Category: Cartels
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3 Million Pills, 49 Guns, and a Cartel Kingpin: How the DEA Crushed a Sinaloa Drug Network 3 Million Pills, 49 Guns, and a Cartel Kingpin: How the DEA Crushed a Sinaloa Drug Network
Cartels May 7, 2025

3 Million Pills, 49 Guns, and a Cartel Kingpin: How the DEA Crushed a Sinaloa Drug Network

Federal agents dismantle one of the most dangerous fentanyl trafficking operations in ... 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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This is how the CJNG “corridor” that trafficked chemicals to China, India, and Turkey operated This is how the CJNG “corridor” that trafficked chemicals to China, India, and Turkey operated
Cartels June 18, 2025

This is how the CJNG “corridor” that trafficked chemicals to China, India, and Turkey operated

On February 23, 2024, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the sentencing ... more

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US accuses JC Jr. of drug trafficking and Mexico of arms trafficking US accuses JC Jr. of drug trafficking and Mexico of arms trafficking
Cartels July 4, 2025

US accuses JC Jr. of drug trafficking and Mexico of arms trafficking

Julio César Chávez Jr., son of Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez, was ... more

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“El Kateo,” Second in Command to CAF’s “El Flaquito,” Arrested in Zapopan “El Kateo,” Second in Command to CAF’s “El Flaquito,” Arrested in Zapopan
Cartels July 16, 2025

“El Kateo,” Second in Command to CAF’s “El Flaquito,” Arrested in Zapopan

The Municipal Police of Zapopan, Jalisco, arrested alleged drug trafficker Diego Abel ... more

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Who is “El 40”? The leader of Los Chapitos in Mazatlán under US scrutiny Who is “El 40”? The leader of Los Chapitos in Mazatlán under US scrutiny
Cartels June 10, 2025

Who is “El 40”? The leader of Los Chapitos in Mazatlán under US scrutiny

Víctor Manuel Barraza Pablos, alias “El 40,” was sanctioned on Monday, June ... more

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Ranch of “El Barbas,” CJNG Leader, Searched in Zitácuaro Ranch of “El Barbas,” CJNG Leader, Searched in Zitácuaro
Cartels June 22, 2025

Ranch of “El Barbas,” CJNG Leader, Searched in Zitácuaro

Members of the Army, the Michoacán Public Security Secretariat (SSP), the State ... more

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US Authorities Didn’t Hesitate and Killed a Gunman at the El Chaparral Border Crossing US Authorities Didn’t Hesitate and Killed a Gunman at the El Chaparral Border Crossing
Cartels April 29, 2025

US Authorities Didn’t Hesitate and Killed a Gunman at the El Chaparral Border Crossing

A gunman was killed Friday night at the El Chaparral Border Crossing, ... more

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“El Chapo”: From Fugitive to Trump’s Guest “El Chapo”: From Fugitive to Trump’s Guest
Cartels May 16, 2025

“El Chapo”: From Fugitive to Trump’s Guest

From being the most wanted drug lord by the United States government, ... 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

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The alliance between Los Chapitos and the CJNG could be the birth of a “supercartel” The alliance between Los Chapitos and the CJNG could be the birth of a “supercartel”
Cartels June 4, 2025

The alliance between Los Chapitos and the CJNG could be the birth of a “supercartel”

The internal war within the Sinaloa Cartel has pushed Iván Archivaldo Guzmán ... more

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Juárez, the deadliest municipality for women due to impunity and lack of personnel Juárez, the deadliest municipality for women due to impunity and lack of personnel
Cartels June 16, 2025

Juárez, the deadliest municipality for women due to impunity and lack of personnel

On July 3, 1995, Esmeralda Martínez Montañez was found dead, her body ... more

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These are the cartels that allegedly laundered money in Mexican banks, according to the US These are the cartels that allegedly laundered money in Mexican banks, according to the US
Cartels June 26, 2025

These are the cartels that allegedly laundered money in Mexican banks, according to the US

The United States Department of the Treasury issued warrants identifying three Mexican ... more