Details of Cartel Forced Disappearances Surface After Discovery of Over 200 Shoes in Hidden Crematorium
After a cartel-owned crematorium alongside the shoes of over 200 murder victims was discovered by authorities, details have begun to emerge.
Extermination Center in Jalisco Was Used For Organ Trafficking, Report Claims
According to a testimony, people that showed signs of mental distress were thrown inside a pigpen where pigs would attack and eat them alive
WATCH: Mexican Cartel Uses Drone To Drop Explosives On Alleged Rivals
A video that is going viral on social media shows how a criminal group in Mexico is using drones to drop explosives on a rival organization in the state of Michoacán.
Hundreds of Shoes, Personal Items and a List of Victims Found In Cartel Crematorium in Mexico
Among some of the most disturbing items found during the search was a letter written by one of the victims that read: "My love, if I do not return, I want you to remember how much I love you"
Cartel Crematorium Found In Mexico As Authorities Locate Undetermined Amount Of Burnt Bodies
In February, federal authorities found another ranch in the same municipality of Teuchitlán used by the Jalisco cartel as a confinement, training and extermination center.
Mexican Authorities Arrest Two Cartel Operatives Linked to the Murder Attempt of Top Security Official Garcia Harfuch
Multi-agency operations in Mexico led to the arrests of two men linked to the attempted murder of the current security secretary
These Are The Drug Lords Still Managing To Escape The U.S.-Mexico Offensive Against Cartels
Leaders of "Los Chapitos," "La Mayiza" and the co-founder and current leader of the Jalisco cartel remain prime targets for both Mexican and American authorities as some continue to evade capture
'Don Rodo,' Older Brother of Jalisco Cartel Leader 'El Mencho,' Recaptured By Mexican Authorities
Abraham Oseguera Cervantes had been previously arrested in 2024 but was set free due to lack of evidence during his trial
Jalisco Cartel Using Fake Bodyguard Job Ads to Recruit Former Colombian Soldiers to Produce Landmines
According to "El Pascual," the recruited soldiers were tasked by cartel members to kill civilians, mutilate farmers and to bury explosives in nearby fields
Jalisco Cartel 'Likely' To Follow a U.S. Strategy From World War II Before Entering Ongoing Sinaloa Turf Wars
A Mexican journalists argues that the CJNG is "waiting to see more signs of wear and tear" before siding with a Sinaloa cartel faction
8 Latin American Criminal Organizations to be Labeled as Terrorist Groups by Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Report
A total of eight criminal groups rooted in Latin America are expected to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as early as this week
Second-In-Command For Cartel Del Noroeste And Leader Of 'Los Chukys' Arrested In Nuevo Laredo
"El Ricky" is responsible for an attack against military personnel in the state of Nuevo Leon that resulted in two soldier deaths
Rosalinda Gonzalez Valencia, Wife of Jalisco Cartel Founder 'El Mencho,' to Get Early Release From Prison
In 2023, she was charged with money laundering and sentenced to five years in prison
Jalisco Cartel Member 'El Ceviches' Sent To Trial After Escaping Twice From The Same Prison As 'El Chapo'
"El Ceviches" is linked to the kidnapping of six people back in November of 2019.
Could Two Of The Main Mexican Cartels Form An Unlikely Alliance This Year? There Are Signs
According to journalist Luis Chaparro, "Los Chapitos" agreed to hand over territories near the border in exchange of firearms and soldiers
There's a New Player Vying For Control of Estado de Mexico: The Caborca Cartel
The Cartel has operated in the state since 2022 with the help of "Los Peluches"
Family Members of Plane Crash Victims Allegedly Kidnapped by Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel
The Tepalcaltepec Cartel and the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación have been fighting each other since 2013, when the CJNG entered Michoacan
Mexican President Downplays U.S. Potentially Sending Troops To Mexico: 'No Need To Get Caught Up'
Between 50,000 and 60,000 Americans are projected to die from synthetic opioid overdoses this year, most from taking fentanyl or closely related drugs
Newly Appointed Warden in Sinaloa Prison Found To Have Links to Jalisco Cartel
Adrián Zapién Arenas was fired on Jan. 2020 by Michoacán Gov. Silvano Aureoles for allegedly facilitating a CJNG convoy to terrorize the community of Zamora
'Operation Enjambre' Leads to Arrest of 7 Officials in Corruption Probe Inside Mexico's Most Populous State
Mexico's Ministry of Public Safety emitted 14 arrest warrants for government officials in the State of Mexico, but only seven of them were captured
U.S. Department of the Treasury Hits One of Mexico's Biggest Drug Cartels With Sanctions
Concretely, the sanctions target the group known as the "Bonques Brothers," involved in fentanyl, heroin drug trafficking and money laundering
Regional Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Tony' is Arrested by Mexican Authorities
"El Tony" was arrested along with three other gang members in an operation conducted by Mexico's Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA)
Mexican Authorities Dismantle Workshop Used By Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Güero Pulseras' To Build 'Narco Tanks'
Authorities were able to seize 54 firearms, 2,000 pounds of marijuana, three motorcycles, nine civilian vehicles and three armored vehicles
'La Alemana,' Regional Leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Is Captured In Mexico
Authorities said "La Alemana" had an active arrest warrant since 2021. She stands accused of unlawful possession of firearms and crimes against public health
Mexican Drug Cartels Are Using Social Media to Distribute Drugs, Collect Payments and to Recruit New Members
According to the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment, Mexican drug cartels have extended its reach into nearly 50 countries worldwide
Five Members of 'La Linea' Cartel Sanctioned By Department of the Treasury For Fentanyl Trafficking
The OFAC also sanctioned two companies owned by La Linea members that were used for money laundering purposes
Shootout in Mexico's Southern State of Guerrero Leaves Two Police Officers, 14 Suspected Gang Members Dead
Authorities arrested 11 other suspects involved in the attack. They also seized more than a dozen vehicles and firearms
Cartels' Infamous Narco Tanks Get High-Tech Upgrade Amid Intensifying Turf Wars in Mexico
The latest vehicles have signal inhibitor systems for drones, tools for perforating tires, and can transport eight to 10 people inside