Cartel Manufacturing IEDs, Armored Vehicles in Mexico
Drug cartels vying for control of western Mexico are manufacturing their own explosive devices and armored vehicles for use in constant clashes. This trend is coupled with the increased use of drones to drop explosives and the use of makeshift mortars. Over the weekend, Mexican authorities raided a ranch in Jiquilan, Michoacan state, a rural […]
Gulf Cartel Continues Migrant Kidnappings in Mexican Border States
The Gulf Cartel continues to operate with total impunity, abducting migrants attempting to reach the U.S. border. Kidnappings continued even after Mexico's president was forced to admit that his government had failed to rescue a group of 32 migrants abducted by cartel gunmen, when in fact it was the cartels who released them. . Last […]