Tag: mexico

By “El Huaso” for Borderland BeatAcross Mexico, thousands of farmers and truckers are blocking highways today to protest insecurity, rising…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  In Mexico, religious imagery is an integral part of the everyday landscape: from small household…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  In the Laguna region of Coahuila, activist groups have documented a 64-hectare site containing mass…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  “Cocaine is white and *tusi* is pink—don’t get them mixed up,” sings Bad Bunny. The…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Chiapas authorities arrested a Sinaloa Cartel kidnapping cell, freeing five captives, in Acacoyagua, Chiapas on…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat A new Cartel Santa Rosa de Lima (CSRL) propaganda pamphlet threatens local criminals who…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  Another miner has been identified in the clandestine graves discovered in El Verde, in the…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat The dismembered and decapitated remains of seven men were found Tuesday on the Tlapa-Olinalá…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Four police officers were killed in an ambush on a rural highway in Escuinapa, Sinaloa…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat At least seven Cancún bars have been attacked by a criminal organization since the…

 “Socalj” for Borderland Beat The owner of a closed gun shop in Sierra Vista, Arizona, a small town of 40,000…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Sinaloa Cartel officer Francisco Beltrán “N” alias “El Payin” was killed when his vehicle…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Federal and state authorities carried out a joint operation that led to the capture…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat     This morning, the Argentine government declared the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) a…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat Ah, the infamous snitching before a camera while pertaining to a famous cartel.  You would…

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By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Eduardo Ochoa Arias, a banana producer and exporter in Colima, was found dead after…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Guanajuato police arrested two men who were transporting over 17,000 liters of chemical precursors…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Two Guardia Civil Estatal officers were killed in a torrent of gunfire in the…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat After two days of being held captive by a criminal group in Matehuala, San…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat On March 19, the Gulf Cartel Metros faction placed at least three narco banners…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat On March 19, the Gulf Cartel Metros faction placed at least three narco banners…

“Socalj” for Borderland Beat A pro-Islamic regime hacker group that sent death threats to former Ontario MPP Goldie Ghamari earlier…

“Socalj” for Borderland Beat A pro-Islamic regime hacker group that sent death threats to former Ontario MPP Goldie Ghamari earlier…

“Socalj” for Borderland Beat A 49-year-old Quebec man has been extradited to the United States to face charges of importing…

“Socalj” for Borderland Beat A 49-year-old Quebec man has been extradited to the United States to face charges of importing…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  The probability that something is true holds about as much weight as the possibility that…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  The probability that something is true holds about as much weight as the possibility that…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Four CJNG members, including “El Joker” a hitman commander responsible for ten murders &…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Four CJNG members, including “El Joker” a hitman commander responsible for ten murders &…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  The attacks left two people dead and two others injured in incidents that occurred just…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  The attacks left two people dead and two others injured in incidents that occurred just…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  In a joint operation involving state and municipal forces, authorities detained three individuals this Saturday,…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  In a joint operation involving state and municipal forces, authorities detained three individuals this Saturday,…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  Members of the Mexican Army Special Forces and the National Guard arrested José N—better known…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  Members of the Mexican Army Special Forces and the National Guard arrested José N—better known…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  There’s a moment within this video where an axe head comes down so hard against…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Five CJNG members were arrested for their participation in retaliatory attacks after El Mencho’s…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Five CJNG members were arrested for their participation in retaliatory attacks after El Mencho’s…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat CJNG members used an improvised landmine against a Fuerza de Reacción Inmediata (FRIZ) police…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat CJNG members used an improvised landmine against a Fuerza de Reacción Inmediata (FRIZ) police…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat Mexican federal authorities arrested “El Cherrys, the third in command of the Gulf Cartel…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  Video translation is as follows: In Mexico, a land of surgical operations and deafening silences,…

 El Armadillo for Borderland Beat This piece does not come from formal reporting. It comes from personal curiosity and from…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  Federal agents arrested 14 suspected hitmen in two separate operations in Culiacán, seizing rifles, armored…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  Let’s move on to security issues. Around 2 tons of cocaine were seized off the…

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat  Sheinbaum affirmed that Mexico will continue to say “no” to US military intervention, although it…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat A CJNG gunman was arrested by the military after they responded to reports of…

By “El Huaso” for Borderland Beat A criminal group detonated a car bomb outside the Municipal Police headquarters in Luis…