Returning migrants find Mexico transformed by drug cartels and violence
MEXICO CITY — Adrián Ramírez hadn’t been to his hometown in western Mexico for more than two decades. When he…
Trump says US to ‘start now hitting land’ in Mexico targeting drug cartels
Published on 09/01/2026 – 12:19 GMT+1 •Updated 16:27 US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that American forces would…
Operation Fix: Inside the sleeper cell of a Mexican cartel in Auckland that imported 174kg of methamphetamine in container of scrap metal
At no point did the police see the four men interact with one another. In fact, it’s possible…
National Guardsman kills 3 fellow service members hours after car bomb kills 5 in cartel stronghold in Mexico
A Mexican National Guardsmen shot and killed three fellow service members at a barracks over the weekend in…
Car bomb kills 5 people, including 3 officers, in front of police station in Mexico
Mexican authorities on Sunday said at least five people died and three more were injured after a car…
Trump’s pardon of a convicted trafficker undermines drug war narrative
MEXICO CITY — Juan Orlando Hernández, a convicted drug trafficker who prosecutors said “paved a cocaine superhighway” to the United…
Legendary cartel boss was ambushed, drugged and flown to U.S., according to plea deal with “El Chapo” son
Armed men entered through a window to ambush Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the most elusive of the Sinaloa…
Accused fentanyl kingpin wanted by U.S. killed by Mexican military
A man wanted by the U.S. on accusations of trafficking large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine was killed…
The Cartel de los Soles is now officially a U.S.-designated a terrorist organization, but is it a cartel?
The U.S. government’s designation of the Venezuelan Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization officially took…
Sniffer dogs help uncover 14 tons of cocaine at Colombia port, marking biggest bust in a decade
Colombia made its largest cocaine bust in a decade, authorities announced Friday, with 14 tons confiscated at its…
Suspect arrested in assassination of Mexican mayor who pushed government to tackle violent crime
Mexican authorities have arrested a man who is accused of being involved in planning and ordering the fatal…
Divers find over 450 pounds of cocaine hidden underneath ship bound for Europe, Colombia’s navy says
Divers in Colombia discovered a big haul of cocaine underneath a ship that was preparing to set sail…