A top U.S. diplomat assigned to the border state of Tamaulipas shed light on the growing problem of cartel extortion in Mexican border cities. At the same time, local and state government officials continue to push a false rhetoric of safety, claiming that crime is in constant decrease.
Officials in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas have been pushing a false narrative. They try to claim their region is safe, while in reality, terrorist cartels operate with almost complete impunity.
Two high-ranking police officers in the Mexican State of Michoacán have been carrying out raids on behalf of the terrorist organization United Cartels. One of those officers had been investigated for his cartel ties but is now back on the job, carrying out raids and alleged abductions with complete impunity.
Ovidio Guzmán López pleaded guilty to four U.S. federal charges last week during a hearing held in the Northern District of Illinois. At 35 years old, El Chapo Guzmán’s son accepted the charges for operating a continuous criminal organization and conspiring to traffic drugs, including fentanyl, and arms trafficking.