CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas — Cartel executions continue to rock this city as two factions of Los Zetas fight for control of the region.
Author: Cartel Chronicles
A Cry from Tamaulipas, Mexico: Life in a Militarized State
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — The daily landscape in Mexican border cities has changed in recent years. A decade after the war on drugs started in Mexico, the militarization is total. Life has changed in the communities in the northern part of the country.
Gulf Cartel Denies Responsibility for Wave of Kidnappings and Terror near Texas Border
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The criminal organization known as the Gulf Cartel continues to generate terror in this border city, however, in response to all of the attention it has created, they are trying to distance themselves from their recent waves o…
Executions Continue in Mexican State Bordering Texas
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — As authorities continue to deal with a sudden spike in violence that has resulted in various executions and most recently the beheading of three informants at the hands of Los Zetas cartel members, one failed daytime execut…
GRAPHIC CONTENT: Los Zetas Cartel Beheads 3 Informants near Texas Border
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Authorities in this border state continue to look into the gory discovery of three decapitated bodies that the Los Zetas cartel dumped in public places. The heads were found in separate locations immediately south of the U….
U.S. Consulate Warns Americans Traveling to Mexico During Holidays
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas –The State of Tamaulipas has become in one of the most dangerous places worldwide. This is due to the daily violence that take place in this region of Mexico. Kidnappings, shootouts, extortions, among other crimes, keep the Mexi…
Mexican Judges Release 9 Cops Convicted of Working with Los Zetas Cartel
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — A Mexican appeals court has ordered the release of nine police officers from this border city that had been convicted of working for Los Zetas, the murderous Mexican drug cartel controlling portions of the Texas-Mexico border.
Bomb Threat Shuts Down U.S. Consulate in Mexican Border City
The lack of security conditions in this border city fuel the terror that citizens in this border city live under and led to the U.S. Consulate in Matamoros being the latest target for a bomb threat.
Violence Rages Just South of Texas Border as Los Zetas Fight for Control
The ongoing struggle for leadership of the criminal organization known as Los Zetas continues to bring chaos and terror to this city. Ciudad Victoria is about three hours south of the Texas border and it is the state capital of Tamaulipas.
Mexican Government Using Trophy Arrests to Hide Raging Violence
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Amid the raging wave of extortions, kidnappings and lack of public safety that has taken over this city, Tamaulipas authorities are looking to quiet down criticism from the public by publicizing the arrests of cartel members i…