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Using components purchased online, this is how Colombian drug traffickers operate their semi-submersibles. Using components purchased online, this is how Colombian drug traffickers operate their semi-submersibles.
Cartels December 19, 2025

Using components purchased online, this is how Colombian drug traffickers operate their semi-submersibles.

With an investment of less than 100,000 pesos, a criminal organization can ... more

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US Warns the Hunt for Los Chapitos Continues: “Two Still at Large” US Warns the Hunt for Los Chapitos Continues: “Two Still at Large”
Cartels December 3, 2025

US Warns the Hunt for Los Chapitos Continues: “Two Still at Large”

The guilty plea of ​​Joaquín Guzmán López, known as “El Güero” and ... more

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US vs. Los Chapitos: Four Signs Pointing to the Imminent Capture of the Guzmán Salazar Brothers US vs. Los Chapitos: Four Signs Pointing to the Imminent Capture of the Guzmán Salazar Brothers
Cartels April 16, 2026

US vs. Los Chapitos: Four Signs Pointing to the Imminent Capture of the Guzmán Salazar Brothers

The U.S. justice system appears to be preparing for the possible capture ... more

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US visa revoked for Juan Gim, mayor of Nogales, Sonora US visa revoked for Juan Gim, mayor of Nogales, Sonora
Cartels August 8, 2025

US visa revoked for Juan Gim, mayor of Nogales, Sonora

The United States government has revoked the visa to enter the United ... more

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US Targets “El 03”: Raises Reward to $25 Million for New CJNG Leader US Targets “El 03”: Raises Reward to  Million for New CJNG Leader
Cartels August 5, 2026

US Targets “El 03”: Raises Reward to $25 Million for New CJNG Leader

The United States has raised the reward to $25 million for information ... 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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US seizes 3 million fentanyl pills, the largest amount in history US seizes 3 million fentanyl pills, the largest amount in history
Cartels May 6, 2025

US seizes 3 million fentanyl pills, the largest amount in history

US authorities arrested six alleged members of the Sinaloa Cartel and seized ... more

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US Seeks Life Sentence and $15 Billion Forfeiture for Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada US Seeks Life Sentence and $15 Billion Forfeiture for Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada
Cartels July 13, 2026

US Seeks Life Sentence and $15 Billion Forfeiture for Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada

After Ismael “Mayo” Zambada García pleaded guilty to various drug trafficking charges, ... more

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US Sanctions Two Sinaloa Companies and Four Casinos for Laundering Money for the Sinaloa Cartel US Sanctions Two Sinaloa Companies and Four Casinos for Laundering Money for the Sinaloa Cartel
Cartels November 13, 2025

US Sanctions Two Sinaloa Companies and Four Casinos for Laundering Money for the Sinaloa Cartel

The US Treasury Department announced a series of sanctions against 18 companies ... more

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US sanctions Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel and “El Marro”; he remains active from prison, says US sanctions Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel and “El Marro”; he remains active from prison, says
Cartels December 18, 2025

US sanctions Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel and “El Marro”; he remains active from prison, says

The United States government sanctioned the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (CSRL) ... more

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US Sanctions Narco Rapero El Makabelico and Other Members of the Cártel del Noreste US Sanctions Narco Rapero El Makabelico and Other Members of the Cártel del Noreste
Cartels August 6, 2025

US Sanctions Narco Rapero El Makabelico and Other Members of the Cártel del Noreste

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today a new series of ... more

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US Sanctions Los Chapitos and Their Operators in Mazatlán US Sanctions Los Chapitos and Their Operators in Mazatlán
Cartels June 10, 2025

US Sanctions Los Chapitos and Their Operators in Mazatlán

The United States Department of the Treasury has financially sanctioned the Los ... more

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US Sanctions 12 Mexican Companies Linked to Los Chapitos; Allegedly Supplying Chemical Precursors US Sanctions 12 Mexican Companies Linked to Los Chapitos; Allegedly Supplying Chemical Precursors
Cartels October 6, 2025

US Sanctions 12 Mexican Companies Linked to Los Chapitos; Allegedly Supplying Chemical Precursors

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ... more

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US-sanctioned CJNG criminal networks target tequila as a money-laundering conduit US-sanctioned CJNG criminal networks target tequila as a money-laundering conduit
Cartels July 28, 2026

US-sanctioned CJNG criminal networks target tequila as a money-laundering conduit

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned over 50 individuals and ... more

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US Prosecutor Will Not Seek Death Penalty for El Mayo Zambada US Prosecutor Will Not Seek Death Penalty for El Mayo Zambada
Cartels August 5, 2025

US Prosecutor Will Not Seek Death Penalty for El Mayo Zambada

Ismael El Mayo Zambada will not face the death penalty in the ... more

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US Officials Fear Mexican Cartels Will Attack the Border with Drones US Officials Fear Mexican Cartels Will Attack the Border with Drones
Cartels July 23, 2025

US Officials Fear Mexican Cartels Will Attack the Border with Drones

US security officials indicated on July 22 that they fear Mexican cartels ... more

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