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With a growing need to fill secondary roles such as logistics, storage, drug processing and the management of local operations, criminal groups increasingly turned to women.

According to the outlet, Ramírez financed the event just days before being arrested by federal authorities in Jalisco on charges related to extortion and drug trafficking.

According to an expert, in recent years more than 30,000 minors ages 13 to 17 have been recruited by criminal organizations across Mexico.

Many of the municipalities hit the hardest by devastating floods lie within territories where violent clashes are common, as rival criminal groups continue fighting in the region.

As communities work to recover from devastating floods, a recent report reveals how drug cartels are taking advantage of the crisis to expand their control and win support in the hardest-hit areas.

At the time of "Llanero's" arrest, Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said authorities seized a firearm, tactical gear, drugs, and a vehicle.

Ismael Zambada Sicairos, son of Sinaloa Cartel Leader "El Mayo" Zambada, has reportedly reached a deal with an offset of the Zetas to face the alliance reached between the "Chapitos" and the Jalisco cartel, according to a new report.

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho," has consolidated his place as the most powerful drug trafficker in the world, according to a new investigation by The Wall Street Journal. His organization, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), has eclipsed the once-dominant Sinaloa Cartel by capitalizing on shifts in the U.S. drug market and the internal collapse of its longtime rival.

A banner, commonly known as a narcomanta, appeared near the University of Baja California, suspended over a bridge.

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.

"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.

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

A high-ranking member of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and a direct relative of the group's leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," has been arrested in Mexico.

Two narcomantas — large banners or signs bearing messages from drug cartels — attributed to the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) were displayed in Ensenada, Baja California, during the weekend targeting state governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda with accusations of tolerating extortion in the fishing sector.

Érick Valencia Salazar is seeking to plead guilty in the U.S. in hopes of negotiating a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid a full trial.

La Barredora, a criminal group that originated as a cell of the Jalisco Cartel focused on fuel theft, has since developed its own structure and distanced itself from the organization.

The music executive who built the careers of some of the most successful names in regional Mexican music, including Gerardo Ortiz and Eslabón Armado, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for conspiring to conduct financial transactions with a drug trafficker designated by the United States government. Angel del Villar is the founder of Del Records.

U.S. authorities targeted the group known as Cárteles Unidos, or United Cartels, with economic sanctions and have charged five high-ranking members of the organization.

The FBI says the Jalisco cartel began operating in the timeshare industry in 2012, running call centers in Mexico where employees impersonated U.S. brokers, attorneys and sales representatives to defraud property owners.

During operations, drone operators were ordered to strike rival groups, targeting vehicles and camps. In some cases, the former hitman said the drones were also used against Mexican authorities.

Aguascalientes experienced a series of violent disturbances over the past days, including roadblocks and the burning of vehicles and stores, after authorities arrested 18 suspected members of the Jalisco Cartel

Mercury smuggling by Mexican cartels is contaminating rivers and threatening Indigenous communities all over Latin America, a new report warns

Criminal organizations in Mexico have increasingly taken control of hospital emergency rooms, forcing medical personnel at gunpoint to treat their wounded gunmen.

Indira Navarro, leader of Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco, said the site in Las Agujas, Zapopan, is on track to become one of the graves with the highest number of bodies found in the state.

Ten men were found guilty of their involvement in crimes committed at the Izaguirre Ranch, an extermination camp ran by the Jalisco Cartel in Mexico

An investigation has revealed that the financial structure behind the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has been widely identified by U.S. and Mexican authorities, yet it remains largely unprosecuted.

Eric Daniel Zamora Delgadillo, a business associate of "Canelo" Álvarez, allegedly laundered money for the Jalisco Cartel and used the boxer's convenience stores, Upper by Canelo Energy, in a fuel theft and illegal sales scheme.

Two high-ranking active members of Mexico's Navy are reportedly collaborating with criminal organizations and are allegedly on the payroll of both the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and Los Chapitos.

The refinery fits a pattern long associated with fuel theft and money laundering by criminal groups in Mexico, especially the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).