…The CDC received reports of five patients, all U.S. citizens, who had traveled to Matamoros, in the state of Tamaulipas, for cosmetic procedures performed under epidural anesthesia and who were…
VIDEO: Abbott To Repel Unlawful Migrants
…is a large part of the strategy. Referring to a video showing people trying to enter the country illegally after crossing the river at Matamoros-Brownsville that Abbott reposted on Twitter…
Cuellar Talks Meeting With Mexican President
…you’re talking about putting pills, and it’s a lot harder.” The delegation also discussed abductions of Americans — specifically the recent case of four Americans who were kidnapped in Matamoros,…
Fentanyl-Laced Pills Being Sold in Pharmacies
…for Americans. This has become a key concern of U.S. policymakers during the fallout from the kidnapping and murder of two U.S. citizens who were visiting Matamoros, Mexico, for cosmetic…
Is It Safe To Go to Mexico for Spring Break?
…shootout between drug cartel members and subsequently kidnapped shortly after crossing the border from Brownsville into Matamoros. Two of the victims died, and the two survivors — one of whom…
Cartel Apologizes for Death and Kidnapping
…border city of Matamoros via Brownsville, Texas, in order for them to receive cosmetic surgery. A group of armed individuals started firing at their white minivan. The two surviving victims,…
Two Kidnapping Victims Found Alive in Mexico
…border town of Matamoros on March 3. Shortly after the minivan crossed the border, a group of armed assailants reportedly opened fire on the vehicle. All four occupants were captured…
$2.6 Million in Narcotics Seized at Texas-Mexico Border
…from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, applied for entry into the country while driving a 2003 Ford. Officers discovered 24 packages hidden within the car reportedly containing 124.60 pounds of methamphetamine, worth…
CBP Seized $1.6 Million Worth of Cocaine at Border
…three consecutive days. The three separate seizures total 216.81 pounds of drugs. The first incident occurred on February 10 at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge. A forty-eight-year-old woman from…
Border Agents Seize Over $681,000 in Illicit Substances
…resides in San Benito. The two other incidents occurred on December 2. Border guards at the Matamoros International Bridge caught a 47-year-old man driving a 2000 Ford vehicle following their…
By Jose Nino | Dec 15, 2021
Texas State Trooper Investigated for Drug Trafficking Charges
…Mexico. According to Insight Crime, the Gulf Cartel is most active in Tamaulipas’ northeastern Mexican border state, with key operational bases in Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, and Reynosa. Per reports from…
By Jose Nino | Nov 8, 2021