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Mexican cartel in Europe sought mortars, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades

Washington is striking back at a powerful Mexican cartel that federal prosecutors say sought to treat Europe as a safe base for drugs and weapons deals. Alleged cartel operatives a...

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.

Mexican drug cartels are increasingly using bomb-laden drones and improvised explosive devices. ‘We are facing steady in...

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, and the Sinaloa Cartel have fought for years over control of Zacatecas.

Contraband fuel: Smuggling gasoline into Mexico earns cartels millions

The scheme, known as huachicol fiscal, is the second-largest source of revenue for cartels, after drug trafficking.

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...

Calling Cartels 'Narcoterrorists' Turns Drug Enforcement Into War Making

Brazil’s gangs show why the “narcoterrorist” label is tempting, misleading, and unlikely to stop drugs.

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...

How Mexican drug cartels have outsourced meth labs to Nigeria

West Africa is becoming increasingly attractive to those who want to make and export illicit drugs.

Why Mexican cartels are increasingly using car bombs and other explosives

So far this year, Zacatecas has recorded 23 attacks involving explosives, including six involving cars or motorcycles packed with explosives, state Attorney General Cristian Paul C...

The cartels are learning drone warfare from Ukraine

Last summer, European news outlets reported that “volunteers” from Mexican and Colombian drug cartels had infiltrated Ukraine’s military — considered the world’s “drone superpower”...

FEDS: Terrorist Mexican Cartel Bought RPGs, Machine Guns from Czech Republic

Four members of the terrorist organization known as Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) are facing federal charges in the United States in connection with the purchase of RPGs, ma...

U.S. DEA: Mexico’s High-Level Officials Work Directly With Terrorist Drug Cartels

A series of comments by the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sparked new controversy in Mexico, as he pointed to “high-level officials” within the government...

U.S. Government Prioritizes Mexican Terrorist Cartel, Offers $100 Million in Rewards

The U.S. government announced a concerted effort to target Mexico’s most dangerous terrorist organization, Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG). The effort by both the U.S. Departm...

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

Contraband fuel: Smuggling gasoline into Mexico earns cartels millions

MEXICO CITY — Mexico has been a major oil producer for more than a century, but its lack of refining capacity creates a quandary: The country must import much of its gasoline and d...

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...

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...

Between cartel threats and U.S. airstrikes, Ecuador fishers have nowhere to hide

Drug cartels have turned the small ports of Ecuador's Manabi province into a cocaine-trafficking hub, extorting local fishers who are prized for their navigation skills.

FBI Hunting Man Who Packed Drugs In Fire Extinguishers

The FBI in Los Angeles is searching for the ringleader of a cartel operation that packed the narcotics into hollowed-out fire extinguishers, which were then deeply concealed inside...

Cartels Are Exploiting Mexico’s Cattle Trade As Americans Pay More For Beef

Traffickers use falsified paperwork and black-market identification tags to launder smuggled animals into legitimate Mexican commerce.

New Violent Action by Mexican Cartels Could Disrupt Avocados From Entering US Market

USSOUTHCOM Moves From Plinking Drug Boats to Taking Out Cartel Infrastructure

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...

$634,000 worth of alleged COCAINE being smuggled into US from Mexico seized by feds: CBP

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported busting a smuggling operation at a port of entry at the United States-Mexico border.CBP told Blaze News that officers at the cargo f...