Mexican Cartel Violence - Page 16

January 8, 2025

2 sons of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' are negotiating plea deal with US prosecutors, attorneys say

Two sons of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán are in plea negotiations with the U.S. government over drug-trafficking charges, attorneys said Tuesday.

December 24, 2024

Timeshare terror leaves retired couple $50K in the hole after being scammed

The FBI is warning timeshare owners of a telemarketing scam tied to a Mexican drug cartel. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson provides steps to stay safe.

December 17, 2024

ICE removes notorious drug cartel leader from US

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, a notorious Mexican drug lord, was removed from the U.S. and handed over to authorities in Mexico, ICE said on Monday.

October 24, 2024

Texas DPS surveillance plane captures Mexican cartel factions during gun battle near border

Texas authorities captured video footage of a gun battle between Gulf Cartel factions in Mexico, just across the southern border on Wednesday.

October 23, 2024

Mexican troops kill 19 suspected cartel members, suffer no casualties: officials

Mexican army troops have reportedly killed 19 suspected cartel affiliates during a Monday shootout near Culiacan, the state capital of Sinaloa.

October 18, 2024

Mexican newspaper offices hit by gunfire in Sinaloa state capital

A dozen gunshots were fired at a building housing the Mexican newspaper El Debate in the northern state of Sinaloa; the newspaper found at least 4 bullet impacts on the walls of the building.

October 17, 2024

Former Mexican public security chief gets more than 38 years, $2M fine for taking cartel bribes

Mexico’s ex-public security secretary Genaro García Luna was sentenced to more than 38 years in prison and a $2 million fine for taking millions in bribes to protect the Sinaloa cartel.

October 8, 2024

Mexican mayor's severed head placed atop pickup truck 6 days after taking office

The mayor of a violence-plagued city in Mexico was killed on Sunday with his decapitated body left in a pickup truck and his severed head placed atop the vehicle's roof.

October 2, 2024

Mexico's army seizes local police weapons in cartel heartland amid gunfights, violence

The Mexican army has seized the firearms of local police in the Sinaloa city of Culiacan as cartel violence has escalated, dozens have been killed in the streets and distrust in the police grows.

September 13, 2024

Infamous Mexican cartel leader `El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty to narcotics trafficking, murder charges

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, pleaded not guilty to U.S. narcotics trafficking and murder charges on Friday.