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Mexican Navy Intercepts Semi-Submersible with 4 Tons of Cocaine Mexican Navy Intercepts Semi-Submersible with 4 Tons of Cocaine
Cartels February 19, 2026

Mexican Navy Intercepts Semi-Submersible with 4 Tons of Cocaine

Omar García Harfuch, head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection ... more

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Mexico and the United States are working to dismantle a timeshare fraud network linked to the CJNG. Mexico and the United States are working to dismantle a timeshare fraud network linked to the CJNG.
Cartels February 19, 2026

Mexico and the United States are working to dismantle a timeshare fraud network linked to the CJNG.

The Mexican Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), through its Financial ... more

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“El Mapache,” Sinaloa Cartel Operative Who Escaped During the Culiacanazo, Captured in Mazatlán “El Mapache,” Sinaloa Cartel Operative Who Escaped During the Culiacanazo, Captured in Mazatlán
Cartels February 19, 2026

“El Mapache,” Sinaloa Cartel Operative Who Escaped During the Culiacanazo, Captured in Mazatlán

Sinaloa authorities confirmed the arrest in Mazatlán of a man who escaped ... more

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Ryan Wedding Hired Hitmen Linked to Pablo Escobar to Kill FBI Informant Ryan Wedding Hired Hitmen Linked to Pablo Escobar to Kill FBI Informant
Cartels February 18, 2026

Ryan Wedding Hired Hitmen Linked to Pablo Escobar to Kill FBI Informant

Ryan Wedding, the Canadian former Olympian who became one of North America's ... more

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“We are death”: Video shows 14 minutes of torture of a young man by soldiers in Michoacán “We are death”: Video shows 14 minutes of torture of a young man by soldiers in Michoacán
Cartels February 18, 2026

“We are death”: Video shows 14 minutes of torture of a young man by soldiers in Michoacán

“We are death,” a group of soldiers says before slamming a young ... more

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Mexican man sentenced for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking who used Americans to transport drugs Mexican man sentenced for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking who used Americans to transport drugs
Cartels February 17, 2026

Mexican man sentenced for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking who used Americans to transport drugs

U.S. authorities announced the 20-year prison sentence against a Mexican man identified ... more

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Two Suspected Kidnappers of La Nicholette Arrested in Culiacán: They Were Carrying Weapons and Fentanyl Two Suspected Kidnappers of La Nicholette Arrested in Culiacán: They Were Carrying Weapons and Fentanyl
Cartels February 16, 2026

Two Suspected Kidnappers of La Nicholette Arrested in Culiacán: They Were Carrying Weapons and Fentanyl

Authorities in Sinaloa arrested two people in the Los Ángeles neighborhood of ... more

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Where were Ángela Aguilar and Nodal during the shootout near “El Soyate” and the alleged kidnapping? Where were Ángela Aguilar and Nodal during the shootout near “El Soyate” and the alleged kidnapping?
Cartels February 15, 2026

Where were Ángela Aguilar and Nodal during the shootout near “El Soyate” and the alleged kidnapping?

On the night of February 12, information began circulating about a suspected ... more

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Grecia Quiroz Denounces Attempted Political Impeachment Against Her Months After Carlos Manzo’s Murder Grecia Quiroz Denounces Attempted Political Impeachment Against Her Months After Carlos Manzo’s Murder
Cartels February 15, 2026

Grecia Quiroz Denounces Attempted Political Impeachment Against Her Months After Carlos Manzo’s Murder

The mayor of Uruapan, Grecia Quiroz, publicly denounced what she called an ... more

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These are the tequila distilleries Diego Rivera allegedly extorted, according to Bloomberg These are the tequila distilleries Diego Rivera allegedly extorted, according to Bloomberg
Cartels February 15, 2026

These are the tequila distilleries Diego Rivera allegedly extorted, according to Bloomberg

The recent arrest of the now former mayor of Tequila, Jalisco, Diego ... more

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Colombian woman linked to “Golden Roma,” a cell connected to “La Chokiza” in Ecatepec, formally charged Colombian woman linked to “Golden Roma,” a cell connected to “La Chokiza” in Ecatepec, formally charged
Cartels February 13, 2026

Colombian woman linked to “Golden Roma,” a cell connected to “La Chokiza” in Ecatepec, formally charged

The Attorney General's Office (FGR) reported this Thursday, February 12, that it ... more

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Authorities’ Convoy Attacked Near Aguilar Family Ranch in Zacatecas Authorities’ Convoy Attacked Near Aguilar Family Ranch in Zacatecas
Cartels February 13, 2026

Authorities’ Convoy Attacked Near Aguilar Family Ranch in Zacatecas

Authorities in the state of Zacatecas reported Thursday night an attack on ... more

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The mass graves in Concordia cast a pall over the atmosphere days before Mazatlán’s carnival. The mass graves in Concordia cast a pall over the atmosphere days before Mazatlán’s carnival.
Cartels February 13, 2026

The mass graves in Concordia cast a pall over the atmosphere days before Mazatlán’s carnival.

At the entrance to La Clementina, a housing development in the municipality ... more

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Six bodies found inside an abandoned pickup truck in Culiacán Six bodies found inside an abandoned pickup truck in Culiacán
Cartels February 12, 2026

Six bodies found inside an abandoned pickup truck in Culiacán

The bodies of six people were found Wednesday afternoon at the entrance ... more

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Colombian model Valentina Forero Álvarez admitted to laundering more than $30 million in the United States. Colombian model Valentina Forero Álvarez admitted to laundering more than $30 million in the United States.
Cartels February 11, 2026

Colombian model Valentina Forero Álvarez admitted to laundering more than $30 million in the United States.

In January 2026, the Colombian Attorney General's Office announced the seizure of ... more