CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — As Mexican drug cartels continue to fight for control of this city, authorities are now investigating another gruesome execution where various suspected cartel members were murdered and set on fire inside a car.
Author: Cartel Chronicles
Mexican Cops Sentenced for Kidnapping, Murdering Ranchers
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Two former cops from this border state have been sent to prison in connection with the murder and kidnapping of three ranchers in 2015.
GRAPHIC: Mexican Marines Rain Gunfire on Cartel Boss
A regional cartel boss and his security detail engaged in a firefight with Mexican Marines were eradicated when a military helicopter rained gunfire from above.
U.S. Maintains That Mexico Is High Risk for Tourist Kidnappings
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The U.S. Department of State continues to classify Mexico as a country with a high potential for kidnapping and other crimes due to the lack of security measures for travelers. This city is among the areas deemed high risk.
GRAPHIC: Key Los Zetas Commander Assassinated in Prison
A key leader within the Los Zetas cartel was murdered inside the state prison in this city by members of a rival faction of the same cartel. That Zeta commander had been arrested this week in a house tied to the former State Security System. The Tamaulipas Government confirmed to Breitbart Texas that 37-year-old Jose Luis “Comandante Cano” Cano Lumbreras was murdered inside the prison. Cano was returning to his cell from a court hearing when he was attacked by a group of inmates and asphyxiated.
Video: Cartel Gun Battle Rages in Mexican Border City
RIO BRAVO, Tamaulipas — Machine gunfire and rolling battles along the main avenues of this city spread terror among townspeople who tried to hide inside homes and businesses. Stray bullets went through the walls of some houses.
Mexican Cartels Ramp Up Smuggling near Texas Border
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — The drug cartels that operate in this border city have kicked up their drug trafficking and human smuggling activities since the new year began.