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"Give Me the Easiest One First." A Young US-Canadian Hitman Received...
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatA small-time Toronto criminal was recruited by cartel figures, flown to Mexico for “military training,” and then sent to target a hit list of enemies of a cross-border drug...
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Mass Extermination Ranch Discovered at CJNG Training Camp in Jalisco,...
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatAfter locating three large ovens containing human remains at a former CJNG training center in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, authorities found 200 pairs of shoes, 400 items of...
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Menchito Had Rejected Deal to Cooperate Against His Mother Rosalinda González...
"Socalj" for Borderland Beat"El Menchito" refused to betray his mother to reduce his sentence in the US, revealed journalist Ángel Hernández. The journalist interviewed one of Rubén Oseguera González's...
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Six months of conflict, how many more? : By RIODOCE
"Char" for Borderland Beat This article was posted by RIODOCE WRITTEN BY: ALEJANDRO MONJARDIN MARCH 10, 2025 The first half of the fight between Chapos and Mayos left a trail of death and...
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At least seven "Narco Schools" have been seized in the Valles region of Jalisco.
"Char" for Borderland Beat This information was posted by EL OCCIDENTAL From 2017 to date, 33 people have been detained in camps and ranches.MARCH 13, 2025Elizabeth IbalOrganized crime has taken root...
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238 Tren de Argua Gang Members Removed from US to El Salvador Using Alien...
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatOne of the first actions taken following the foundation of the US State Dept designating several cartels and criminal organizations as foreign terrorists was announced in an...
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CJNG Video Attempts to Distance Themselves from Izaguirre Ranch Cremations
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatIn a four minute video posted to social media; alleged members of the CJNG rejected the allegations that the Izaguirre Ranch, in Teuchitlán, had functioned as a clandestine...
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CDG Chismes: Broken Ceasefire & More
By Itzli. Welcome to another round of news and gossip related to the Cártel del Golfo (CDG, Gulf Cartel). It’s been two and a half weeks since we first did this sort of article and there’s been a few...
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"CJNG" Cartel Attacks Army And National Guard Resulting In Casulties For...
"Char" for Borderland Beat MARCH 17, 2025 Jalisco Cartel New Generation or CJNG ambushed security forces without warning in Yurecuaro, Tanhuato in Michoacan, and extended to La Barca, Jalisco. The...
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CDG Cell Leader/Author of El Cantaritos Massacre Arrested
By Itzli. The role of the Cártel del Golfo (CDG, Gulf Cartel) in the El Cantaritos Massacre of November 2024 becomes clear with the arrest of José Francisco “Alfa 1”.The Cantaritos MassacreAs...
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Family of Kiki Camerena Sues Rafa and Sinaloa Cartel Under Justice for...
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatFrom an NBC News ArticleThe family of U.S. federal agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena has filed a lawsuit against the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico and three suspected drug kingpins...
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The Possible Capture And Release Of Luis Manuel Pelayo Pelayo, "El Meño"...
"Char" for Borderland Beat MARCH 22, 2025LUIS MANUEL PELAYO PELAYOEL MEÑOViolent events were again reported in the Mexican state of Jalisco, now in the south-coast region, on Wednesday, March 19,...
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FBI Arrests 12 from Imperial Valley Drug Network Working For Guasave Cartel...
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatIn a coordinated operation in California, Arizona, Iowa, and Colorado, 12 alleged members of the [Beltran Leyva Cartel cell] of Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, "El Chapo Isidro,"...
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Super Cartel Trafficker Edin Gacanin Arrested Again in Dubai
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatBosnian mob boss Edin Gačanin, has been arrested for the second time in Dubai and may now face extradition to the Netherlands.The Dutch State Prosecutor’s Office had filed...
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CJNG Recruiter "El Lastra" Arrested for Izaguirre Ranch Training Camp Horrors
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatHarfuch confirms torture, murder, and online recruitment in relation to the ranch in Teuchitlán. President Claudia Sheinbaum insists that the training camp and the...
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New Mexicali Police Chief Welcomed with Threat from El Ruso
"El Armadillo" for Borderland BeatPhoto via @BereniceDiazG on XOn March 19th, the Mexicali city council appointed Julian Leyzaola as the city’s new Secretary of Public Security in Mexicali, marking...
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CDG Leader Mario Pelón Dead
By Itzli & Char. According to court records, former Cártel del Golfo (CDG, Gulf Cartel) leader Mario Armando “El Pelón” Ramírez Treviño, also known as “X-20”, died on March 13, 2025. Cartel...
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Owner of DEL Records, Ángel del Villar Found Guilty of Violating Kingpin Act...
"Socalj" for Borderland Beat The CEO of a Latin music conglomerate and his talent agency were found guilty by a jury today of conspiring to violate the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act by...
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DOJ Looks to Possibly Merge the DEA and ATF, Memo Reveals
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatUS Justice Department considers merging DEA, ATF in major shakeup, a memo says. This comes amidst previous comments by FBI Director Kash Patel of combining a portion of the...
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Canada’s Most Wanted Fugitive, Blood Family Mafia Gang Leader Dave ‘Pik’...
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatCanada's most wanted fugitive, Dave "Pik" Turmel, has been arrested in Italy, according to Italian police sources.The 28-year-old, who had been on the run for over a year,...
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CDG Chismes: The Lastes Upticks
By Itzli. Here we are for our third installment of CDG chismes, where I break down the latest online news, rumors, and gossip about the Cártel del Golfo (CDG, Gulf Cartel) and try to put it in context....
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Colombia Arrests Former Medellin Cartel Founder Carlos Lehder
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatCarlos Lehder, former drug trafficker and one of the founding leaders of the Medellin Cartel, was arrested on Friday by Colombian authorities upon his arrival from Germany...
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Mexican Mafia Shot Caller "Pomona Mike" Lerma Found Guilty on Federal RICO,...
"Socalj" for Borderland BeatFour Pomona gang members and Mexican Mafia associates were found guilty by a jury today of a series of racketeering-related crimes. All the defendants have been in federal...
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Los Chapitos Promise Revenge for Gail Castro's Murder
"El Armadillo" for Borderland BeatPhoto from El Mexicano DiarioMessages have surfaced containing threats from Alejandro Lopez Guzman, believed to be in retaliation for the murder of influencer Gail...
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Mexico's Security Chief Harfuch Quietly Formed UNO, an Elite Federal Police...
"Socalj" for Borderland Beat Six years ago Mexico’s president disbanded the country’s Federal Police and handed security responsibilities fully to the military. Now, his successor has quietly begun to...
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