Mexico

Mexican cartels are immersed in an arms race and getting as sophisticated as paramilitary groups, according to a new report

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is reportedly "exasperated" with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump over what she and her cabinet see as unrelenting demands from him and his administration

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the Trump administration "offered more intervention in our country" but she rejected any possibility of it happening

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.

In recent months, nine content creators in Sinaloa have lost their lives amid rising cartel violence.

"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.

Intelligence agencies, along with federal, military and civil authorities, are currently investigating the alleged involvement of police chiefs and local public officials with criminal groups in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

The current Secretary of State handed over the responsibility of USAID to Russel Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested two Mexican contractors helping fight a fire in Washington

Former cartel leader Salvador Garcia-Garcia, known as "Ardilla," has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for his role in the organization's drug-trafficking operations

After five months in jail, Gonzaga was released on parole and has returned to social media to resume her career as an influencer.

The U.S. is reportedly negotiating with several countries the possibility that they join its military deployment in the Caribbean, which the Trump administration claims is aimed at countering drug cartels in the region but has escalated tensions with Venezuela's authoritarian government.

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.

Two Mexican senators had a physical fight in Congress following a debate over U.S. military intervention against cartels in the country

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum asked the Trump administration to share whatever assets it recovers from drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada with her country's poorest

Last month, President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration's security strategy had inflicted more than $2.3 billion in losses on criminal networks through seizures, arrests and the destruction of clandestine laboratories.

The son of the boxing champion was deported from the United States to Mexico following his arrest in July due to alleged links to the Sinaloa Cartel.

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges on Monday and accepted to forfeit $15 billion in assets, but experts in asset forfeiture say going after the full figure would be absurd, according to a new report.

A New York Times reporter who embedded with the Sinaloa Cartel to detail how the group traffics fentanyl into the U.S. described how she managed to get the trust from the organization

A member of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada's family reportedly said the drug lord won't "sing" or incriminate people following his guilty plea in the U.S. earlier this week

Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, said the Sinaloa Cartel is heavily damaged but not extinct after the guilty plea of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated the guilty plea of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, saying detractors were saying her administration was "chasing shadows"

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.

President Claudia Sheinbaum and other high-ranking officials pushed back on claims by drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who said he paid bribes to politicians to protect cartel operations, noting that there are currently no formal complaints related to the allegations

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum clapped back at White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller after he used Mexico City as an example of a crime-ridden city

Julio César Chávez Jr. is accused of taking part in the illicit trafficking of firearms into Mexico on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel.

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.

During her daily morning press conference, Sheinbaum called on the United States government to share more information on El Mayo's case.