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Tuesday, October 16, 2012  Some nine gunmen are behind bars after being arrested by Mexican troops south of the border in Ciudad Mier.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Federal prosecutors allege a man detained by Border Patrol was responsible for moving loads of cocaine and marijuana through the Rio Grande Valley during his short stint as a plaza boss for the Gulf cartel.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  New details are emerging about the arrests of the Gulf Cartel’s supreme leader and 10 other men.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  Mexican media outlets are reporting that the Gulf Cartel's supreme leader was captured without a single bullet being fired.

Monday, September 10, 2012  Authorities are searching for an alleged Gulf Cartel bodyguard who is now considered a fugitive after skipping out on his trial in McAllen.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Authorities have confirmed that the top leader for one of two factions in the Gulf Cartel is back behind bars.

Monday, March 12, 2012  A man once considered to be the 'heir' to the Gulf Cartel empire has pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking case in Brownsville.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Two men arrested last fall with the nephew of the former boss of Mexico's Gulf cartel have been sentenced to time served for giving false statements to federal agents.

Thursday, December 22, 2011  A South Texas federal judge has ruled that evidence gathered in interviews with a high-ranking member of the Mexican Gulf cartel's Matamoros operations weren't coerced and will be admissible in court.

Monday, December 19, 2011  A Gulf Cartel leader jailed in the Rio Grande Valley claims coerced by federal to give information after authorities threatened to deport him to Mexico where he was fleeing 'certain death.'

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  A man who was supposed to be the alleged 'heir' to the Gulf Cartel empire is expected to go to trial in January after pleading 'not guilty' during an impromptu arraignment.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  The son of slain Gulf Cartel leader 'Tony Tormenta' has been arrested following an incident outside a Matamoros hotel popular with tourists from the Rio Grande Valley.

Monday, November 21, 2011  Federal authorities have moved to seize $20 million dollars in cash, a luxury home east of Rio Hondo and a house in Brownsville as part of an indictment against a jailed Gulf Cartel leader.

Friday, November 18, 2011  A federal grand jury has indicted a 38-year-old man described as a principal leader of Mexico's Gulf Cartel on federal drug and immigration charges.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  Drug cartel graffiti found at Falcon State Park is raising eyebrows among law enforcement officials.