CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Cuatro agentes de de la policía conocida como Fuerza Tamaulipas que recientemente fueron acusados de servir al crimen organizado quedaron en libertad debido a que un juez solo pudo vincularlos aun solo delito de tres que se les imputaban.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Four agents from the state police force known as Fuerza Tamaulipas previously accused of working for one of the regional drug cartels were released after a judge reduced their charges.
Falta menos de 7 meses para la elección presidencial en México y el mayor aspirante de izquierda para la presidencia de Mexico causó controversia tras anunciar que perdonaría a los narcos para regresar la paz en el territorio.
With less than seven months left for Mexico’s presidential election, the leading candidate caused controversy when he announced a willingness to forgive cartel leaders’ crimes to restore peace throughout the nation.
Officials singled out six members of Mexico’s Navy as having been part of a group that carried ransom kidnappings targeting wealthy businessmen. The kidnappers operated in military uniform and in their military issued vehicle when they followed and took a businessman who was driving around Mexico City.
Las mensajes del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) siguen marcados con sangre y amenazas de muerte luego de que la noche del martes abandonaran una hielera con dos cabezas humanas afuera de las instalaciones de Televisa Guadalajara.
Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) continues spreading bloodshed and death threats after gunmen left two human heads outside of the Televisa TV station in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Un grupo de sicarios del cártel pertenecientes a una facción del cártel de Los Zetas pudo continuar sus operaciones en este estado fronterizo después de su arresto cuando una juez estatal desestimó sus casos y los puso en libertad. Al menos cuatro de esos hombres armados ahora han sido vinculados a una doble ejecución y enfrentan cargos.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A team of cartel gunmen belonging to one faction of Los Zetas were released after a state judge dismissed their cases. At least four of those gunmen are now linked to a double execution.
APATZINGAN, Michoacán — El secuestro de un hombre en plena luz del día por parte de hombres armados del cártel revela el nivel de impunidad que continúa reinando en el estado mexicano de Michoacán. Mientras que las autoridades del gobierno intentan impulsar una imagen de seguridad, los sicarios del cártel continúan secuestrando a víctimas inocentes y llevando a cabo sus enfrentamientos por el control del estado matando a decenas por semana.
APATZINGAN, Michoacan — The kidnapping of a local man cleaning a sidewalk by cartel gunmen reveals the level of impunity criminal organizations enjoy in the Mexican state of Michoacan. While government officials try to push an image of safety, cartel gunmen grab innocent victims and carry out battles for local control, killing dozens per week.
At least 60 municipal police officers working in in Cancun have been fired since June as the city struggles to maintain security conditions in the popular Mexican tourist beach area. Some of the police officers had been extorting bribes from tourists and engaging in other criminal activities. The area also continues to see thriving cartel activity.
Cartel smugglers used a Mexican federal healthcare truck in an attempt to move almost 600 pounds of cocaine. The smugglers hid the cocaine inside medical equipment while transporting it to the border city of Reynosa.
Un camión del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social fue utilizado por capos del narcotráfico para intentar hacer llegar a la frontera con Estados Unidos un cargamento de 371 kilos de cocaína que iban ocultos en un aparato de uso medico.
The recent capture of a mid-level Los Zetas cartel commander in Tamaulipas reveals new insight into former state officials’ intelligence on his location and failures to act.
SALTILLO, Coahuila — Las autoridades de este estado fronterizo han puesto la mira en un grupo de policías que se cree ejecutaron a dos turistas estadounidenses y luego encubrieron su crimen culpándolos de estar en un tiroteo con contrabandistas de drogas.
SALTILLO, Coahuila — Authorities in this border state set their sights on a group of police officers believed to have executed two U.S. tourists and then covered up the crime by claiming the victims were armed drug smugglers.
MORELIA, Michoacán — Mientras el gobernador de este estado continúa visitando California con el fin de impulsar el turismo en este estado, dos cárteles de la droga han estado propagando el terror durante más de seis días mientras continúan peleando por las rutas de producción y tráfico de drogas.
MORELIA, Michoacan — As the governor visits California to push tourism for this state, two drug cartels spread terror for more than six days as they fight over drug production and trafficking routes.
Autoridades estatales continúan preparando el caso en contra de una mujer relacionada a una banda de secuestradores que azoto esta región fronteriza entre 2013 y 2014, de día los secuestradores eran policías.
State authorities are preparing for the trial of a woman tied to a kidnapping group that struck in this border city between 2013 and 2014. By day, many of the accused kidnappers worked as police officers.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Un alto funcionario de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas en esta ciudad fue detenido por elementos de la Policía Federal Preventiva al estar acusado de pertenecer a a la banda delictiva Los Zetas y participar en secuestros para la organización. Una de las víctimas era uno de los estudiantes.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — A top official with the Tamaulipas Autonomous University (UAT) was arrested by Mexico’s Federal Police for his role in Los Zetas cartel’s kidnapping operation. One of the victims was a student.
The Mexican government announced the formal detention with the intent to extradite a former Tamaulipas governor wanted in Texas on money laundering and bank fraud charges. The politician is accused of receiving bribes from drug cartels operating freely while he was in office.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — El gobierno de Tamaulipas solicitó a el gobierno federal que un ex-gobernador del estado que se encuentra internado en una prisión estatal sea trasladado a una prisión federal.
State prosecutors in the border state of Tamaulipas are asking for federal help in extraditing a cartel-linked former governor currently jailed as part of an embezzlement and money laundering case.
The State of Tamaulipas requested the federal government of Mexico help with transferring a former state governor from state to federal prison.
MORELIA, Michoacán – La alcaldesa de la pequeña comunidad rural de Turicato fue arrestada por cargos de asesinato después de que su esposo y jefe de guardaespaldas matara a un sospechoso miembro del cártel que resultó ser el hijo de un político rival.
MORELIA, Michoacan — The mayor of the small rural community of Turicato was arrested on murder charges after her husband and chief bodyguard killed a suspected cartel member who happened to be the son of a rival politician.
A state judge in Tamaulipas formally charged a cartel-linked former governor and ordered him to remain behind bars without bond.
MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Un amotinamiento de prisión mortal a las afueras del municipio de Cadereyta ha dejado a 16 presos muertos y al menos 30 heridos, incluyendo un guardia de prisión. Hasta 250 presos se enfrentaron con las autoridades a las que finalmente se les dio la orden de abrir fuego para rescatar a un grupo de guardias que habían sido secuestrados por reclusos.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — A deadly prison riot in the suburb of Cadereyta killed 16 inmates and left at least 30 injured, including a guard. As many as 250 prisoners fought with authorities who were ultimately given the order to open fire to rescue a group of guards.
Agents with the Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office raided a luxury ranch tied to a former cartel-linked governor who is the target of an ongoing embezzlement and money laundering investigation.
A rare sight in Mexico’s current political climate, three senators presented a motion to congratulate Tamaulipas authorities for the arrest of a former cartel-linked governor, while calling for a federal inquiry into the case.
The ongoing wave of impunity that gives cartels and corrupt public officials the ability to murder journalists led to the murder of the 11th Mexican journalist this year. A team of gunmen dressed as cops kidnapped and murdered a photo-journalist in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican state authorities arrested a former governor after the United States accused him of money laundering in Texas and accepting cartel bribes.
Mexico’s Supreme Court moved to help alleged cartel fronts whose assets frozen by ruling the actions unconstitutional. The decision opens the door for cartel-connected companies to fight for their properties.
PHOENIX, Arizona — A Mexican police chief who is believed to be working with drug cartels was arrested after he illegally crossed into Arizona while fleeing from Mexican authorities.
Jeers and insults filled the air as hundreds of earthquake survivors voiced their discontent at one of Mexico’s top officials trying to make a public appearance while rescue efforts were underway.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Los oficiales de transito en esta y otras ciudades fronterizas están en la mira de autoridades estatales y federales ya que dicho grupo policial tiene una larga historia de servir como los ojos de los carteles de la droga.
