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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...

SOUTHCOM Strikes First Suspected Drug Boat in Two Months

Forces with Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere – the new name for Joint Task Force Southern Spear – struck a low-profile vessel suspected of smuggling illicit narcotics on Sunday....

4 Dead in SOUTHCOM Strike on Go-fast Vessel

Forces with Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere struck a go-fast vessel suspected of drug trafficking on Tuesday, according to U.S. Southern Command. The strike – the second in Aug...

US kills two 'narco-terrorists' in strike 2 months since last announced anti-'narco-trafficking' attack

U.S. military announces a deadly strike against a low-profile vessel that it says intelligence showed was participating in "narco-trafficking."

US kills 4 alleged drug smugglers on boat in Caribbean, bringing total to 227 in 68 strikes

SOUTHCOM's latest Caribbean strike killed four narco-terrorists, bringing the roughly one-year total to at least 227 dead across 68 reported operations.

Operation Southern Spear Has Not Slowed Cocaine

“The Trump administration’s deadly military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats have not reduced the amount of cocaine entering the United States, but they’re prompting crimi...

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.

U.S. Southern Command Completes 68th Lethal Drug Boat Strike

U.S. Southern Command has carried out its 68th airstrike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel, bringing the total toll of its campaign to an estimated...

67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.

The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.

Massacre of 10 men in Zacatecas stuns Mexico

The targeted killings were clearly a warning from organized crime, which constitutes a kind of parallel government in many parts of Mexico.

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...

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...

Released video shows military strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat

The U.S. military says two people are dead after it struck an alleged drug trafficking boat Monday. The post Released video shows military strike on a suspected drug trafficking bo...

Atraparon a cuatro de Los Piscineros con 41 municiones y 2 panelas de coca

A los detenidos les incautaron dos panelas de cocaína con un peso de 1 kilo 131 gramos; 41 municiones de guerra y 1 radio portátil, dice el reporte. La entrada Atraparon a cuatro d...

USSOUTHCOM Moves From Plinking Drug Boats to Taking Out Cartel Infrastructure

Accused Drug Trafficker Leaves Post as Mexican Governor, One Day After Resuming Office

A little more than one day after having resumed his role as governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, accused drug trafficker Ruben Rocha Moya announced that he was stepping down i...

US vessel strike kills 2 in eastern Pacific

“We are committed to imposing total systemic friction on narco-terrorists."

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. Takes Aim at New Target in Deadly Boat Strike Campaign

U.S. military officials in the past two weeks have sunk six large fishing vessels accused of providing fuel to fast boats carrying drugs from South America.

Navy, Marines Interdict Fourth Suspected Narco Refueling Station

U.S. forces with Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere interdicted the fourth floating refueling station on Monday, U.S. Southern Command announced via social media. U.S. sailors and...

"Zero Accountability": Ecuadorian Prosecutor Assassinated While Investigating U.S. Boat Strikes

U.S. boat strikes across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 221 people since September, while the Trump administration has provided no evidence linking the vess...

Comando Sur destruyó embarcación en el Pacífico utilizada como estación de combustible

La operación militar, coordinada con las autoridades de Ecuador, permitió neutralizar un buque clandestino vinculado a la organización delictiva Los Choneros que servía para reabas...

U.S. Military Sinks Boats Said to Aid Drug Smuggling Near Ecuador

Unlike dozens of similar strikes, no one was killed after people suspected of drug smuggling were removed from what the U.S. military described as a floating refueling station.

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

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