My Borderland Beat Articles



CDG/Los Zetas

CDG del Sur: A Territorial Analysis- July 8, 2014

The Tamaulipas Most Wanted List Revisited- August 8, 2014

"Junior Cortez" Rumored Killed in Internal War Within the Gulf Cartel- August 21, 2014

The "School" of El Metro 3, Where are They Now?- August 22, 2014

"Paquito" of the Gulf Cartel Arrested- December 9, 2014

Salvador Ríos Denies Being a Zeta, Claims Tortured by GATES- December 29, 2014

3 Bodies Found in Taxi, Next Day Another in an Explorer in Acuña, Coahuila- January 1, 2015

Shootout in Piedras Negras, Coahuila Leaves 5 Presumed Zetas Dead- January 21, 2015

The Gulf Cartel Through the Lens of Río Bravo- February 11, 2015

Blockades and Shootouts in Reynosa Amidst Rumors "El Gafe" Arrested- April 17, 2015

Tamaulipas: "El Oaxaco" aka "Bravo 1" Arrested, of the Old School Zetas- January 24, 2017

Gulf Cartel's Metro 32 Possibly Killed- January 30, 2022

Kidnapping, Car Chase Then A Police Shootout Leaves 3 Hitmen Dead in Victoria, Tamaulipas- February 2, 2022

CDN Leaves Anti CDG Message in their Campaign for Camargo- February 16, 2022

The Emerging War for Reynosa- June 13, 2022

The Return of Gulf Cartel Affiliated Betillo Cardenas?- November 18, 2022

The Curious Case of Chiricuas- June 3, 2023

The Hunt for La Kena- September 8, 2023

A Leadership History of Los Metros- March 23, 2024

Los Sierra, the Lost CDG Group- June 12, 2024

A Guide to the Cárdenas Guillen Family- June 27, 2024



CDG Matamoros Series 

Part 1: From Cartel to Faction

Part 2: A New Generation

Part 3: The Los Metros Conflict 

Part 4: The Rise of El Contador 

Part 5: Shifting Tides 

Part 6: The War Within 

Part 7: Shadows of El Contador

Part 8: The Drums of War

Part 9: The Unexpected Path

Part 10: Dawn of a New Era

Part 11: Political Winds

Part 12: Specter of the CJNG

Part 13: Expanding Horizons

Part 14: Infamy

Part 15: Prelude to War


Tales of Los Zetas Series

Los 7

El Grupo de 14

The Restructuring of 1999

Los Zetas Viejos

The 50+ Members of Fall 2001

Guanajuato/CSRL

Violence Continues in Celaya, Guanajuato and Nearby Areas- January 25, 2022

'El Charro', Notable Cartel Member Operating in León, Guanajuato, Arrested- March 23, 2021

3 Dead, Including Gym Trainer Killed by CJNG in Celaya, Guanajuato in 24 Hours- February 8, 2022

Armored Truck Seized by Authorities near Celaya, Guanajuato- February 9, 2022

Abduction and Killing follows Los Chuparrecio Funeral- March 30, 2022


Guerrero/BLO

What is Guerreros Unidos?- October 16, 2014

The Pineda Villa Clan- October 24, 2014

Overview of the Criminal Organizations Operating in Guerrero- December 3, 2014

Guerreros Unidos Cell in the U.S. Dismantled- December 11, 2014

Explaining the Violence in Acapulco in Recent Months- March 26, 2015

Los Ardillos Blamed for Attack Against UPOEG in Chilpancingo, Guerrero- January 28, 2022

The Forgotten Beltran Leyva Brothers: Mario Alberto & Amberto- December 8, 2023


Miscellaneous

"El Atlante" Rumored to Have Been Arrested in Jalisco- September 17, 2014

"El Tucán" of Los Caballeros Templarios Arrested- October 19, 2014

Mexican Drug Cartel Structure- March 17, 2015

"El Buda", operator of El Chapo Guzmán, is executed in Chetumal- July 6, 2019

Military Operation Attacked in Tepaltepec, Leads to Arrest of 15- February 3, 2022

El Mencho Alleged Death Spreads through Online Messages- February 16, 2022


As Co Author or Contributor 

"El Alemán": Another CDG Leader falls in Tamaulipas- July 18, 2014

In Video: "Mayor of Chilapa is linked to Los Rojos"- July 22, 2014

Old school Zetas aligning with Renegade Gulf Cartel Members- February 29, 2016

Former Gulf Cartel Boss 'El Gafe' Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison- June 22, 2021

Gulf Cartel's Plaza Boss El Gero Allegedly Executed in Nuevo León- December 27, 2021

Gulf Cartel's El Tango Uno Possibly Executed- December 30, 2021

CDN Battles Police, Kills Soldier, Burns 10 Gov't Vehicles in Los Aldamas, Nuevo León- January 2, 2022

Daughters of Gulf Cartel's El Pelochas Celebrate New Years Eve With Gunfire- January 3, 2022

The Violent Prison Riot of Apodaca & The Narco Who Caused It- January 12, 2022

CDN Hitman Beheaded By CDG In Dr. Coss, Nuevo León- January 15, 2022

Who Is The Mystery Detainee? SEDENA Says Don Carlos- January 23, 2022

The Bloody Weekend That Left 16 Dead: Understanding The Wars in Zacatecas- February 7, 2022

Los Mezcales Break Off From The CJNG & Start A War Against Them in Colima- February 10, 2022

CDS Say They Are In Colima To Fight the CJNG & Name The CJNG Colima Leaders, Including Mencho's Son-In-Law- February 13, 2022

CDG Los Metros Destroy Surveillance Cameras in Series of Highly Coordinated Attacks in Reynosa and Ribereña- February 27, 2022

Gulf Cartel's Grupo Scorpions Beheads Two Men in Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo Leon- April 13, 2022

El Gary from Los Talibanes, Ally of Operativa MZ, Killed in Guadalupe, Zacatecas- May 13, 2022

Failed Attempt To Capture Gulf Cartel's Octavio Leal Causes Road Blockades in Tamaulipas- May 15, 2022

Former Gulf Cartel Leader, Mario Cárdenas Guillén Extradited to the US- May 18, 2022

CSRL Justifies Their Celaya Attack Which Killed 11 in Audio Recording- May 25, 2022

CDN Leaves Another Banner in Victoria, Tamaulipas- June 2, 2022

BLO Member Who Nearly Killed Paraguayan Football Star Is Given 36 Additional Years in Prison- November 4, 2022

CDG Gives Up Hitmen Who Were Behind the Attack on Americans in Matamoros- March 9, 2023

Reynosa, Tamaulipas: Ernesto Sanchez Rivera aka "La Mierda" Cousin Of Chiricuas M-85 Apprehended- March 10, 2023


Translations of Spanish Articles

Family Members of the Three Youths Found Executed in Chihuahua Flee in Fear- December 14, 2014

Puerto Vallarta Jalisco: CDG's El 16 aka Pantera 16 captured, a federal government priority- August 3, 2018

Arrest 'El Juanelo', leader of CJNG in Guanajuato- October 8, 2018

Brother of H2 of BLO killed- July 15, 2020

Zacatecas: Deaths and Disappearances Increase due to Sinaloa Cartel vs. CJNG- February 23, 2021

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