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…
Category: The Drug War & The Border
Street Smarts: New Designer Drug Flakka Hits the Streets
Police throughout the country, particularly in Florida, have been noticing a spike in the use of a new drug that users are calling “flakka.” Use of the drug is a concern as well as are the crimes that people under the influence are committing. For example, a Florida man began hallucinating while under the influence…
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 #19: This Candy is only for Americans
Border Agency Employee Tells Texas Trick-or-Treaters Candy Is Only For Americans An employee of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency had a message for trick-or-treaters in the tiny Texas border town of Presidio this Halloween. A sign taped on the gate of a home located within a US government-owned housing complex was written in…
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…
Border Security Update: Border Inspection Officer Kills Knife Wielding Illegal
US border inspector kills knife-wielding manThe Customs and Border Protection officer fired his gun four times By Elliot Spagat Associated Press SAN DIEGO — A U.S. border inspector fatally shot a knife-wielding Mexican man at a California crossing on Wednesday, and an agency official quickly defended his actions. The Customs and Border Protection officer fired his…
Cartel Corner #16: Texas DPS Official indicted on Forging Drivers Licenses for Illegal Aliens, CDG Cartel puts up Banners denying they are Terrorist
10/28/2015 A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) official in Hondo, Texas has been indicted on Federal charges for allegedly conspiring to provide counterfeit Texas Drivers Licenses to Illegal Aliens. A federal grand jury has issued a six-count indictment against 53-year-old Jose A. Ytuarte and his alleged accomplice, 44-year-old Azeez Mistry of San Antonio, Texas….
Cartel Corner #15: Growing up in Pablo Escobar’s Columbia
I grew up in Pablo Escobar’s Colombia. Here’s what it was really like. by Bernardo Aparicio García The night of the car bomb, my dad called home from his cell phone as he finished his rounds of the family’s bakeries. It was a nightly ritual, braving rush hour in his little silver Mazda to collect…