Drug cartels

According to an expert on organized crime in Mexico, at least seven or eight cartel operatives extradited this week are considered major players who could provide key information to U.S. prosecutors

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 United States has begun deploying air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to counter what officials describe as threats from Latin American drug cartels

Mexico sent 26 people accused of being cartel operatives to the U.S. amid increasing pressure from Washington. Experts say they may not be the last ones.

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.

The Mexican government extradited on Tuesday 26 alleged cartel operatives to the United States — the second mass transfer this year, following the extradition of 29 cartel members in February.

Local law enforcement agencies along the U.S.-Mexico border are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence-powered drones to track drug traffickers and migrants, while Mexican cartels are flying their own drones into U.S. territory

U.S. intelligence agencies are reviewing reports that Senate credentials were granted to leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, who were listed as "advisers" allegedly linked to the Labor Party (PT).

A new report suggests that criminal organizations have evolved their synthetic drug production methods and shifted away from stationary "narco labs" to smaller, more mobile facilities

Mexican authorities in the northern state of Tamaulipas have arrested a suspect related to the murder of Ernesto Cuitláhuac Vázquez Reyna, a federal prosecutor who was killed on Aug. 4.

Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration had been informed about the executive order, but emphasized that "it had nothing to do with the participation of any military forces in Mexico."

The FBI has instructed local law enforcement agencies to submit names of individuals tied to certain drug cartels and gangs for potential inclusion on the U.S. government's terrorist watch list

A popular Mexican rapper known as "El Makabelico" has been sanctioned in the U.S. for allegedly helping launder money for the Cartel del Noreste

A Mexican national identified as a member of the Paisas gang, was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Laredo North Station during a recent attempt to illegally enter the United States.

A former senior Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official has called on Mexico to step up the pace of cartel extraditions

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

Federal authorities say factions of the Sinaloa Cartel have been weakened and no longer hold the same power and presence they had when turf wars erupted last year

U.S. authorities said they fear Mexican cartels will begin using drones to carry out attacks at the southern border

Adolfo "Fito" Macías is the first Ecuadorian national to be extradited under a new legal provision approved by referendum in 2023 as part of President Daniel Noboa's broader security reforms

The group tied with Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. reportedly set up warehouses to adapt arms smuggled from the U.S.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized recent deals between high-profile cartel figures and the U.S. government, calling the decision "contradictory" considering the Trump administration recently declared many of them to be terrorist organizations

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.

Local residents and mine workers who fled the area said the violence began on June 16, when dozens of armed men—believed to be part of Los Salazar—arrived in Indigenous communities in search of gold.

Last week, U.S. officials identified three financial institutions involved in laundering money for Mexican drug cartels and facilitating payments for precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl

Despite a decline in homicides during the first two months of 2025, Sinaloa has seen increases each month since February: 137 killings in March, 145 in April, 188 in May, and a record 218 reported so far in June.

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 DEA is accusing several Mexican drug cartels of infiltrating major U.S. cities, especially after finding a giant mural of the Jalisco Cartel leader in L.A.

A close ally of the Jalisco Cartel leader has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for financing drug-trafficking operations

Seven suspected cartel members can be seen following instructions from another man during what appears to be a paramilitary-style training session in the Mexican state of Michoacan