A recently arrested Mexican cartel regional leader escaped from authorities by climbing through a window. Instead of locking up the now-fugitive drug lord in a prison, a judge ordered him to be held under house arrest in his mother’s house.
Author: Cartel Chronicles
Shootings, Kidnappings Mark 3rd Week of Mexican Border City Cartel Violence
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen carried out a series of attacks and kidnappings as the ongoing cartel violence in this city creeps into its third week.
VIDEO: Cartel Gunmen Hold Up Border City Currency Exchange Store
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — A team of cartel gunmen wielding machine guns and wearing body armor carried out a brazen daytime heist in this border city. The act highlights the raging violence that continues to take place in this city.
GRAPHIC: Mexican Border State Authorities Unearth Bodies in Shallow Graves
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — The discovery of two bodies in shallow graves near this city set off a forensic investigation to identify two more victims of cartel violence.
VIDEO: Cartel Tunnel Discovered Inside Mexican Border Prison
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Jailed cartel gunmen were preparing a daring escape by digging a tunnel inside the state prison in this border city. The escape attempt was blocked by authorities who discovered the tunnel before its completion.
VIDEO: Mexican Cartel Gunmen Hold Prayer Meeting Before Carnage at Texas Border
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — As cartel violence continues to terrorize this border city, a leaked video appears to show teams of cartel gunmen holding a prayer meeting before heading out to commit unspeakable acts of violence. Nine days of ongoing cartel vi…
Five Killed in Gulf Cartel Attack on Mexican Border Police
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Cartel gunmen tried to ambush a convoy of police officers in this border city setting off a fierce gun battle that killed an innocent taco vendor, three gunmen, one police officer and injured two other cops. State authorities ha…
Mexican State Targeting Cartel Front Operations
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities are raiding cartel casinos, bars, and seizing unlicensed taxicabs; all part of a concerted effort to target business fronts of the various drug cartels that operate in the state. Authorities seized more than …
Mexican Cartel Using Armored Trucks in War at Texas Border
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican cartel members are using armored trucks in their ongoing war for control of lucrative drug trafficking and human smuggling routes near the Texas border.