Alleged cartel member pleads guilty

The remaining man accused in a Gulf Cartel bribery scheme has pleaded guilty, and all seven are now awaiting sentencing.
Carlos Melo, 38, pleaded guilty last week to his role in bribing a federal undercover agent. He appeared before U.S. District…
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Mexican drug cartel massacres have method in their brutal madness

Violence that has claimed 50,000 lives is horrific but not mindless: it is inter-cartel turf wars played out in body countThis weekend’s discovery in Mexico of 49 headless, handless and footless bodies dumped alongside a road just outside the northern …

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Blog del Narco: Mexico Nabs 17 suspected Gulf Cartel Members, Cuban Trainer
Mexican army soldiers detained 17 suspected Gulf cartel members and a Cuban man who was allegedly providing them with weapons training in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon, officials said. The ... ‘Mexico Mining Ops Pay Hefty Extortion Fees to Cartels’
Mexican criminal organizations like the Zetas and Gulf Cartel may be charging mines up to $37,000 a month in "security" fees, a practice more commonly seen in Colombia. Mexico's Attorney General's ... Nine bodies found hanging off Nuevo Laredo bridge
The bodies of four women and five men were found hanging off a bridge in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo with an apparent message from a drug gang, ... Kidnapping suspect accused of molesting child
One of the men accused in last month's kidnapping that police say has ties to the Gulf Cartel was arrested by Brownsville police this weekend for allegedly molesting a child. Brownsville ... Local drug, gun kingpin gets 24 years for Gulf Cartel trafficking ring
McALLEN — A Mexican national and kingpin of a drug and ammunition trafficking operation tied to the Gulf Cartel faces more than 24 years in prison. Edgar Daniel Zapata, 31, was ... Narco Bribes Undercover Agents $797,000 For Safe Passage Back to Mexico and Gulf Cartel
Juan Carlos De La Cruz Reyna, 37, a high ranking member of the Gulf Cartel, has entered a plea of guilty to bribery of a public official, something he did ... Nuevo Leon Mayoral Candidate Survives Assassination Attempt
A mayoral candidate from Mexico's ruling PAN party has survived an assassination attempt outside his home in Nuevo Leon, a reminder of the threats facing local politicians in Mexico. Eduardo Campos ... Gulf Cartel connection to Harlingen kidnapping
After spending weeks on the run, the fourth suspect in an armed kidnapping outside a Harlingen fast food restaurant is behind bars. El Ranchito resident Jose Antonio Gonzales is accused of ...
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