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U.S. Treasury Identifies Two Cartel-Connected Casinos in Mexican Border State

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has identified two cartel-connected groups in the border state of Tamaulipas, as well as three of their main operators. As part of the move, the...

U.S. Treasury Identifies Two Cartel-Connected Casinos in Mexican Border State

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has identified two cartel-connected groups in the border state of Tamaulipas, as well as three of their main operators. As part of the move, the...

Exclusive: CBP Foils $1 Million Cartel Cocaine Trafficking Attempt at Texas Border

A suspected drug trafficker chose the busy Memorial Day weekend to attempt to traffic $1.1 million in cocaine across the Progreso International Bridge. U.S. Customs and Border Prot...

Mexico to Prosecute Border State Governor for Working with U.S. Against Cartels

Mexico’s government is trying to prosecute a border state governor. Her crime -- working with U.S. agencies to fight drug cartels. The post Mexico to Prosecute Border State Governo...

Mexican Border City Official Arrested for Cocaine Smuggling in Texas

A former city official from the border city of Matamoros remains in federal custody after U.S. law enforcement agents arrested him in connection with the attempted smuggling of coc...

Cartel wars, El Chapo's sons, a mysterious kidnapping and an extraordinary U.S. indictment

The U.S. case against a Mexican governor is entwined with the mysterious kidnapping of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada. That betrayal may have triggered a political...

How a Drug Cartel Made a Mexican State Its Tool

Cartel insiders say that in exchange for bribes and political support they were allowed to operate in Sinaloa state with near total freedom.

EXCLUSIVE: CBP Officers Seize $4 Million in Cocaine at San Diego Port

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry recently found and seized more than 225 pounds of cocaine in a single smuggling event. The late-Ap...

EXCLUSIVE: CBP Officers Seize $4 Million in Cocaine at San Diego Port

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry recently found and seized more than 225 pounds of cocaine in a single smuggling event. The late-Ap...

Border Report Live: River and border tour planned for Eagle Pass, Texas

A nonprofit organization that stresses community involvement and peaceful border solutions this month is hosting a weekend tour of the border town and Rio Grande in Eagle Pass. In...

A Righteous Fight Against Mexican Drug Cartel Corruption

Mexican Soldiers Watch as Cartel Gunmen Attack Funeral Procession

A group of cartel gunmen carried out a brazen attack on a funeral procession in front of a squad of Mexican Army soldiers who did nothing to stop it. The attack comes at a time whe...

Mexican Military Finds Narco-Tunnel Under Construction near Arizona Border

Mexican military forces found a narco-tunnel that was being built connecting Nogales, Sonora, with its sister city in Arizona. The tunnel is connected to the Los Chapitos faction o...

Mexican Military Finds Narco-Tunnel Under Construction near Arizona Border

Mexican military forces found a narco-tunnel that was being built connecting Nogales, Sonora, with its sister city in Arizona. The tunnel is connected to the Los Chapitos faction o...

Prison Time for Cartel-Connected Human Smuggling Group's Texas Bookkeeper

A 27-year-old woman who was in Texas illegally will spend more than five years in prison for her role as the bookkeeper for a human smuggling group from a faction of Los Zetas resp...

Prison Time for Cartel-Connected Human Smuggling Group's Texas Bookkeeper

A 27-year-old woman who was in Texas illegally will spend more than five years in prison for her role as the bookkeeper for a human smuggling group from a faction of Los Zetas resp...

Corruption, collusion and impunity

The United States’ largest trading partner is its southern neighbor, Mexico, accounting for over 16% of total trade.[1]census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/highlights/topcm.html Yet...

New: Mexican Senator Tied to Sinaloa Cartel Arrested in San Diego

U.S. Government Singles Out Cartel Propaganda Master Masquerading as Human Rights Activist

The U.S. Government publicly identified the main operator behind a cartel propaganda network that benefited one of Mexico’s most violent terrorist organizations. The man claimed to...

Trump’s War on Drug Cartels Expanding — Guatemala Agrees to Joint Strikes

President Donald Trump ordered a sweeping expansion of his administration’s war on drugs. Officials unveiled a new multi‑front strategy aimed at dismantling cartel networks “wherev...

The US’s Not-So-Secret War in Mexico

The Mexican state of Chihuahua is spelled with the letters "CIA".

Border Report Live: Colonias are widespread but still lack basic services, study finds

The report, titled "As Border Enforcement Expands, ‘Colonia’ Communities Are Left Without Basic Infrastructure," was published on April 30 and focuses on border communities in the...

Treasury sanctions cartel-linked casinos on U.S.-Mexico border

The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC) sanctioned targets linked to alleged money laundering and cash smuggling by the Cartel del Noreste (CDN),...

Al momento y adelante: Preocupaciones fronterizas, tráfico y novedades legislativas

Muros fronterizos, cambios al tráfico, demandas escolares y una tragedia que sigue bajo escrutinio. Estas son las historias que marcan la semana en Texas.