Brandon Darby

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Director, Border and Cartel Chronicles Projects at Breitbart

I tell people's stories and sometimes fight for them. Director, Breitbart’s Border and Cartel Chronicles projects. [email protected]

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Articles

8 Bodies Found in Shallow Pits in Mexican Western Border State

2 weeks ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

The incident began earlier this week, when authorities received a formal complaint about the abduction of eight men who went missing while traveling from the town of Bahia de Los Angeles to Nuevo Rosarito. Authorities issued formal missing persons posters, and local search groups began working to find them. By Thursday afternoon, Mexican military forces received a call about the discovery of a human ear in a rural area in the municipality of San Quintin.
Mexican President Says No Backing Down from Suing U.S. Gun Industry

2 weeks ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

“There is another pending lawsuit,” Sheinbaum said during one of her morning news conferences. “This one was against gun manufacturers. There is another lawsuit that is against gun distributors and gun stores.
Colombian President Confirms Cartel Gunmen Arrested in Mexico were Mercenaries

3 weeks ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

This week, Petro took to social media, where he claimed that the Cartel de Los Reyes in Mexico had hired 12 Colombian mercenaries. Cartel de Los Reyes is a smaller criminal organization affiliated with the Familia Michoacana, which has been engaged in a fierce turf war with Cartel Jalisco New Generation. As Breitbart Texas reported late last month, a group of Colombian mercenaries set up a series of makeshift landmines along a series of dirt roads between Michoacan and Jalisco.
DACA Recipient Sent to U.S. Prison for Buying Guns for Mexican Cartels

3 weeks ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

This week, 22-year-old Mario Elier Leal went before Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane for a sentencing hearing at a federal courthouse in McAllen. Texas. Leal previously pleaded guilty to straw purchasing charges in 2024. During the hearing, Judge Crane sentenced Leal to 97 months in federal prison. According to information provided to Breitbart Texas by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, since Leal is not a U.S. citizen, he will face a deportation process once he completes his sentence.
Gunmen Retaliate Against Mexican Border State Cops After Capture of Regional Cartel Boss

3 weeks ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

The attacks took place over the weekend in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, where at least four state law enforcement officers were injured. The violence is attributed to the recent capture of a regional figure who controlled the central part of Tamaulipas for the Gulf Cartel. The Gulf Cartel is one of six drug gangs designated by the U.S. Department of State as foreign terrorist organizations. The violence began on Friday afternoon and continued into the weekend.
Mexican Authorities Arrest Colombian Mercenaries Building Explosives for Cartels

4 weeks ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

In a series of raids in the state of Michoacan, Mexican military forces arrested 12 Colombian nationals and five Mexicans who were part of a cell of cartel gunmen operating in the region. The gunmen are believed to be linked to the Carteles Unidos faction of the Familia Michoacana, which had been fighting against the Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG). Both cartels have been designated as foreign terror groups by the U.S. Department of State.
Cartel Gunmen Abduct, Murder Musical Group in Mexican Border City

4 weeks ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

The abduction took place early Sunday morning after the five members of a local regional musical group called Fugitivo went to perform at a private party. When they arrived at the venue, they found it closed. They never returned. Relatives and loved ones quickly sounded the alarm and filed missing persons reports with authorities. They then began holding protests and spreading the information on social media as a way to pressure authorities into action.
Six Mexican Army Soldiers Killed in Cartel Landmine Explosion in Western Mexico

4 weeks ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

The explosion happened Tuesday afternoon near the town of Los Reyes, Michoacan, an area between the borders of that state and Jalisco that Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) and Carteles Unidos are currently fighting over. The rival groups are fighting for control of lucrative drug trafficking routes into Mexico, as well as drug production areas. Both of those cartels have been labeled as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. government.
11 Mexican Federal Cops Caught Guarding Cartel Fuel Theft Operations

1 month ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

The arrest took place late last week in the Mexican state of Guanajuato when local police officers from the town of Apaseo El Alto responded to an anonymous call and found a group of men illegally tapping into a fuel line. The men were being guarded by a squad of uniformed officers from Mexico’s National Guard. When the local officers arrived, several men at the site fled, leaving behind the federal officers and the tractor-trailer used to store the stolen fuel.
DOJ: Houston-Based Cartel Drug Ring Used Taco Trucks To Distribute Drugs

1 month ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

This week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the unsealing of a 29-count indictment against 15 members of a Houston-based drug ring accused of numerous drug trafficking and weapons charges. The group allegedly would move various quantities of drugs from South Texas to Houston and then distribute them, authorities claimed. Recently, authorities arrested most members of the group.