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An American Drug Lord Comes Home
Borderland Beat posted by DD, republished from The New Yorker By Dan SlaterEdgar Valdez Villarreal, a.k.a. La Barbie, a Texas-born drug smuggler, was extradited from Mexico last month.Credit Photograph...
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Part 2: Mexico/Australia: Playboy Trafficker
Australia/Mexico cocaine trafficking: Playboy TraffickerFor several months, Owen Michael Hanson had been talking to the feds, unknowingly, at this point. He bragged about collecting drug debts, his...
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PGR and Mexican Navy search the house of Emma Coronel in Sinaloa
The search for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was extended today to a house of his wife Emma Coronel Aispuro, located in the Hidalgo neighborhood of Culiacan Sinaloa.Staff of the Attorney General's Office...
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CJNG narco tunnel, similar to the tunnel at Altiplano discovered in Tijuana
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Proceso article with additional pictures and video from Zetatijuana.[ Subject Matter: Narco Tunnel, TijuanaRecommendation: No prior subject...
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"El Pepillo's" lieutenant murder in Sinaloa
The right hand man of the plaza Boss from La Paz, Baja California Sur was executed by 10 shots in Colonia Cucas in Culiacan.On Friday morning Alejandro Sánchez Trejo "El Frank", "El Frane" or "El Alex"...
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Narco Corrido Singer Larry Hernandez arrives in S.C. Free on Bail
by Lucio R. Borderland BeatAfter nine days of being released for transfer from a Southern California jail, narco corrido singer Larry Hernandez arrives in Newberry, South Carolina to face kidnapping...
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Iguala & Tlatlaya Cases: U.S. blocking Mexico's Mérida funds, due to human...
By Lucio R for Borderland BeatFrom Tlatlaya extrajudicial killings of 22The colossal mess and failure of Mérida Reforma is reporting the United States has again blocked a portion of funds due to be...
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Alleged finanical operator of El Chapo Guzman arrested in Federal District
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Proceso article and BB archives[ Subject Matter: Arrest of Arturo Diaz DiazRecommendation: See link to article on Ademlo Niebla Gonzalez by BB...
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7 bodies found in a Sonora border town, one was wanted in the U.S. for drug...
Seven bodies were found in the state of Sonora, right next to the border with the United States, the victims had bullets holes from a high power rifles, so far only one has been identified.The exact...
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Four human heads with a 'narco message' found in Zacatecas
An anonymous call to the police tipped off authorities about four abandoned coolers at a bus stop in the road fron OjoCaliente to Luis Moya, two municipalities located on the border with the state of...
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“La Muñeca” arrested in Chihuahua, wanted in the U.S. for drug trafficking
Elements of the Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) (Spanish "AIC") assigned to Interpol captured Ana Marie Hernandez “La Muñeca” in Chihuahua Mexico, for crimes against health and bribery.In a...
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Residents Take Up Arms Against Criminals
By: Manuel Vázquez | Translated by Valor for Borderland BeatAmecameca, Mexico October 26, 2015— Residents from three locations located in the volcano area took security into their own hands in their...
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Baja California Sur Governor seeks help of USA State Dept to combat crime
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a BCS Noticias article[ Subject Matter: USA State Dept, BCS State GovernmentRecommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required]Reporter:...
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Texas Mother and infant shot by Mexican Soldiers
Lucio R. Borderland Beat-republished from KRGV (follow link for news video)Saida De La Torre said she hopes the Mexican soldiers who wounded her and her daughter will be held responsible. She said the...
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"El JJ" warned of Chapos escape, Z42 and others complained of Chapos special...
By Lucio R. for Borderland BeatLast February, the Intelligence Division of the Federal Police obtained information revealing that Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman had intended to escape the Federal Altiplano...
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Mayor of Cocula detained with leader of Guerreros Unidos
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Proceso article[ Subject Matter: Eric Ullises Ramirez, Aran Casarrubios SalgadoRecommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required]The...
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Conversation between CDG comandantes reveal car bomb plans, narco message...
By Lucio R. Borderland Beat On October 21we were sent a link to an audio recording which was posted on the Face book page “Río Bravo Zona De Peligro”.While there is no way for us to verify its...
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Tombstone filled with 22 kilos of marijuana found in Mexico City Airport
With the help of a dog trained to detect drugs, elements of the Federal Police discovered a tombstone that had more than 22 kilos of marijuana hidden at the Mexico City International Airport. (AICM)The...
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Member of musical group killed in Sinaloa
A member of a musical group called The Cardinals of Sinaloa was executed by armed men.According to the first police reports, the victim was traveling with his companions from the Tatemas, Sinaloa town...
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Father of Ayotzinapa Normalista honors his son by running in NY marathon
Lucio R. Borderland BeatThe massive New York marathon kicked off today with one of the 50,000 participants being a heart broken father, running in honor of his son.In 2001, José Antonio Tizapa, left...
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