Mexican cartel leader `El Mayo’ Zambada pleads not guilty to narcotics trafficking, murder charges
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the longtime leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, pleaded not guilty Friday to U.S. drug trafficking and murder charges. Zambada said in the letter that he was brought to the United States by Guzman Lopez, the son of Sinaloa co-founder Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who was kidnapped and imprisoned in Mexico. […]
US to sanction Mexican drug cartel Jalisco over fentanyl trafficking
First appeared on FOX: The Treasury Department is set to announce sanctions Tuesday against individuals and entities linked to violent Mexico-based drug trafficking cartels that are responsible for much of the fentanyl and other deadly drugs smuggled into the United States, Fox News Digital has learned. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is […]
Human Rights Groups in Mexico Claim Cartel Violence Causing Exodus in Michoacan
New drug cartel clashes have broken out in rural western Mexico, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes as government authorities appear to turn a blind eye to the devastation. As the violence continues, human rights activists are calling on the Mexican government to not only restore peace but also to intervene to implement […]
Two CBP Officers in California Face Drug Charges for Alleged Work with Mexican Cartel
Federal prosecutors allege that two U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations agents worked with an unnamed drug cartel for years, allegedly allowing the gang to move large amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin through inspection lanes, according to court documents. Jesse Clark Garcia and Diego Bonillo are two CBP officers indicted by the […]
Mexican Military Arrests Dangerous Border City Cartel Boss
Mexican authorities have arrested a top leader of the Los Zetas faction of the Cartel del Noreste, a crime organization that they say has been linked to a number of disappearances and mass murders with considerable impunity. Alberto Monsivais Trevino, known in the underworld as “La Bola,” was one of the current highest-ranking members of […]
Wild Speculation Follows Release of Gulf Cartel Supreme Leader-Los Zetas Founder
The release from prison of the former head of the Gulf Cartel and known founder of Los Zetas has sparked speculation on both sides of the border. Some hoped he would return to his homeland and regain control of his criminal enterprise. Others argued that he would remain in the United States under the witness […]
Kindergarten Students in Mexico Hide During Cartel Shootout
Terrified young children, teachers and parents were forced to hide under desks in their school as drug cartel gunmen engaged in a fierce gun battle outside the school in the Mexican state of Chiapas, the latest battle to rage as rival drug cartels continue to fight for control of Mexico's southern border. The shootout happened […]
Former Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Released From U.S. Prison
This photo released by the Mexican government shows drug trafficker Osiel Cardenas Guillen after he was captured by Mexican troops after a shootout in Matamoros, Mexico, on March 14, 2003. (Photo by Mexican Secretary of Defense/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril ElfiSaturday, August 31, 2024, 10:16 a.m. A former drug cartel leader has been released from […]
Former Mexican drug cartel leader who generated ‘new era’ of organized crime is released from US prison
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Mexican Border State Hiding News of Raging Cartel Violence
Mexican government officials have falsified crime statistics and made misleading statements to the press in an effort to create a sense of peace in the border state of Tamaulipas, when in reality multiple drug cartels are locked in a fierce turf war in the state. Violence has soared in recent weeks as the cartels have […]