Borderland Beat
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 00:00
Three separate confrontations occurred today in Matamoros. Zetas and CDG cartels have been engaged in fighting for the plaza.
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 00:00
It did not matter that the criminals tried to kill authority figures nor that they attacked the government. If the Public Ministry did decide to initiate an investigation, it was against the victims, for using weapons "excessively" to defend the
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 00:00
In late August, the first all-female armed Citizen Police group was formed in Xaltianguis.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 00:00
Julian Leyzaola Perez is the chief of police in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. He was previously the chief of police in Tijuana, where he earned a reputation for a no-nonsense approach to law enforcement.
Monday, July 22, 2013 - 00:00
The remarks about permanent army deployments seem to reverse a campaign promise made by President Pena about the military being sent to the barracks
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 00:00
Due to increasing violence from competing drug gangs in the mountains of Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa state, colloquially known as Triangulo Dorado or Golden Triangle, Mexican Army forces already present in the region are to be augmented
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 00:00
The testimonies of men and women trained as specialists in covert operations, elite assassins hired either to eliminate crime leaders or to fight the army, depending on who’s your employer at the time are raw and insightful. These are the voices of the
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 00:00
It is unclear in concurrent news reports as of Tuesday night if the danger has been eliminated or is ongoing
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 00:00
Many claim they "own" the Tijuana plaza, but almost all who do so seldom set foot in Tijuana
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 00:00
Any top capo that is anybody will have his 45 pistol or AK-47 gold plated with his insignia on it.