Since November, authorities in Jalisco have found a total of 81 bodies in two ranches and arrested 15 gunmen in connection with the ongoing cartel violence in the area.
The once peaceful central Mexican state of Guanajuato is now the region with the highest number of police officers murdered this year. The rising death toll of police officers comes at a time when one of the country’s most violent drug cartels is making a push for control of the region.
