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Surge of cartel violence in central Mexico forces between 800 and 1,000 families to flee homes

The wave of violence in the conflict-torn state of Guerrero started on Wednesday when a powerful group known as Los Ardillos began to fiercely attack the communities in a rural mou...

Mexico’s cartel crackdown hits top ranks – but will it fuel Jalisco violence?

Arrest of potential next leader found hiding in drainage pipe highlights renewed tactics – and fears of cartel infightingUS politics live – latest updatesThe golden coffin of “El M...

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.

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...

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...

Decapitating cartels? Mexico leans into ‘kingpin strategy’ but at a cost

Under pressure from the US, President Claudia Sheinbaum has authorised military operations to arrest cartel leaders.

Cartel war takes surprising turn as CIA involvement in Mexico surfaces

According to sources familiar with the operation, the raid of a clandestine drug lab involved four CIA agents, raising questions about the scope of the agency's activity in Mexico.

Locals Protest Mexican Government's Unwillingness to Stop Gulf Cartel Targeting Innocents

Dozens of residents in the cartel-controlled city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, took a high risk by holding a protest, blocking one of the area's main avenues, and asking to be able to l...

Locals Protest Mexican Government's Unwillingness to Stop Gulf Cartel Targeting Innocents

Dozens of residents in the cartel-controlled city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, took a high risk by holding a protest, blocking one of the area's main avenues, and asking to be able to l...

The Fake Cartel Sicario in the Real Prosecution of an Alleged Iraqi Terrorist

Nothing in the Al-Saadi complaint claims cartels have carried out attacks on behalf of organizations more commonly thought of as “foreign terrorists” in this country, but it certai...

‘Circle of silence’: Why Mexican cartels are targeting Christians

Christian persecution is happening around the world, and in some places that you would never expect — including Mexico.Open Doors US CEO Ryan Brown tells BlazeTV host Allie Beth St...

Exclusivo CNN: la CIA intensifica guerra secreta contra los carteles con operaciones letales dentro de México

Por Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez y Mauricio Torres, CNN A principios de esta primavera, una explosión hizo estallar un automóvil que transportaba a un presunto opera...

Violence Escalates in Colombia

Felipe Galindo Deadly bombings targeting civilians expose a surge in violence ahead of elections. The post Violence Escalates in Colombia appeared first on The Nation.

Co-Founder of Cartel Jalisco Terror Group Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

A California man who was the co-founder of Cartel Jalisco New Generation pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges in a U.S. federal court and awaits sentencing. Cartel Jal...

Co-Founder of Cartel Jalisco Terror Group Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

A California man who was the co-founder of Cartel Jalisco New Generation pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges in a U.S. federal court and awaits sentencing. Cartel Jal...

Incentives matter, Mexican cartel edition

But the cartel’s interests may prove just as important to security as government efforts, according to a dozen local and state officials and security experts. The CJNG has much to...

Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Jou...

Silencing the Press in Criminal Wars: Why the War on Drugs Turned Mexico into the World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists By Guillermo Trejo and Natán Skigin, University of...

A Righteous Fight Against Mexican Drug Cartel Corruption

U.S. and Mexican Police Officials Killed in Highway Crash in Mexico After Meth Lab Raids

Two U.S. officials, a top Mexican state law enforcement official, and his bodyguard died over the weekend in a highway crash in Mexico. The post U.S. and Mexican Police Officials K...

U.S. and Mexican Police Officials Killed in Highway Crash in Mexico After Meth Lab Raids

Two U.S. officials, a top Mexican state law enforcement official, and his bodyguard died over the weekend in a highway crash in Mexico. The post U.S. and Mexican Police Officials K...

Drug gang attacks ‘force hundreds of Indigenous families to flee’ in Mexico

Violence in Guerrero state has driven as many as 1,000 households from their homes, rights group saysHundreds of Indigenous families have been forced to flee their homes in the mou...

Mexican cartel armed with explosives launched from drones attacks rural communities, forcing 800-1,000 families to flee

Thousands of people – including children and the elderly – were forced to flee in just a span of days after what they say were years of mounting attacks.

El Chapo Guzmán culpa al gobierno de México de la violencia e insiste en ser extraditado

El pasado 1 de mayo, el antiguo líder del Cartel de Sinaloa envió una carta manuscrita en inglés a la Corte Federal para el Distrito Este de Nueva York en la que volvía a solicitar...

The secret lives of cartel wives: The women behind Latin America’s narco-empires

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — In the hyper-masculine world of Latin-American drug cartels, it is sometimes the women you need to watch. That’s how the Mexican military hunted down o...