3 (See Figure 2, for map of the cartels' areas of influence.) In August 2006, Mexico's Deputy Attorney General for Organized Crime, José Luis Santiago Vasconcelos, indicated that this re- organization, and mounting violence, are the result of Mexico's success in capturing ...
The article offers brief profiles of Mexican cartels involved in drug trafficking into the United States. Also presented is a map depicting the areas in Mexico and the United States controlled by the drug manufacturing and smuggling operations. A number of drug bosses are mentioned including Osiel ...
"ATF is committed to stopping as many guns as possible from being illegally trafficked into Mexico," ATF Director Steven Dettelbach told CBS News in a statement, touting the prosecution of 100 people in the past year. "Investigating straw purchasers is just one tool that we use. Our efforts ...
through the Midwest, and into the Northeast. While CJNG’s presence appears limited to the West Coast, it is a cartel of significant concern, as it is quickly becoming one of the most powerful organizations in Mexico, and DEA projects its presence...
Pellets bursting was a courier’s worst fear. Once, in Lorain, Ohio, a courier started foaming at the mouth, and his handler called Mexico to figure out what to do. As authorities listened via wiretap, the handler was told to cut the courier open and retrieve the remaining ...
Milgram said the DEA is "actively investigating every single possible lead" the agency can take in combatting the availability of fentanyl nationwide. "We have to stop it before it comes from China to Mexico to the U.S.," she said. "... We have to be aggressive on this." ...
Just a side tidbit: Mexico just passed a law stripping foreign law enforcement of Diplomatic Immunity. The new law strips USA LEAs and DEA etc from crossing into Mexico for at-will police operations. It also requires LEAs and DEA etc to share all intelligence with Mexican Police Agencies and...
The entrance to Tancitaro, an avocado-growing hub in Mexico that created its own vigilante police force protect the local avocado trade. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) In Michoacan, where there have been dozens of cartel splits over the last dozen years, organized crime’s invasion of ...
, based on an intelligence map generated by DEA Special Operations Division Project Thor, depicts the smuggling paths of a "supernetwork" of interconnected gun supply chains that were illegally funneling military-grade firearms at the direction of the Jalisco New Generation cartel in Mexico.CBS News...