In Mexico City today, a corpse was found hanging from a downtown bridge. As a result of the discovery in the Iztapalapa district, the Mexico City government increased security in the border areas of the metropolis and focused on reviewing security camera footage of the area, according to Mexican newspaper El Universal. Mayor Miguel Angel…
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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#23: Mexican Cartel Targeting Innocents for Ransom Kidnappings Near Border
Panic has spread through the border city of Matamoros as citizens begin to learn about a rash of kidnappings where the CDG (Gulf Cartel) has begun to target innocent people as a quick way to make money. The fears have worsened since some of the victims have not survived the ordeal despite the ransoms…
Cartel Corner #22: Cartel Shootouts Continue in Reynosa; Travis County Judge Shot in her Driveway; El Chapo spotted in Argentina?
In Reynosa (across the border from Hidalgo/Mcallen Texas) Mexican Police battled three carloads of Cartel gunman. The violence took place this week when a convoy of Tamaulipas state police officers with the Fuerza Tamaulipas task force were traveling towards the downtown area of this city after answering a call for help, information provided to Breitbart…
Border Security Report: Cartels Connected to FARC Columbian Guerilla’s
The American anti drug agency informed that the Colombian Guerrillas that have allied with Mexican Cartels in order to introduce tonnes of cocaine into the United States. The revolutionary armed forces of Colombia (FARC) and criminal groups like the Sinaloa Cartel or the CJNG have allied in order to introduce cocaine into the United…
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…
Cartel Corner #18: Mexican National Accused of Buying Ammo for Cartels, Armed Illegal Repeatedly Crossing Into Texas to Rob Females
Federal agents in El Paso have arrested a female Mexican national for allegedly buying over 11K rounds of ammunition for Mexican drug cartels. The arrest came on the heels of an investigation by DHS involving reports of groups of people buying massive amounts of ammunition at local sporting goods stores. According to Breitbart Texas: As…
Cartel Corner #17: The Case of Pedro Huerta’s Tombstone
In Mexico City International Airport yesterday a drug sniffing dog is getting an extra bowl of kibble due to discovering 22 Kilos of Marijuana hidden inside, of all things, a tombstone. The unusual item came through customs in a large wooden crate. It was addressed to somewhere in the United States and had the sender…