MONTERREY, Nuevo León — More than seven months have passed since a group of friends traveled from this metropolitan city to Reynosa, Tamaulipas, to cross into Texas for a shopping trip. The group went missing upon their return.
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GRAPHIC: Mexican Governor Denies Cartel Violence Despite 32 Executions in Days
As rival cartels murdered and dismembered more than 32 victims in a raging war for control, government officials in this state continue to paint an alternate reality — one without cartel violence.
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Cartel Gunmen Attack Funeral Procession in Mexican Border State
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — The raging cartel violence that continues to envelop this border state took an odd turn when gunmen killed two underage brothers and an adult woman who were taking part in the funeral procession of a recently murdered ca…
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GRAPHIC: Narco-Terror in Southern Mexico — 19 Dead in 3 Days
Terror is spreading over the rural area of the state now known as “Tierra Caliente” or “hot lands.” In three days, cartel gunmen have murdered 19 victims — 14 of those victims were beheaded and dismembered. Authorities in Michoacan tried to diminish the raging violence by claiming the murders are isolated incidents. The violence began over the weekend when suspected members of the Nueva Familia Michoacana (New Michoacan Family) kidnapped and murdered Alonzo “Papas” Renteria Andrade. The murder victim is the brother of the now jailed kingpin, Ignacio “Cenizo” Renteria Andrade.
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GRAPHIC: Five Gunmen Killed in Mexican Border State Cartel Camp Shootout
Mexican Marines killed five gunmen from the Gulf Cartel during a battle inside a cartel camp in the border state of Tamaulipas. The battle took place in a rustic field less than 15 miles north of this city when a military helicopter carrying out surve…
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Gunmen Murder Journalist Exposing Corrupt Mexican Cops
Once again, gunmen executed with complete impunity a journalist exposing organized crime networks in Mexico.
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EXCLUSIVE–GRAPHIC: Authorities Discover Cartel Mass Grave near Texas
RIO BRAVO, Tamaulipas — The horrors of the cartel war in this border city have once again been revealed with the discovery of a new mass grave. The find comes at a time when rival groups from the Gulf Cartel wage war for control of the region–leadin…
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GRAPHIC: Mexican Cops Appear to Execute Cartel Gunmen on Camera
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A video captured by a citizen journalist in the aftermath of a cartel gun battle appears to show a police officer using his rifle to execute some shooters in a vehicle. The video comes as this border city has undergone four months of terror at the hand of the Gulf Cartel’s campaign for local control–leading to more than 150 confirmed deaths.
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WATCH: Mexican Cops Face Off Against Cartel Gunmen in Border State
Leaked police body cam footage reveals the moment when Mexican authorities faced off against a squad of cartel gunmen in the border state of Chihuahua.
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Texan Fleeing Harvey Held Up by Mexican Gunmen
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — A Texas man trying to avoid Hurricane Harvey’s wrath sought refuge in Mexico, only to become another victim of the ongoing violence that continues to dominate this border state.
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