Users are increasingly taking dangerous cocktails of different illicit substances as supplies soar May 21 2024 The Big Read Mexico’s drug cartels are thriving The outgoing president said he would tackle gangs with ‘hugs not bullets’. Five years on, violence is worse than ever ...
The article reports on the break up of drug cartels in Mexico as drug kingpins are arrested. The move also stirs spikes in violence in various cities. The violence is led by small groups, such as the Rojos and Ardillos, who resort to criminal activities, like car theft, kidnapping, and ...
Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. Justice Department itself has recognized that "74% of the weapons" used by criminal groups in Mexico come from north of the border. Feb 14 U.S. military planes might be spying on cartels, Mexico says ...
"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 ...
Mexico defends sovereignty as US seeks to label cartels as terrorists January 22 US in plea talks with Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada January 16 Mexico offers protection to famed singer after drug cartel death threats January 8 Indonesia and France sign deal to send ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Genaro Garcia Luna, who for several years led Mexico's fight against the country's violent drug trade, should spend the rest of his life in prison after accepting bribes to protect the cartels he was supposed to fight, the U.S. Department of Justice ...
Mexico's president has taken the unusual step of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other, following last week's detention of top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López.
Posted October 14, 2015 Ivan Castillo - Secure Title Riviera Maya In certain regions or states of Mexico you have drug cartels battling for the market. For example, in the states of Michoacán, Sinaloa, Guerrero and Baja, California where there’s a battle among the drug cartels....
CARTELS AT WAR: Mexico's Drug-Fueled Violence and the Threat to U.S. National Security Paul...doi:10.1080/09592318.2013.857953Yelena TuzovaU.S. Army CGSCMilitary Review
Mexico's homicide rate has tripled since 2006 — when an intensification of the government's war on drug cartels triggered a spiral of violence — from 9.6 murders per 100,000 inhabitants to 28 in 2021. Dog mutilated by cartel members may be "America's Favorite Pet" ...