Well Guys and Gals, it appears the DEA can now mistake Mexican Music Videos for “credible intelligence”!! Wow, that sure goes a LONG WAY to boost my confidence in the Federal Law Enforcement System, how about you? -SF Earlier this week, what appeared to be “leaked” cellphone video showing fugitive Mexican drug lord Joaquin…
Category: Cartel Corner
Cartel Corner #31: Sinaloa Cartel Showing Signs of Splintering?
The capital of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur is named La Paz, or Peace, and it’s garnered a reputation over the years for its tranquility, whale watching, and sunset dining in restaurants along the coastal boardwalk. For a long time it seemed like La Paz was immune to the drug violence that has plagued the nearby…
Cartel Corner #30: Crooked Border Patrol Agent Caught with 50 Bricks of Cocaine, Human Smuggling Chase Ends in Disaster
Arizona state police arrested a U.S. Border Patrol agent following a traffic stop where they found four suitcases with 50 bricks of cocaine. The agent said was traveling to Chicago where he was going to receive $50,000 for the trip. Last week, Juan Pimentel went before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce McDonald who formally charged him with…
Cartel Corner #29: Mayor of Refugio, Texas Arrested for Drug Trafficking, Coyote Assaults BP Agent in California
McAllen, Texas. Joey Heard, Mayor of the city of Refugio, Texas, was detained this week passed accused of drug trafficking, informed local authorities. The Sheriff of Refugio, Robert Blocik, detailed that the politician was captured this Friday for possession of drugs and illegal possession of a prohibited substance. Heard, who was re-elected as Mayor in…
Border Security Update: Los Zetas Cartel Gunman Cross into Texas and Disappear?
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A team of Los Zetas cartel gunmen brazenly crossed the Texas border waters of the Rio Grande in order to elude Mexican authorities who had been chasing them. Once in Texas, the Los Zetas gunmen were able to disappear into the the United States without any U.S. law enforcement agency doing…
Cartel Corner #27: Cartel Pot Operation Busted in Indiana
Law enforcement officials in rural Indiana were in for a shock when they started searching a 148-acre tract of land in Delaware County during a murder investigation. The deceased owner of the property had allegedly been purchasing thousands of pounds of marijuana every year from a Mexican cartel, and a three-day search, begun on November…
Cartel Corner #24: Heroin and Meth Seizures up 300% in Arizona; Wife of Hector Beltran Leyva Now the Boss
Both heroin and methamphetamine seizures are up nearly 300 percent in Arizona over the past five years, a Drug Enforcement Administration report said. The report, released Thursday, said methamphetamine seizures have increased 294 percent. After the United States cracked down on chemicals used to make the drugs over the past decade, the DEA said drug…
Cartel Corner #21: Border Patrol Agent Tied to Gulf Cartel Murder, Cartels increasing Heroin Availability, Mexican Cops Crossing into U.S. to Search for Smugglers
Authorities in Olmito, Texas have arrested a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of working for Mexico’s Gulf Cartel and having played a role in a beheading. On Friday morning, Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio confirmed to Breitbart Texas the arrest of Joel Luna near Hebronville, Texas. Jail records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed that he…
Cartel Corner #20: Infighting within Los Zetas Cartel, Mexican Military Boast “There are No Cartels in Michoacan”
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — The recent execution of a top athlete at the state university in this city points to the ongoing fighting between rival factions of the Mexican Los Zetas drug cartel. Tamaulipas is the Mexican state immediately south of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley and Laredo Sectors. On Monday evening, a group of unknown…
Border Security Alert: Waves of Cubans Crossing U.S. Border from Mexico
When most Americans think of large numbers of Cuban migrants leaving the island nation, they picture rafts and boats headed towards the Florida Keys. However, this new exodus finds hundreds of Cubans heading to Central America and joining those following the same migration routes heading towards the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the Miami Herald, border…