200 Kilos of Explosives Found on the Aguascalientes-Zacatecas Border

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As part of ongoing efforts to maintain security and public order in the state, security forces from all three levels of government located, neutralized, and seized over 200 kilograms of explosive material in the community of Zacatequillas, Aguascalientes, near the border with the municipality of Cuauhtémoc, Zacatecas.

The incident began after a report was made to the 911 emergency system regarding armed individuals at the junction of Zacatequillas and State Highway 210. In response, members of the Zacatecas Immediate Reaction Force (FRIZ)—working alongside the Mexican Army, the National Guard, and the Investigative Police of the State Attorney General's Office (FGJEZ)—conducted patrols to deter and prevent crime.

Near the railway tracks running through the Zacatequillas community, a potential threat was identified when several bundles covered in sawdust, displaying unusual characteristics, were discovered.

Upon approaching to investigate, officers spotted wires and antennas suggesting the presence of explosive devices; consequently, appropriate safety protocols were immediately activated to protect the public.

As a preventive measure, the Mexican Army and the National Guard temporarily closed traffic in both directions of the highway. Meanwhile, Mexican Army personnel specializing in explosive handling and disposal, coordinating with FRIZ officers, carried out the necessary operations to neutralize the threat.

Following the specialists' intervention, a total of 233 kilograms of explosive material was successfully neutralized and secured, thereby preventing potential harm to the civilian population and the railway infrastructure.

Once the operation concluded and any risk had been ruled out, authorities proceeded with the necessary steps to process and secure the recovered material. The State Peacebuilding and Security Board reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining the preventive and operational actions that ensure the preservation of peace, tranquility, and the well-being of the people of Zacatecas.

Zacatequillas, Aguascalientes

Zacatequillas, Aguascalientes

Source: Express Zacatecas

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US Military Kills Tren de Aragua Gang Leader “Niño Guerrero” in Targeted Missile Strike

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

The US military has killed the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in an airstrike, President Donald Trump has announced.

"At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero," Trump wrote on social media.

Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, was recognized as the longtime leader of Tren de Aragua. The onetime prison gang became one of the most notorious criminal groups in Latin America and has been a target of the Trump administration.

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Chapitos Narco Banner Threatens Los Mayos in San José del Cabo, Baja California del Sur

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

On Monday morning, narco banners signed by the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, threatening their rivals, gunmen for Mayito Flaco, appeared across San José del Cabo. 

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Ambush Leaves Five Police Officers Dead and Five Injured in Nahuatzen

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Five police officers killed and five wounded: official toll of an ambush on Michoacán Civil Guard officers in Nahuatzen

The Michoacán Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) officially reported that five Civil Guard officers were killed and another five injured in an ambush carried out this Thursday afternoon in the Nahuatzen region.

The incident occurred around 3:00 p.m., when a group of officers requested backup following an attack by suspected members of a criminal cell using high-caliber weaponry.

The attack took place near the community of La Mojonera, on the road connecting the municipalities of Nahuatzen and Zacapu.

Following the report, police units from nearby municipalities, Civil Guard personnel, and federal forces mobilized to the area to respond to the emergency.

Upon arrival, security forces found five officers dead and several others wounded in the armed attack.

The injured were transported to various hospitals in the region for medical treatment, while emergency response and security operations continue in the area. Concurrently, state and federal authorities launched a ground and air operation to locate and apprehend those responsible for the attack.

La Mojonera, Michoacán 

Nahuatzen, Michoacán 

Source: Contramuro

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Carbomb Explodes in Escuinapa, Sinaloa

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

A car bomb exploded in the conflict torn city of Escuinapa, Sinaloa early this morning, destroying an electric line, leaving hundreds of families without power.

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EU May Cut Aid to Sierra Leone Over "Bolle" Jos Leijdekkers, Dutch Trafficker Linked to the World's Largest Cocaine Seizure

 "Socalj" for Borderland Beat

The Dutch government is planning to move a motion at the European parliament calling on the European Union to stop sending development aid to Sierra Leone, because of President Bio’s "complicity in the growing global narcotics trade and protection of cocaine trafficker 'Bolle' Jos," according to Netherlands Times.

Jos Leijdekkers, after fleeing the Netherlands in 2022 via Spain, Dubai and Turkey, resurfaced several years ago in the African country of Sierra Leone, where he reportedly has posed as a businessman called “Omar Sheriff” and is reportedly married to a daughter of President Julius Maada Bio.

Jos has been convicted three times in absentia by Dutch and Belgian courts for organizing multi ton cocaine loads, murder and armed robbery. Last month, he was linked to a massive 30 ton seizure aboard a cargo ship that had last set sail from Sierra Leone.

 

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The Attorney General's Office Will Request the U.S. to Deport a Former Soldier Detained by ICE

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Details on the Disappearance of the Ayotzinapa students

The Attorney General's Office (FGR) announced that it will request the deportation from the United States of former soldier Enrique Martínez Chávez, who is allegedly involved in the disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa student-teachers.

The agency reported that U.S. authorities notified it of Martínez Chávez's arrest in Hawthorne, California, after he failed to prove his legal status in the United States.

FGR actions regarding the U.S. arrest

Consequently, the FGR announced that it would initiate the necessary steps for the immigration proceedings and Martínez Chávez's return to Mexico; he is currently being held at the processing center located on Rancho Road in Adelanto, California. The FGR stated that it is continuing its investigation to determine Enrique Martínez's alleged involvement in the disappearance of the 43 students from the "Raúl Isidro Burgos" Rural Teachers' College in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, which took place in September 2014.

Details regarding the disappearance of the Ayotzinapa students

It noted that the former member of the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA) is subject to an active arrest warrant in Mexico for his alleged involvement in the crime of enforced disappearance, a warrant issued by a judge in the State of Mexico.

Sources: El Mañana, Borderland Beat Archive

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Seventh Suspect Linked to Disappearance of Ceci Flores' Son Formally Charged

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With the capture, formal charging, and indictment of Luis Alfonso N, the FGJES affirmed that it has successfully executed seven of the eight arrest warrants obtained in connection with this criminal case.

The General Prosecutor's Office of the State of Sonora (FGJES) has secured the formal charging and indictment of Luis Alfonso N—the seventh suspect arrested in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of Marco Antonio N, the son of Ceci Patricia Flores,  a "searching mother"—regarding events that took place on May 4, 2019, in Bahía de Kino.

The state agency reported that the defendant was brought before judicial authorities, where formal charges were presented and he was formally indicted for two counts of disappearance committed by private individuals—one of which resulted in death—as well as for criminal association, charged as a real concurrence of offenses.

He noted that the defendant was apprehended during a joint operation carried out by the Ministerial Criminal Investigation Agency (AMIC) and the Baja California State Attorney General’s Office (FGEBC) on June 1 in the El Chaparral neighborhood of Tijuana, Baja California.

Marco Antonio N remained missing from May 2019 until his remains were identified in 2026.

The arrest was the result of investigative efforts, operational surveillance, and inter-institutional coordination, which successfully led to locating the defendant within the Tijuana River canalization zone in order to execute the judicial warrant issued against him.

The Sonora Attorney General's Office highlighted that the charges brought against Luis Alfonso N—and his subsequent formal indictment—stem from investigations that enabled the identification of the probable perpetrators behind the abduction of Jesús Adrián N (who was subsequently found alive), as well as that of Marco Antonio N—the son of Ceci Patricia Flores—who had remained missing from May 2019 until March 25 of this year.

The Office further noted that on March 25 of the current year (2026), a search warrant was executed during which skeletal remains were discovered; these remains were subsequently identified through genetic and forensic testing as belonging to Marco Antonio N—a development representing a significant breakthrough in the case.

The case concerns the disappearance of Marco Antonio N, the son of Ceci Patricia Flores, a mother searching for her missing child.

It was highlighted that these actions strengthened the lines of investigation and enabled the consolidation of legal proceedings against the probable perpetrators.

With the capture, formal charging, and arraignment of Luis Alfonso N, the FGJES affirmed that it has successfully executed seven of the eight arrest warrants obtained in connection with this criminal case.

In conclusion, the Sonora Attorney General's Office added that the investigations established the probable involvement of members of a criminal cell linked to these events, who are currently facing criminal proceedings for disappearance committed by private individuals and criminal association.

Sources: El Sol de Hermosillo, Borderland Beat Archives

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FGR Seizes Over 650 Kilograms of Narcotics in Villa de Cos

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In a press release, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) announced that Sergio “N” has been formally charged and bound over for trial for his alleged involvement in a crime against public health, specifically in the modality of narcotics transport.

The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF)—operating under the Specialized Regional Control Prosecutor’s Office (FECOR) in Zacatecas—presented the formal charges against the defendant. Consequently, the presiding judge ordered the precautionary measure of justified preventive detention and allotted a two-month period for the complementary investigation.

The inquiry was initiated following the transfer of custody of the suspect by the Mexican Government’s Security Cabinet—specifically by personnel from the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA). This action followed the suspect's apprehension on Federal Highway 54 (Zacatecas–Saltillo section), near the community of Sierra Vieja in Villa de Cos, Zacatecas, while he was traveling aboard a cargo vehicle.

At the time of the arrest, authorities seized 651 kilograms, 154 grams, and 8 milligrams of marijuana; 1 kilogram, 12 grams, and 30 milligrams of methamphetamine; a cellular phone; and the vehicle itself.

The press release emphasized that the individual mentioned in this statement is presumed innocent until such time as a final conviction is issued by a competent judicial authority.

Villa de Cos, Zacatecas 

Source: NTR Zacatecas

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Video: Gunmen Break into Home and Kidnap Journalist Roxana Guzmán in Veracruz

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

A new video shows the moment when gunmen broke into the home of journalist Roxana Guzmán and kidnapped her, a local director of the news page Pulso Informativo del Sureste.

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Three Dead After Police Operation in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

Three hitmen were killed and another was arrested after a government operation in San José del Cabo, as local authorities sought to strike at the criminal organization responsible for a Saturday night shootout that left six injured and two dead, including an American citizen.

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El Gabito of Los Chapitos Arrested in Mazatlán, Sinaloa

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

State security forces arrested Gabriel Nicolás Martínez Larios, alias "Gabito" or "El 80", a high ranking officer of the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel last night in Mazatlán.

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CJNG Narco Tunnel Discovered in San Diego Storefront, Over 1 Ton of Cocaine Seized

 "Socalj" for Borderland Beat

A nearly 2,000-foot-long tunnel stretching from Tijuana to Otay Mesa was recently discovered by law enforcement officials, leading to federal drug distribution charges announced Monday against four people.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the tunnel led into a fake discount store in Otay Mesa called Buy 4 Less, which investigators have been surveilling since December due to suspicious activity.

Investigators regularly saw a group of supposed employees in and around the store, though the location "did not appear to be consistent with a normal retail location" and featured "minimal foot traffic from customers coming in and out of the Buy 4 Less store," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Authorities also surveilled numerous empty suitcases leaving the store and being walked across the nearby border crossing into Mexico on several occasions.

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Narco Banner Threatens Baja California Police and Grupo Firme Vocalist Eduin Caz

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

A new narco banner in Tijuana threatened state police officers, accusing them of stealing 180 kilograms of cocaine, and vocalist Eduin Caz, of the band Grupo Firme for creating music about criminal rivals.

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Sinaloa State Police Commander Killed in Culiacán

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

Juan Pedro Arámburo García, the commander of the Sinaloa State Preventive Police, was shot and killed yesterday morning in Culiacán, in an ambush while he was driving through the streets of the 10 de Mayo neighborhood.

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