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Mexican Band Fined Tens Of Thousands By The Government For Performing Songs Glorifying Cartels

Mexican band Los Tucanes de Tijuana was fined tens of thousands of dollars by the government after performing songs glorifying cartels

Latin Times

Dozens Of Bodies Found In New 'Death Camp' Operated By The Jalisco Cartel In Mexico

Relatives of missing Mexicans have uncovered a new mass grave apparently used by a cartel, just weeks after another such facility was identified in Jalisco

Latin Times

DEA Confirms Alliance Between Jalisco and Los Chapitos Cartels

The DEA has confirmed an alliance between the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel currently fighting for control in northern Mexico.

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'La Chayo' Becomes First Mexican To Be Indicted on Charges Of Providing Material Support To a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez has become the first Mexican national to be indicted on charges of providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization

Latin Times

Not Just Social Media: How Cartels Are Exploiting The Cyber Space To Expand Their Activities

An expert detailed the way in which cartels are seeking to expand their operations in the cyber space

Latin Times

Jalisco Councilwoman Shot Dead As Cartels Keep Targeting Public Officials In Sinaloa

A municipal councilwoman in Jalisco and head nurse at the Teocaltiche Community Hospital was shot and killed early Friday by three armed individuals.

Latin Times

Arrested Mexican Mayor Allegedly Disposed Human Remains, Worked With Cartel Leaders at Extermination Camp

Prosecutors claim José Ascensión Murguía Santiago met regularly with key figures of the Jalisco Cartel, including José Gregorio "El Comandante" Lastra and Gonzalo Mendoza Gaitán, known as "El Sapo."

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Mexican Agent Who Survived Cartel Attack That Downed His Helicopter Murdered

A former Mexican federal police agent who survived a helicopter crash in 2015 was killed this week by the same cartel that downed the aircraft.

Latin Times

Mexican President Organizes Song Contest To Counter Popular Genre Glorifying Cartels

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a song contest to counter narcocorridos, the genre glorifying cartels

Latin Times

Mexican Attorney General Confirms Human Remains Were Found By Authorities Inside Extermination Camp

Mexico's Attorney General revealed that federal investigations suggest local police officers in Jalisco colluded with drug cartels at the extermination center

Latin Times

Survivor of Cartel Extermination Camp Reveals How Captives Were Lured: "They Told Us We Could Earn a Visa"

According to evidence found inside the property, the Izaguirre Ranch was allegedly used by the Jalisco cartel as a training, confinement and extermination center

Latin Times

Mexican President Anticipates More Details About Cartel Extermination Center Will Be Revealed Next Week

The president of Mexico has announced that the Attorney General's office will disclose its findings regarding the recently discovered cartel extermination center.

Latin Times

Cartels Could Start Targeting Americans Over Terrorism Designation, Expert Warns

Michael Ballard, director of Intelligence for Global Guardian LLC, told Border Report warned that the scenario could back cartels into a corner and could lead them to make dangerous decisions

Latin Times

Five Months Into Cartel Turf Wars In Sinaloa, Over 800 People Have Been Killed But Only 24 Detained For Homicide

Between September and December of 2024, only 24 people were detained for alleged homicide out of 555 cases

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White House Accuses Mexico of 'Alliance' With Cartels; Mexican President Condemns 'Slanderous' Allegation

Tensions escalate as Mexico rejects U.S. allegations, arguing that the American arms trade plays a key role in strengthening criminal groups.

Latin Times

New Generation of Mexican Cartel Leaders Are Much More Violent Than Their Predecessors, Specialist Says

The new wave of drug lords are allegedly prioritizing endeavors with short-term profits such as extortion, human trafficking and illegal mining and logging

Latin Times

Former Top Mexican Security Official Moved To Another Prison In The U.S. While Authorities Determine His Fate

Genaro García Luna was sentenced to more than 38 years in prison for conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel

Latin Times

Almost 10 Thousand People Have Been Displaced Due to Cartel-Related Violence in Mexico in 2024

More than 392,000 people have had to leave their homes due to cartel-related violence between 2008 and 2023

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Second Amendment Roundup: Supreme Court Grants Cert in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson

A cartel-dominated state blames America’s lawful gun industry for its violence.

The Independent UK

Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment

A U.S. indictment unsealed in the District of Columbia claims that the leader of one of Mexico's most violent gangs continued to control an offshoot group, the Northeast Cartel, from inside a Mexican prison

Latin Times

Dozens Have Been Detained in Sinaloa Since the Beginning of Cartel Turf Wars in Northern Mexico

More than 150 vehicles have also been confiscated from criminal groups, including 35 armored vehicles and eight cloned units

Latin Times

Mexican Turf Wars Have a New Front as the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels Intensify Fighting

There have been seven shootings in Tijuana involving both cartels in recent weeks

Latin Times

Even Luis Miguel isn't Safe From Sinaloa Cartel Violence—Culiacán Concert Canceled

After two weeks of violence, Luis Miguel's concert in Culiacán, part of his two year tour, has been canceled.

The Independent UK

Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot

The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader has been convicted of charges that he used violence to help his father operate one of the country’s largest and most dangerous narcotics trafficking organizations

Latin Times

Mexican President AMLO Says U.S. is Partly to Blame for Cartel Violence in Sinaloa

"Yes, of course... for having carried out this operation," the president said when asked if the American government was "jointly responsible" for the situation

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