Modest businesses owned by Hispanic families are one of the methods that Mexican traffickers use to move the fortunes they obtain from drug sales in the US
Reports about the agency’s possible involvement in the murder of a mid-level Sinaloa Cartel operative deepen the binational security crisis
The investigation reinforces evidence of covert operations conducted directly on Mexican soil by US agencies, as part of Trump’s crusade against the cartels
The DEA arrested 18 members of the criminal gang that had taken over drug sales in a Los Angeles park filled with homeless people
An official report warns that Joaquín Guzmán exchanged messages last year about threats against government informants and payments for drug sales
The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel has asked to be tried in his homeland on the pending charges against him while serving a life sentence in a maximum-security prison in Colorado
The US indictment of Governor Rocha and members of his administration over ties to El Chapo’s sons is fueling a mix of fatigue and resignation in a region marred by corruption and violence
Several political operatives were kidnapped during the 2021 elections and armed groups stole ballot boxes full of votes, according to the indictment filed by the US prosecutors
Washington has requested the extradition of the accused, but Mexico maintains that the US Department of Justice does not have evidence of their guilt
Claudia Sheinbaum asserts that she was unaware of the agents’ presence and demands explanations from Washington regarding a possible violation of sovereignty
Santa Ana was one of the first territories in the US conquered by the criminal organization. Juan Carlos Valencia González, who is poised to become the new boss, was born there
Mexico and the United States identify the 41-year-old as the possible successor to the powerful organization. Part of an old Michoacán clan and stepson of El Mencho, criminal lineage looms large in the story of the leader of the CJNG’s Elite Group
In 2022, the cartel leader was linked to the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci
Jonathan Obando, a Colombian citizen, survived one of the 41 deadly attacks conducted by Washington against alleged drug-trafficking boats. His father tells his son’s story for the first time
Following the death of El Mencho, a succession process begins to control the lucrative criminal tentacles of Mexico’s most powerful cartel
The criminal group has never hesitated to attack politicians and ambush law enforcement officers
The cool-headed founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel expanded the criminal enterprise, pushing it far beyond drug trafficking. It had tentacles across the entire country and was capable of assassinating judges, politicians, and military officers
From Texas, Luxemborg Trading LLC ordered thousands of shipments with the help of shell companies in Mexico, in a vast operation that has delivered $8 million dollars to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Both agencies, which have a presence on the ground in cities like Minneapolis, have significantly expanded their capabilities during the Republican’s second term
The latest batch of prisoners includes organized crime heavyweights and a handful of names that transcend the six organizations included on the State Department’s blacklist
The transfer to the US of 37 prisoners, including leaders of the Sinaloa, Jalisco New Generation and Northeast cartels, is a response to threats made by the Republican in recent weeks regarding operations south of the Rio Grande
US immigration police operate with ‘absolute immunity’ while they pursue, abuse, detain, deport, and even kill
The Chavista leader has alleged that the accusations against him are a mask to hide Washington’s ‘imperialist plans’ regarding Venezuela’s oil reserves
Security experts detect a greater reach in the arms war of organized crime groups with the use of kamikaze-type drones and signal jammers against attacks from rivals
Joaquín Guzmán López’s guilty plea points to the DEA’s involvement in the Sinaloa Cartel leader’s arrest
A cooperating witness details the links with ‘El Tanque’ and ‘Primito,’ two cartel bosses sanctioned by the Treasury Department, and their business dealings with the tycoon accused of smuggling oil stolen from Pemex into the US
Police arrested 20 people, including high-priority DEA targets and members of the Italian Camorra
