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Borderlands Mexico: US widens Mexican cartel crackdown to tequila makers, baby shoe company

This week in Borderlands Mexico: US widens Mexican cartel crackdown; Port Houston posts record first-half container volume; and Foundry Commercial plans logistics center in Fort Wo...

Cartel Calls Out Mexican Government Corruption After Hanging Bodies from Overpass

A group of gunmen claiming to be from the Sinaloa Cartel released a video and various social media messages calling out the deals between Mexico’s government and drug cartels. The...

U.S. Consulate Issues Warning Over Cartel Threats in Baja California

The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana issued a travel alert warning U.S. citizens to be cautious when visiting the popular city of Mexicali due to undisclosed cartel threats. Mexican news...

Mexican Authorities Kill Cartel Boss, Raid Drug Labs in Western Mexico

Mexican military forces killed a cartel boss in the western state of Michoacan after a shootout. The clash comes as Mexican authorities have been cracking down on cartel operations...

Borderlands Mexico: Nuevo León governor pitches border boom as Texas-Mexico freight surges 

This week in Borderlands Mexico: Nuevo León governor pitches border boom as Texas-Mexico freight surges; NADBank plans nearly $164M in water projects; and Otay Business Park comple...

Trump’s Epic Border Win Hits Cartels Where It Hurts: in the Wallet

Mexican Border State Cops Linked to Kidnappings, Extortions

At least eight state police officers from the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas are under investigation for the alleged kidnapping of a local businessman who was forced to pay a r...

Strong security presence at the US-Mexico border aims to disrupt cartel operations

U.S. and Mexican authorities staged a large-scale security exercise along the Rio Grande on Thursday, testing how law enforcement and military agencies on both sides of the border...

Warring Cartels Target Women in Mexico

A two-year war between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions is driving a surge in killings and disappearances targeting women.

Gulf Cartel Gunman Sneaking into South Texas Now  Facing Terrorism Charges

A Gulf Cartel gunman who was trying to sneak into the U.S. illegally is now facing federal terrorism charges. Prosecutors allege he took part in surveillance, enforcement, and the...

Borderlands Mexico: Trucker protest raises stakes in Mexico-US B-1 visa dispute 

This week in Borderlands Mexico: Trucker protest raises stakes in Mexico-US B-1 visa dispute; CBP announces extended-hours program at Laredo bridge; and Imperative Logistics expand...

Behind the Border Crisis: Chinese TCOs, Cartel Money, and the Multi-Billion-Dollar Pipeline

by cotobuzz at CDN - For a long time, I wanted to believe that global migration policies were driven by genuine, albeit misplaced, good intentions. But the deeper I dig into the d...

Borderlands Mexico: ANPACT warns tariffs threaten truck trade as exports surge

This week in Borderlands Mexico: ANPACT warns tariffs threaten truck trade as exports surge; Stonepeak acquires rail-served logistics property in Fort Worth; and Green Tide Logisti...

280 Pounds of Meth Seized by CBP at Texas Border Crossing

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Texas, thwarted a narcotics smuggler’s attempt to bring $2.5 million in dangerous methamph...

Mexico’s Deportation Capital

Editor’s Note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener, and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and infor...

Border corner stores have filed 700,000 reports on cash transfers

CARTOON: Border crashers

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A U.S.-Mexico Impasse Will Test How Far the Trump Administration Will Go to Fight Drug Trade

The post A U.S.-Mexico Impasse Will Test How Far the Trump Administration Will Go to Fight Drug Trade appeared first on ProPublica.

Mexico's Police Deployed to aid Invasion of Tohono O'odham Land for Border Wall Construction

Mexico's police on the southside of the border, on O'odham ancestral land, while border wall construction crews invade sovereign Tohono O'odham Nation land.Mexico's Police Deployed...

Mexican President Blames Biden-Era Policies for Rise in Cartel Violence

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is blaming Biden-era policies of the United States government for having helped set off the fierce turf war that followed. The turf war erupted...

Mexican Town Set Ablaze After Military Arrests Terrorist Cartel Leader

Members of the United Cartels set fire to a town in the Mexican state of Michoacan following a military raid where authorities arrested one of the top leaders of the terrorist orga...

U.S. Treasury Blacklists Two More Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has formally designated two more Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist cartels. The move brings the number to eight separate cartels that ar...

Border residents wanted crossings reined in. Now Paxton and Talarico face voters wary of deportations

Residents along the U.S.-Mexico border said they want crossings under control and the state’s next senator to actually do something on immigration policy.

Tourists given urgent warning over cartel threat in popular Mexican border town

“Monitor local media for updates” and “notify friends and family of your safety in the event of an incident.”