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The Battle for Monterrey Zetas Vs Zetas
Posted and translated in Borderland Beat by Milo All the writing is exactly what it is said on the video Besides the battle between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas, the presence of the Beltran Leyva and...
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Last Brother from Mexico's Arellano Felix Cartel Pleads Not Guilty
By Marty GrahamReutersAccused Mexican drug kingpin Eduardo Arellano Felix, whose Tijuana-based cartel was dramatized in the Oscar-winning film "Traffic," pleaded not guilty to federal drug charges on...
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Inside Mexico's Sinaloa Drug Cartel
LA Times writer Richard Marosi describes his reporting on the Sinaloa drug cartel. Watch Inside Mexico's Sinaloa Drug Cartel on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.
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Mexican Police Arrest 12 Drug Traffickers
Twelve suspected Cartel Independiente de Acapulco members wanted for the killings of at least 18 people in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero were arrested, state officials said Thursday.Jose...
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Seven Die in Gangland Violence in Mexico
Seven people died in two separate instances of gangland violence in northern Mexico, officials told Efe on Friday.Five people were fatally shot before dawn Friday inside a business in the city of...
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Clandestine Drug Lab Shut Down in Jalisco
Mexican Marines found and dismantled a clandestine drug lab in the western state of Jalisco, the Mexican navy department said Friday.Troops discovered the lab while on patrol near an agave plantation...
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Tweets of False Shootouts Cause Panic in Mexico
By Olga R. Rodriguez Associated PressMothers rushed to pull their kids out of school, shopkeepers slammed down their metal gates, and bus drivers radioed one another about streets to avoid after false...
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Mexico Arrests Suspect in Fast and Furious Killing
By Michael Weissenstein Associated PressMexican federal police announced Friday that they have arrested a suspect in the killing of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, the slaying at the center of...
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Pena Nieto's opposing coalition threatened with his security policy
Enrique Pena NietoBy Chris CovertRantburg.comThroughout last spring's campaign Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto, as with his rivals travelled in...
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"Mundo Narco" Blog Administrator Killed
Note: Like anything we report, this news has not been offically confirmed and is presented only for information purposes. Blog Del Narco is reporting that the administrator of the Mexican narco blog...
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Reports of torture increase
El Universal Silvia OteroTranslated for Borderland Beat by un vato.According to the report, the problem grew between 2007 and 2011.El Universal. 9-07-2012. Torture increased in Mexico during this...
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Former Lawmaker’s Body Found in Nuevo Leon
The body of a former state legislator was found in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon four days after he was kidnapped by gunmen, state prosecutors said Wednesday.Hernan Belden Elizondo’s body...
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Mexican Marines Captures a Gulf Cartel Boss
Mexico’s navy on Wednesday announced the capture of the reputed head of the Gulf cartel in an area of the northeastern state of Tamaulipas.The arrest occurred Tuesday in Guadalajara, capital of the...
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Mexico's Attorney General Aircraft Fleet Investigated
Translated by un vato for Borderland BeatEl DiarioDistrito Federal. 9-8-2012. The discovery of serious irregularities in the management of the air fleet of the Procuraduria General de la Republica...
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El Coss Captured?
Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, El Coss, was directing operations for the Gulf Cartel along with Mario Cárdenas Guillén, “El Gordo” who was arrested last week by Mexican authorities. There are reports...
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Mexican high court says military drug cases can be tried by military courts
By Chris CovertRantburg.comThe Mexican Supreme Corte de Justicia de la Nacion (SCJN) or Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that soldiers under going prosecution for drug crimes should by tried in military...
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El Coss is Presented
Borderland Beat The Mexican Navy Secretariat (Semar) presented to the media Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez "El Coss", alleged leader of the Gulf Cartel. At a news conference, Jose Luis Vergara, a...
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Mexico Announces Capture of Gulf Cartel’s Top Leader
More on El Coss From New York TimesBy Randal C. AarchiboldNew York TimesMexican marines presented Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez to reporters in Mexico City on Thursday. In a major strike against one...
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Gunfights leave 4 dead Tuesday in Reynosa, Tamaulipas
By Chris CovertRantburg.comArmed confrontations between criminal groups and Mexican security forces have killed four since last Tuesday in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, according to Mexican...
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Video: El Molca Interview and Translation
From Borderland Beat Forum, translated and posted by 777El Molca: My name is Ramiro Pozos González I was born April 7, 1970. I'm originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco. Official: What's your nickname?El...
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