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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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Pablo Edwin Huerta, ‘El Flaquito,’ Leader of the Tijuana Cartel Arrested Pablo Edwin Huerta, ‘El Flaquito,’ Leader of the Tijuana Cartel Arrested
Cartels June 17, 2025

Pablo Edwin Huerta, ‘El Flaquito,’ Leader of the Tijuana Cartel Arrested

The Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime (FEMDO) of the Attorney General's ... more

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Jalisco Governor Considers Lifting Restrictions on Los Alegres del Barranco Jalisco Governor Considers Lifting Restrictions on Los Alegres del Barranco
Cartels June 17, 2025

Jalisco Governor Considers Lifting Restrictions on Los Alegres del Barranco

Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus said he is considering lifting restrictions on the ... more

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Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Killed on the Mexico Border Was Under Investigation by the US Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Killed on the Mexico Border Was Under Investigation by the US
Cartels June 17, 2025

Guatemalan Drug Trafficker Killed on the Mexico Border Was Under Investigation by the US

A California attorney general's office reported Monday that it had opened an ... more

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Mexican cartels recruit Colombian soldiers even through WhatsApp Mexican cartels recruit Colombian soldiers even through WhatsApp
Cartels June 17, 2025

Mexican cartels recruit Colombian soldiers even through WhatsApp

To recruit Colombian soldiers with experience in explosives and intelligence work, Mexican ... 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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Ovidio Guzmán Reportedly Improved “El Chapo’s” Prison Conditions in the US Ovidio Guzmán Reportedly Improved “El Chapo’s” Prison Conditions in the US
Cartels June 13, 2025

Ovidio Guzmán Reportedly Improved “El Chapo’s” Prison Conditions in the US

Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the former co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, has been ... more

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Sicarios from Central America have seen opportunity in Mexico. Now they’re coming from Colombia. Sicarios from Central America have seen opportunity in Mexico. Now they’re coming from Colombia.
Cartels June 12, 2025

Sicarios from Central America have seen opportunity in Mexico. Now they’re coming from Colombia.

Mexican drug cartels continue to use foreign mercenaries to recruit them into ... more

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El Mayo Zambada’s hearing postponed for two months; he could become a protected witness El Mayo Zambada’s hearing postponed for two months; he could become a protected witness
Cartels June 12, 2025

El Mayo Zambada’s hearing postponed for two months; he could become a protected witness

The procedural hearing for Ismael Zambada García, known as El Mayo Zambada, ... more

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“I Am the Mouse”: The Ballad That Betrayed Ovidio Guzmán and Led to His Capture “I Am the Mouse”: The Ballad That Betrayed Ovidio Guzmán and Led to His Capture
Cartels June 11, 2025

“I Am the Mouse”: The Ballad That Betrayed Ovidio Guzmán and Led to His Capture

Few criminals in Mexico have achieved public notoriety as quickly as Ovidio ... more

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She is makeup artist Sheila Paola Urías, one of the money launderers for Los Chapitos. She is makeup artist Sheila Paola Urías, one of the money launderers for Los Chapitos.
Cartels June 11, 2025

She is makeup artist Sheila Paola Urías, one of the money launderers for Los Chapitos.

In an unexpected twist, professional makeup artist Sheila Paola Urías Vázquez has ... more

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