Mexican Cartel Violence - Page 33

January 3, 2023

Mexico prison break: Shootout leaves 7 dead as authorities hunt inmates who escaped near Texas border

Seven people, including two state investigators, have been killed in a shootout in Mexico, a report says, following a deadly prison break that unfolded near the U.S.-Mexico border.

January 2, 2023

Mexican prison attack death toll up to 17, gang leader one of 25 escapees officials say

The death toll from an attack in a Mexican prison across from Texas was raised to 17 Monday.

January 1, 2023

Mexican border prison attack leaves 14 people dead, more than a dozen injured

An attack on a state prison in the Mexican town of Ciudad Juarez left 10 guards and four inmates killed, the state prosecutor's office said in a statement.

January 1, 2023

Mexican authorities find 4 human skulls in package bound for US

Mexican authorities discovered four human skulls wrapped in plastic and tin foil inside a cardboard package destined for Manning, South Carolina on Sunday.

December 26, 2022

We're losing to the cartels at the border. Here's how we can win

We are under attack by cartel networks based in Mexico. So we must significantly strengthen our homeland security network.

December 22, 2022

Arizona border officers find more than 700,000 fentanyl pills hidden in train arriving from Mexico

Border officers in Arizona found more than 700,000 fentanyl pills in a train car coming from Mexico, authorities said.

December 21, 2022

Mexican army arrests 'El Tony Montana', brother of country's most wanted cartel boss

The brother of Mexico's most wanted cartel boss was arrested this week along with a cache of weapons and drugs in a move the Mexican army called a "forceful blow."

December 20, 2022

Title 42's end could mean big payday for Mexican cartels, according to experts

The increasingly sophisticated and complex methods that the cartels use make it difficult for border authorities to completely stem the flow of illegal immigrants.

December 20, 2022

Cartels flooding the border with fentanyl powder and pills, US attorney says as Title 42 policy end looms

U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman told Fox News Digital his office is working on prosecutions of drug traffickers and cartel drug dealers, along with fentanyl prevention campaigns.

December 9, 2022

Inside the violent history of notorious cartel hitman 'La Barbie' that dropped off US prison rolls

Edgar Valdez Villarreal, 49, was serving a nearly 50-year prison sentence for drug trafficking when he seemingly disappeared from Bureau of Prisons custody.