Cartel Violence - Page 21

La violencia continúa sin control en lo que fue alguna vez un lugar popular de balnearios en Acapulco, Guerrero. En solo un día, equipos de sicarios realizaron múltiples ejecuciones y se enfrentaron con fuerzas policiacas esparciendo el terror entre los pocos turistas que todavía viajan a la zona.

Canada and the United Kingdom are following in the footsteps of the U.S. and Germany in issuing travel warnings about the lack of security conditions in some of Mexico’s famed beach resorts. The warnings highlight the Cozumel area following various cases dealing with explosive devices. The travel warning comes at a time when Mexican beach resorts are expecting to see a spike in visitors for Spring Break and the Holy Week seasons.

Canada y Reino Unido están siguiendo los pasos de Estados Unidos y Alemania al emitir alertas de viaje sobre la falta de seguridad en los destinos turísticos de Mexico, en particular la zona de Cozumel, donde se ha presentado el riesgo de artefactos explosivos. La alerta sale cuando el destino fronterizo se prepara para recibir un incremento de turistas por la temporada vacacional de Semana Santa y Spring Break.

A team of Mexican gunmen killed a migrant from this border city who was trying to get to Texas by crossing the Rio Grande. The murder occurred during a failed robbery and possible kidnapping attempt.

Piernas, Torsos y Brazos mutilados de varios cuerpos fueron encontrados junto a un narcomensaje en una camioneta abandonada en el estado de Jalisco. La cruenta ejecución apunta a una escalada de violencia en una zona que por muchos años fue considerada relativamente pacifica.

Mutilated legs, torsos, and arms belonging to various bodies were left behind in a pickup with a narco-message in the Mexican coastal state of Jalisco. The gruesome scene indicates a spike in violence in an area that for years had been considered peaceful.

A team of gunmen murdered a toddler during a cartel hit in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato. The young boy was one of the victims in the latest murder to rock the once peaceful state that has become another battleground for drug cartels.

MORELIA, Michoacan — Members of the Mexican military appear to have some type of relationship with one of the dominant cartels in this southern state which is fighting for control of lucrative drug territories.

El gobierno de Alemania esta alertando a sus ciudadanos que extremen sus precauciones cuando viajen a Mexico incluyendo sus populares destinos turísticos debido a la escalada de violencia que se siente en el país. El gobierno Alemán alerta que en los brotes de narco violencia gente inocente puede ser herida en balaceras; también alertan sobre la posibilidad de secuestros y asaltos.

The German government is warning its citizens about increasing their caution when traveling to Mexico, including its many popular tourist destinations due to the escalation of violence. The alert points out that innocent bystanders can be wounded in shootings or become kidnapping and robbery victims.

Un decomiso de armas cerca de esta ciudad fronteriza apunta a que el peligroso cartel continua acopiando arsenal tipo militar para continuar aterrorizando esta región.

MIGUEL ALEMAN, Tamaulipas — Tras varios días de aparente calma, una serie de fuertes enfrentamientos dejo un saldo de un sicario muerto y tres otros detenidos en esta frontera con Texas.

MIGUEL ALEMAN, Tamaulipas — After several days of apparent peace, a series of shootouts throughout this border region led to the death of one cartel gunman and the arrest of three others.

Un cártel de drogas se atribuyó la responsabilidad de una explosión que arrasó con un ferry de pasajeros la semana pasada en Playa del Carmen. La explosión de Barcos Caribe, que ha estado viajando la ruta de Playa del Carmen-Cozumel desde 2015, experimentó una explosión violenta cuando los pasajeros desembarcaban.

Durante más de una semana, cárteles rivales han estado realizando feroces enfrentamientos por el control de Michoacán, incluyendo sus lucrativas áreas de producción de droga y su puerto marítimos. Mientras que la violencia ha dejado múltiples ejecuciones y feroces tiroteos, las autoridades del gobierno estatal continúan minimizando la violencia.

For more than a week, rival cartels staged fierce battles for control of Michoacan, including its lucrative drug production areas and main shipping port. Despite the fighting that has led to multiple executions and fierce shootouts, state officials continue to downplay the violence.

Un grupo de policías estatales lograron abatir a dos sicarios que eran parte de un equipo que los ataco con granadas en el estado costero de Veracruz. El estado continúa siendo uno de los más violentos en México donde los cárteles continúan luchando por controlar los puertos marítimos de la región.

Police officers fighting off a grenade attack managed to kill two cartel gunmen in the Mexican coastal state of Veracruz. The area continues to be one of the most violent as rival criminal organizations fight for control of shipping ports.

A Mexican woman has been sent to prison for her role in the kidnapping of two U.S. citizens in Texas who were then taken to Mexico for ransom. Five cartel gunmen ambushed their victims outside of a restaurant in Laredo, Texas, during the kidnapping. The woman had been providing information on the victims.

Autoridades estatales de Guanajuato detuvieron a un equipo de sicarios pertenecientes a uno de los carteles mas peligrosos de Mexico quienes no solo traían armas sino también traían ropas y equipo de la Policía Federal de México.

State authorities in Guanajuato arrested a team of hitmen linked to one of the most dangerous cartels in Mexico. The gunmen had various weapons and uniforms from Mexico’s Federal Police forces.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Una serie de narco-mantas dejadas en toda esta ciudad fronteriza, han señalado a un ex secretario estatal como el hombre que ayudó a proteger a narco-sicarios convirtiéndolos en comandantes de una unidad élite de la policía táctica.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A series of cartel banners called out the former secretary of state as the man who helped protect key cartel gunmen by making them commanders of an elite tactical police unit.

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Dos ciudadanos estadounidenses fueron secuestrados en este estado fronterizo y sus familiares recibieron una demanda de rescate de $300,000 dólares. El secuestro esta presuntamente ligado a una deuda de trafico de drogas.

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.

For years, the Mexican government has been ordering its various law enforcement agencies to doctor their crime statistics in order to downplay the number of murders, kidnappings and other violent crimes often tied to drug cartels. The effort was apparently done to make it seem like the current Mexican government was making progress in improving the country’s security conditions. 

Autoridades estatales investigan una balacera en un palenque donde un grupo de sicarios ejecuto a un transportista e hirieron a sus dos acompañantes antes de escapar con completa impunidad.

Mexican state authorities are investigating a shootout turned execution. The incident occurred at a cockfighting arena where a group of hit men executed the owner of a trucking company, wounded his two companions, and managed to escape with complete impunity.

One of Mexico’s most violent cartels dumped the bodies of hundreds, perhaps thousands of their victims into various dams and lakes throughout the northern part of Mexico and along the U.S. border.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — One of the top leaders of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel was captured during a top-secret operation carried out by Mexican Marines in this border city. The drug lord had been singled out as being responsible for the recent rescue of more than 480 kidnapped Central American migrants headed to Texas and beyond.

SALTILLO, Coahuila — Autoridades estatales están investigado una emboscada mortal donde falleció un policía municipal y otro oficial resulto gravemente herido. El ataque se llevo acabo en una zona rural cerca de la frontera con el estado de Nuevo Léon.

SALTILLO, Coahuila — State authorities are investigating a deadly ambush where a municipal policeman died and another was seriously injured. The attack took place in a rural area near the border with Nuevo Leon.

Mexican authorities have confirmed the discovery of an active improvised explosive device (IED) at one of the international bridges connecting the border cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas–the headquarters of the ruthless cartel known as Los Zetas.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Un investigador dela policía estatal de este estado fronterizo se encuentra presuntamente ligado a la ejecución de un narcotraficante local. El homicidio se encuentra presuntamente ligado a la disputa territorial entre los carteles de la droga.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A police investigator faces a probe for his alleged role in the execution of a local drug dealer. The homicide case is reportedly linked to a territorial dispute between drug cartels.

The mayor of a rural community in this southern state has been outed as an ally of one of Mexico’s most violent cartels. The politician was outed by a cartel gunman who was tortured and murdered by his rivals.