Drugs

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.

President Donald Trump announced today a second attack against a Venezuelan vessel in the Caribbean for allegedly transporting illegal drugs.

Campos was found dead in the pool area of a hotel in Mykonos, Greece, along with fellow influencer Ryan Silveira who managed to survive.

The Drug Enforcement Administration orchestrated a massive operation in late August, coordinated with field divisions across 23 U.S. states.

U.S. Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez declared on social media that Maduro's "narco-terrorist regime must be crush and eliminated once and for all."

The F-35 stealth fighter, first used by Israel in combat, has been deployed to Puerto Rico by the Trump administration in an unprecedented anti-cartel operation.

Venezuelan Defense Minister Wladimir Padrino López delivered an unexpected address from a military bunker on Sunday, announcing the deployment of 25,000 troops to confront drug trafficking networks across the country. The move came as the United States intensified military pressure in the Caribbean and maintained a $15 million bounty on his head.

De Jesús was an administrative director with the General Protectorate of Public Security, Preventive Police, and Municipal Transit of Los Cabos.

Two Colombian soldiers were doused with gasoline and set on fire as the military attempted to destroy a cocaine laboratory.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Ecuadorian capital to declare two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.

A Mexican man was detained while attempting to smuggle millions of dollars worth of meth into the U.S. inside a cooler

A Burning Man Festival attendee faces criminal charges after a traffic stop and search of his vehicle turned up a "large quantity" of drugs.

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

Federal authorities announced the arrest of 27 people in New Hampshire related to an drug seizure operation they say is tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.

His arrest in July 2024 caused a brutal civil war in the Sinaloa Cartel between those loyal to Zambada and those loyal to El Chapo's sons.

A Mexican woman was caught while attempting to smuggle dozens of kilos of meth inside a truck's fuel tank

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.

Customs and Border Protection seized almost 300 pounds of meth hidden inside a solar panel, the agency detailed

A young child was abducted at gunpoint from his own front yard in Wisconsin while his father bolted into their house, CCTV footage depicts.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) found $15 million worth of methamphetamine inside a tractor trailer transporting carrots

Customs and Border Protection said it seized almost 9,000 pounds of narcotics, five arms and hundreds of thousands of dollars in June

President Donald Trump is reportedly claiming he helped leak details about Tesla CEO Elon Musk's alleged drug use to The New York Times.

A fentanyl cook described to a journalist his training period and the process to make the lethal drug, as well as the associated risks

Intelligence from Mexico's Security Cabinet shows the Navy has seized more than 111 tons of cocaine and 223 illicit maritime vessels between 2023 and 2025

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.

The CJNG cartel was founded in Guadalajara by Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes in 2009.

Elon Musk posted his drug test results online after Donald Trump reportedly called him a "big-time drug addict" following their feud over the GOP spending bill.

In the wake of the sanctions issued by the U.S. against 'Los Chapitos,' government officials discovered a money laundering network linked to the group.

A Mexican man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after getting caught attempting to smuggle meth inside cabbage heads

A British Airways crew member was found dancing naked in a first-class bathroom, prompting an investigation upon landing.