Mexico City: Skulls and Bones Discovered in Teddy Bears being Shipped to the...
The Attorney General of the Federal District (PGJDF) stated a man was arrested who is identified as Fidel Aparicio Ramirez, as he attempted to send abroad two human skulls and bones concealed in...
View ArticleTuta's Son Huber Threatens to Kill Officers Involved in his Arrest
Huber Gomez Patino, son of Servando Gomez Martinez, alias "La Tuta,"the premier leader of the criminal group "Caballeros Templarios" was recorded by the Attorney General's Office (PGR) at the federal...
View ArticleReports of the Capture of Fernando Sánchez Arellano "El Ingeniero"
Borderland BeatTijuana Baja: Members of the State Board of public safety of Baja California, unofficially told ZETA Magazine that today Monday, June 23, 2014, Fernando Sánchez Arellano "El Ingeniero",...
View ArticleMexican soccer remains tainted by links to drug trafficking
Team-mates celebrate after Mexico's defender Rafael Marquez (not seen) scored his team's first goal during a Group A football match between Croatia and Mexico at the Pernambuco Arena in Recife. Photo:...
View ArticleBefore there were cartels there was a "Queen" of heroin in Juarez (and she...
Booking photo of La Nacha from Juarez in 1942. (Photo illustration based on photo from the National Archives at College Park, Maryland / Courtesy of Bob Chessey) Ruben Salazar versus La Nachaby Bob...
View ArticleFausto Vallejo: A governor of the narco and for the narco
El Diario de Coahuila/Proceso (6-21-14) By Jose Gil OlmosTranslated by un vato for Borderland BeatWith the pretext that his resignation was for health reasons, and under pressure from Los Pinos, PRI...
View ArticleCaballeros Templarios: Broly Banderas sends a Message, "Ay, Ay, Ay!!!"
Chivis Martinez for Borderland BeatAfter a little silence, Broly Banderas, the social media loving, Caballeros Templarios sicario, sends a short, bizarre, tongue in cheek, video message. The video...
View ArticleU.S. Data Positively Identified Fernando Sanchez Arellano
Chivis Martinez for Borderland BeatThe CIA published scientific studies for the identification of Fernando Sanchez Arellano aka “El Ingeniero”, [The Engineer]. Sanchez Arellano is the leader of CAF,...
View ArticleSinaloa: Guasave Clash between Army and Chapito Isidro's Men
Borderland Beat Posted by Siskiyou_kid.Three airplanes, two vehicles and firearms were seized by the Mexican army after an armed confrontation that transpired with members of organized crime which...
View ArticleMichoacán: Lázaro Cárdenas and Hidalgo Narco Fosas yield 23 Bodies
Posted by "Pepe" for Borderland BeatThe remains of at least 12 bodies were found in a mass grave in Guacamayas, Michoacán, just outside the port city of Lázaro Cárdenas, following several days of...
View ArticleAutodefensas led by Dr. Mireles advance to the town La Mira, Michoacán
Pepe and Chivis for Borderland Beat Autodefensas led by Dr. Mireles advance and take the town La Mira, Michoacán, about an hour outside ofLázaro Cárdenas.Led by Dr. Manuel Mireles,with 300...
View ArticleDr Mireles Irate at Soldiers for Refusing to Help Autodefensas in a...
Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat[I translated the video using some paraphrasing that doesn't compromise the narrative meaning... ]La Mira:Wednesday at 9:00 PM, via radio, all the autodefensa were...
View ArticleDr. Mireles Arrested
Update:Semeí Verdía, leader of the coastal autodefensas has stated that autodefensas have blocked Highway 200, located in the Michoacán coast, at various points, including Caleta de Campos and...
View ArticleTuta's Son Huber, Aquitted of Ties to Organzied Crime
A judge has determined PGR did not prove, with evidence, that Huber Gomez Patino, son of Servando Gómez Martínez, premier leader of the Caballeros Templarios, is a part of the operational and...
View ArticleHuman Rights of Dr Mireles being Investigated-Is Yet to speak to his Atty
Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat The human rights of Dr. José Manuel Mireles, and the detained group of autodefensas, are being violated because they are being denied the right to an adequate...
View ArticleWhat The Poor In Guatemala Have to Look Forward to: The Vultures Are Waiting
Vultures waiting atop the tombs stacked one on top of the other in the General Cemetery in Guatemala CityThis story was written by a friend of Borderland Beat, K.Mennem, who has been working in...
View ArticleThe mystery of El Azul deepens
Borderland Beat from EL PAÍS Translation: Dyane Jean François Posted by NuttzEl Azul worked in a business in which a typical boss wears gold chains, keeps a Lamborghini in the garage and a pet leopard...
View ArticleMichoacán: Dr Mireles in the Crosshairs and in Prison
Borderland Beat La Jornada: Pedro Miguel translated by Jane BrundageDr Mireles, head shaven, mustache gone is being given little food and not provided medsOn May 14, on these pages and under the same...
View ArticleMexico: The Narco Governors
Borderland Beat By José Gil Olmos for Proceso Today this type of news no longer attracts much attention, but in just one day, three Mexican governors were publicly accused as being involved in drug...
View ArticleHuman Rights Commission and Medical Professionals Barred from Seeing Dr Mireles
Chivis Martinez Borderland BeatFederal Elements took Dr. Mireles' trademark hat and posed wearing it while he was in handcuffsDoctors and Human Rights Commission A group of social leaders and...
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