Mexico

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

Two Mexican men were detained in a meth lab in Poland. They have been linked to the Sinaloa Cartel

Hossein Nabor Guillén was accused in 2024 of aiding Los Ardillos after a video showed him embracing the group's alleged leader, Celso Ortega Jiménez.

Staff members interviewed by Mexican outlets said the attackers subdued five workers at the rehabilitation center and killed three of them.

Influencers tied to cartels are now targets, pressured to back factions in Sinaloa's internal war and used as mouthpieces in the conflict.

Mexican nationals caught trying to enter the country were far more likely to be held in detention than people from other countries, data shows.

Claudia Sheinbaum formally requested the extradition of several individuals held in the United States who are wanted by Mexican authorities, highlighting ongoing bilateral cooperation.

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said she will seek the extradition of cartel leaders currently imprisoned in the U.S., framing the pursuit as a "sovereign decision for the safety and peace of our country"

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

Two men have been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for attempting to traffic a truck full of arms to Mexico from the U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that President Donald Trump gave the order to "blow up" the vessel off Venezuela's coast on Tuesday rather than interdicting it

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration will "go on the offense" against cartels after targeting a vessel off the Venezuelan coast

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Mexico and Ecuador as part of his second official tour of Latin America; he is expected to sign a new bilateral security agreement with President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Ioan Grillo, a journalist specialized in cartels, warned that the U.S. attack against a vessel that departed Venezuela could be the prelude of one against criminal organizations in Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said judicial officials from her administration will seek to question drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada after he claimed he bribed government officials throughout the decades to advance the Sinaloa Cartel's operations

"So I like the president very much," Trump said of Sheinbaum. "I think she's a terrific woman. She's actually an amazing woman in some ways. Very elegant, beautiful. But Mexico is run by the cartels. It's run by the cartels."

On the night of September 1, Jorge Luis Casillas Torres became the latest victim of violence in the Sinaloan capital of Culiacán.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum again rejected a U.S. intervention in its territory, saying that such a move is "not necessary."

Remittances from the U.S. to Mexico dropped for the fourth month straight in July, according to the Mexican central bank. The figure represents a 4.7 percent decrease compared to the same month last year

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that her administration is willing to enter new security agreements with the U.S. but they must be done "without subordination"

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.