The state of Tamaulipas is the stronghold of the Gulf Cartel, one of the oldest and most powerful of Mexico's criminal groups. But the cartel has lost territory and influence in recent years to its rivals,according to the think tank InSight Crime. State officials did not immediately...
or IEDs, between 2018 and 2024. But he didn't specify whether those six had been killed by bombs dropped from drones, or by buried roadside bombs, both of which have been used by gangs in Mexico.
View of the front pages of Mexican newspapers showing the news of the capture of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, in Mexico City, Mexico on July 26, 2024.Photo by RODRIGO OROPEZA/AFP via Getty Images Mexico said Friday it played no part in the arrests, seen as a major blow...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An improvised land mine apparently planted by a drug cartel killed two Mexican soldiers and wounded five others, Mexico’s defense secretary said Tuesday. Gen. Ricardo Trevilla acknowledged that the army had already suffered six deaths from suchimprovised explosive devices, or...
an improvised land mine apparently planted by a drug cartel killed two mexican soldiers and wounded five others, mexico's defense secretary said tuesday. gen. ricardo trevilla acknowledged that the army had already suffered six deaths from such improvised explosive ...
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luna, mexico’s former secretary of public security, was convicted by a new york jury in 2023 of taking millions of dollars in bribes to protect the violent sinaloa cartel that he was supposedly combating. he is the highest-level mexican government official to...
and prison gangs and the Mexican cartels,” Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said. “Most street gangs, their revenue comes from selling illegal drugs, right? Cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, not as much. But those two drugs especially. They’re getting a lot o...
citizens who crossed into Mexico from Texas, Friday, March 3, 2023. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the four Americans were going to buy medicine and were caught in the crossfire between two armed groups after they had entered Matamoros, acro...
The deaths underscore the brazen power of the local drug cartels and the powerlessness of the government in the area around Chilpancingo — the capital of Guerrero state, where the resort ofAcapulcois located — and the nearby township of Chilapa. ...