August 27Mexican army investigates video of soldiers in border deathsMexico's Department of Defense announced Wednesday that it would investigate a border gun battle caught on video in which a voice can be heard saying "kill him" following the confrontation.
August 5Atlanta authorities seize 374 pounds of heroin in drug bust, trace it back to Mexican cartelAuthorities in Atlanta recently made the state's largest heroin bust in history, stopping 374 pounds of the highly addictive illegal drug from ending up on the streets.
July 30'The Last Narc' director recalls pistol being pulled on him during docuseries exploring DEA agent’s deathFor years, the world was briefed on the torture-killing of DEA agent Enrique “KiKi” Camarena in 1985.
July 8Mexico cartel behind brazen attacks emerges as ‘most urgent threat’ to country’s national securityA drug cartel with a penchant for launching brazen attacks -- including a recent assassination attempt on Mexico City’s police chief – has now emerged as the most powerful criminal organization in Mexico following the fall of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, officials are warning.
July 2Death toll in Mexican drug rehab center shooting rises to 26; men were targeted, prosecutors sayThe death toll from a shooting attack on a drug rehabilitation center in Mexico has risen to 26, officials confirmed Thursday, making it the deadliest such attack in a decade.
July 1Mexico attack at drug rehab center leaves 24 deadGunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico and opened fire Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said.
June 22Tearful Mexican cartel boss threatens government for arresting motherA violent Mexican cartel leader fought back tears as he vowed “to blow up" the government in retaliation for detaining his mother over the weekend.
May 28Mexican drug lord wanted in US agent's death is pleading poverty in hopes of avoiding arrestA Mexican drug lord and fugitive on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list is now trying to present himself as poor in a bid to avoid arrest.
May 17Mexican reporter under government protection killed in armed attack, officials sayA Mexican reporter under government protection was killed Saturday evening in an armed attack, authorities said.
May 16Drug cartels at the border trying to ‘exploit’ coronavirus crisis, CBP chief saysDrug cartels and trafficking networks at the southern border are seeking to exploit the coronavirus crisis for their own profit, as the administration is seizing enormous amounts of deadly narcotics, the head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told Fox News this week.
