Drug Trafficking
Federal Forces Descend on Los Cabos to Hunt Chapitos in Tourist Paradise
The federal government just turned Los Cabos into a war zone, and the cartels started it.
Drug Trafficking
Drug Trafficking
Mexico and U.S. Launch 15-Agency Task Force to Fight Fentanyl, Arms Trafficking
Mexico and the United States just built a 15-agency task force to fight fentanyl, weapons trafficking, and money laundering. Whether it actually works depends on what happens next.
Drug Trafficking
'El Chapo' Guzmán Writes to Sheinbaum, Asks to Be Sent Back to Mexico
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera wants out of America's toughest prison, and he's got a plan: write a letter to the Mexican president and ask her to bring him home.
Crime
American Hitmen Caught in Stolen Audi with Assault Rifle in Tijuana
Two young men from California were arrested in Tijuana this week after police found them in a stolen Audi with an assault rifle, and one of them had an active warrant for homicide back home.
Drug Trafficking
Two Men Caught With 52 Kilos of Cocaine at Tijuana Airport
Mexican authorities have seized approximately 52 kilograms of cocaine at Tijuana International Airport, arresting two men who were transporting the drugs.
Drug Trafficking
Marco Rubio Warns Cartel Drones Could Reach US Soil
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns that cartel drone technology could threaten US territory.
Drug Trafficking
Mexican Army Seizes Trailer Loaded with 100 Packages of Cocaine in Chiapas
Mexican Army and National Guard intercept a trailer carrying 100 packages of cocaine in Huixtla, Chiapas.
Drug Trafficking
Six Members of Criminal Cell Linked to 'El Tayson' Arrested in Durango With Drugs, Fake Explosives, and Narco-Banners
They had tiger-branded meth, scorpion-wrapped cocaine, fake bombs, and a banner that read 'We're here and we're here to stay.' Then the cops showed up.
Drug Trafficking
Sophisticated Narco Tunnel With Rail System and Electric Platform Found Under Tijuana
Federal agents found a 265-meter tunnel with rails, lighting and an electric platform used to move drug shipments beneath the Tijuana-San Diego border. The same street has produced at least five narco tunnels in ten years.
Drug Trafficking
"Repollo" Busted: Alleged Cárteles Unidos Operative Wanted by US Arrested in Michoacán
Mexican agents arrested a Cárteles Unidos operative wanted by the US on drug trafficking, conspiracy, and weapons charges.
Drug Trafficking
Investigation Links Mexico's Security Secretary's Father to The Origins of The Modern Cartel Era
An investigation links security secretary García Harfuch's father to the protection of El Mayo and the founding of the Guadalajara Cartel.
Crime
Leader of 'Los Sinaloas' Gang Arrested in Veracruz
Veracruz authorities detained the head of Los Sinaloas, a criminal gang with roots in Sinaloa Cartel operations that has terrorized the state's southern corridor with drug trafficking, extortion, and fuel theft.