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Ildefonso Ortiz

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Crime Reporter, Breitbart Texas at Breitbart

Award-winning journalist at Breitbart covering drugs cartels, public corruption & border issues; No Pasa Nada. Opinions mine. Love BJJ-MMA🥋🥊😈

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  • 6 days ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz

    A judge in Mexico ruled in favor of allegations made by prosecutors with the country’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) this week, pointing to Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba having been an ally or associate of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas. The judge ordered that Yarrington be held on the charge of crimes against health in the modality of enabling said crimes. Crimes against health is the commonly used term in Mexico to refer to drug trafficking.

  • 1 week ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

    Authorities in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas remain tight-lipped about the recent rescue of 21 victims who had been abducted by cartel gunmen and were apparently in the process of being conscripted into the criminal organization. Government officials have been actively trying to cover up the mass kidnapping and rescue while claiming that the region is safe.

  • 1 week ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

    The incident occurred over the weekend in Mexico State in Texcoco, where Luis R. Conriquez performed. During the concert, the musician announced that he was not going to perform his most popular songs, known as “corridos.” He was quickly met with boos and insults. The response upset Conriquez. After trying to appease the public, the singer walked off the stage. “This is what we have,” he said in Spanish. “No corridos today.

  • 1 week ago | breitbart.com | Ildefonso Ortiz |Brandon Darby

    This week, agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent former Tamaulipas Governor Tomas de Jesus Yarrington Ruvalcaba to Mexico. Mexican authorities took him into custody as he awaits trial on federal corruption and embezzlement charges. The deportation came after he completed his sentence in the United States. Since a different political party currently controls Mexico than Yarrington’s, he does not have the government protection he previously enjoyed.

  • 2 weeks ago | lucianne.com | Ildefonso Ortiz

    Original ArticlePosted By: ladydawgfan, 4/9/2025 7:32:07 PMAuthorities arrested a Texas woman who allegedly tried to smuggle $270,000 in cash into Mexico. The woman claimed to have been hired to move the cash on this and prior occasions. The arrest occurred over the weekend at the Hidalgo Port of Entry, a criminal complaint filed by agents with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations revealed.

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Ildefonso Ortiz
Ildefonso Ortiz @IldefonsoOrtiz
9 Apr 25

U.S. Treasury Targets ( #Mochomito) Cartel Boss Behind Historic Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico https://t.co/aPvtaWFFSp via @BreitbartNews

Ildefonso Ortiz
Ildefonso Ortiz @IldefonsoOrtiz
7 Apr 25

Epic!!!

Dave Hendricks
Dave Hendricks @dmhj

"The arrest warrant, and any affidavit presented to the magistrate in support of the issuance of the warrant, is public information, and beginning immediately when the warrant is executed the magistrate's clerk shall make a copy of the warrant and the affidavit available ..." https://t.co/2zF3YSEoop

Ildefonso Ortiz
Ildefonso Ortiz @IldefonsoOrtiz
5 Apr 25

Agreden a Periodista que Exhibió Cámaras en Baño de CDMX https://t.co/I9wDBsRQ4D via @BreitbartNews