Cartel

Ongoing turf wars among Mexico's most powerful cartels will further fuel the recruitment of minors to replenish their dwindling ranks, according to a former top Drug Enforcement Agency agent.

A new drone attack took place at a city hall warehouse in Sinaloa as such attacks by criminal organizations surge in Mexico, according to a new report.

Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, a top cartel leader, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after faking his death to avoid capture.

The United States and Mexico are set to step up their cooperation to deal with the increased use of drones by criminal organizations.

The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the "Cartel de Santa Rosa de Lima" (CSRL) after determining that the criminal organization was stealing fuel and crude oil from Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex.

Drone attacks in Mexico more than doubled last year compared to the one prior as cartels increasingly use such devices in their operations, according to a new report

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that even though the administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has made "historic strides" in cracking down on cartels, President Donald Trump is "very interested in taking additional measures" against criminal organizations.

Federal officials said they seized more than half a ton of meth from a Mexican cartel operating in Colorado following a two-year investigation

Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terry Cole said cocaine prices in the U.S. are increasing as a result of the Trump administration's strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific

Gangs distributing drugs in some areas of southern Texas are now answering to the Gulf Cartel, according to a local sheriff.

The Mexican actress made headlines in 2015 when she organized an interview with the notorious drug lord, conducted by American actor Sean Penn.

A former Border Patrol agent has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for taking bribes from cartel operatives.

A classified memo from the Department of Justice authorizing strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific describes fentanyl as a potential chemical weapons threat, according to a new report.

After the arrests and extraditions of several key figures in the world of Mexican organized crime, many are negotiating with the American government for lighter sentences.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents were shot at twice while patrolling the southern border, according to a new report. The development comes after another report detailing that cartels were offering $10,000 bounties to people shooting at agents

A new investigation revealed that people operating boats targeted by U.S. strikes were indeed running drugs, but were not high-up in criminal organizations

Over a dozen alleged cartel operatives have been killed during a shootout with police officers in Sinaloa, Mexico.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum slammed opposition members for criticizing her government following the killing of a mayor during the Day of the Dead

Cartels are offering $10,000 to people who shoot at border patrol agents at the southern border, according to a new report

The Trump administration is drafting plans to send U.S. troops and intelligence agents into Mexico to target cartels, according to a new report.

A former cartel operative could face the death penalty if convicted of new charges in the U.S.

A drone attack targeted the prosecutor's office in Tijuana, located in the border with California

A former DEA official claimed that alleged cartel bounties on Department of Homeland Security officials are false and would seek the deployment of more Mexican army and law enforcement officers and protect migrants.

Cartel operatives in Mexico are not worried that U.S. strikes against vessels off the coast of Venezuela means they will be targeted next, according to a new report

Mexican officials are so far not worried about the possibility of seeing U.S. strikes against cartels on its soil, according to a new report

Alleged cartel operatives were detained by Mexican forces in Juarez. They stand accused of committing several high profile crimes in the border region

Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. spoke publicly for the first time since he was arrested in the U.S. on cartel-related charges, calling the incident a "shock"

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez claimed that five U.S. jets approached the country's coastline on Thursday, an action he described as "military harassment"

Different reports across the years have detailed how cartels are using social media to recruit operatives in Mexico. Now, CNN is claiming that the initiative has expanded to the U.S.

Mexican cartels are using artificial intelligence to improve drug-trafficking operations, according to a new report