Ildefonso Ortiz

Ildefonso Ortiz

Articles by Ildefonso Ortiz

Mexico’s Government To Sue U.S. Lawyer Who Called Sheinbaum Corrupt

Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced that her government would be filing a lawsuit in the Mexican court system against a U.S. defense attorney who called her and her government corrupt. The attorney is the same individual who represented one of the leaders of Los Chapitos in court.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum claims that crime is down under her watch. (Credit: Pr

Mexican President Offended by Chapito’s Lawyer Calling Her Government ‘Corrupt’

In an ironic twist, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sparked a news controversy after exchanging barbs with the lawyer representing Ovidio Guzman, one of the sons of jailed kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The Mexican politician is claiming to be offended after the U.S. lawyer called her government corrupt for having protected an infamous Mexican army general accused in a U.S. court of drug trafficking.

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GRAPHIC: Sinaloa Governor Claims All Is Well as State Leads Nation in Murders

The governor of Sinaloa claims that all is well in his state, while the ongoing turf war between rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel has propelled his state to lead the nation in murders. That same politician is the one who had been singled out by political rivals as having had a close relation with Sinaloa Cartel leaders and having been caught in the middle as the two main factions went to war last year.

Cartel gunmen left a van full of bodies in Culiacan, Sinaloa. (Credit: Breitbart Texas / C

Gunmen Hijack 33 Tons of Gold, Silver Concentrate in Truck on Mexican Highway

Authorities in Mexico are remaining tightlipped about how a team of gunmen was able to hijack a truck carrying 33 tons of gold and silver concentrate. The high-stakes robbery comes as Mexico’s government continues to claim that public safety is improving and that the country is safe.

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Mexican Cartel Connected Banks Feeling Pressure from Trump Admin

The recent sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on two banks in Mexico and a brokerage firm sparked widespread controversy and speculations about the future of financial institutions in a country where even the White House has previously accused top Mexican government officials of having an intolerable relationship with drug cartels.

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Cops Find 338 Bodies in Mexican Border City Crematorium

Authorities in the border state of Chihuahua are working to identify the bodies of 338 individuals who were piled up inside a crematorium in the border city of Juarez. The bodies were meant to be incinerated, but for unknown reasons, they were just bagged and placed on top of each other. At the same time, relatives got urns with cement or other materials that funeral officials passed off as ashes.

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Mexican Raid Reveals Cartel Jalisco Set Up Fuel Smuggling Network in Southwest Texas

A series of ongoing raids by Mexican authorities uncovered how Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) managed to quietly set up its fuel theft and smuggling operation throughout northern Mexico and South Texas. The new revelations come soon after Breitbart News Foundation reported how CJNG established a cell of gunmen in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila.

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GRAPHIC: Mexican Cartel Violence Leaves Four Headless Bodies Hanging From Bridge, 16 Others Killed

Sinaloa Cartel gunmen killed close to two dozen rivals, hanging four from a bridge, dismembering some, stuffing them in bags, and stacking the rest inside a van. The gory crime scenes sparked terror as two main factions, the Chapitos and Mayiza factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, continue to wage a fierce turf war that killed hundreds and rages on, for almost a year, despite the many assurances by Mexico’s government about cracking down on cartel violence. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. Department of State.

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Mexican Government Rushes to Defend Cartel-Connected Banks Targeted for Sanctions by U.S. Treasury Department

Mexico’s government is rushing to the aid of two Mexican-based banks and a brokerage firm that the U.S. Department of the Treasury accused of working with various cartels to launder money or helping them move money to China to pay for fentanyl precursors. Mexican officials questioned the validity of the Treasury Department’s sanctions, stating that the claims lack sufficient evidence to support the allegations.

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U.S. Consulate: Avoid Travel on Mexican Border Highways due to Kidnappings

The U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, issued an alert over a series of kidnappings along certain Mexican border highways. The warning follows the actions by teams of gunmen who abducted at least ten people in at least three separate cases in recent days. It remains unclear if other similar cases have not been reported.

Mexican police set up crime scene tape. (Credit Breitbart News Foundation / Cartel Chronic

Gunmen in Southern Mexico Assassinate Mayor, City Staffer Inside City Hall

Authorities in southern Mexico are investigating the murder of a mayor at the hands of a team of gunmen who stormed the municipal headquarters, shooting their intended target and another city official. The attack is the second murder of a mayor in the Mexican state of Oaxaca in 2025.

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8 Bodies Found in Shallow Pits in Mexican Western Border State

Mexican authorities confirmed the discovery of eight bodies belonging to a group of men who had been reported missing earlier this week. The discovery began when locals reported to authorities the discovery of a human ear in a rural area of Baja California.

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Mexican President Says No Backing Down from Suing U.S. Gun Industry

Just one day after the U.S. Supreme Court shot down one lawsuit from Mexico’s government against various gun manufacturers, President Claudia Sheinbaum claimed that her government was moving forward with other lawsuits aimed at the gun industry.

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Colombian President Confirms Cartel Gunmen Arrested in Mexico were Mercenaries

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has confirmed that 12 cartel gunmen recently arrested by Mexican military forces were former Colombian soldiers turned mercenaries. The politician claimed that selling their skills to the highest bidder was a high level of treason that should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

CJNG weapons seized by Mexican military after a shootout in Michoacan. (Credit Mexico SEMA

DACA Recipient Sent to U.S. Prison for Buying Guns for Mexican Cartels

A Mexican national living in the U.S. under the protection of an Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will be spending more than eight years in prison for leading a straw purchasing ring that supplied firearms to cartel members in Mexico.

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Cartel Gunmen Abduct, Murder Musical Group in Mexican Border City

A group of cartel gunmen abducted, murdered, and incinerated a group of musicians in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. Desperate relatives held protests, vigils, and even blocked access to international ports of entry in an attempt to get government officials to act and not ignore the case, like the thousands of missing persons cases that have been taking place throughout the state of Tamaulipas in recent years.

Tamaulipas police forces raid a building. (Credit Breitbart News Foundation / Cartel Chron

Six Mexican Army Soldiers Killed in Cartel Landmine Explosion in Western Mexico

Mexico’s government remains tight-lipped about an explosion that killed six Mexican Army soldiers in the western state of Michoacan.  The soldiers were riding in armored personnel carriers, and the explosion is believed to have been a landmine planted by one of the cartels fighting for control of the region.

Mexican military vehicle. Credit: Breitbart News Foundation / Cartel Chronicles

11 Mexican Federal Cops Caught Guarding Cartel Fuel Theft Operations

Authorities in Mexico arrested 11 members of the country’s National Guard for protecting an alleged cartel fuel theft operation in Central Mexico. The arrest comes at a time when the U.S government has singled out the theft of fuel and its underground market as one of the biggest revenue makers for drug cartels in Mexico.

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DOJ: Houston-Based Cartel Drug Ring Used Taco Trucks To Distribute Drugs

Federal authorities arrested several members of a cartel-connected Houston-based drug ring that allegedly used taco trucks to store and distribute different kinds of drugs. The group reportedly moved large quantities of multiple drugs including heroin, meth, cocaine, mushrooms, pills and marijuana.

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Texas University Discriminates Against Non-Spanish-Speaking Professors, Says Lawsuit

A lawsuit filed in federal court by three female professors claims that university officials are looking into establishing a bilingual university with course credit classes in Spanish and hiring only Spanish-speaking professors. The three professors claimed to have been racially discriminated against because they are not Hispanic — one is of African origin, while the other two are Asian.

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