Cartel Violence

VIDEO: Gunman Kills Top Mexico City Officials

Two top officials in Mexico City died at the hands of a team of gunmen in a crime that shook the highest levels of that country’s government. The targeted killing comes just days after a group of gunmen in Jalisco State shot and killed two police instructors with ties to the U.S. Department of State.

Mexico City investigators document the killing of two top officials. (Credit Breitbart New

Mexico’s Gulf Cartel Continues Sending Gunmen to Steal Trucks in Texas

The Gulf Cartel continues to send teams of gunmen into Texas to steal four-door vehicles and smuggle them into Mexico to resupply their paramilitary wing. The ongoing crime wave leads to regular high-speed chases and, at times, vehicle carjackings at gunpoint. The Gulf Cartel is one of six cartels labelled as foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump Administration.

Brownsville Police stop a stolen vehicle that was headed to Mexico under orders of the Gul

El CDG Continúa Enviando Grupos de Pistoleros a Texas para Robar Camionetas

El Cártel del Golfo ha estado enviando grupos de pistoleros a Texas para robar vehículos de cuatro puertas e introducirlos de contrabando en México para reabastecer a su rama paramilitar. La actual ola delictiva provoca persecuciones frecuentes a alta velocidad y, en ocasiones, robos de vehículos a punta de pistola. El Cártel del Golfo es uno de los seis cárteles que la administración Trump ha catalogado como organizaciones terroristas extranjeras.

Brownsville Police stop a stolen vehicle that was headed to Mexico under orders of the Gul

Cartel Gunmen Clash with Rivals in Mexican Border State, Flee Before Cops Arrive

Gunmen from the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas carried out a large-scale attack on a rival group of gunmen near a small rural community in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon. The fighting went on for over an hour, involving several armored vehicles, high-powered weapons, and explosives. By the time authorities responded, the gunmen had fled, taking at least five bodies of fallen gunmen but leaving several burned-out armored trucks.

Breitbart News Foundation/Cartel Chronicles

Sicarios del CDN-Zetas Se Enfrentan Con Rivales en Estado Fronterizo y Huyen Antes Que Lleguen Autoridades

Sicarios de la facción Cártel del Noreste de Los Zetas perpetraron un ataque a gran escala contra un grupo rival cerca de una pequeña comunidad rural en el estado fronterizo de Nuevo León. El combate se prolongó durante más de una hora, involucrando varios vehículos blindados, armas de alto poder y explosivos. Para cuando las autoridades respondieron, los sicarios ya habían huido, llevándose al menos cinco cuerpos de sicarios caídos, pero dejando varias camionetas blindadas incendiadas.

Breitbart News Foundation/Cartel Chronicles

Raging Cartel Violence Forces Mexican Universities to Close Doors

Universities in western Mexico were forced to close their doors due to the raging cartel violence in Sinaloa, which led to hundreds of murders, hundreds of forced disappearances, arson attacks, and other acts of violence. The schools are forced to offer remote classes despite the many claims made by Mexican government officials that security is improving in the region.

Weapons and ammunition colledted during a crime scene attributed to the Sinaloa Cartel. (C

Mexican Cartels Unleash Fiery Terror in Three States During Turf War

A series of clashes involving the Foreign Terrorist Organization, Cartel Jalisco New Generation, brought three states to a standstill as gunmen carjacked dozens of buses and vehicles to set them on fire. The attacks created blockades along the main highways in the Mexican states of Michoacán, Jalisco, and Guanajuato. The violence spread to 29 municipalities.

Michoacan Police

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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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.

Reynosa

Mando de Los Zetas Detenido en Tamaulipas Paso Tiempo Escondido en Texas

Un mando de Los Zetas, recientemente capturado, pasó poco más de un año en el sur de Texas, ocultándose de sus rivales, antes de regresar a México y desatar una ola violencia extrema en la región. A este miembro del cártel se le atribuye la autoría intelectual de un ataque a gran escala que causó la muerte de dos soldados mexicanos y un policía, además de heridas a otras ocho personas, en respuesta al arresto de su esposa.

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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.

Tomas Yarrington

Los Zetas Mandaron Sicarios de México a Texas Para Secuestro y Ejecución, Según Registros Judiciales

La facción Cártel del Noreste de Los Zetas envió un equipo de sicarios desde México a la ciudad fronteriza de Nuevo Laredo para asesinar a un hombre que presuntamente les había robado drogas. Documentos judiciales relacionados con el caso revelaron que la orden fue dada por la cúpula del cártel, y que se les indicó a los sicarios que “no dejaran testigos”.

Cartel Del Noreste -- Los Zetas (Breitbart News Foundation/Cartel Chronicles)

Gaslighting: Former Mexican Border Police Official Accuses Trump of Protecting Cartels

A cartel-connected former top law enforcement official in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon is publicly calling for U.S. President Donald J. Trump to be investigated for protecting Los Zetas and Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. That same former law enforcement official was the target of several investigations by Breitbart Texas for widespread corruption, cover-ups, and protecting drug cartels during his term as the head of law enforcement for Nuevo Leon.

Aldo Fasci

Narco-Manipulación: Exmando Policiaco Fronterizo Con Historia de Corrupción, Afirma que Trump Protege a los Cárteles

Un exalto funcionario policiaco del estado fronterizo mexicano de Nuevo León, exigio públicamente que se investigue al presidente estadounidense Donald J. Trump por proteger a Los Zetas e Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. Este mismo exfuncionario fue objeto de varias investigaciones por parte de Breitbart Texas por corrupción, encubrimientos y protección a cárteles de la droga durante su mandato como jefe de las fuerzas del orden en Nuevo León.

Aldo Fasci

Gunmen in Mexico Kidnap, Dismember Nine Innocent Beach-Bound Students

Authorities in Mexico have remained tight-lipped about the reason behind the kidnapping, torture, and dismemberment of nine students who were traveling through Mexico to a beach town in southern Mexico. The mass killing comes as the Trump Administration imposed a series of tariffs on Mexico as a punitive measure for the “intolerable relationship” between Mexico’s government and drug cartels.

Puebla State Police

Secuestran y Desmiembran a 9 Estudiantes que Viajaban a Playas de Huatulco

Las autoridades en México han guardado silencio sobre el motivo del secuestro, tortura y desmembramiento de 9 estudiantes que viajaban por carretera hacia una ciudad costera en el sur de México. El  cruento asesinato e produce en un momento en que la Administración de Trump ha impuesto una serie de aranceles a México como medida punitiva por la “relación intolerable” entre el gobierno de ese país y los cárteles de la droga.

Puebla State Police