Drug Trafficking
Cartels to Sicarios: Don't Touch the World Cup. Seriously.
Mexican cartels in Jalisco and Nuevo Leon have told operatives to avoid violence during the World Cup, fearing US military intervention if the tournament turns bloody.
Drug Trafficking
Drug Trafficking
Colombian Operatives Working for CJNG Confirmed in Five Michoacán Municipalities, State Prosecutor Says
Michoacan state prosecutor confirms Colombian nationals working with CJNG cartel in five municipalities, targeting indigenous Purpecha communities for territory and natural resources.
Politics
"I Did My Job": Chihuahua Governor Blasts FGR Over "Fabricated" Charges in CIA Raid Case
Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos says she was summoned to testify as a witness but the real intent was to fabricate criminal charges against her after a CIA-linked narcolab raid in the sierra of Morelos.
Mexico
U.S.-Mexico Security Partnership Shows Progress in Fentanyl Combat, Ambassador Reports
One year into a new era of cross-border security partnership, the U.S. and Mexico report tangible results in joint operations targeting drug trafficking and organized crime.
Sinaloa Cartel
El Chapo's Nephew Busted in Nogales as Feds Net 687 Kilos of Coke
Mexican forces captured Isaí Guzmán, a nephew of the Sinaloa Cartel founder, in a raid on the US border. A separate strike in Chiapas seized nearly 700 kilos of cocaine and 151 guns.
Sinaloa Cartel
Sinaloa's Elite Paraded Before FGR as US Narco-Corruption Case Unfolds
A governor, two senators, a vice-fiscal, and Culiacán's mayor all appeared before federal prosecutors on the same day after a sweeping US indictment alleged cartel infiltration at the highest levels of Sinaloa's government.
Mexico
Two Sitting Governors Summoned by Mexican Prosecutors in Drug Trafficking Investigations
Mexico's attorney general has called in two sitting state governors for questioning in criminal drug trafficking investigations, a move that crosses a political line rarely tested in modern Mexican politics.
Sinaloa
Another Fentanyl Lab Dismantled in Sinaloa, Mexico's Synthetic Drug Epicenter
Mexican authorities seized a clandestine synthetic drug laboratory in La Progreso, Sinaloa, striking at the production backbone of the fentanyl and methamphetamine pipeline feeding U.S. markets.
Drug Trafficking
Mexico's Deadliest Rivals Join Forces to Control Fuel Theft in Guanajuato
CJNG and Los Chapitos, normally locked in a bloody turf war, are working together to dominate huachicol operations in Mexico's most violent state, according to FGR intelligence.
Drug Trafficking
The Judge, the Cartel Heir, and $5 Million: How Iván Archivaldo Walked Out of El Altiplano
A $5 million payment. A suspended federal judge with unexplained bank deposits. A cartel heir who walked free from El Altiplano. The García Luna trial in Brooklyn pulled the thread on how Iván Archivaldo Guzmán's 2008 release was engineered.