MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Business leaders in this border city have once again sounded the alarm about highway travel after a recent increase in robberies, carjackings and kidnappings.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Autoridades en este estado fronterizo han pospuesto reforzar la seguridad en las carreteras y zonas rurales del norte que colindan con la zona de guerra conocida como Tamaulipas aludiendo a la falta de elementos. El refuerzo tardara hasta que se termine de preparar mas fuerzas policiacas.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Authorities in this border state have postponed sending security reinforcements to the highways and rural areas adjacent to the war zone known as Tamaulipas. The reduction in security will allegedly take place until authorities are able to train additional police forces.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — El líder regional del Cártel del Golfo está teniendo problemas para mantener a sus tropas en la línea, lidiando con algunos de sus amigos cercanos y tropas que han volteado sus armas contra él. El más reciente
The regional leader of the Gulf Cartel is having trouble keeping his troops in line, leading some close associates to turning their weapons on him.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas–Autoridades mexicanas estuvieron a punto de arrestar a un alto líder regional del Cártel del Golfo, arrestando en su lugar a miembros de su guardia personal. El líder del cártel había estado previamente en Estados Unidos y llegó a ser conocido por llorar fuerte durante su detención.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities came close to arresting a top regional leader for the Gulf Cartel, catching members of his personal guard instead. The cartel leader had previously been in the United States and became known for crying out loud during his arrest.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A van with 26 illegal immigrants that was being escorted by cartel gunmen crashed killing five, sending the rest to local hospitals with serious injuries.
MIGUEL ALEMAN, Tamaulipas — Terror spread through this border region as cartel gunmen clashed with state police officers and Mexican soldiers in two separate gun battles that left four dead and 10 injured.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Un líder regional del Cártel del Golfo y uno de sus principales colaboradores fueron secuestrados, torturados y asesinados por miembros rivales de su propio cártel. El líder del cártel había pasado una cantidad considerable de tiempo escondido en Texas.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A regional leader for the Gulf Cartel and one of his top associates have been kidnapped, tortured and murdered by rival members from their own cartel. The cartel leader had spent a considerable amount of time hiding in Texas.
ESCOBARES, Texas — Cartel smugglers operating near this border town had been using an underground bunker hidden under a rural house to stash more than 5,100 pounds of marijuana.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Federal and local authorities continue to look into the how a pair of men tied to Mexico’s Gulf Cartel tried to move more than half a million dollars. The failed smuggling attempt has resulted in some safety concerns for the suspects involved.
Human smugglers from the Gulf Cartel have been using tracking devices on their victims in Texas as part of their ongoing criminal activities. Some of the illegal immigrants being smuggled may have been carrying firearms.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Un video filtrado que fue tomado por ciudadanos normales, reveló la manera en que sicarios del Cártel del Golfo abordan autobuses de pasajeros con el fin de controlar el flujo de inmigrantes ilegales a la frontera de Texas.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A leaked video taken by citizen journalists revealed the way cartel gunmen board passenger buses in order control the flow of illegal immigrants to the Texas border.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen have once again been using cloned military vehicles in an effort to further disguise their criminal activities in this city and other municipalities along the Texas border.
EDINBURG, Texas — Texas border authorities are issuing a warning about the extreme temperatures that have been linked to the death of five illegal immigrants in nine days.
Dos personas inocentes que estaban manejando por esta ciudad fronteriza fueron heridas luego de que sicarios del Cartel del Golfo y militares se enfrentaron y persiguieron por mas de tres horas.
Two innocent motorist were shot and injured during a fierce gun battle and series of chases between Gulf Cartel gunmen and Mexican soldiers that went on for more than three hours.
The son of a previous top leader of the Gulf Cartel spent the night in jail after authorities arrested him for driving without a license.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — La violencia ha recrudecido en la frontera Tamaulipeca donde en días recientes se han llevado acabo enfrentamientos, ejecuciones y calcinaciones de cuerpo que han dejado mas de 20 muertos en menos de una semana.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Violence has reignited along the Tamaulipas border where in recent days citizens have lived through firefights, executions and incinerations that have left more than 20 dead in less than a week.
MCALLEN, Texas — Authorities on both sides of the border continue to see an increase in the number of illegal immigrants and unaccompanied minors trying to make their way into Texas.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — La fallida estrategia de seguridad por parte del gobierno establece nuevos parámetros en esta ciudad fronteriza, donde el mismo crimen organizado ha tratado de disminuir el crimen común en un intento de disminuir la atención del publico. Los carteles parecen estar teniendo éxito el crimen común, algo que el Estado de Tamaulipas no ha podido hacer.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The failed strategy by the Mexican government has created a new issue in this border city where organized crime has tried to diminish common crime in an effort to lower public attention. Drug cartels appear to be succeeding in lowering common crime, something that the State of Tamaulipas has failed in.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Al menos 4 pistoleros abatidos en esta ciudad fue el saldo de persecuciones y enfrentamientos registrados entre elementos de las fuerzas federales y miembros del crimen organizado.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — At least four gunmen died overnight in a series of battles between Mexican federal forces and members of the Gulf Cartel.
MIGUEL ALEMAN, Tamaulipas – Residentes en esta ciudad fronteriza corrieron a refugiarse esta semana, mientras hombres armados de cárteles rivales se enfrentaron en un intenso tiroteo. El enfrentamiento entonces se convirtió en una serie de tiroteos cuando las fuerzas de policía llegaron obligando a los hombres armados a huir.
MIGUEL ALEMAN, Tamaulipas — Residents in the border city were forced to run for cover this week, as gunmen from rival cartels clashed in a fierce battle. The fighting then turned into a series of rolling shootouts when police forces arrived forcing the gunmen to flee.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Sicarios del Cártel del Golfo (CDG) interrogaron y ejecutaron a cinco integrantes de una banda de asaltantes y extorsionadores que operaban en esta ciudad fronteriza.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Gunmen with the Gulf Cartel interrogated and executed five members of a gang that carried out robberies and extortion in the border city.
MATAMOROS , Tamaulipas — Gunmen trying to flee from authorities crashed into a public transportation van and injured three innocent passengers. Unofficial accounts point to two gunmen dying in the crash as well. The gun battle and crash took place just miles south from the Texas border.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — A retired gunman who spent more than 30 years as a triggerman for the Gulf Cartel, recently committed suicide. The case has become a much discussed topic in this border city, since the gunman was from a time when drug cartels did not victimize average citizens. From the 1960s to the 1990s, the Gulf Cartel and other criminal empires were not tied to human smuggling, kidnapping, extortion or other crimes that affected the general public.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Delincuentes armados que intentaban escapar de autoridades federales, protagonizaron un accidente automovilístico que dejo como saldo a tres personas lesionadas ajenas a los hechos ocurridos y cuyo estado de salud ha sido reportado como estable. Extraoficialmente se menciona dos pistoleros muertos en el encontronazo. El Enfrentamiento y la carambola ocurrió a solo millas de la frontera con Texas.
Mexican marines discovered more than 11 tons of marijuana at the Texas border in what is considered a heavy blow to the local smuggling structure of the Gulf Cartel. The narcotics stockpile was likely being stored in preparation to be smuggled into Texas.
Cartel gunmen in this border city have been carrying out a series of attacks on state police officers. The ongoing attacks have already killed one police officer, while spreading terror and chaos throughout the city.
Cartel gunmen attacked a police convoy in this border city. The attack set off a large scale gun battle that killed one state police officer and spread terror across the city. Attacks by cartel gunmen on law enforcement continue to be a regular occurrence.
EDINBURG, Texas — Border Patrol officials are looking to expose the cruel human smugglers believed to behind many of the abuses that illegal immigrants go through. They are making it personal by posting their photos. A new effort kicked off
Illegal immigrants from Central American countries continue to arrive to the Mexican border city of Reynosa. Their hope is to be smuggled illegally into the U.S. by the leading criminal organization in the region known as the Gulf Cartel.