MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Two U.S. citizens were kidnapped in this border state, causing their relatives to receive a $300,000 ransom demand. The kidnapping is allegedly linked to a drug debt.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Autoridades en este estado fronterizo continúan investigando como uno de los carteles que opera en esta ciudad pudo utilizar un table dance como una base de operaciones desde donde se realizaron o planearon varias ejecuciones al igual que otros crímenes.
A group of people kidnapped an Arizona man and planned to cross him into Mexico in the trunk of a car. The plot exemplifies the ongoing ruthless cartel activity that continues to reign along the U.S.-Mexico Border.
APATZINGAN, Michoacán — El secuestro de un hombre en plena luz del día por parte de hombres armados del cártel revela el nivel de impunidad que continúa reinando en el estado mexicano de Michoacán. Mientras que las autoridades del gobierno intentan impulsar una imagen de seguridad, los sicarios del cártel continúan secuestrando a víctimas inocentes y llevando a cabo sus enfrentamientos por el control del estado matando a decenas por semana.
APATZINGAN, Michoacan — The kidnapping of a local man cleaning a sidewalk by cartel gunmen reveals the level of impunity criminal organizations enjoy in the Mexican state of Michoacan. While government officials try to push an image of safety, cartel gunmen grab innocent victims and carry out battles for local control, killing dozens per week.
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.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Un grupo de sicarios presuntamente con el Cartel Del Golfo secuestro e incinero al hijo de una ex-diputada federal en este estado fronterizo.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — A group of gunmen presumably with the Gulf Cartel kidnapped and incinerated the son of a former Mexican congresswoman from this border state.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — La violenta guerra por el control de las múltiples áreas de cruce de drogas en la parte norte de este estado fronterizo parece no tener fin. Hombres armados del cártel han estado secuestrando rivales afuera de sus hogares para ejecutarlos, mientras que en otras ciudades los enfrentamientos armados en áreas rurales continúan cerrando las carreteras.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Miembros del crimen organizado continúan secuestrando en esta ciudad fronteriza a grupos de inmigrantes que buscaban llegar a Texas. Los sicarios habían intentado cobrar fuertes cantidades de dinero a las familias de los inmigrantes que están en Estados Unido o amenazaban con matarlos.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Cartel gunmen in this border city continue kidnapping groups of migrants looking to make their way into Texas. The attackers demand hefty ransoms and threaten to murder their victims if families to not adequately respond.
TAMPICO, Tamaulipas — Cinco integrantes de una empresa privada que se dedica a dar adiestramiento de tiro a corporaciones policiacas del orden federal se encuentran desaparecidos al ser “levantados” por un grupo armado en esta ciudad, ubicada al sur del estado de Tamaulipas.
TAMPICO, Tamaulipas — Five members of a private security company that trains Mexican federal law enforcement agencies in shooting and tactics were kidnapped by suspected cartel gunmen in this city.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Mas de siete meses han pasado desde que un grupo de amigos viajo de esta ciudad metropolitana a la ciudad fronteriza de Reynosa, Tamaulipas, de fiesta y para cruzar a Texas de compras. El grupo desapareció cuando trataban de regresar a esta ciudad.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — More than seven months have passed since a group of friends traveled from this metropolitan city to Reynosa, Tamaulipas, to cross into Texas for a shopping trip. The group went missing upon their return.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Un sicario relacionado al crimen organizado que opera en esta región fronteriza falleció en un enfrentamiento con autoridades las cuales trataban de arrestar a una célula de secuestradores. Dias después, autoridades continúan tratando de desarticular el grupo de secuestradores.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A cartel gunman died during a shootout with authorities who were working to rescue a group of migrants kidnapped from this border city.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Ante la severa manifestación de violencia que se mantiene en el estado de Tamaulipas, a consecuencia de los secuestros, inseguridad carretera, enfrentamientos y ejecuciones en diferentes ciudades, la Cámara de Comercio no bajara la guardia y continuara promoviendo al estado.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Despite the raging cartel violence that continues to take place in the border state of Tamaulipas resulting in ransom kidnappings, highway robberies, shootouts, and gory executions, a local chamber of commerce is not giving up its effort to promote the region for tourism and investment.
GOMEZ FARIAS, Tamaulipas — Human rights activists searching for cartel victims found an extermination field used by Los Zetas to bury and incinerate at least 500 near a UNESCO-protected ecological biosphere.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexican authorities are trying to downplay the kidnapping of a Spanish woman by cartel gunmen in Tamaulipas. The victim’s relatives are now going public with their grievances.
Gunmen from the Los Zetas cartel who broke out of the state prison in Tamaulipas traveled to this border state to push drugs and carry out ransom kidnappings.
Sicarios conectados al cartel de los Zetas los cuales se fugaron de un penal en Tamaulipas han estado llegando a este estado fronterizo para llevar acabo secuestros y trafico de drogas.
After years of living in fear from a Mexican drug cartel responsible for countless horrors, residents in the border city of Piedras Negras are no longer afraid to call out politicians with family ties to those criminal organizations.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Una mujer estuvo a punto de perder la vida tras ser torturada a golpes y quemada antes de ser abandonada en una brecha de este estado fronterizo.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — State police officers were able to rescue a local notary public who had been kidnapped earlier this week and arrested one of the kidnappers.
SAN FERNANDO, Tamaulipas — Criminales fuertemente armados continúan asaltando y secuestrando automovilistas que transitan por las carreteras de este estado que conectan las zonas fronterizas con el resto del país. En uno de los casos mas recientes, un grupo de sicarios ataco a un matrimonio cerca de esta ciudad y secuestro al conductor del vehículo.
SAN FERNANDO, Tamaulipas — Heavily armed criminals continue robbing and kidnapping unsuspecting motorists that travel along the state highways that connect the border region with the rest of the country. In one of the most recent cases, a group of gunmen attacked a married couple near this city.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — One of the key leaders with Los Zetas cartel has been arrested in this border state as part of an ongoing investigation into kidnappings and murders in this city. The man known as Comandante Cano has been singled out as one of the individuals primarily responsible for the ongoing wave of violence in the state.
The continuing cartel violence that has taken hold of this state took a disturbing twist when cartel gunmen added a Christmas flavor by leaving the body of one of their latest beheading victims next to a banner saying “Merry Christmas.”
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — At least three passengers were taken off a bus at gunpoint by members of the Los Zetas cartel in this border city’s downtown area. The occurred in front of Mexican law enforcement buildings. The passengers have not been found.
Autoridades mexicanas mataron a dos pistoleros del cártel durante un enfrentamiento en esta comunidad rural cerca de la frontera de Texas. Después del enfrentamiento, las autoridades encontraron a dos víctimas de secuestro dentro de la cajuela de dos vehículos.
Mexican authorities killed two cartel gunmen during a clash in this rural community near the Texas border. After the clash, authorities found two kidnapping victims inside the trunk of two vehicles.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — More than two years after their kidnapping, Mexican authorities have placed billboards offering a cash reward for any information that could lead to missing individuals.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Las balas comenzaron a escucharse y los vecinos temerosos buscaron refugio al enterarse en las redes sociales que un grupo armado de Los Zetas dedicado al secuestro se enfrentaban con la policía del municipio de San Nicolás de los Garza, un suburbio de la capital industrial.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – Médicos en esta ciudad fronteriza se han visto obligados a cambiar sus rutinas y seguir varios protocolos de seguridad luego de que miembros del cártel han comenzado a buscarlos para secuestro.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Doctors have been forced to change their routines and follow various security protocols after cartel members have begun targeting them for kidnapping.
A raid on a cartel stash house led to a fierce gun battle where three gunmen were killed. Authorities found the bodies of three recently executed victims inside the house. Cartel kidnappings and gun battles continue to take place on a regular basis in this border state.
A commercial truck driver from the border city of Eagle Pass was murdered in this border city setting off an investigation that continues to puzzle local authorities. The truck driver has beed reported missing in Texas days prior to the discovery of his body in Mexico.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Funcionarios del gobierno de este estado fronterizo confirmaron que sicarios secuestraron a 15 personas de un autobús de pasajeros que se dirigía desde Tamaulipas a Coahuila. El gobierno de Tamaulipas se mantiene en silencio mientras que el destino de los 15 pasajeros sigue siendo desconocido.