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Nayarit: Attorney General arrested at border for drug...
Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat Tu Sancho thank you for video.....Edgar Veytia, 47, the attorney general of the Mexican state of Nayarit, has been arrested at the U.S./Mexico border,specifically,...
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Narco blockades in Tamaulipas
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Proceso articleSubject Matter: Reynosa, Narco BlockadesRecommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge requiredChaos in Reynosa because of...
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"El Cepillo", head of the Sinaloa Cartel in Balleza and Guadalupe y Calvo...
The leader of the Sinaloa cartel in the region of Guadalupe, Calvo and Balleza, Mario Eleno Corral Félix, "El Cepillo" or "El 00", was executed yesterday in the community La Cueva del Burro section of...
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Jesus Malverde, the man, the myth the legend Part 1
Written by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland BeatSubject Matter: Jesus Malverde, aka Jesus Juarez Mazo, aka the Narco-SaintMany different cultures at different times past and present have a Robin Hood...
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Narco manta left on corpse with threats against singer Miguel Comando
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana articleSubject Matter: Narco manta threats in TijuanaRecommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge requiredReporter: Isai Lara...
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Want to tackle violent crime in Mexico? Then start in Veracruz state
Posted by DD republished from Miami HeraldRelatives of slain Rev. Jose Alfredo Suarez de la Cruz grieve as his casket is lowered into the floor inside Our Lady of Asuncion Church in Mexico’s troubled...
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How A Small Cog In Mexico’s Criminal Economy Grew Into A Hotbed Of Terror
Posted by DD republished from Huffington Post By Jesselyn Cook World News Reporter, The Huffington Post Homicide rates in Mexico’s southeastern state of Veracruz have skyrocketed to record levels, and...
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Mexico newspaper announces closure, citing risk of violence
Posted by DD Republished from Reuters Yahoo NewsThe facade of the El Norte newspaper office is pictured after the paper announced its closure due to what it says is a situation of violence against...
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Alfredo "Mochomo" Beltran Leyva set to be sentencedin D.C. today
Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat *Big thanks, once again, to Narcomics!*Alfredo Beltran Leyva will have his sentencing hearing today in a Washington DC Courtroom. It is set for 2:30PM. The U.S....
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Alfredo "Mochomo" Beltran Leyva sentenced to LIFE in D.C. federal court
Chivis Martinez for Borderland BeatA life sentence is rare in drug trafficking cases, having been imposed in less than one-third of one percent of all drug trafficking cases.This is a "determinate life...
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Top Mexican Official Said to Tip Drug Cartel About Probe
Posted by DD from material from AP written by Mark Stevenson and from Chicago Tribune written by Jason MeisnerMEXICO CITY (AP) — In a major embarrassment for Mexican law enforcement, U.S. prosecutors...
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Mexican marines open fire on US couple in border town
Posted by DD republished from El Pais and KHOU Shooting from a helicopter, security forces confused visitors’ vehicle with that of drug cartel bossEl Pais Reported;Two US citizens were injured when...
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Once again the CAF threaten Zetatijuana
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana articleSubject Matter: Cartel Arellano FelixRecommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge requiredIn May of 2004, after a chase...
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CJNG: Narcomanta and shootout in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Posted by Anasai with material fromEl Sol de MexicoTrouble continues in a vacation destination, considered the safest in Mexico, as Mencho gains territory...........Yesterday, in what was considered a...
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Note from Chivis...and another plea for help
Chivis Martinez for Borderland BeatJust when I think something is solved…..We were riding high and smoothly after my last effort to recruit help for Borderland Beat.Fact of the matter is, we are now...
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El Terrible, Plaza boss of CJNG in Colima arrested
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Milenio articleSubject Matter: Ivan Margarito Esquivel Garcia, CJNG, ColimaRecommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge requiredReporter:...
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Tomas Yarrington, ex Governor of Tamaulipas arrested in Italy
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from two Milenio articlesSubject Matter: Tomas Yarrington, Ex Governor of Tamaulipas, CDG, Los ZetasRecommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge...
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Eight Bodies Found on Mexican Highway to Acapulco
Posted by DD from New York Times material and from Agencia Red NoticiasBy REUTERS APRIL 10, 2017, 3:18 P.M. E.D.T. ACAPULCO, México — The bodies of eight men were found stuffed in a SUV along the...
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Tijuana: "El Chacal" of Los Monitos detained
El Chacal of Los Monitos detainedAlberto Avila Alverado aka "El Chacal" was arrested by Los PEP, after being out of custody for just over a year. Chacal, reminiscent of Manuel Luis Toscano, 'El Mono"...
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This sunny Florida town has a shady reputation for fueling America’s illegal...
Posted on the Forum by Mica from a story in USA Today In an undercover investigation in and around Doral, Fla., police were supposed to crack down on businesses taking in drug money, and helping the...
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