Treasury announces sanctions against major Mexican cartel network: ‘Their days were numbered’
Ministry of Finance announcement Sanctions against three Mexican citizens and two Mexico-based entities on Thursday revolve around its relationship with the criminal cartel network. Sanctions are being imposed in response to fentanyl trafficking and fuel theft in connection with Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generasion, according to the press release. The CJNG network generates hundreds of […]
Trump’s Treasury Department Targets Mexican Cartels Trafficking Fentanyl, Stolen Fuel
The US Treasury has announced financial sanctions on three Mexican citizens and two Mexico-based Mexican-based entities. Sanctions are coordinated through the department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in collaboration with multiple federal law enforcement agencies. The intent is to disrupt the CJNG cartel's ability to continue to benefit from fentanyl trafficking and massive fuel […]
Mexican Cartels Unleash Fiery Terror in Three States During Turf War
Three states have been shut down as gunmen burned dozens of buses and vehicles involving foreign terrorist organization Cartel Jalisco New Generation. The attack created blockades along major Mexico highways in Michoacan, Jalisco and Guanajuato. The violence spread to 29 municipalities. The clash began Thursday afternoon in Michoacan province. There, gunmen from the Ross Virgrass […]
Trump admin partners with Mexican government to arrest key cartel boss
The ICE Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) partnered with the Mexican government’s special law enforcement force to arrest a criminal boss who belongs to the Sinaloa Cartel, known simply as the “440.” This comes after the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration last year said the US was facing the “most dangerous and deadly drug crisis” […]
Gulf Cartel Operates Alternative Government in Mexican Border City
The Gulf Cartels have been almost completely exempt from it, extending control of Tamaulipas to the point where they operate as an alternative government for the border city of Matamoros. This management requires all businesses, including food vendors, flower shops and even bread handlers, to pay weekly protection fees to the Gulf Cartel. The cartel […]
EPA’s Zeldin demands end to Mexican sewage flooding across border
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is tackling different border flows after illegal intersections plunge to record lows. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin embarked on Monday on a mission to stop the flow of Mexico’s sewage from Tijuana to the US. “The EPA will stand on the border with Mexico,” Zeldin told reporters Monday before […]
Mexican nationals charged after hauling 180,000 rounds of ammunition in Colorado
Two US Mexican nationals on non-immigrant visas were arrested in transit of 180,000 rounds of ammunition during a traffic stop in Colorado last month, authorities said Wednesday. Caesar Ramon Martinez Solis, 41, and Hambert Ivan Amador Gabila, 24, of Mexico, were pulled by the city of Canon on March 26th. The Colorado area said in […]
Recently Deported Former Mexican Governor Facing New Drug Charges
A Mexican politician who was recently deported after spending time in a US federal prison is now behind a Mexican bar. The former governor of Tamaulipas is facing new charges related to his support for the drug cartel. The Mexican government spent years protecting politicians. A Mexican judge supported the allegations made by prosecutors of […]
California inmate Cesar Hernandez who killed leader of elite Mexican police unit while on the run is arrested
The fleeing California prisoner wanted to kill the leader of the Mexican elite police force when he died in Tijuana, Mexico. Cesar Hernandez, 34, was arrested Thursday by the Mexican state investigator. Hernandez was sought in connection with the shooting death of 33-year-old Abigail Esparza Reyes, the leader of the Mexican police force, which aims […]
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denies appeal from Mexican family seeking asylum from cartel violence
Families who claim to be facing violence from drug cartels are likely I’ll be deported Supreme Court judge Elena Kagan went to Mexico after rejecting a request for an emergency appeal to block deportation proceedings. Liberal Justice denied a request for appeal to the ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and did not […]