Borderland Beat
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 00:00
At least four suspected gunmen and a soldier died in a shootout in Nuevo Laredo, a border city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, the Defense Secretariat said.
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 00:00
Five people between the ages of 20 and 30 were shot and killed early Tuesday in downtown Monterrey
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 00:00
Los Zetas distanced themselves from messages hung last week in the same city that directly challenged the power of the Mexican and U.S. governments
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 00:00
There has been times where the suspects are presented while holding the weapons they were found to be in possession
Friday, December 9, 2011 - 00:00
The media In Ciudad Juarez and the state of Chihuahua are reporting that one of three "sicarios" arrested Wednesday after the armed robbery of a gasoline station in this border city is an active duty U.S. Army soldier
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 00:00
During the time of the Teo conflict, Sanchez Arellano was said to have five active cells, now there are more then a dozen, which points to restructuring and regrouping of the Tijuana cartel
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 00:00
In a model of this kind, the more entrepreneurial "Zetas" can "apply" to operate in a particular plaza and pay fees to the lead organization for the use of their name
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 00:00
Nepomuceno Moreno participated in the Dialogue for Peace with President Felipe Calderon at the Castle of Chapultepec, where he denounced the illegal detention and enforced disappearance of his son
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 00:00
The residents of San Fernando have become used to seeing soldiers patrolling the Mexican city, but they say they do not feel at ease because they believe drug traffickers have only withdrawn and could return
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 00:00
One of the most violent days recently in northern Tamaulipas took place Tuesday as one large firefight broke out in Matamoros, another firefight took place in Rio Bravo, and various grenade attacks occurred