Border Report live: Capture of cartel leader triggers border violence

The recent arrest of a cartel leader has sent the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas into a state of chaos.

Top Jalisco cartel leader with $5 million U.S. bounty on his head captured while hiding in ditch in Mexico

Audias Flores Silva, also known as "El Jardinero," or The Gardener, was seen as a possible successor to "El Mencho," who was ...
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Border Report live: Killing cartel leaders won’t stop violence, flow of drugs, expert says

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — While many hailed last week’s killing of Jalisco cartel boss Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera as a great day in the fight against drugs in the U.S. and Mexico, one border ...

State Department urges Americans to avoid Mexican city just across Texas border

The State Department issued a travel warning for Reynosa, Mexico, citing reports of "violent criminal activity" in the border ...
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Mexican Border City Plagued By Drug Cartel Violence Awaits Pope Visit

Tomorrow, Pope Francis will become the first pope to celebrate mass on the U.S.-Mexico border. He'll be in Juarez. The desert city reflects Mexico's entrenched problems - cartel violence, illegal ...
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Americans cancel travel to Mexico en masse as map shows violence hotspots

The Department of State has identified several states in Mexico that are dangerous to travel to after the Mexican army killed a leader of a Jalisco New Generation Cartel on Sunday morning. The army ...