Cartel

The gang, born in a Venezuelan prison, is considered a powerful criminal organization, but it is not capable of being a national security threat as Donald Trump claims

Imitation European spirits are sold on the streets of Zimbabwe and are popular with young people and the unemployed who, in seeking a cheap drink, put their health at risk

In just 10 days, the navy, supported by other institutions, has seized thousands of kilos of drugs and millions of liters of gasoline from criminal organizations

The gang member, deported Sunday, is a founder member of the Ranfla Nacional, the criminal high command that negotiated homicide reductions in exchange for prison benefits with several Salvadoran governments, including Bukele’s

The documentary series ‘Battle of Culiacán: Heirs of the Cartel’ chronicles the details of the capture of Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo’s youngest son, the impact of fentanyl, and the workings of one of the world’s most powerful criminal organizations

Immigrants expelled by the United States once again face a gang-dominated society where extortion and homicide are the norm

The Oaxaca Prosecutor’s Office has focused its investigation on a ‘settling of scores.’ The lack of evidence, the involvement of the Huatulco police, and the impunity with which organized crime operates in the region underlie the case

The Jalisco Attorney General’s Office updates the catalog of clothing found at the Izaguirre Ranch, used as a base of operations by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel

The discovery of an extermination center has shaken a small community in Jalisco. The negligence of the authorities, who searched the site last September, is further evidence of the collapse of the justice system

The anti-crime measures implemented by the new president undermine the continuity with Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s six-year term, which was defined by a policy of ‘hugs, not bullets’

A judge’s blocking of the transfer of Abraham Oseguera, brother of the CJNG leader, to the U.S. is added to his arrest last year and release nine days later. The then-Mexican president considered it proof of the corruption of the judicial system

Days after the kidnapping of a group of people from Tlaxcala, a car with nine bodies was found on a highway in Puebla. Now no authority wants to take responsibility

The delivery of Rafael Caro Quintero, the leaders of Loz Zetas and other organized crime kingpins marks a watershed in security policy

Mexican and U.S. authorities are struggling to explain the legal basis that allowed them to overcome the court logjam that for years prevented the drug lords from being handed over

In the last four years, authorities have seized 5.4 tons of fentanyl, almost 50% in territory controlled by the sons of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, from where it is trafficked to the US through Tucson and San Diego

Drug trafficking, homicide and organized crime are some of the charges that the dozens of cartel members extradited to contain tariff threats face in US courts

The transfer of the prisoners takes place in the midst of negotiations with the Trump administration to avoid tariffs on Mexican exports

The recent arrests of three important lieutenants of the faction led by ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s sons gives Claudia Sheinbaum weight against Trump’s pressure

The designation of six Mexican criminal groups as terrorist organizations, which takes effect on February 20, raises questions about their size, activities, and territorial reach

Washington has displayed its power on the border with surveillance and reconnaissance missions

The battle between cartel factions has been going on for five months, with hundreds dead and missing. Los Chapitos have suffered more from the onslaught of the authorities, who have focused their actions on the capital, Culiacán

The White House is outlining, pending a formal announcement, the first designations: La Familia Michoacana, Cárteles Unidos, Cartel del Noroeste and the Gulf Cartel are on the list, according to ‘The New York Times’

With over two decades in the anti-drug agency, he undertook missions in Colombia and Afghanistan and was regional chief for Mexico, Canada, and Central America. His appointment threatens to further strain relations with the Mexican government

The Colombian tells of the mistreatment to which US authorities subject migrants expelled after the Republican assumed the presidency

The Mexican president pushed back against a Justice Department document that suggests possible intervention by US agencies and security forces

US authorities are offering a $5 million reward for information about the veteran drug lord. Some reports say he is waiting for the right moment to re-emerge and take back leadership in Sinaloa, where a bloody cartel war is being waged

Washington increases pressure on its neighbors with a decree that tightens the noose on organized crime but poses risks to Mexican sovereignty and compromises other areas of the bilateral relationship