Mexican Cartel Violence - Page 17

August 31, 2024

Former Mexican drug cartel leader who generated 'new era' of organized crime is released from US prison

Former Gulf cartel leader Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been transferred into ICE custody at federal prison in Indiana and may soon be heading back to Mexico, officials say.

August 29, 2024

Kamala Harris' border crisis legacy: Hundreds of thousands of missing and exploited children

Biden-Harris officials are prioritizing speed over safety when processing the thousands of minors crossing the border, even releasing them to sexual predators and those with ties to gang members.

August 17, 2024

'Cowboy Cartel': Mexican drug lords' American racehorse ring hid deadly crime enterprise

"Cowboy Cartel," a new docuseries, dives into Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas' involvement in U.S. horse racing and how American investigators took it down.

August 2, 2024

Drug cartels using bomb-dropping drones have killed Mexican army soldiers: report

On Friday, The Mexican army acknowledged to the Associated Press that some of its soldiers have been killed by bomb-dropping drones operated by drug cartels.

July 30, 2024

El Chapo's son pleads not guilty in Chicago court after arrest in Texas with cartel leader ‘El Mayo’

Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, pleaded not guilty in Chicago federal court after his arrest in Texas on Thursday.

June 26, 2024

Border smugglers use social media to brag about trafficking migrants to US: ‘This is criminal,’ expert says

Human smugglers are using social media apps to boast about helping migrants cross into the U.S. and gloat about the ease with which they evade authorities

June 6, 2024

Biden's border crisis: Why his new executive order doesn't really matter

The bottom line is that the chaos at the border is 100% President Biden’s doing. Limiting illegal entries to 2,500 a day is political theater.

June 1, 2024

Mexicans go to the polls amid record violence against candidates, officials

As Mexicans go to the polls Sunday to vote for a new president, the country is facing its most violent election campaign in its history with more than 225 candidates and officials killed.

May 31, 2024

Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than before

Gangs and drug cartels in Mexico seem to be playing a wider role in the upcoming elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships, and around 19,000 mayorships and other posts.

May 30, 2024

‘Symbolic’ $4.6B punishment against cartel that murdered Americans takes creative legal turn to become reality

A judge ordered that families of victims of a Mexican cartel ambush of three moms and 14 kids be paid $4.64 billion, which was considered symbolic at the time.