Guerreros Unidos Cell in the U.S. Dismanteled
The leaders of a cell of Guerreros Unidos, based out of the Chicago, Illinois area, 40 year old Pablo Vega Cuevas and his 37 year old brother-in-law Alexander Figueroa, were arrested on Tuesday...
View ArticleJavier Villarreal Ex Treasurer of Coahuila disappears from prison in San Antonio
Borderland Beat by DD " Javier Villarreal Ex Treasurer of Coahuila disappears from prison in San Antonio"That was the headline in Vanguardia, a regional newspaper in Saltillo, Coahuila. “there is no...
View ArticleUniversity Experts: Normalistas Were Not Burned In Cocula Landfill
Borderland Beat posted and Translated by Pepe Republished from ProcesoMEXICO, DF (appro). Researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and University Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM)...
View ArticleIFAI Requests the PGR Clarify the Death of "El Macho Prieto"
As reported by terra.com. Translation assistance provided by spike151The Federal Institute of Access to Information and Data Protection (IFAI in its Spanish initials) instructed the Mexican Attorney...
View ArticleThree Youths Found Executed in Chihuahua
Three youths were found dead in Chihuahua, which caused great social indignation when it was found out that one of the victims was a student.The youths were kidnapped last Saturday by an armed group...
View ArticleArmed Group Kills 6 in Chihuaua, Burns Houses
As reported by La JornadaInhabitants of the town of Lluvia de Oro, Urique municipality, Chihuaha, reported that dozens of armed men of a sole gang that came in three groups arrived on Thursday in at...
View ArticleDrunk Federal Police In Confrontation With Normalistas in Chilpancingo;...
Borderland Beat posted and translated by DD Republished from ProcesoA confrontation between teachers and teacher trainees against federal policemen in Insurgentes avenue in Chilpancingo, Guerrero left...
View ArticleFamily Members of the Three Youths Found Executed in Chihuahua Flee in Fear
As reported by El Diario JuárezMembers of the Archuleta family fled from the municipality due to the fear of suffering a new attack and the absence of security guarantees, as the authors of the forced...
View ArticleThe Unofficial Iguala History; Fed Police and Army Involved in Massacre?
Fed. Police blocking access to clandestine fosas (graves) Posted and translated by DD republished from Proceso.DD: Could finding the truth about Iguala get any crazier?The night of September 26...
View ArticleAutodefensas take action as Michoacán descends into massive chaos
Translated by Spike151 written by Záyin Dáleth Villavicencio for Michoacan 3.0Castillo says no longer a need to hunt Tuta... Michoacán is now secureA little more than six months after the creation of...
View ArticleHours of Terror in Border Town of Chihuahua
Translated by Valor for Borderland BeatThe attorney general of the state (FGE) of Chihuahua reported that the confrontation that lasted over an hour in the municipality of Praxedis G. Guerrero left two...
View ArticleBrownsville Customs Officer Arrestested for Aiding Smuggling
As reported by the Brownsville Herald and Houston ChronicleA U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer accused of helping a drug smuggler cross 3,000 pounds of marijuana into the United States on...
View ArticleSUPPLEMENT; The Unofficial Iguala History; Fed Police and Army Involved in...
Borderland Beat posted by DDThe story I posted on the 14th of this month about the army and Federal police being involved in the kidnapping and murders of the Ayotzinapa Normistas was based on a short...
View ArticleAutodefensas Speak Out Against Organized Crime
Siglo XXIA new and complex scenario is again taking place in the region of Tierra Caliente. It is not easy to distinguish the actions of one group to another, which is why we think that it is...
View ArticleThe Dead of Enrique Pena Nieto: 41 thousand in 23 Months
Spike for Borderland Beat translated from Zeta Tijuana Article125,879 executions in the last 8 years-State of Mexico continues as the most violent with 5,450 intentional homicides-14,429 intentional...
View ArticleClash with Los Zetas Shows Violence Still Exists in Coahuila Despite Claims...
On Monday, December 15 it was reported that Coahuila state police forces that were conducting a rutine patrol in the rural area of the municipality of Zaragoza located a gray extended cab Ford F-150...
View ArticleHow Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel Fed US Heroin Market
Borderland Beat Spike, republished from Universal and Insight Crime Heroin Seized in New York 2014The Sinaloa Cartel has taken control of New York’s...
View Article“They’re going to kill us all in 40 minutes” Hipólito Mora Warns
Update:Mexican soldiers have arrived at the scene Manuel Mora, 32, confirmed dead by Mexican soldiers Castillo: "Four dead from 'El Americano'& two from Mora's side"Jorge Vázquez: Federal forces...
View ArticleFailed Attempt at Semeí Verdía's Life
Dr. Mireles with Verdía (Right)Aquila, Michoacán. December 16, 2014— Today at around 15:00 hours, an unknown group ambushed the commander of the Community Police of Ostula, Semeí Verdía, in events that...
View ArticleGerman Guns in Mexico and the 5 Levels of Police Collusion
A German Heckler & Koch G36 Assault Rifle with folding stockA newspaper in Germany reported that 36 German guns were seized from the municipal police in Iguala, Mexico following the September...
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