Mexico

Mexico's military killed Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," the longtime leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), during an operation of the Mexican Army on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.

Last December, the United States and Mexico signed an agreement aimed at curbing the pollution flowing into the Tijuana River, including infrastructure upgrades and other steps to contain the crisis.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Kovay Gardens, a beachfront resort in Mexico's Nayarit state, accusing it of operating as part of a fraud network directed by the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación.

Sheinbaum said the Attorney General's Office is responsible for providing information within the framework of the investigation, including the names of the businesspeople involved.

OFAC sanctioned a timeshare fraud network led by the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), which the cartel used to make automated calls to lure potential buyers to sales presentations and later defraud them.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said talks are ongoing for her government to mediate in the conflict between the U.S. and Cuba as tensions remain high.

A two-month-old baby described as ill was deported to Mexico with his mother after spending about three weeks in immigration detention at a Texas family facility, according to Rep. Joaquín Castro.

U.S. prosecutors are set to accuse Venezuela's former President, Nicolas Maduro, of selling diplomatic passports to Mexican cartels, which they would later use in cocaine smuggling operations, according to a new report.

Drivers across Cuba are facing waits of weeks or months to refuel as fuel shortages deepen and new government controls limit access to gasoline.

Mexico is making it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) is key to the country's economic growth and development in the coming years.

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez appeared to issue a warning to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum over her administration's stance regarding the Cuban regime.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum offered the country as an air bridge to Cuba, saying planes can refuel on their way to the island, currently going through acute shortages as a result of a U.S. blockade.

The Navy SEALs visit comes at the invitation of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has publicly emphasized her goal of better preparing Mexican military and law enforcement personnel to combat drug cartel violence.

Rather than highlighting transnational cooperation on crime, the arrest of alleged top drug-trafficker Ryan Wedding has sparked a row between the United States and Mexico as officials jostle over whether he surrendered or was apprehended by the FBI.

Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar criticized Mexico's delivery of aid to Cuba, saying "nothing sent directly to the regime will be seen by average Cubans."

Two Mexican Navy ships docked in Cuba on Thursday to deliver humanitarian aid to the beleaguered Caribbean island, but refrained from sending oil due to the ongoing U.S. blockade.

Cartels in Mexico can easily replace drones even despite local regulations at the pace in which they might be taken down by law enforcement, according to a former top DEA official.

A Mexican judge formally charged the mayor of Tequila, Diego Rivera Navarro on accusations of organized crime and the 2021 kidnapping of two mayoral candidates.

President Donald Trump is considering leaving the USMCA trade deal with Mexico and Canada, asking aides why he shouldn't do it, according to a new report.

Colleagues of the workers of a Canadian mining company who were abducted and killed in Sinaloa disputed the claim of a top Mexican government official about the cause of the incident.

An internal federal memo based on FBI intelligence warns that leaders of a Mexican drug cartel have directed members to shoot at U.S. Border Patrol agents from across the border.

Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said workers of a Canadian mining company were abducted and killed in Sinaloa by cartel operatives after being mistaken for members of an opposing organization.

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez slammed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for saying she continues to seek diplomatic ways to get oil to Cuba, which teeters on the brink of collapse as a result of shortages.

The bodies of at least four workers of a Canadian mining company abducted by alleged cartel members were found in Sinaloa, according to a new report.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country is currently not sending any oil to Cuba as a result of U.S. pressure on the beleaguered Caribbean country.

Mexican cartels have been managing to get a hold of high-caliber ammunition from a plant set up in a facility owned by the U.S. government and manufactures rounds used by the military, according to a new report.

The camps appear to be part of the infrastructure used by organized crime, adding weight to the idea that the workers' disappearance is tied to drug trafficking violence in Sinaloa.

The former Mexican president has for years denied receiving money either from drug cartels or from Venezuela to fund his 2006 campaign.

Long waits to regularize immigration status and restrictions on movement out of southern Mexico have fueled a black market in Mexican birth certificates and residency cards for Cuban migrants stranded in Chiapas, according to reporting by Noticias Telemundo.

Diego Rivera Navarro took office in October 2024 after running as a candidate for Morena, Mexico's ruling party and the same party as President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has repeatedly denied that members of her party have ties to organized crime.