Authorities in the U.S. helped their Mexican counterparts arrest a Romanian woman who was wanted in Mexico for various extortions allegedly made on behalf of Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG).
The fate of a Texas man remains unknown after a team of cartel gunmen took him out of a house in Laredo, Texas, and crossed him into the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. The victim reportedly bragged about stealing $50,000 from the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas.
Fierce shootouts between cartel gunmen and Mexican soldiers continue in and around the border city of Nuevo Laredo. The intense shootouts come at a time when politicians claim that the border state of Tamaulipas is safe.
A group of Mexican police officers talked a crying Gulf Cartel gunman into surrendering his gun. The gunman appeared to have been a migrant forced to join the criminal organization. He later asked to be sent back to his home country.
A medida que la violencia de los cárteles continúa extendiéndose por México y su gobierno sigue sin poder detenerla, los líderes de los cárteles continúan ganando fama e influencia convirtiéndose en íconos de la cultura popular, temas de canciones y programas de televisión. Un grupo en particular, las mujeres, ya sea como líderes o como familiares, llamadas narco-reinas, han ganado mucha notoriedad en los últimos años.
The investigation into a kidnapping that turned fatal after one of the suspects shot a fellow would-be kidnapper by accident led to another suspect’s arrest. The case is reportedly tied to a dispute between human smuggling groups connected to the Gulf Cartel.
A convoy of Gulf Cartel gunmen surrounded a group of police officers and forced them to release their arrested comrades at gunpoint. The case took place on the same day that Tamaulipas governor publicly claimed that his state was seeing a decrease in violent crime and was currently one of the ten safest in the country.
The investigation by authorities in Mexico into the murder of a deputy police chief in the state of Guanajuato. The gunmen ambushed the top official in the streets as raging cartel violence and terror attacks continued to plague the state.
The son of the ultimate leader of the Gulf Cartel will spend more than eight years in a U.S. prison for coordinating the shipment of weapons into Mexico for the criminal organization once led by his father. He was on supervised release at the time of his arrest. The narco-heir has a long history of prior convictions on weapons charges and is currently facing multiple charges in a Texas court for a violent stabbing in the border city of Brownsville.
An ongoing turf war between members of the Sinaloa Cartel and its once ally-turned-rival, the Caborca Cartel, has led to intense shootouts and multiple death threats. The threats include using a pig’s head and a funeral wreath, while others included a written message stuck to a victim’s chest with a knife.
Sicarios del cártel en Michoacán incendiaron tres bares y cuatro tiendas mientras organizaciones criminales luchan por el derecho a extorsionar a los negocios locales. En respuesta a los incendios provocados, una asociación empresarial local expresó su indignación por las condiciones en las que tienen que trabajar y algunos de los bares cerraron mientras que funcionarios del gobierno intentaban minimizar los incendios.
Cartel gunmen in the Mexican state of Michoacan set fire to three bars and four stores as criminal organizations fight for the right to extort local businesses. In response to the arsons, a local business association expressed outrage at the conditions they have to work under. Some of the bars shut down while government officials tried to minimize the political impact of the fires.
Mexican state investigators seized a Lamborghini, raided a cartel clinic, and even seized a Matamoros city ambulance as part of the hunt for the cartel boss alleged to be behind the fatal kidnapping of four U.S. citizens.
Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) spoke out about the four Americans recently abducted in Mexico, revealing that at least one of them is from his district and emphasizing that border states are not the only ones affected by Mexican drug cartels’ “rampant illicit activity.”
The FBI has confirmed that cartel gunmen shot and kidnapped four U.S. citizens in the border city of Matamoros on Friday. Mexican authorities are minimizing the case by claiming that an innocent bystander was the only victim of the shooting.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a large cache of weapons heading to Mexico at an outbound Texas border crossing checkpoint. The officers found 17 weapons including high-powered rifles, CBP officials stated.
Contrary to political rhetoric, Mexican cartel-style killings and gun battles appear to have already reached the U.S. and are spreading — particularly in California. The region experienced an explosive growth of cartel marijuana grow operations that are taking advantage of legalization and lax laws.
A journalist in Cancun, Mexico, survived a shooting attack after five gunmen attempted to kidnap him. The journalist is frequently targeted and threatened for his reporting. In October, unknown gunmen firebombed a delivery vehicle from the same news outlet he works for.
A video showing cartel gunmen beating a taco vendor sparked outrage in Mexico where government officials claim crime is decreasing and extortion is not an issue.
Un grupo de sicarios mató a toda una familia durante un intento de asesinato contra un narco-político que operaba para una organización rival. Durante el ataque, los hombres armados mataron a 6 personas, incluidos los dos hijos y la esposa de la víctima.
A group of cartel gunmen killed an entire family during an assassination attempt targeting a narco-politician who worked for a rival organization. During the attack, the gunmen killed 6 people including the intended victim’s two children and wife.
New revelations dealing with a series of shootouts in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon sparked outrage after it became known that cartel gunmen, including a Honduran migrant, killed an 85-year-old rancher for no apparent reason.
Mexican authorities arrested a drug lord who is listed as one of the FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives for his alleged role in ordering the murder of a government informant in a Dallas suburb. On Saturday afternoon Mexican authorities arrested Jose Rodolfo “El Gato” Villarreal, in Mexico City, information released by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) revealed.
Las autoridades mexicanas arrestaron a un narcotraficante que figuraba como uno de los fugitivos más buscados del FBI por ordenar la ejecución de un informante del gobierno en un suburbio de Dallas.
Dueños de restaurantes en Tijuana aseguran ser blanco de amenazas y extorsiones por parte del crimen organizado en la ciudad fronteriza de Tijuana.
A group of cartel gunmen dumped a severed human head inside an ice chest in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon. The case is the second of its kind in two days as rival drug cartels fight for control of local smuggling routes to Texas.
Un grupo de sicarios dejaron una cabeza humana dentro de una hielera en el estado fronterizo mexicano de Nuevo León. El caso es el segundo de su tipo en dos días, ya que los cárteles de la droga continúan su lucha por el control de los mercados locales de drogas y las rutas a Texas.
A group of gunmen with a faction of Los Zetas dumped two ice chests with severed human body parts. The gunmen left a message threatening local drug distributors in the border state of Nuevo Leon.
Las autoridades ignoraron los pedidos de ayuda de una comunidad rural en el estado de Guerrero y llegaron un día despues, dando tiempo a un grupo de sicarios para ejecutar a una familia, incluyendo un niño de 11 años. Los cuerpos de la víctima permanecieron en la calle por más de 24 horas.
A Mexican family out gathering wood found a severed human head that unknown individuals left in a field in the border state of Tamaulipas. The gory discovery took place over the weekend in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, as a father and
Una familia que salía a recolectar leña encontró una cabeza humana cercenada que presuntos sicarios habían dejado en un campo en el estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas.
Seven cartel gunmen and a Mexican Army soldier died during a fierce firefight with military forces in the border city of Nuevo Laredo. The deadly clash is the second large-scale gun battle in a span of 15 days to spread terror in the Mexican border city.
A borough in Mexico City directly responded to a video where the hyperviolent La Familia Michoacana Cartel announced its presence in the metropolitan area. Cartel members claimed they would be spreading out to search for their rivals. Authorities deployed 200 officers to the streets and published a video announcing the security operation.
A group of cartel gunmen killed a seven-month-old baby during an assassination attempt that left a police commander in the state of Guanajuato and members of his family dead. The murder was an act of vengeance by a hyperviolent cartel over the killing of one of their hitmen who was related to the leadership.
El presidente de México afirmó que se va a desplegar un gran contingente de soldados a Zacatecas, uno de los estados más violentos. El despliegue viene después de a un enfrentamiento con un cartel donde sicarios mataron a uno de los principales líderes de la Guardia Nacional de México.
Cartel gunmen clashed outside of a stadium as musician Danny Ocean wrapped up a performance in the Mexican city of Morelia, Michoacán. At least one cartel member died in the shootout and four other individuals sustained injuries.
Cartel Gunmen in a convoy of armored vehicles ambushed a group of local police officers in a Mexican state just miles south of the Texas border. The ambush led to a fierce shootout where authorities managed to seize three vehicles — some with heavy armoring.
The death of a Mexican cartel boss during a shootout with police is expected to increase the raging violence in the state of Guanajuato. The state’s governor already called the violence perpetrated by the cartel “terrorism.”
One of Mexico’s most dangerous drug cartels placed the body of a woman inside a large plastic drum along with a series of threats on a posterboard that was taped to it. The gruesome murder comes at a time when cartel violence continues to escalate in Mexico despite government assurances of improving security conditions.
Uno de los cárteles más peligrosos de México dejó el cuerpo de una mujer dentro de tambo de plástico con una serie de amenazas en una cartulina pegada. El escalofriante asesinato se produce en un momento en que la violencia de los cárteles sigue aumentando en México a pesar de las garantías del gobierno de mejorar las condiciones de seguridad.