civic pewter
A thread for news pertaining to the US / México border such as immigration, narcotics, and border policy. Additionally, a special focus on border-pertinent news in
The US states of
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
The Mexican states of
Tamaulipas
Nuevo Leon
Coahuila
Chihuahua
Sonora
Baja California
I've made this because of the Gulf Cartel vs. CJNG conflict that began on April 28th in Tamaulipas as well as the impending end of Title 42 on May 11th.
This is from today, a late military response from the Mexican government. Fighting has been ongoing since the 28th.
The Groupo Escorpión 🦂 is the gulf Cartel's special forces unit. Tamaulipas, the state directly south from Texas, has been the Gulf Cartel's stronghold for decades at this point. CJNG seems to be trying to force them out of the Reynosa/McAllen border crossing to gain the valuable smuggling route there for themselves.
I include the emoji because they frequently use that on twitter
Technicals from both sides have been speeding about the area. I've seen reports of fighting in
Reynosa (primarily)
Matamoros (a little)
San Fernando (a lot last night)
To put it mildly, CJNG's offensive has been running into problems. I've seen at least three different angles on a Groupo Escorpión ambush they waltzed right into two nights ago in a forested area, and based off what other folks are posting the only likely area that happened in is San Fernando.
https://twitter.com/blogdelnarcomex/status/1653426343676203010?t=CZKYcpcrWXTdB-vDYqAwyA&s=19
also be SUPER careful looking through tags like #tamaulipas and #reynosa on twitter right now, I saw an intimidation video of (cw torture) ||a man doused in gasoline being set on fire in what was probably a rural area outside Reynosa.||
proven raptor
Somewhat related - another gut punch for Tamaulipas on the commercial front. Between the cartels and this, makes sense Nuevo León is exploding
civic pewter
Somewhat related - another gut punch for Tamaulipas on the commercial front. Bet...
Inspections again, dang. Those caused a lot of problems last time around, politically and economically
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civic pewter
Mexican army nabbed some of the Gulf Cartel leadership in Tamaulipas. Let's hope this tones down violence in the state.
Tamaulipas has a "do not travel" warning from the U.S. State Department right now.
broken folio
mild wolf
looks like the part between the Rio Grande and this bottom crossing road, but google earth isn't getting me close enough to match fences and lights
that's where the parallel dirt road is closest
civic pewter
looks like the part between the Rio Grande and this bottom crossing road, but go...
I found a much clearer view of the shooting, CW: combat
also CW: blood in the tweet this tweet is replying to
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Title 42, the trump era immigration policy, officially ended at midnight CST this morning.
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tacit jasper
Do not forget to add spoiler tags and content warnings, please!
fluid ivy
I've made this because of the Gulf Cartel vs. CJNG conflict that began on April ...
Should be noted the involvement of Los Metros, Zetas Vieja Escuela among others.
In the conflict, CJNG wise the only physical evidence of their presence has been the capture of ‘monstruos’ marked as belonging to CJNG. Although, there’s ongoing claims that members of Tamaulipas state government are withholding information regarding CJNG’s role in the conflict
I really need to look into it deeper, if i remember right seven groups were initially claimed to be involved, but i’ve been too busy to properly check the claims
Please let me know if any of the videos i posted need to be censored or given content warnings
mild wolf
Please let me know if any of the videos i posted need to be censored or given co...
Links to where these videos are from are important - let me know if you need help with that
fluid ivy
Will post one second
Link to the first video:
https://twitter.com/alfredoalvarezz/status/1652378666998050816?s=46&t=lckC18Ct5r5aofwR57uHLg
The second video sadly i do not recall where it was posted
civic pewter
In the conflict, CJNG wise the only physical evidence of their presence has been...
OSINT in Tamaulipas is really hard because of the sheer amount of gulf cartel factions, and it is also hard to independently verify CJNG presence
Most of the claims I've seen of CJNG presence in Tamaulipas is Gulf Cartel Escorpiones posting propaganda videos claiming victory over unmarked "CJNG" types.
fluid ivy
OSINT in Tamaulipas is really hard because of the sheer amount of gulf cartel fa...
haven't seen Escorpiones mention CJNG i may of missed it, rather have seen them show off members of CDN, Los Metros and Zetas Vieja Escuela
civic pewter
haven't seen Escorpiones mention CJNG i may of missed it, rather have seen them ...
It's very possible I got it mixed up, you're probably right on that
mi español no es muy bueno todavía
fluid ivy
regarding Tamaulipas, 'El Chili Willi' of CDN was recently killed along with CDG posting a manta in Miguel Alemán naming him as a traitor and behind the kidnapping of family members of military personel, may be referring to the kidnapping of the wife, daughter and family friend a little while ago
@mild wolf is it fine if i post a censored picture of a written communication? Censored due to it having photos of a body
mild wolf
<@126386632868888577> is it fine if i post a censored picture of a written commu...
Can you DM it to me first?
broken folio
Wow, that's definitely a warning, has it been geolocated?
(Also I feel sorry for whoever were to point out the spelling mistakes 
)
fluid ivy
I don’t believe it has yet i can check
I should clarify this is not the only banner that was placed i believe there were multiple
fluid ivy
An additional banner was placed by Grupo Escorpion recently in which it identifies leadership of Los Metros, Zeta Vieja Escuela, the Arzate Organization who is suspected to maintain an alliance with Los Metros, transit cordinators and names Cadereyta Municipal Police
Sourced from Valor Por Tamaulipas Telegram
dim tapir
Not so much border specific but good writing that goes over the development of organizational and morale patches in cartles, does use some examples from closer to the border regions
fluid ivy
there's so many designs over the years and through various groups i wished the piece covered more
https://youtu.be/fWgJKx-Vzn0 contains footage of members carrying the Operadores Droneros CJNG patches, no violence is shown
i had photos of a CDN patch that was on a chest rig seized in Tamaulipas near the beginning of when it popped off with CDG, trying to find it
flint crown
Here’s our ongoing map of surveillance towers and license plate readers on the US side https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/03/cbp-expanding-its-surveillance-tower-program-us-mexico-border-and-were-mapping-it
tidal tulip
tidal tulip
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-white-house-congress-border-security-detention-deportation/
broken folio
I mean, they have no choice as far as I can guess
tidal tulip
Yeah… immigration has been a serious humanitarian/security/political issue for a long time depending on which of the political spectrum you’re on in the United States. Sadly not surprised politicians are using the Ukraine aid as hostage to advance their agendas on the border
And also I can imagine it’s a real circus show in Congress right now since a lot of Congress members are preparing to leave town for Christmas break and all
Should be interesting to see how this pans out for the next couple days
tidal tulip
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/01/18/americas-southern-border-has-become-a-global-crossroads
archived: https://archive.is/20240118151323/https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/01/18/americas-southern-border-has-become-a-global-crossroads
On a side note, I wasn't aware of Niskanen Centre until the Economist article
https://time.com/6258610/niskanen-center-bipartisanship-think-tank-politics/
archived: https://archive.is/20230307150353/https://time.com/6258610/niskanen-center-bipartisanship-think-tank-politics/
tidal tulip
worldly arrow
Hey! Dave here from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Anyone want to take crack at geolocating this Anduril surveillance tower in Big Bend Sector, Texas?
worldly arrow
Hey! Dave here from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Anyone want to take crac...
Going to post this to the geolocation channel
blazing tartan
Sharing this great map that y'all might find resourceful. Maintained by @MexicoCartelMap (twitter) https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1fssgCzO1J6TnXS2SqlbutbaxbPQFo3I&ll=30.10869276054467%2C-106.4211009490288&z=6
mossy prawn
There's also a Geoconfirmed map for Mexican drug cartels
https://geoconfirmed.org/cartel
blazing tartan
During a press conference in Michoacan authorities showcased multiple drone bomb models and explosives fabricated by criminal organizations in the region. Interestingly, an M18A1 Claymore is visible among some of the explosives displayed. Video taken from Facebook: Comunidades de Michoacan
uneven palm
