Category: Cartels
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Oaxaca Mayor Joel Ángel Bravo Killed After Gunmen Stormed His Home Oaxaca Mayor Joel Ángel Bravo Killed After Gunmen Stormed His Home
Cartels June 13, 2026

Oaxaca Mayor Joel Ángel Bravo Killed After Gunmen Stormed His Home

Violence struck Oaxaca once again on Saturday after Joel Ángel Bravo Martínez, ... more

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Who is the drug kingpin poised to wrest power from the Sinaloa Cartel and dominate the state? Who is the drug kingpin poised to wrest power from the Sinaloa Cartel and dominate the state?
Cartels June 28, 2026

Who is the drug kingpin poised to wrest power from the Sinaloa Cartel and dominate the state?

The Sinaloa Cartel has controlled drug trafficking in the northern state of ... more

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Narcos were driving around Tecate with almost a ton of crystal meth. Narcos were driving around Tecate with almost a ton of crystal meth.
Cartels July 12, 2026

Narcos were driving around Tecate with almost a ton of crystal meth.

More than 900 kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride, known on the market as ... more

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U.S. Border Czar Defends ICE Plan to Use Shock-Delivering Gloves U.S. Border Czar Defends ICE Plan to Use Shock-Delivering Gloves
Cartels August 14, 2026

U.S. Border Czar Defends ICE Plan to Use Shock-Delivering Gloves

White House border czar Tom Homan defended a plan by Immigration and ... more

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Jesús Vargas, Abasolo Police Commander, Killed in Armed Attack in Pénjamo, Guanajuato Jesús Vargas, Abasolo Police Commander, Killed in Armed Attack in Pénjamo, Guanajuato
Cartels June 10, 2026

Jesús Vargas, Abasolo Police Commander, Killed in Armed Attack in Pénjamo, Guanajuato

Jesús Vargas, a commander with the Abasolo Municipal Police, was killed this ... more

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US seizes 43,000 rounds of ammunition at Mariposa, Arizona border crossing US seizes 43,000 rounds of ammunition at Mariposa, Arizona border crossing
Cartels June 23, 2026

US seizes 43,000 rounds of ammunition at Mariposa, Arizona border crossing

U.S. authorities seized 43,000 rounds of ammunition at the Mariposa, Arizona border ... more

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“El Pollero,” member of “Los Tanzanios,” captured in Iztapalapa with drugs and a submachine gun “El Pollero,” member of “Los Tanzanios,” captured in Iztapalapa with drugs and a submachine gun
Cartels July 30, 2026

“El Pollero,” member of “Los Tanzanios,” captured in Iztapalapa with drugs and a submachine gun

Mexico City authorities arrested "El Pollero"—an alleged member of the criminal cell ... more

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Russia Warns of Alleged Plan to Link Moscow to Drug Cartels in Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia Russia Warns of Alleged Plan to Link Moscow to Drug Cartels in Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia
Cartels August 18, 2026

Russia Warns of Alleged Plan to Link Moscow to Drug Cartels in Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia

Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has warned of what it claims is ... more

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His mother made him pass off as an innocent victim, but William is a member of the CJNG who planted bombs in Zacatecas His mother made him pass off as an innocent victim, but William is a member of the CJNG who planted bombs in Zacatecas
Cartels September 1, 2026

His mother made him pass off as an innocent victim, but William is a member of the CJNG who planted bombs in Zacatecas

The arrest of William Ariel Rangel Martínez, originally from Aguascalientes and for ... more

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The family of “El 03,” a CJNG leader: what is known about the alleged wife and children of Juan Carlos Valencia González The family of “El 03,” a CJNG leader: what is known about the alleged wife and children of Juan Carlos Valencia González
Cartels September 21, 2026

The family of “El 03,” a CJNG leader: what is known about the alleged wife and children of Juan Carlos Valencia González

With Juan Carlos Valencia González—alias “El 03” or “El Pelón”—rising to a ... more

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“El Cangreburguer” of La Familia Michoacana Captured in Milpa Alta; Identified as an Operative Linked to “El Seven” “El Cangreburguer” of La Familia Michoacana Captured in Milpa Alta; Identified as an Operative Linked to “El Seven”
Cartels October 2, 2026

“El Cangreburguer” of La Familia Michoacana Captured in Milpa Alta; Identified as an Operative Linked to “El Seven”

The Mexico City Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía CDMX) arrested Uriel “N”—alias “El ... more

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CIA Rejects CNN Report on Alleged Operation Against Sinaloa Cartel Operative CIA Rejects CNN Report on Alleged Operation Against Sinaloa Cartel Operative
Cartels May 13, 2026

CIA Rejects CNN Report on Alleged Operation Against Sinaloa Cartel Operative

Liz Lyons, spokesperson for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), on Tuesday ... more

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“La Tía” Arrested for Carlos Manzo’s Murder; She Was an Operative for “El Congo” “La Tía” Arrested for Carlos Manzo’s Murder; She Was an Operative for “El Congo”
Cartels May 19, 2026

“La Tía” Arrested for Carlos Manzo’s Murder; She Was an Operative for “El Congo”

Wendy Fabiola 'N', alias “La Tía” (The Aunt), 35, was arrested for ... more

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“La Tuta,” former leader of La Familia Michoacana, secures postponement of New York hearing “La Tuta,” former leader of La Familia Michoacana, secures postponement of New York hearing
Cartels June 25, 2026

“La Tuta,” former leader of La Familia Michoacana, secures postponement of New York hearing

Servando Gómez Martínez, the former leader and founder of La Familia Michoacana, ... more

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