Amid the violence of northern mexico, an oasis of dental. Get the latest updates on all your mexico tamaulipas nuevo progreso news and events from nuevo progreso, tamaulipas, mexico. Jalisco cartel announces that it wants the morelos plaza. By and large, nuevo progreso is probably the safest choice of all mexican border towns that lie across from the rio grande valley of texas. The jalisco new generation cartel cjng has announced publicly that it is going after the plaza in the state of morelos, posting narcosigns and distributing a video threatening public.
The increase in foreign tourists is slowing transforming the city and its facilities, but if youre looking for a taste of real mexico, progreso is your best bet. Home is located close to the rgv premium outlet mall, nuevo progreso mx. It is currently used for bull fighting and also for hosting professional wrestling events. Nuevo progreso safety concerns 2014 nuevo progreso. Back in 2012 when the zetas versus golfos war was heating up again commander lazcano leader of the zs supposedly dead wanted to take over the rio bravo plaza and the matamoros plaza. Narcotics seized in the san diego smuggling corridor in 2014 the last year for which statistics are available amounted to 71,414 kilos and. Drug cartel violence escalating in mexican border state of. In the last 5 years progreso has seen a decrease in violent crime and an increase in property crime. Check out tripadvisor members 209 candid photos and videos of nuevo progreso nuevo progreso flights to nuevo progreso. Nuevo progreso explosion not related to drug cartel.
A port city on the northern side of the yucatan peninsula, progreso started welcoming cruise ships a few years ago. Nuevo progreso mexico tamaulipas nuevo progreso news. I cant seem to find any current official safety information which addresses nuevo. According the maps created by valor por tamaulipas, the gulf cartel considers these two cities separate plazas. Plaza nuevo progreso, bullring in guadalajara, jalisco disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. The stadium holds 20,000 people and was built in 1967. I bought diabetic meds for my sister and mistakenly took too large 3 months worth of an amount as they stopped me at the border and kept me for a couple of hours with questions, etc. They had allegedly confused them with members of a rival group that, until now, was littleknown. Blockades have been set up on a highway near the mexican border town of nuevo progreso, where two people died in a shootout on saturday. Safe for shopping and dinning nuevo progreso, mexico. He was second in command of the nuevo progreso plaza. Nuevo progreso mexico tamaulipas nuevo progreso news nuevo progresonews.
Drug cartel violence escalating in mexican state of. Agents moved to deal with migrants, creating long border. Kentucky club, juarez, mexico western caribbean, travel. The data is provided as is without warranty or any representation of accuracy, timeliness or completeness. Shootouts erupt in nuevo progresso, reynosa and rio bravo tamaulipas. The 20 crime rate in progreso, tx was 129 crime index, which was 2. Sign up for facebook today to discover local businesses near you. Years of drug cartel violence has all but killed jaunts across the rio grande to mexican border. Nuevo progreso is a favorite weekend getaway for many south texans. Gulf cartel plaza boss indicted for drug smuggling. What is the for postal code nuevo progreso 3, mexico.
No official bikefest ride to nuevo progreso this week we have crossed the border on foot and shopped here a few years ago. Another visit to the border town of nuevo progreso. While this power vacuum has existed for some years nowwith limited strife between the various. Theres really nothing special about south padreits just a touristy island with a bunch of condos and hotels that mostly cater to college spring breakers. The second largest city in the municipality is nuevo progreso, which is located northeast of ciudad rio bravo and lies on the border with the united states. Everything is within walking distance, so most people park on the us side and walk across the bridge. The bottom line to personal safety when traveling is using good judgment and common sense. The new criminal group hitting mexicos cjng where it hurts. Cross the border for some margaritas, mariachis and the charm of old mexico. I was planning a trip across the border into nuevo progreso this weekend feb 16, 2014 until my cousins hairdresser and her family mexican warned me not to. Gulf cartel plaza boss indicted for drug smuggling, money laundering and document fraud brownsville, texas a notorious south texas gulf cartel plaza boss was indicted on friday for participating in drug smuggling and money laundering conspiracies, and for procuring fraudulent visa documents, announced u.
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