July 30, 2020 'The Last Narc' director recalls pistol being pulled on him during docuseries exploring DEA agent’s death For years, the world was briefed on the torture-killing of DEA agent Enrique “KiKi” Camarena in 1985.
July 8, 2020 Mexico cartel behind brazen attacks emerges as ‘most urgent threat’ to country’s national security A drug cartel with a penchant for launching brazen attacks -- including a recent assassination attempt on Mexico City’s police chief – has now emerged as the most powerful criminal organization in Mexico following the fall of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, officials are warning.
July 2, 2020 Death toll in Mexican drug rehab center shooting rises to 26; men were targeted, prosecutors say The death toll from a shooting attack on a drug rehabilitation center in Mexico has risen to 26, officials confirmed Thursday, making it the deadliest such attack in a decade.
July 1, 2020 Mexico attack at drug rehab center leaves 24 dead Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico and opened fire Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven, authorities said.
June 22, 2020 Tearful Mexican cartel boss threatens government for arresting mother A violent Mexican cartel leader fought back tears as he vowed “to blow up" the government in retaliation for detaining his mother over the weekend.
May 28, 2020 Mexican drug lord wanted in US agent's death is pleading poverty in hopes of avoiding arrest A Mexican drug lord and fugitive on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list is now trying to present himself as poor in a bid to avoid arrest.
May 17, 2020 Mexican reporter under government protection killed in armed attack, officials say A Mexican reporter under government protection was killed Saturday evening in an armed attack, authorities said.
May 16, 2020 Drug cartels at the border trying to ‘exploit’ coronavirus crisis, CBP chief says Drug cartels and trafficking networks at the southern border are seeking to exploit the coronavirus crisis for their own profit, as the administration is seizing enormous amounts of deadly narcotics, the head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told Fox News this week.
May 14, 2020 Texas paralegal in US Attorney's Office helped tip off Mexican drug cartel associates of investigation: FBI A paralegal specialist working for a U.S. Attorney’s Office in Texas has been accused of helping a Mexican drug cartel smuggle large amounts of cocaine, heroin, and meth into the U.S.
May 11, 2020 Feared Mexican gang leader dies of coronavirus in prison The once notorious leader of the feared Mexican drug cartel "Los Zetas" has died in state prison from the novel coronavirus, according to a Monday report.
