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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 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...

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...

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.

Cartel leader arrested, linked to killings of Mexican influencer Valeria Márquez, mayor Carlos Manzo

A cartel leader known as "El R-1" is linked to the killing of former Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo and the feminicide of influencer Valeria Márquez.

Gang deploys new tactic to smuggle cocaine through South American port

Police in Ecuador have seized more than a tonne of cocaine in a raid illustrating a novel smuggling technique. A drug gang in Ecuador has deployed a highly sophisticated new tactic...

Chinese Peking University Graduate ‘Brother Wang’ Allegedly Built an International Drug Trafficking Network

A Chinese man known by the nickname “Brother Wang” was identified by U.S. and Mexican law enforcement agencies as a key intermediary connecting Chinese chemical suppliers, Mexican...

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.

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.

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.

Treasury flags cartel-linked fuel smuggling via U.S. firms

Treasury is teaching institutions how to identify suspicious transactions by U.S. freight and logistics firms potentially tied to drug cartel-backed fuel sales to Mexico.

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.

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...

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”...

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...

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...

Man whose slain brother led Mexican cartel pleads guilty to drug charges in US

A man whose slain brother led one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent drug cartels has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic cocaine and methamphetamine into the U.S. Prosecuto...

Arizona Cartel Hitman Leader Sentenced for Trafficking Guns Via Facebook

Borderlands Mexico: Criminal groups keep pressure on Mexican freight networks

Mexican authorities say highway cargo theft is falling, but criminals are increasingly targeting freight through evolving schemes and vulnerable locations. The post Borderlands Mex...

NDLEA uncovers Mexican cartel links to meth labs in Ogun, Oyo forests

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised the alarm over attempts by international drug cartels to establish production bases in Nigeria, disclosing that Mexican-...

Feds: Truckers hauled hundreds of kilos of cartel cocaine on US-Canada freight lanes

The wider investigation spans drug trafficking, cargo theft, extortion and human trafficking, while key drivers and carriers remain unidentified. The post Feds: Truckers hauled hun...

Cartel leader's ex-wife pleads guilty to violating U.S. sanctions over school tuition

The ex-wife and current partner of a leader of the Mexican cartel Los Cuinis pleaded guilty to violating U.S. counternarcotics sanctions, according to the Justice Department.

Mexican cartel boss linked to influencer’s livestreamed murder arrested, officials say

Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala, alleged leader of Los Rs tied to CJNG, faces charges in the livestreamed killing of Valeria Márquez and a mayor's assassination.

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...