Mexican Cartel Violence - Page 19

April 12, 2024

Mexico faces dire medical fentanyl shortage despite being world's top illegal producer

Mexico is reporting a dire shortage of fentanyl for medical use, despite the overwhelming amounts of the drug being illegally produced by the country's cartels.

April 1, 2024

Dozens charged in international drug smuggling operation linked to brutal Mexican cartel

Federal prosecutors have charged dozens of men in an international drug smuggling operation orchestrated by Mexico’s brutal Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

March 26, 2024

Mexican cartels use US border to arm themselves with 'military-grade' weapons: docs

Five men in multiple cities throughout Texas allegedly bought over 100 "military-grade" guns to arm Mexican drug cartels, according to a federal indictment.

March 25, 2024

Brutally violent Mexican cartel draining Americans' life savings in complex scam

A violent Mexican cartel is stealing tens of millions of dollars from Americans without bloodshed by executing a complex, well-thought-out timeshare scam.

March 20, 2024

Mexican authorities find 5 dead bodies loaded into bulletproof SUV

Prosecutors in Mexico's tumultuous Jalisco state announced Wednesday the discovery of five dead bodies piled into a bulletproof vehicle.

March 14, 2024

Who is 'Barbecue,' the gang leader wreaking havoc in Haiti?

Jimmy Cherizier, known by the nickname “Barbecue," has recently threatened "genocide" if Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry does not step down.

March 13, 2024

CNN forced to correct story after accusations of 'smear' campaign against Katie Britt

CNN was forced to issue a correction to an article targeting Republican Alabama Sen. Katie Britt over her reference to a human trafficking victim during her State of the Union rebuttal.

March 12, 2024

Mexican detectives vanish while looking for missing students in cartel country

Two federal detectives went missing while searching for 43 students who went missing almost ten years ago in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Guerrero, where drug cartels are dominant.

March 10, 2024

Mexico presidential candidate wants to move closer to US as leftist opponent prefers Cuba

During her recent visit to New York and Washington, D.C., Xóchitl Gálvez warned the U.S. about the risks facing the bilateral relationship and proposes a new route if she wins the presidency.

March 8, 2024

Mexican cartel members laugh after National Guard helicopter crashes, kills 3

Cartel members were heard laughing after a National Guard helicopter carrying three soldiers and a Border Patrol agent crashed near the southern border in La Grulla, Texas.