Cartel Violence - Page 38

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Uno de los máximos líderes dentro de la estructura de los Zetas murió en en enfrentamiento con fuerza militares durante un intento de captura. El cartel conocido como Los Zetas fue responsable por el incremento de violencia en estados fronterizos.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — A Mexican military helicopter has crashed in this border state killing two lieutenants and injuring a passenger. It remains unclear if the helicopter was shot down, however sources point to it having been attacked prior to the crash.

A team of gunmen stormed a local tire shop in this border city where they gunned down the owner and managed to make a clean getaway. The murder appears to continue a spike in violence that has already led to 15 murders in this small border city alone.

Un niño de 9 años lucha por su vida y otros 2 menores de Centro America se recuperan en un hospital de los balazos que recibieron luego de que un policía les disparo al pensar que eran hombres armados escapando. Los niños no eran sicarios pero eran parte de un grupo de inmigrantes ilegales en ruta a la frontera con Texas.

NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — One soldier died after a fierce gun battle between the Los Zetas Cartel and Mexican military.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The relocation of a prisoner and a power struggle inside set off a riot that injured five and left some sections in flames.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Two cartel gunmen killed a young woman as she walked out of a local restaurant. The assassins switched vehicles as they made their escape.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Una vez más, uno de los principales líderes dentro del Cártel del Golfo de México ha logrado escapar de un intento de captura a tan solo unos metros de la frontera de Texas.

One of the top leaders of the Los Zetas cartel recently caught in Houston now stands accused of moving large quantities of drugs and laundering the proceeds.

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.

Gunmen with the Sinaloa cartel carried out a brazen rescue operation where they ambushed a Mexican military convoy killing five soldiers and injuring 10 others.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — La guerra que llevan acabo facciones rivales del Cartel de Los Zetas ha desatado una ola de violencia imparable la cual sigue dejando muerte y terror. Esta semana la violencia tuvo un repunte con un siete ejecuciones y una balacera que mato a seis mas todos en menos de 24 horas.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — The war between two rival factions of the Los Zetas Cartel has set off an unstoppable wave of violence that continues to spread death and terror. This week, the violence spiked with seven executions and a gun battle that killed six others in a span of less than 24 hours.

Mexican citizen journalists are exposing what appears to be complicity between Mexican police officers and cartel gunmen during an apparent kidnapping in Sinaloa.

MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Cinco segundos y una ráfaga de AK-47 fueron suficientes para terminar con la vida de un comandante, encargado de realizar operativos en la región norte donde sangrientos sicarios luchan por control del rutas de distribución de narcóticos.

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Five seconds and a barrage of AK-47 gunfire was enough for a team of gunmen to murder a police commander in this border state where cartel killers continue to fight for control of drug distribution routes.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — A recently leaked video revealed the moment when cartel gunmen set fire to a gas station in the latest example of the lawlessness that local residents from this border state continue to report.

El secuestro de un niño estadounidense de 7 años por tres hombres encapuchados desató un mega-operativo un operativo de rescate donde participaron agentes varias dependencias estatales y locales al igual que se tuvo coordinación con el FBI y personal de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Nuevo León.

The kidnapping of a seven-year-old U.S. citizen by three gunmen set off a large scale rescue operation. The search was carried out by Mexican state and local law enforcement officials who coordinated with the FBI and personnel from the U.S. Embassy. The child was later found safe and unharmed.

Authorities continue to investigate why a group of gunmen executed a young couple on the banks of the Rio Grande River and set their vehicle on fire.

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.

RIO BRAVO, Tamaulipas – Uno de los principales comandantes de la facción del Cártel del Golfo que controla esta ciudad fronteriza fue detenido por las autoridades federales de México, pero sospechosamente fue liberado días después.

RIO BRAVO, Tamaulipas — One of the leading commanders within the faction of the Gulf Cartel that controls this border city was apprehended by Mexican federal authorities but was suspiciously released days later.

EDINBURG, Texas — Teams of gunmen have been running rampant in various communities near the Texas border, storming into homes demanding drugs or robbing victims at gunpoint.

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — A Texas border cop is believed to have helped dispose of weapons and vests used for kidnappings and murder on behalf of a Mexican cartel-linked criminal organization.

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Un grupo de sicarios ejecutaron a la persona equivocada, para cubrir su error, los sicarios vistieron a la víctima con ropa táctica. En este año van por lo menos seis casos en este estado donde sicarios han baleado a personas inocentes ya sea por error o en balaceras.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — La alcaldesa en esta ciudad fronteriza tomo una acción directa al encuartelar e ordenar la investigación de 40 oficiales del cuerpo de transito municipal.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas– The mayor of this border city has taken direct action against 40 officers with the transit police by ordering them to be confined to their headquarters while the City carries out an internal investigation.

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — A group of cartel gunmen murdered the wrong person before dressing him up in tactical gear to cover up their error. This year there have been at least six murders in this state where gunmen have executed the wrong victim or shot innocent bystanders in firefights.

CIUDAD ACUNA, Coahuila — The mayor of this border city has been named in a cartel message as one of the individuals that allegedly provides protection to a faction of the Los Zetas cartel.

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.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Government officials from this border state have confirmed that cartel gunmen hijacked and kidnapped 15 passengers from bus that was headed from Tamaulipas to Coahuila. While the Tamaulipas government remains silent, the fate of the sequestered remains unknown.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — The ongoing cartel war between factions of the Los Zetas continues to bring terror, murders and kidnappings to this city. The fear brought by this wave of crime has been worsened by the silence on the part of Mexican authorities.

A suspected illegal immigrant is believed to have stolen a car at gunpoint in the border city Rio Bravo, Texas before fleeing the area.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen are taking advantage of the withdrawal of hundreds of Mexican Federal Police officers in order to return to their violent ways. The uptick in violence has resulted in the ambush of a Mexican soldier who died anonymously as the government continues its silence.

LAREDO, Texas — A man from a Texas border city was able to illegally cross into Mexico where he was shot and then cross back to seek medical attention. The bizarre incident highlights the lack of local border enforcement.