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The Ranch of Horror
Borderland Beat: By Ignacio Carvajal for Expediente Santa Muerte Hell “Can you take us to the graves at El Diamante, please?” somebody asks an official from Tres Valles township. Until that question,...
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A 2012 Warning: The EPN-PRI Danger
Borderland Beat LAT Archive Article May 2012 by John Ackerman A 2012 article in anticipation of the election. A reader sent this in (thank you!) How anyone could have voted for this man is something...
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DEA: Dirty Deeds of Zetas and Another Tamaulipas Governor
Hernández Flores with EPNBy Jason BuchThe Drug Enforcement Administration says Eugenio Hernández Flores, former governor of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, took bribes from the Zetas drug cartel...
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#LiberenAMireles: Widespread Protest in Support of Dr Mireles
I am pleased to report the support in protest is growing and spreading fast, and not just in Michoacan but many other states and key cities. They government were clueless to the respect and...
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A Reporter's Remorse; Did A Story In The Washington Post Cause The Torture...
all photos by Dominic Bracco, Washington PostDid a story by a reporter for the Washington Post cause the massacre of family in Michoacan? Borderland Beat reported on June 19, (story by ValorxTruth)...
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Washington Prepares to Launch Recreational Marijuana Industry
Borderland Beat When it came to picking a spot for their marijuana shop, a group of entrepreneurs with business backgrounds didn’t consider Seattle, Washington’s biggest city and home to a thriving...
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Zetas: Victoria Plaza Chief Captured in Guanajuato
Tamaulipas secretary general, Herminio Garza Palacios, confirmed that Luis Jimenez Tovar, aka“Cabeza de Marrano”, was arrested Friday in the city of Leon Guanajuato, he was a Zetas leader in...
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American among the dead in June Matamoros prison riot
Borderland Beat Posted by PepeFamilies rushed to the prison for information Chris Tondre admitted that his brother was no angel. But, he said he is outraged by the amount of time that his brother had...
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Authorities Arrest 12 Kidnappers in Mexico-7 are Nigerians
MEXICO CITY – Authorities arrested 12 suspected kidnappers and rescued two captives in separate operations in Mexico, officials said.Federal Police officers arrested three suspected kidnappers,...
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Armando Villareal's brother 'El Richie' arrested in Tijuana
Armando 'El Gordo' Villareal brother detained in TijuanaOne time revered CAF lieutenant and onetime confidant of Fernando Sanchez Arellano Inge, Armando Villareal's brother Ricardo Zemeno 'El Richie'...
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CDG del Sur: A Territorial Analysis
by Itzli for Borderland BeatIntroductionFor quite some time, the divisions within the Gulf Cartel (often abbreviated as CDG) have been quite obvious. During one of the first internal conflicts that...
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Mexico’s cartel-fighting vigilantes get closer to the Texas border
by Ioan Grillo for GlobalPost.Armed residents are taking on the feared Zetas cartel in Tamaulipas state. One desperate town’s mayor applauds them. Mayor Guerrero of Hidalgo. (Tamaulipas government...
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Dr Mireles Laughs and Cries, When told of the Outpouring of Support
Borderland Beat- Article from La Jornada translation by Jane Brundage MexicoVoices Note from Chivis:There have been a few rumblings that Doc Mireles did not live up to his April agreement. His friend...
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Chapito Isidro Organization: El Macaco Reported Captured
Chivis Martinez for Borderland BeatGuasave: inhabitants from different parts of the municipality witnessed a intense military operation on July 7th, first in Norotillos and then in a subdivision of the...
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Baby Zetas Caught with Vids Depicting the Butchering of their Victims
Borderland Beat Brutal Teens ages 16 and 13 led the Tampico kidnapping gangTwo minors who led a kidnapping cell of "Los Zetas", had in their possession eight videos showing victims of kidnappings...
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Chino Antrax Arrives in San Diego
A suspected leader of the Sinaloa Cartel arrived in San Diego Thursday after officials extradited him from the Netherlands, U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy announced. Under heavy security, Jose Rodrigo...
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Remains Found Presumably of American Harry Devert Missing in Michoacán
By Chivis Martinez for Borderland Beat Harry and Ann in France where he was born From Ann Devert to me just tonight with a subject line "It's Finished"According to authorities, it was not on a foot...
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Identity of Dead man, Plastic Surgery, Altered Fingerprints, Failed Chino Antrax
A bodyguard who officials say later rose to become one of the high-ranking leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel made his first appearance in San Diego federal court Friday, a day after arriving from...
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"El Dos letras", "El Pecas" and "EL32" Die in Clash
by Chivis Martinez for Borderland BeatThree were killed in a clash between elements of the Mexican Navy and members of the group "Los Mazatlecos".and La Mochomera. The conflict took place in El...
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RULING: Aquilla Self Defense Defended Themselves, Because State Failed their...
Borderland Beat from Aristegui Noticias Translated by Jane Brundage Mexico VoicesLeonel Rivero, attorney for three imprisoned self-defense members from Aquila, says a judge has decided to discontinue...
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