January 21, 2024 Cartel human smuggling business is turning entire border towns into war zones Mexican drug cartels are profiting off of illegal migrants entering through the U.S.-Mexico border, bringing deadly crime and havoc with them to nearby towns.
January 19, 2024 La Kena, notorious Mexican cartel leader, captured; group accused of killing 2 US tourists A Mexican drug cartel leader whose faction is alleged to have kidnapped four U.S. tourists, killing two of them, was arrested with his associates in shopping mall on Friday
January 18, 2024 Mexican soldiers find factory producing drone bombs, grenade launchers, fake military uniforms A small factory used to make drone bombs and other military gear has been found in a western Mexico state that has been plagued by cartel violence.
January 17, 2024 Gunmen abduct Mexican volunteer searcher, kill her husband and son Gunmen broke into the Salamanca home of Mexican search activist Lorenza Cano, abducting her and killing her husband and son, authorities reported Wednesday.
January 16, 2024 Bride arrested for extortion scheme in Mexico, handcuffed in her wedding dress: prosecutors A bride in Mexico appeared for a police mugshot in her wedding dress after being arrested for alleged extortion of chicken farmers with her fiancé.
January 10, 2024 Deadly cartel drone attack strikes remote Mexican village An alleged car drone attack killed five people in a Mexican state plagued with continued cartel violence, authorities said. Two days later, police said, 6 others were killed in a shootout.
January 3, 2024 Mexican cartels force locals to cover bootleg Wi-Fi costs under threat of death A Mexican cartel is accused of setting up illegal Wi-Fi networks with stolen equipment and threatening to kill civilians who refuse to pay their exorbitant monthly fees.
January 3, 2024 Masked gunmen abduct 31 migrants near Texas border, Mexican authorities say Authorities in Mexico are searching for 31 migrants who were abducted from a bus traveling toward the border with Texas, Mexican officials said.
December 22, 2023 5 appalling crimes around the world in 2023 Child serial killers, dead bodies recovered from a Christian cult, and a violent takedown of El Chapo's son in Mexico were among some shocking crime stories this year.
December 17, 2023 Arizona border rancher fears cartels intentionally overwhelm Border Patrol as a 'diversionary tactic' A fifth-generation Arizona rancher whose property lines up against the southern border fears the cartels are flooding certain areas to divert Border Patrol.