Tamaulipas

EXCLUSIVE: Gulf Cartel Operates Alternative Government in Mexican Border City

With almost complete impunity, the Gulf Cartel expanded its control in Tamaulipas to the point where it operates as an alternative government in the border city of Matamoros. Through this control, all businesses, including food vendors, flower shops, and even panhandlers, are required to pay a weekly protection fee to the Gulf Cartel. The cartel operates a massive database of the city’s commerce and even uses city officials to collect the funds.

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EXCLUSIVA: El Cártel del Golfo Opera un Gobierno Alternativo en Matamoros

Con casi total impunidad, el Cártel del Golfo en Tamaulipas ha logrado expandir su control hasta el punto de operar como un gobierno alternativo en la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros. Gracias a este control, todos los negocios, incluyendo vendedores de comida, florerías e incluso personas que piden dinero en la calle, deben pagar una cuota semanal de protección al Cártel del Golfo, quien opera una enorme base de datos del comercio de la ciudad e incluso utiliza a funcionarios municipales para recaudar los fondos.

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Gulf Cartel Threatens Mexican Border City Cops

Officials in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, are sounding the alarm after their transit police officers received a threat from alleged Gulf Cartel members for having stopped them over traffic infractions. The Gulf Cartel is one of six Mexican criminal organizations branded as Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the U.S. Department of State.

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Federal Agents Deport Imprisoned Mexican Former Governor Working for Cartels, Protected by Mexico’s Government

Federal agents deported a Mexican politician who spent years on the run before spending many years in a U.S. prison on money laundering charges tied to embezzled funds and cartel bribes. During his time on the run, the former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, had protection from the Mexican government and even had police officers assigned as his bodyguards.

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Cártel Los Zetas Afirman en Video que No Atacan a Civiles en Ciudad Fronteriza Tras Días de Balaceras

Una de las organizaciones criminales más violentas, que ha sido vinculada a miles de desapariciones forzadas en México, ha hecho un video en el que afirman que no atacan a civiles y piden a la comunidad que continúe con su vida diaria. El video llega en un momento en que existe una intensa presión del gobierno de los Estados Unidos para no solo para etiquetar a los cárteles hiperviolentos como grupos terroristas, sino para erradicarlos.

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Los Zetas Cartel Makes Video Claiming They Don’t Target Civilians in Mexican Border City

One of the most violent criminal organizations, which has been linked to thousands of forced abductions in Mexico, has made a video where they claim not to be targeting civilians and asks the community to go about their daily lives. The video comes as there is intense pressure from the U.S. government to not only label hyperviolent cartels as terrorist groups but to eradicate them.

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CDG Mata a Chofer de Autobús En Ciudad Fronteriza Durante Tiroteo

La organización terrorista conocida como el Cártel del Golfo ha vuelto a matar a una víctima inocente que quedó atrapada en medio de un tiroteo. El tiroteo fatal se produce pocos días después de que otros terroristas del Cártel del Golfo dispararan y mataran a una mujer y a sus dos nietos pequeños mientras dormían dentro de su casa mientras que afuera pistoleros rivales se estaban enfrentando.

Mexican authorities respond to the scene of a cartel shootout, after the fact. (Credit: Br

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Citizen, One Other Killed By Terrorist Cartel Landmine in Mexico near Texas Border

A Texas man and a friend he was traveling with in Mexico died when their vehicle exploded after driving over a cartel landmine. The fatal explosion comes after Breitbart Texas reported on prior explosions where innocents sustained injuries. The report forced Mexico’s government to confirm the issue and send out a series of notices warning locals about the use of cartel landmines on dirt roads in Tamaulipas.

Vehicle used by a Texas man who died after driving over a cartel landmine in Mexico. (Cred

U.S. Consulate in Mexico Sends Out Travel Warning over Cartel IEDs After Breitbart Report

The U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, issued a travel warning about drug cartels using land mines and other explosive devices in key border cities in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. After initially trying to conceal information about those devices and having previously tried to discredit previous alerts dealing with cartel kidnappings, the Tamaulipas government claimed to welcome the warnings and asked the public to be careful when moving through rural dirt roads.

Magazines and ammunition left behind by gunmen during an attack in Tamaulipas. (Credit: Br

Gobierno de Tamaulipas Manda Alerta de Explosivos Tras Reporte de Breitbart

Tras intentar ocultar información al respecto, el gobierno de Tamaulipas se vio obligado a emitir una serie de advertencias sobre el uso generalizado de minas terrestres y artefactos explosivos de cárteles en la parte norte del estado. El reporte viene luego de que Breitbart Texas publicara información detallada del caso a pesar de los intentos de ocultar información al respecto.

Truck from Mexico's National Water Commision that went over a cartel landmine. (Breit

Breitbart Report Leads to Official Warnings of Cartel Land Mines near Mexican Border

After trying to hide information, the government of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas was forced to issue a series of warnings about the widespread use of cartel land mines and explosive devices in the northern part of the state. The warnings followed initial reporting by Breitbart Texas of a government vehicle striking a makeshift landmine near the state’s border with the U.S.

Truck from Mexico's National Water Commision that went over a cartel landmine. (Breit

Cartel Gunmen Abduct Innocent Laborers in Mexican Border State

A concerning trend is taking place in the central part of the border state of Tamaulipas as the Gulf Cartel has begun to abduct innocent laborers on their way to work. Authorities have been unable to provide answers to the cases while government officials continue to falsely claim that the region is safe and that “impunity has ended.”

Tamaulipas state police officers set up a roadblock. (Credit: Tamaulipas State Guard)

Texas Cities Plagued with Mexican Cartel Truck Thefts

The recent federal conviction and sentence of a man who tried to run over an FBI agent while driving a stolen truck into Mexico highlights a growing trend plaguing South Texas. Multiple cities are seeing a rise in the thefts of four-door SUVs and pickups that are taken into Mexico at the request of the Gulf Cartel. The criminal organization uses the trucks in their ongoing turf wars.

A suspect holds a woman at gunpoint in Brownsville during a carjacking. (Credit: Brownsvil