June 11, 2022 Mexican authorities find 7 dead bodies along road in popular tourist area Mexican authorities say seven dead bodies were found alongside a road in a popular tourist area with writing scrawled on their bodies linking the deaths to cartel violence.
May 19, 2022 Former Gulf Cartel leader extradited from Mexico to the US on cocaine trafficking charges Mario Cardenas-Guillen, a former leader of the Gulf Cartel, was arrested nearly a decade ago on cocaine trafficking charges and was extradited to the United States this week to face trial.
May 18, 2022 The time for drug cartels' reckoning has come Earlier this month, the D.C.-based foreign policy establishment seemed to be aghast by allegations from former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s new memoir that former President Donald Trump asked about launching missiles into Mexico to “destroy the drug labs” and take out cartels.
May 6, 2022 California’s drug cartel crisis fueling national fentanyl epidemic California has become a shipping hub for cartels to set up shop and distribute drugs. Some believe it's because of weak drug laws in the state coupled with the access to major highway systems and the proximity of the border.
March 31, 2022 Illinois mom among 20 killed in Mexico shooting at cockfighting venue An American mother of four was among 20 people killed in a shooting massacre at a cockfighting venue in Mexico.
March 21, 2022 Suspected Mexico cartel member aims AK-47 at Texas DPS helicopter patrolling near border Footage taken from a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter shows a suspected gunman aiming a weapon at the aircraft near the southern border.
March 17, 2022 Barr warns Mexican government 'lost control of the country' as cartel wars rage Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government lost control of his country, former U.S. Attorney General William Barr said in an interview Thursday on Fox News.
March 17, 2022 Mexico cartel leader known as 'The Egg' indicted in Texas following attacks after his arrest The head of a Mexican drug cartel known as “Huevo,” or Egg, has been indicted on federal drug and gun trafficking charges following his arrest that set off a round of shootings and fires that closed U.S. border crossings and an American consulate on the border near Texas.
March 16, 2022 Journalist killed in Mexico, eighth so far this year Another journalist was shot and killed at a home in Zitacuaro, Mexico, making this the eighth journalist murder this year.
March 15, 2022 Mexican border shootings close US crossing after capo arrest Officials have temporarily closed the U.S. consulate in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo after gunfire from the Northeast Cartel broke out late Sunday.
