Two of the four Americans kidnapped on March 3 in Mexico were found dead, officials announced Tuesday, while the other two victims have been found alive. Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal said one of the surviving victims was found severely wounded while the other one was found unharmed. All four victims were located at a medical …
The FBI is currently investigating an incident in which four Americans were kidnapped after a shootout on March 3 in Mexico, possibly in a case of mistaken identity. The incident happened in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, when armed men opened fire on a white minivan with North Carolina license plates, as it crossed over the Mexico border. …
A fugitive who escaped from an East Tennessee jail last summer was found dead in Mexico this week, and suspected cartel members allegedly contacted the man’s family seeking a ransom for the return of his body. Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton said that someone in Mexico sent the family a video of 35-year-old Charles Kennedy’s …
A Colombian veterinarian who was extradited to the U.S. in May admitted in federal court to smuggling liquid heroin into the country by surgically implanting it into live puppies. Per WPIX, Andres Lopez Elorez, 39, pleaded guilty Friday in a Brooklyn court and faces at least 10 years behind bars for his crimes. Officials accused Elorez and …
A Mexican rapper and YouTube personality allegedly admitted to dissolving three missing film students’ bodies in acid after their brutal murders in Jalisco last month. Agence France Presse reported that Christian Omar Palma Gutierrez, 20, also known as “QBA,” claimed the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel paid him 3,000 pesos ($159) a week to work for them after …
By TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will have an anonymous jury at his U.S. trial later this year. In a written order, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan agreed with prosecutors who argued that withholding the names of jurors was needed to address any fears that …
Authorities in Texas are investigating an operation that reportedly resulted in an FBI agent fatally shooting a kidnapping victim in a Houston home early Thursday. The Houston Chronicle reports that the ordeal started Wednesday morning when a group of armed men claiming to have cartel affiliations busted into a Trinity Gardens home and bound a man …
Few situations can cause the intense fear and desperation felt by the parents of abducted children. As recent reports reveal, a growing number of scammers are intentionally subjecting their victims to that extreme stress in the pursuit of a quick buck. As the Daily Mail reported, federal authorities are warning parents of the threat posed …
