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A previously convicted cartel kidnapper and illegal alien has been charged in connection with a double execution in Texas tied to a cartel-affiliated, human-smuggling organization.

The world’s most famous drug lord has managed to escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico for a second time. Mexico’s National Security Commission confirmed that on Saturday night Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera had escaped the maximum security prison known as Altiplano.

Confrontaciones entre sicarios de bandos opuestos del Cartel Del Golfo han dejado bajo fuego esta ciudad fronteriza, donde en solo uno de los conflictos un policía y seis sicarios fueron acribillados según los reportes oficiales.

Raging shootouts between rival factions of the Gulf Cartel have rained gunfire on the Mexican border city of Matamoros. In just one of the shootouts, one police officer and six cartel gunmen died, according to official reports.

Mexico’s Supreme Court has struck down a law passed in the border state of Tamaulipas that banned the use of road spikes, a tactic commonly used by drug cartels to avoid capture.

Cartel gunmen returned most of the 11,500 U.S. visas destined for the U.S. Consulate offices in Monterrey and Guadalajara just days after they hijacked a cargo truck carrying the valuable load. 2,100 visas remain unaccounted for.

Días después de que un grupo de sicarios secuestro un camión de carga con 11,500 visas Americanas destinadas a las oficinas del consulado de Monterrey y de Guadalajara; las regresaron.

Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities. The writers would face certain death at the hands of the Gulf Cartel if pseudonyms were not used. Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles are published in both English and in their original Spanish. This article was written by Reynosa’s “AC Del Angel.”

Mexican authorities continue to find clandestine radio antennas used by Gulf Cartel members to establish their communication network.

Lo que se esperaba que fuera un día normal termino convirtiéndose en una tragedia para una familia de esta ciudad fronteriza tras quedar atrapados en una balacera donde una bala perdida disparada por sicarios causo la muerte cerebral de un niño de 8 años.

What was supposed to be a regular school day ended up turning into a tragedy in this border city for a family caught in the crossfire. A stray bullet fired by cartel gunmen caused an 8-year-old boy to be listed as brain dead.

Two high-ranking members within the Gulf Cartel caught in the United States received lengthy prison sentences following plea deals with American prosecutors.

A Mexican federal judge ordered the release of a suspected cartel boss who has a history of getting arrested and released by authorities. As he was leaving the courthouse, authorities arrested him again.

El crimen organizado ha estado usando usa una extensa red de vigilancia para monitorear las ciudades que controla en Tamaulipas como esta ciudad fronteriza. La forma organizada de operar su red de monitoreo le ha permitido al Cartel Del Golfo poder saber y controlar lo que pasa en sus ciudades en tiempo real.

Drug Cartels use extensive surveillance networks to keep tabs on the activity in their cities. The organized surveillance network has allowed criminal organizations such as the Gulf Cartel to know what is happening in their city as it happens.

Gunmen acting under orders of a ruthless cartel executed one of Mexico’s star witnesses who played a key role in the prosecution of top capos in Mexico, including the leader of Los Zetas.

In a series of events that sound out of place in this border city that has gained notoriety for its violence, corruption and lack of governability, a group of suspected members of the Gulf Cartel tried to bribe authorities in an attempt to avoid capture — they failed.

En un hecho que suena raro en esta ciudad fronteriza la cual ha adquirido fama por su violencia, corrupción e ingobernabilidad, varios presuntos miembros del Cartel del Golfo trataron de sobornar a las autoridades a fin de evitar ser detenidos; fallaron.

A dos semanas y media de que un grupo de sicarios secuestro un camión con 11,500 visas destinadas a los consulados de Monterrey y Guadalajara, el Gobierno Mexicano se ha mantenido callado al respecto.

Despite several blows carried out against organized crime along this border region, the Gulf Cartel continues recruiting people and operating within this city and the neighboring areas as well.

A pesar de los seguidos golpes asestados al crimen organizado en esta región fronteriza, las diferentes caras del llamado Cartel Del Golfo sigue reclutando y operando dentro de esta ciudad al igual que en las regiones colindantes.

The gunmen who recently hijacked a cargo truck carrying visas and documents bound for the U.S. consulates in Monterrey and Guadalajara were able to steal 11,500 border crossing cards that had just left this border city.

A group of suspected cartel gunmen hijacked a cargo truck in Northern Mexico, which carried visas intended for the U.S. Consulate offices in Monterrey and Guadalajara.

A brazen attack by Colombian rebels this week, in which they destroyed a military helicopter as it landed, killed four soldiers in what points to a reigniting of violence in the South American country.

La guerra en Tamaulipas se ha estado dando en todos los frentes por lo tanto el monitoreo se ha vuelto una estrategia de suma importancia tanto para criminales como para el gobierno. Breitbart Texas, a través del proyecto Cartel Chronicles ha obtenido fotografías exclusivas de la estrategia de vigilancia con cámaras de video usada por el Cartel del Golfo.

The Narco-war in Tamaulipas is being fought on all fronts, therefore surveillance has become a very important strategy for criminals and for authorities alike. Breitbart Texas, through the project Cartel Chronicles has obtained a series of exclusive photographs dealing with the video surveillance strategy being used by the Gulf Cartel.

Blood continues to flow in the streets in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. Suspected cartel gunmen killed at least 22 people over the weekend, in what some government officials describe as disputes between rival cartel members.

A group of suspected drug cartel gunmen stormed a beer warehouse and fatally shot 10 employees in a suburb of the northern industrial city of Monterrey.

Once again, Mexican authorities have dismantled a complex video surveillance system set up by the Gulf Cartel in order to keep tabs on authorities, their rivals and their future victims.

A newly surfaced video shows a new level of savagery by Mexican drug cartel members, as they strap sticks of dynamite to a child and to one of their rivals, only to light the fuses and blow them up.

Almost nine months have passed since a group of 43 education students form the rural Mexican town of Aytozinapa were shot at and kidnapped by local police, Mexican drug cartels, and possibly the Mexican federal government. As time has passed since the fateful events of September 26, 2014, parents of those missing students have gotten more questions than answers, and developed a deeper mistrust of the Mexican government.

The announcement of two armored helicopters being sent to the Texas border just days after Mexican drug traffickers shot down a government helicopter, coupled with the signing of a new bill strengthening security in Texas, have sparked controversy in Mexico.

Just days after Mexican drug traffickers shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Helicopter on the Texas border, Breitbart Texas has learned that the agency will now send two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to continue surveillance operations in the area.

Aid organizations in Central America claim anecdotal evidence gathered in the past five years points to an increase in young girls marrying into the gang lifestyle, in order to escape drug-fueled gang violence and organized crime.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen once again threw two grenades at public structures, one of which landed in a Federal Courthouse in this border city, injuring innocent civilians and causing panic among unsuspecting residents.

Breitbart Texas viajo a las ciudades fronterizas Mexicanas de Reynosa y Matamoros para reclutar a ciudadanos periodistas dispuestos a arriesgar sus vidas para exhibir a los carteles que amordazan a sus comunidades. Los escritores recibirían una muerte segura a manos del Cartel Del Golfo si no usaran un seudónimo. Breitbart’s Las Crónicas De Carteles serán publicadas tanto en inglés como en su contenido original de Español. Este artículo fue escrito por “AC Del Angel” de Reynosa y por JA Espinoza de Matamoros.