ROMA, Texas — During a recent border tour, Breitbart News visited an unsecured section of the Texas border with Mexico. Across the river, the “crown jewel” of the Gulf Cartel — Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas.
MISSION, Texas — Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of migrants shortly after they were smuggled into the U.S. by Gulf Cartel-connected smugglers. The incident occurred during a border tour by Breitbart News in November. One of the migrants admitted to being caught by Border Patrol multiple times.
A United States citizen teenager from Oklahoma died and several of his relatives sustained gunshot injuries after a squad of Mexican cartel gunmen ambushed them in Mexico near the border with Texas. The family was traveling back to the U.S. when the cartel hitmen attacked them on a highway.
An alleged drug smuggler connected to the Gulf Cartel rammed a U.S. Border Patrol agent’s marked patrol vehicle with his pickup truck as he attempted to avoid arrest. The incident occurred near the Texas border with Mexico.
Good Samaritans inside a Reynosa, Tamaulipas, bank rescued a kidnapping victim as his abductors were forcing him to empty his accounts. The border city customers rushed the suspect, helping the victim escape until the police arrived.
Mexican authorities rescued eight migrants from Sri Lanka and Nepal after cartel-connected human smugglers kidnapped them. The smugglers held the migrants against their will and demanded a series of ransoms to release them.
Gulf Cartel gunmen continue to spread terror among their rivals and citizens alike by leaking photographs and videos of gruesome executions. In the most recent case, Gulf Cartel members from the border city of Reynosa captured the moment when they set fire to two of their rivals who were still alive.
A fierce turf war between two rival factions of the Gulf Cartel brought a new wave of terror to residents of numerous rural coastal communities approximately 70 miles south of the border with Texas.
Una feroz guerra territorial entre dos facciones rivales del Cártel del Golfo ha traído una nueva ola de terror a los residentes de varias comunidades costeras rurales y pesqueras aproximadamente a 70 millas de la frontera con Texas.
Four Mexican state police officers are recuperating from their injuries after a group of Gulf Cartel gunmen ambushed them in the border city of Matamoros. The attack comes at a time when Tamaulipas state authorities are actively hunting one of the top leaders within that criminal organization.
A fierce shootout that killed at least two gunmen in the border city of Reynosa led to several parents rushing to local schools to pull their children out of class. The parents feared the violence could spread further. Unofficial accounts by neighbors point to a much higher death toll.
A barfight is reported to be the current motive for the son of a jailed cartel boss who allegedly ordered the kidnapping and murder of three teenagers. The murder investigation comes as the region is experiencing a dramatic spike in kidnappings and violent extortion schemes targeting not only wealthy individuals but average citizens of all ages.
A clash between rival criminal gangs in southwest Mexico resulted in the deaths of nine cartel operatives on Wednesday night. Police made the grisly discovery after responding to reports of numerous dead males observed on a roadway in the pacific coast state of Guerrero.
Autoridades estatales de Tamaulipas han arrestado a un importante mando del Cártel del Golfo a pocas millas al sur de la frontera con Texas. El narco-líder es conocido como el segundo al mando de una de las facciones involucradas en una feroz guerra territorial.
Mexican border state authorities arrested a top Gulf Cartel lieutenant a few miles south of the Texas border. The cartel operator is known as the second in command of one of the factions engaged in a fierce turf war.
Tres sicario del Cártel del Golfo murieron en un tiroteo con las autoridades estatales de Tamaulipas en la ciudad fronteriza de Río Bravo, justo al sur de Donna, Texas.
Mexican authorities are sending 100 soldiers and helicopters crews to patrol one of the busiest highway corridors in the border state of Tamaulipas. The region is a haven for cartel gunmen.
Seis sicarios murieron durante un enfrentamiento con agentes de la policía estatal mexicana en el estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas. El tiroteo es parte de un nuevo aumento en la violencia que ha comenzado a extenderse por la parte oriental de Tamaulipas.
Six cartel gunmen died during a clash with Mexican state police officers in the border state of Tamaulipas. The shootout is part of a new uptick in violence that is spreading around the eastern part of Tamaulipas.
Un grupo de sicarios de Los Zetas que viajaban en camionetas blindados y portaban rifles calibre .50, ametralladoras y explosivos enfrentaron y corretearon a un grupo de policías de Nuevo León que habían ingresado brevemente a la ciudad fronteriza de Nuevo Laredo en Tamaulipas. Tres oficiales sufrieron varias heridas en el ataque, y Los Zetas lograron incendiar uno de los vehículos de la policía. Las autoridades estatales están tratando de minimizar el ataque alegando que Los Zetas no usaron lanzagranadas o lanzacohetes, a pesar de que varias fuentes policiales confirmaron a este medio el uso de artefactos explosivos.
A group of Los Zetas gunmen riding in armored trucks while carrying .50 caliber rifles, machine guns, and explosives chased a squad of Nuevo Leon police officers out of the cartel’s territory. The police briefly entered the border city of Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas. State officials are trying to downplay the attack claiming that Los Zetas did not use grenade launchers or RGP’s, despite multiple law enforcement sources confirming the use of explosive devices.
Sicarios del Cártel del Golfo dispararon varias veces contra un vehículo donde viajaba uno de los principales funcionarios de salud en Tamaulipas. Nadie en el vehículo resultó herido en el ataque.
Federal authorities arrested a leading lieutenant with Mexico’s Gulf Cartel in Texas after he illegally snuck across the Rio Grande to enter the United States. Law enforcement agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had their sights on the cartel cell leader for some time in connection with multiple drug shipments allegedly linked to him.
The graphic murder of a man described as an accountant for the Gulf Cartel points to a reigniting of violence within the ranks of the faction known as Los Metros. Cartel gunmen videoed the gruesome murder and then shared it on social media as a warning to their rivals within the same cartel.
A pair of videos leaked by citizen journalists in northern Mexico revealed a group of Gulf Cartel smugglers carrying several bundles of marijuana toward the banks of the Rio Grande. It remains unclear if the smugglers successfully made it across the border.
Three Mexican border states officially joined forces in an attempt to crush the violent drug cartels that have been plaguing their communities. The agreement calls for the sharing of intelligence, sealing up of their state borders, and cooperation during raids
Mexican federal authorities arrested a key Gulf Cartel lieutenant at a shopping center near Mexico City. The lieutenant is the nephew of a top cartel leader who is credited with founding Los Zetas as his personal bodyguards.
Las autoridades federales mexicanas han arrestado a un teniente clave del Cartel del Golfo en un centro comercial cerca de la Ciudad de México. El detenido es el sobrino de un líder del cártel al que se le atribuye la fundación de Los Zetas como sus guardaespaldas personales.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly a half-ton of methamphetamine at a port of entry in Pharr, Texas. Officials reported the value of the drugs at nearly $19 million.
Two main factions of the hyper-violent Los Zetas cartel are once again fighting for control of the state prison in this city. Despite government crackdowns, cartel members continue to run various moneymaking operations from inside prison walls making the detention facility a lucrative territory to control.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas –Sicarios y halcones del Cártel del Golfo de México establecieron una serie de bloqueos y lanzaron picos en las carreteras cerrando todo el tráfico y paralizando esta ciudad fronteriza. El motivo de la operación masiva no está claro, ya que las autoridades no han confirmado ningún arresto importante en la región en dicha fecha.
Two congressmen filed a bill in the House to direct the U.S. State Department to designate specific Mexican cartel factions as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). The bill follows a letter from lawmakers to Secretary Mike Pompeo calling for the designations. President Donald Trump said he is considering the matter in an Oval Office interview on Monday.
Mexican federal authorities arrested the top leader of a faction of the Gulf Cartel. Authorities allege the cartel boss is partially responsible for the ongoing violence in various border cities as part of a turf war.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) told Breitbart News Sunday it is time to recognize that certain Mexican cartel factions are a terrorist threat to the United States. His interview follows a letter sent to the U.S. Secretary of State requesting the designation of specific cartel factions as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO).
U.S. Representatives Chip Roy (R-TX) and Dr. Mark Green (R-TN) drafted a letter that will be sent to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requesting specific Mexican cartel factions be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). The letter follows years of coverage by Breitbart News and calls from Border/Cartel Chronicles Director Brandon Darby for these specific cartel factions to be added to the terror list.error list.
Breitbart News’ Border/Cartel Chronicles Director Brandon Darby slammed the spending resolution passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump last week calling the measure a betrayal to supporters of increased border security. His comments came during an interview on Breitbart News Tonight.
Cartel drug smugglers moved a 900-pound shipment of marijuana bearing a cartoon of U.S. President Donald Trump into Texas. The cartoon appears to mock President Trump and his border security comments. Border Patrol agents seized the load, preventing its delivery into the U.S.
Mexican drug cartels continue to be the greatest criminal drug threat to the U.S., federal authorities stated in one of their latest reports. Federal agencies reported that drug cartels in Mexico continue to be the wholesale sources of drugs for street gangs that in turn push narcotics at the local level.
Sicarios del Cártel del Golfo incendiaron numerosos vehículos, lanzaron ponchallantas y colocaron varios narco-bloqueos a lo largo de las principales calles en esta ciudad fronteriza durante un reciente enfrentamiento con la policía. Las balaceras que duraron varias horas son las mas recientes de una serie de enfrentamientos que han sacudido la región.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Los enfrentamientos violentos entre sicarios del Cártel del Golfo y oficiales de la policía estatal continúan siendo un evento regular en esta ciudad fronteriza. Los periodistas ciudadanos siguen siendo los únicos que documentan las condiciones en que los residentes locales se ven obligados a vivir, donde el sonido de los disparos automáticos se ha convertido en algo común.
