May 2, 2023 2 feuding Mexican cartels block roads near US border Feuding Mexican cartels have briefly blocked roads in the border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas on Tuesday. At one point, gunmen used a school bus as a blockade.
May 2, 2023 Mexican police arrest top cartel lieutenant near the US-Mexico border A top lieutenant in the Gulf drug cartel has been arrested by police near the US-Mexico border. The man who was arrested goes by "La Cabra" meaning The Goat.
April 28, 2023 Sinaloa Cartel co-founder, portrayed in 'Narcos' series, could be released from prison in days Mexican authorities are on the verge of releasing Hector "El Guero" Palma, the notorious co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel who was convicted in two cop slayings.
April 27, 2023 US sanctions Mexican resort timeshare fraud linked to drug cartel The U.S. Treasury Department has announced sanctions against members of the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel who are allegedly involved in timeshare fraud targeting elderly Americans.
April 26, 2023 Mexico: Authorities find 8 bodies in Cancun resort as drug cartel violence rages Mexican authorities said five bodies were discovered near the Cancun resort while another three bodies were discovered separately in a wooded area near the airport.
April 18, 2023 Mexican president accused of wiretapping activists, violating pledge Press freedom groups are accusing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of illegally allowing his military to spy on human rights activists.
April 17, 2023 China criticizes US sanctions on fentanyl trade, say they 'undermine' Washington-Beijing relations: report A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Beijing has filed a complaint with Washington after the Treasury Department announced sanctions to crack down on the fentanyl trade.
April 17, 2023 Mexican kidnappers targeting American tourists have 'no code' curbing ruthlessness: expert Private investigator Jay Armes III, who's been working kidnappings in Mexico for more than three decades, told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital that kidnapping was a business "with a code" that's been erased by today's criminals
April 14, 2023 Attorney General Garland announces indictments against El Chapo's sons, blasts China for fentanyl epidemic The Department of Justice on Friday announced indictments against infamous drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's sons, known as the Chapitos, who have taken over the Sinaloa Cartel's fentanyl trafficking operations.
April 5, 2023 Sinaloa drug cartel member extradited to US on international drug trafficking, firearms charges A high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel who worked closely with El Chapo was extradited to the U.S. Saturday to face international drug trafficking charges.