In a span of seven years, Veracruz authorities found 343 clandestine mass graves as part of investigations into thousands of individuals listed as missing. The sites are believed linked to cartel gunmen.
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.
The recent capture of a mid-level Los Zetas cartel commander in Tamaulipas reveals new insight into former state officials’ intelligence on his location and failures to act.
MORELIA, Michoacan — El terror se ha esparcido en la zona rural de este estado conocida como “Tierra Caliente” ya que en menos de tres días se han encontrado 19 cuerpos, 14 de los cuales fueron decapitados y descuartizados. Autoridades del Estado de Michoacan han tratado de disminuir los hechos tratando de decir que son hechos aislados.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Uno de los sicarios del cartel de los Zetas que ha sido relacionado a una matanza e incineración de cientos de víctimas en el estado de Coahuila ya se encuentra en una cartel Mexicana. El Zeta de alta peligrosidad se había estado escondiendo en la ciudad Americana de Chicago de donde fue extraditado.
NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — An alleged Los Zetas Cartel kidnapper linked to the mass murder and incineration of hundreds in Coahuila was found in Chicago, Illinois. The man was extradited to Mexico.
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.
A former top-ranking leader within Los Zetas cartel was given three separate life sentences on multiple murder, drug trafficking, money laundering, and weapons charges to be served in the United States. The Zeta received protection from the Mexican government and is one of the individuals responsible for the mass incineration of victims in the border state of Coahuila.
Four years have passed since state authorities claimed to begin investigating how gunmen with Los Zetas cartel were able to kidnap, murder, and exterminate hundreds of victims from rural communities in this border state between 2011 and 2013. The case became one big cover up.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — As the border state of Coahuila prepares for its upcoming gubernatorial election, the main issue that resonates with voters is how Los Zetas were able to murder and incinerate hundreds of victims while the government turned a blind eye.
The search for five young men kidnapped by police officers and turned over to cartel members has led to the gruesome discovery of yet another mass grave in Mexico. Thousands of fragments belonging to as many as 450 bodies are being dug up by Mexican authorities. Most of the media’s attention; however, has been diverted to the current visit by Pope Francis I.
