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Cartel Gunmen Use Land Mines, Drones to Kill 4 Soldiers in Mexico

Cartel gunmen killed at least four Mexican soldiers and injured several others in a series of ambush attacks using landmines and weaponized drones. The gunmen managed to escape. The attack occurred Thursday afternoon in rural Michoacán, near the town of Tepalcatepec. The area is known for its heavy cartel presence, with armed groups both Cartel […]

Cartel Gunmen Used Landmines Against Mexican Army

Mexican cartel gunmen continue to become increasingly bold in the tactics and weapons they use to attack Mexican military and security forces. This increase in violence comes as drug cartels begin designing and manufacturing their own explosive devices. Recently, an armed group believed to be affiliated with Carteles Unidos attacked a Mexican military armored vehicle […]

Gunmen Kidnap U.S. Citizen, Shoot Alleged DEA Agent’s Wife in Separate Attacks near Cancun

Mexican authorities are investigating the shooting death of a former drug enforcement officer’s wife and the recent kidnapping of an American citizen near Cancun, Mexico’s Caribbean hotspot. Mexican authorities reportedly tried to cover up one of the incidents as a way to allay the growing perception that violence was gripping the country. The shooting of […]

Cartel Gunmen Kidnap, Kill Mexican Recording Artist in Tijuana

A rising star in Mexico’s drug music scene has been shot and killed by unidentified cartel gunmen near the Baja California border city of Tijuana. The musician known as Chuy Montana has previously received threats from organized crime groups. On Wednesday, authorities in Tijuana found the body of Jesus Norberto “Chuy Montana” Cárdenas Velazquez on […]

Gunmen Kill Two Migrants, Torch Home in Mexican Border City

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Coahuila are investigating the murders of two migrants whose bodies were found inside a house set on fire. The incident occurred in the border city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, just south of Eagle Pass, Texas. Early Monday morning, officers responded to a call of shots fired in the […]

Gulf Cartel Gunmen Dump Bodies in Cemetery, Media Shushed by Threats

As the Mexican government continues to fail to address the escalation of cartel violence and gang control over the north of the country, the Gulf Cartel has once again exercised its power of total impunity, moving the bodies of two of its victims to a mortuary facility. Abandoned. Grave. The incident occurred this week in […]

Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Drop Ice Chests with Human Body Parts in Border City

Gunmen from the Gulf Cartel in Tamaulipas state dropped several ice chests containing human body parts in the parking lot of a popular shopping center just south of the Texas border. The tragic discovery occurred in the same parking lot where Gulf Cartel gunmen released a group of 32 migrants they had abducted days earlier. […]