Category: Cartels
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Armed Attack in Playas de Tijuana Leaves Four Dead and Two Wounded Armed Attack in Playas de Tijuana Leaves Four Dead and Two Wounded
Cartels May 31, 2025

Armed Attack in Playas de Tijuana Leaves Four Dead and Two Wounded

On the afternoon of Friday, May 30, 2025, an armed attack rocked ... more

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Rosarito Almost Without “Police”; Will Continue with Navy Support Rosarito Almost Without “Police”; Will Continue with Navy Support
Cartels May 31, 2025

Rosarito Almost Without “Police”; Will Continue with Navy Support

Officially, Rosarito Beach is left with a force of 128 police officers ... more

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Ulises Raga, El Fayuka, Leader of Los Metros, Allegedly Murdered Members of the Fugitivo Group Out of Jealousy Ulises Raga, El Fayuka, Leader of Los Metros, Allegedly Murdered Members of the Fugitivo Group Out of Jealousy
Cartels May 30, 2025

Ulises Raga, El Fayuka, Leader of Los Metros, Allegedly Murdered Members of the Fugitivo Group Out of Jealousy

Irving Barrios Mojica, head of the Tamaulipas State Attorney General's Office (FGJE), ... more

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6 Keys to Understanding the Grupo Fugitivo Case: The Chronology, the Alleged Motive, and the Remaining Questions 6 Keys to Understanding the Grupo Fugitivo Case: The Chronology, the Alleged Motive, and the Remaining Questions
Cartels May 30, 2025

6 Keys to Understanding the Grupo Fugitivo Case: The Chronology, the Alleged Motive, and the Remaining Questions

The disappearance and subsequent discovery of five members of Grupo Fugitivo sparked ... more

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Relatives of Grupo Fugitivo Deny Prosecutor’s Office Account Relatives of Grupo Fugitivo Deny Prosecutor’s Office Account
Cartels May 30, 2025

Relatives of Grupo Fugitivo Deny Prosecutor’s Office Account

Although the Tamaulipas Attorney General's Office reported this Thursday on the discovery ... more

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Five Bodies Found in Reynosa; Confirmed to Be Members of Grupo Fugitivo Five Bodies Found in Reynosa; Confirmed to Be Members of Grupo Fugitivo
Cartels May 29, 2025

Five Bodies Found in Reynosa; Confirmed to Be Members of Grupo Fugitivo

After more than 70 hours of searching for the five members of ... more

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Witness Claims Érika, Valeria Márquez’s Employee, Was the Shooter Witness Claims Érika, Valeria Márquez’s Employee, Was the Shooter
Cartels May 29, 2025

Witness Claims Érika, Valeria Márquez’s Employee, Was the Shooter

Two weeks after the murder of influencer Valeria Márquez, a new witness ... more

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The Story Behind “El Cocinero,” the Chef Who Cooked for the Arellano Félix Cartel The Story Behind “El Cocinero,” the Chef Who Cooked for the Arellano Félix Cartel
Cartels May 29, 2025

The Story Behind “El Cocinero,” the Chef Who Cooked for the Arellano Félix Cartel

Fausto Soto Miller, known as "El Chef" or "El Cocinero," has been ... more

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Who Is Responsible for the Disappearance of Grupo Fugitivo? These Are the Cartels Operating in Tamaulipas Who Is Responsible for the Disappearance of Grupo Fugitivo? These Are the Cartels Operating in Tamaulipas
Cartels May 28, 2025

Who Is Responsible for the Disappearance of Grupo Fugitivo? These Are the Cartels Operating in Tamaulipas

Five members of Grupo Fugitivo, a musical project that gained incipient popularity ... more

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Damaso López, “El Mini Lic,” Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking in the US Damaso López, “El Mini Lic,” Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking in the US
Cartels May 28, 2025

Damaso López, “El Mini Lic,” Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking in the US

Dámaso López Serrano, alias El Mini Lic, son of one of Joaquín ... more

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El Chapo’s Son May Escape Death Penalty — What Will He Have to Reveal About the Sinaloa Cartel? El Chapo’s Son May Escape Death Penalty — What Will He Have to Reveal About the Sinaloa Cartel?
Cartels May 28, 2025

El Chapo’s Son May Escape Death Penalty — What Will He Have to Reveal About the Sinaloa Cartel?

  Federal prosecutors back down from death sentence as Joaquín Guzmán López faces ... more

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Espinoza Paz Clarifies Visa Rumors: Why Can’t He Enter the US? Espinoza Paz Clarifies Visa Rumors: Why Can’t He Enter the US?
Cartels May 28, 2025

Espinoza Paz Clarifies Visa Rumors: Why Can’t He Enter the US?

Amid a tense climate for regional Mexican musicians seeking to enter the ... more

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How Mexico’s Cartels Recruit Children and Groom Them to Become Killers How Mexico’s Cartels Recruit Children and Groom Them to Become Killers
Cartels May 28, 2025

How Mexico’s Cartels Recruit Children and Groom Them to Become Killers

Sol recalls her first murder for a Mexican cartel: a kidnapping she ... more

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‘Narcocorridos’ Are Sounding Loud at US Concerts While Trump Revokes Visas for Singers ‘Narcocorridos’ Are Sounding Loud at US Concerts While Trump Revokes Visas for Singers
Cartels May 27, 2025

‘Narcocorridos’ Are Sounding Loud at US Concerts While Trump Revokes Visas for Singers

While narcocorridos are banned in some Mexican states and the US government ... more