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Sinaloa: Two bodies thrown from plane in El Dorado
Two bodies thrown from a plane in El DoradoIn the stillness of the moments right before daybreak, in Sinaloa, before the golden dawn, as the overwhelming sun casts across the ranchos of El Dorado, they...
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Bloody Holy Thursday
Translated by Valor for Borderland BeatReynosa, Tamaulipas— Members of the Mexican military, marines, and Fuerza Tamaulipas repelled attacks by armed groups yesterday in the cities of Matamoros and Río...
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Mothers bring peace to Mexico with a new interactive documentary
Posted by DD Republished from open DemocracyBy Mary Ryder **“If we talk about the war on drugs we will win. They cannot silence our voices and hide our cries of pain, our anger, our fear, or our...
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Mexican Journalist’s Case Suggests Changes to Asylum Process under Trump
Published by DD republished from El Paso Herald-PostA Mexican reporter who sought asylum in El Paso after receiving death threats has been detained by federal officials —despite having passed an...
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Sinaloa: Marina kill Pancho Chimal outside Culiacan
Pancho Chimal killed outside Culiacan Unofficial reports that Francisco Zazueta Rosales, El Chimal, was killed in a gunfight with the Marines, in Tepuche, north of Culiacan. Chimal was said to be the...
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A crime reporter who wrote for a Los Cabos blog was murdered yesterday.
Published by DD from material at Colectivo Pericu and Mexico News Daily A crime reporter who wrote for a Los Cabos blog was murdered yesterday.Minutes before noon on Good Friday in La Paz, Maximino...
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Today is a Day to Celebrate. Javier Duarte, ex-governor of Veracruz arrested
Posted by DD from material at El Pais, Milineo, BB Archives, my files and dozens of others across the internetBy DD for Borderland Beat The first question most people are asking about Javier Duarte,...
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Mexican Capo's that will never return to see the light of day
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from an El Debate articleSubject Matter: Mexican Capo's that received life sentencesRecommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge requiredJoaquin...
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Who Said Ordinary Mexican. Citizens are Afraid to Fight Back Against Criminals
Posted by DD with material El Universal and Mexico News Daily Garcia detained thief with a "full-nelson"What could have been one more mugging in downtown Tampico in the state of Tamaulipas became the...
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Pancho Chimal funeral accompanied by bursts of gunfire in Culiacan
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from an El Debate articleSubject Matter: Pancho ChimalRecommendation:See linkto article by BB Reporter J on his deathWith bursts of gunfire, and the...
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Social Media Reports On Shootouts in Nochistlán, Zacatecas
Translated by Valor for Borderland BeatDozens of citizens and neighbors of the municipality of Nochistlán de Mejía, located at 224 kilometers south of the capital of Zacatecas reported on a violent...
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Mexico accepts that Yarrington will be extradited to the United States
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Noreste articleSubject Matter: Tomas Yarrington's extradition from ItalyRecommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge requiredInformation...
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Tijuana: Morning brings narco mantas across the city
Narco Mantas hung across the cityThe banners hang in the sun's earliest light, gently swaying in the light breeze, it is not an uncommon sight in Tijuana. A striking contrast of beauty, the awe of...
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Tijuana: Two burned bodies thrown in river channel
Two burned bodies thrown in river channel The sun's gaze burns down across the city, in the height of it's power and heat, above two smoldering bodies, which lay across the concrete of the Alamar river...
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"Javier Duarte de Ochoa told Guatemala that he could not hire a defense...
Posted by DD some material republished from Sin EmgargoBy DD for Borderland BeatLet the Games Begin; The ex-Chancellor or Guatemala issued a statement that Duarte could have been deported in one day,...
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Corruption at a Level of Audacity ‘Never Seen in Mexico’
Posted by DD Republished from New York TimesBy Elisabeth MalkinJavier Duarte, the former governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz, was escorted by the police after his arrest in Guatemala over the...
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Fifth Communicator Assassinated in Mexico in Less Than Two Months
Photo: Raúl Pérez / ProcesoTranslated by Valor for Borderland BeatJournalist and activist Juan José Roldán, 36, became the fifth journalist killed in the last two months after his body was found with...
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Federales Kill leaders of CDG and Zetas this Morning; Reynosa Burning
Published by DD with material from El Manana, Valor Por Tamaulipas, MilenioMost photos from Twitter Thanks again to Tu Fren for the tip. More details as they come in El Toro and burned out busFederal...
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The expansion and threats of CJNG in Tijuana
Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana articleSubject Matter: CJNG, TijuanaRecommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge requiredThe criminal families of Los Arzate...
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At least 35 killed in drug violence across Mexico: officials
Posted by DD Republished from ReutersReporting by Lizbeth Diaz in Mexico City, Uriel Sanchez in Guerrero, Jesus Bustamante in Sinaloa, Tamara Corro in Veracruz,; Editing by Michael O'Boyle, Grant...
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