Authorities in Mexico are investigating the killing of a photographer in the border city of Juarez. The killing marks the ninth killing of its kind as human rights groups continue to label Mexico as one of the deadliest places for news workers in the w…
Author: Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby
EXCLUSIVE: Cartel Pressures Mexican Government into Releasing Regional Boss’ Son
One of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels forced Mexico’s government into releasing the son of one of its regional bosses. Cartel gunmen torched vehicles, set up blockades, and even clashed with authorities as they applied pressure to authorities.
Cartel Gunmen Arrested After Crashing into Mexican Army Convoy in Border State
Mexican Army soldiers arrested a group of cartel gunmen who crashed into their convoy a few miles south of the Texas border. After the crash, the soldiers found the bodies of four gunmen in the back of the vehicle that had been killed in an earlier sho…
EXCLUSIVE: Cops Bussing Migrants South, Out of Mexico City in Secret Operations
Mexican federal and local police forces in Mexico City have been rounding up migrants and busing them to the southern part of the country in an attempt to alleviate the severe overcrowding. The severe overcrowding comes as the United States and Mexico …
EXCLUSIVE: Cops Bussing Migrants South, Out of Mexico City in Secret Operations
Mexican federal and local police forces in Mexico City have been rounding up migrants and busing them to the southern part of the country in an attempt to alleviate the severe overcrowding. The severe overcrowding comes as the United States and Mexico …
Mexican Border City Silent as Gulf Cartel Carries Out Killings, Shootings
Government officials in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, remain silent as the Gulf Cartel continues to terrorize locals and carry out violent crimes with complete impunity. The criminal organization effectively silenced local news outl…
Mexican Government Downplays Abduction of Colombian Family
Mexican authorities in the cartel-controlled state of Zacatecas are trying to downplay the abduction of a Colombian family who are believed to have been taken by gunmen. Through the use of semantics and word games, government officials are hiding the r…
Report: Juarez Drug Gangs Planned Halloween Day Killing Spree in Mexico
Authorities in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez are claiming that various drug gangs in the city planned a Halloween day killing spree to get the city’s murders to more than 100 for the month of October.
Looting, Home Burglaries Plague Acapulco After Hurricane Otis
Mexico’s National Guard is securing stores and shopping centers in Acapulco in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in an attempt to stop widespread looting.
Two Gulf Cartel Kidnappers in Mexican Border State Sentenced to 1,650 Years in Prison
Two members of the Gulf Cartel previously convicted in connection to dozens of kidnappings received a prison sentence of 1,650 years. Both men were based in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, during the kidnapping spree.