Borderland Beat
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 00:00
The attack on Zavala followed a similar Gulf Cartel hit in Brownsville last year
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 00:00
The second phase of "Operation Scorpion" was carried out Sept. 10-24 by army and air force personnel
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 00:00
At first glance the war would seem to be between cells loyal to Fernando Sanchez Arellano and cells loyal to the Sinaloa cartel, but the very structure of the cells and their leaders in Tijuana has changed
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 00:00
Mexico's powerful drug cartels including the Sinaloa cartel have become the United States' top suppliers of illegal narcotics, a Justice Department report said
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 00:00
It appears the people of Veracruz are being held hostage in what is looking like a battle for the plaza between Los Zetas and other rival groups.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 00:00
What these arrests do show is the continuing existence of the group of Ingeniero, who has been notably absent from headlines, arrests, articles for the last year.
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 00:00
Garcia Montoya is said to have personally comitted 300 murders and ordered up to 600 others during his criminal career which began in 2002 as a sicario for the Beltran Leyva brothers.
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 00:00
Victor Nazario Moreno Ramirez, 32, died around 8:20 a.m. after two trucks and two compact vehicles closed down and opened fire against his vehicle.
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 00:00
Fourteen police in the northern Mexican town of Allende have been arrested for their suspected role in the killings of two young women, Nuevo Leon state authorities said Wednesday.
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 00:00
Unconfirmed reports from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas state that the Los Zetas plaza chief in Nuevo Laredo, Jorge de la Pena alias "El Pompin", was killed in a shootout yesterday with Mexican Army soldiers.