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Operation Against “El Mencho” Causes Chaos and Tourist Alert in Puerto Vallarta Operation Against “El Mencho” Causes Chaos and Tourist Alert in Puerto Vallarta
Cartels February 22, 2026

Operation Against “El Mencho” Causes Chaos and Tourist Alert in Puerto Vallarta

The killing or capture of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” leader of ... more

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Who was El Mencho? The powerful drug lord killed in Mexico Who was El Mencho? The powerful drug lord killed in Mexico
Cartels February 22, 2026

Who was El Mencho? The powerful drug lord killed in Mexico

  he death of Los Angeles drug lord El Mencho marks a defining ... more

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Nemesio Oseguera, ‘El Mencho,’ the world’s most wanted drug lord, is killed in a security operation Nemesio Oseguera, ‘El Mencho,’ the world’s most wanted drug lord, is killed in a security operation
Cartels February 22, 2026

Nemesio Oseguera, ‘El Mencho,’ the world’s most wanted drug lord, is killed in a security operation

  The Mexican government killed Rubén Nemesio Oseguera, alias El Mencho, the world’s ... more

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Madres Buscadoras will request visas to search for Guthrie; efforts at the border Madres Buscadoras will request visas to search for Guthrie; efforts at the border
Crime News February 22, 2026

Madres Buscadoras will request visas to search for Guthrie; efforts at the border

of the Madres Buscadoras de Sonora collective will formally request humanitarian visas ... more

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Violent Day in Tijuana Leaves Three Dead and One Injured Violent Day in Tijuana Leaves Three Dead and One Injured
Cartels February 22, 2026

Violent Day in Tijuana Leaves Three Dead and One Injured

This Saturday, February 21, a violent day unfolded in Tijuana, resulting in ... more

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Five women reported missing in Celaya, Guanajuato, found dead Five women reported missing in Celaya, Guanajuato, found dead
Cartels February 22, 2026

Five women reported missing in Celaya, Guanajuato, found dead

Five young women who disappeared in Celaya were found dead in agricultural ... more

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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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Former Veracruz Governor Javier Duarte Indicted for Embezzlement Former Veracruz Governor Javier Duarte Indicted for Embezzlement
Crime News February 18, 2026

Former Veracruz Governor Javier Duarte Indicted for Embezzlement

Javier Duarte de Ochoa, former governor of Veracruz, was indicted for his ... 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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