13 suspected drug cartel members killed in shootout with police in Mexico
Thirteen suspected drug cartel members died Monday in a shootout with authorities in the troubled Mexican state of…
Mexican mayor who fought drug cartels is slain on Day of the Dead
MEXICO CITY — Carlos Manzo was famous in Mexico for saying what few other politicians would: That cartels operated with…
Hometown of notorious cartel leader “El Chapo” hit by drone attacks, forcing residents to flee
The hometown of jailed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been hit in attacks by explosive-laden drones,…
Journalist who covered drug cartels murdered in Mexico; message left next to body, reports say
A Mexican journalist who covered drug trafficking has been murdered, officials told AFP on Monday, the latest casualty…
Commentary: As Trump blows up supposed narco boats, he uses an old, corrupt playbook on Latin America
Consumer confidence is dropping. The national debt is $38 trillion and climbing like the yodeling mountain climber in…
48 bags with human remains found inside hidden grave in cartel stronghold in Mexico
As many as 48 bags containing human remains were discovered and recovered from a clandestine grave near Guadalajara,…
Accused fentanyl kingpin wanted by U.S. and Mexico is arrested in Cuba months after escaping house arrest
Cuba has arrested a suspected Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped from custody in Mexico and is also wanted…
‘We’re Gonna Kill Them:’ Trump Signals No Formal Declaration Of War Against Venezuelan Drug Cartels
Topline President Donald Trump resisted the idea of making a declaration of war against Venezuelan drug cartels being…
Colombia calls for U.S. to stop lethal boat strikes and “respect the norms” of international law
The Colombian government has asked the United States to stop attacking vessels in the Pacific and the Caribbean…
Colombian killed in U.S. strike was on a fishing trip, wife claims: “Why did they just take his life like that?”
Alejandro Carranza’s loved ones say he left home on Colombia’s Caribbean coast to fish in open waters. Days…
Ecuador releases survivor of U.S. strike on alleged “narco sub,” says no evidence he committed a crime
Ecuador has released a man who survived a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-trafficking submersible vessel, the attorney…
President of lime growers association found killed in his car after complaining about cartel extortion in Mexico
A leader of lime growers in the violent western Mexican state of Michoacan was killed Monday, authorities said,…