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Katie Hobbs February 25, 2025

Southern border state governor takes on cartels and security with signing of executive order

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order this week to establish a multi-agency task force to take on cartels and secure the border.

Mexico February 20, 2025

Fearing Trump will cross border militarily to pursue cartels, Mexico moves to reform constitution

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will propose constitutional reforms aimed at protecting the country’s sovereignty over concerns that the U.S. military could pursue drug cartels inside Mexico.

Donald Trump February 19, 2025

Trump State Department declares Tren de Aragua, MS-13, Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

The Trump administration designated eight dangerous gangs and cartels, including Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations.

Mexican Cartel Violence February 18, 2025

Sinaloa Cartel takes root in American neighborhoods: Where are they?

Mexico's vicious Sinaloa drug cartel is "woven into our communities," a retired special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration said.

Opinion February 17, 2025

Trump’s designation of cartels as terrorists ends the fiction that Mexico is a trustworthy ally

Trump’s action exposes the inconvenient truth: Mexico, under Presidents Andrés Manuel López Obrado and Claudia Sheinbaum, is deeply compromised by cartel corruption and control.

Mexican Cartel Violence February 12, 2025

Feds likely eyeing 'cover-ups' to bust Mexican cartels along border: former DEA agent

The U.S. Drug and Enforcement Agency could hire informants to reveal where Mexican drug cartel tunnel "cover-ups" are located in the U.S., a former DEA special agent says.

Chicago February 11, 2025

Chicago grand jury returns indictment against high-ranking affiliate of violent Sinaloa Cartel: DOJ

A grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment against a high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel affiliate on charges of drug conspiracy and firearm offenses.

Mexican Cartel Violence February 4, 2025

FBI adds alleged leader of Meza-Flores transnational criminal organization to Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list

The FBI added Fausto Isidro Meza-Flores, alleged head of the Meza-Flores criminal organization, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.

Mexico February 3, 2025

Mexican cartels targeting Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones, explosives amid Trump crackdown: report

Mexican drug cartels have planned attacks on U.S. Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones and other explosives to combat a crackdown by the Trump administration at the southern border.

Constitution January 28, 2025

Mike Lee floats allowing private parties to target drug cartels for profit

Sen. Mike Lee suggests U.S. could use letters of marque and reprisal to combat the drug cartel problem by green-lighting privateers to target cartel assets.

Immigration January 27, 2025

Sinaloa cartel member arrested by ICE in Texas: sources

A Sinaloa cartel member arrested by ICE in El Paso, Texas, was found with multiple weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition, sources say.