…Biden. A flyer was allegedly distributed to potential migrants at the NGO Resource Center Matamoros in Tamaulipas, Mexico, that encouraged those traveling to the U.S. to vote for Biden in…
Mexican NGO Allegedly Urges Potential Migrants To Vote Biden
…in November. A social media thread posted by the Oversight Project details multiple flyers that are hung around the NGO Resource Center Matamoros (RCM) in Tamaulipas, Mexico. “Reminder to vote…
College Football Teams Finalize Recruiting
…Ekow Taylor (Keller,TX) OL Luka Matamoros (Pflugerville, TX) K Aiden Webb (Dallas, TX) DE Jaylin Jones (Beaumont, TX) DL Ashton Coker (Katy, TX) LB Stratton Shufelt (Rio Rancho, NM) DL…
Migrants Rescued in Mexico After Kidnapping
…Tamaulipas state prosecutor’s office, the Mexican Army, and the Mexican National Guard on January 3. The victims had allegedly been kidnapped from a bus traveling between Monterrey and Matamoros, a…
U.S. Consulate Issues Shelter-in-Place Order
…drug cartel. “U.S. Consulate General Matamoros employees are currently under a shelter in place order until 1:30PM in Matamoros due to gun violence occurring in the city,” the consulate tweeted…
There's a Buc-ee's Knockoff in Mexico?
…awareness without having acquired the licensing rights to do so. According to the original uploader, Ramon Montelongo, the Buk-ii’s store is opening in Matamoros Tamaulipas, Mexico, near the Los Indios…
Politician Arrested for Drug Smuggling
…Gulf Cartel for nearly a century. The Gulf Cartel issued an apology to the United States after two U.S. citizens were killed in an incident in Matamoros. The cartel claimed…
CDC Warns of Possible Meningitis Outbreak
…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