Mexico

Two men have been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for attempting to traffic a truck full of arms to Mexico from the U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that President Donald Trump gave the order to "blow up" the vessel off Venezuela's coast on Tuesday rather than interdicting it

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration will "go on the offense" against cartels after targeting a vessel off the Venezuelan coast

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Mexico and Ecuador as part of his second official tour of Latin America; he is expected to sign a new bilateral security agreement with President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Ioan Grillo, a journalist specialized in cartels, warned that the U.S. attack against a vessel that departed Venezuela could be the prelude of one against criminal organizations in Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said judicial officials from her administration will seek to question drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada after he claimed he bribed government officials throughout the decades to advance the Sinaloa Cartel's operations

"So I like the president very much," Trump said of Sheinbaum. "I think she's a terrific woman. She's actually an amazing woman in some ways. Very elegant, beautiful. But Mexico is run by the cartels. It's run by the cartels."

On the night of September 1, Jorge Luis Casillas Torres became the latest victim of violence in the Sinaloan capital of Culiacán.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum again rejected a U.S. intervention in its territory, saying that such a move is "not necessary."

Remittances from the U.S. to Mexico dropped for the fourth month straight in July, according to the Mexican central bank. The figure represents a 4.7 percent decrease compared to the same month last year

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that her administration is willing to enter new security agreements with the U.S. but they must be done "without subordination"

Mexican cartels are immersed in an arms race and getting as sophisticated as paramilitary groups, according to a new report

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is reportedly "exasperated" with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump over what she and her cabinet see as unrelenting demands from him and his administration

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the Trump administration "offered more intervention in our country" but she rejected any possibility of it happening

The alleged CJNG plaza boss in Uruapan was identified as René Belmonte Aguilar, also known as "El Rhino," who allegedly operates in the eastern part of the state and is wanted for extortion, kidnapping and homicide.

Mexican cartels, particularly the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels, have entrenched themselves in Ecuador, partnering with local gangs that have adopted brutal tactics of violence, extortion, and corruption.

In recent months, nine content creators in Sinaloa have lost their lives amid rising cartel violence.

"El Cuini" was among 26 individuals recently extradited to the U.S. for alleged ties to organized crime and drug trafficking; he is the brother-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," leader of the Jalisco Cartel.

Intelligence agencies, along with federal, military and civil authorities, are currently investigating the alleged involvement of police chiefs and local public officials with criminal groups in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

The current Secretary of State handed over the responsibility of USAID to Russel Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

The Mexican influencer, Esmeralda Ferrer Garibary, better known online as Esmeralda FG, was shot to death in a car with her family.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested two Mexican contractors helping fight a fire in Washington

Former cartel leader Salvador Garcia-Garcia, known as "Ardilla," has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for his role in the organization's drug-trafficking operations

After five months in jail, Gonzaga was released on parole and has returned to social media to resume her career as an influencer.

The U.S. is reportedly negotiating with several countries the possibility that they join its military deployment in the Caribbean, which the Trump administration claims is aimed at countering drug cartels in the region but has escalated tensions with Venezuela's authoritarian government.

Federal authorities announced the arrest of 27 people in New Hampshire related to an drug seizure operation they say is tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.

Two Mexican senators had a physical fight in Congress following a debate over U.S. military intervention against cartels in the country

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum asked the Trump administration to share whatever assets it recovers from drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada with her country's poorest

Last month, President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration's security strategy had inflicted more than $2.3 billion in losses on criminal networks through seizures, arrests and the destruction of clandestine laboratories.

The son of the boxing champion was deported from the United States to Mexico following his arrest in July due to alleged links to the Sinaloa Cartel.