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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Northeast Cartel Leaders Following Terrorist Designation

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on two leaders of the Northeast Cartel—formerly Los Zetas—after its designation as a terrorist organization under the Trump...
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Wildlife Evacuated as Cartel Violence Engulfs Sinaloa Sanctuary

Roughly 700 former circus and cartel-owned exotic animals were evacuated from Ostok Sanctuary near Culiacán amid an eight-month cartel feud, highlighting government inaction and wildlife...
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DEA Flags Possible Alliance Between Los Chapitos and CJNG

The U.S. DEA warns a strategic alliance between Los Chapitos and CJNG could reshape Mexico’s criminal map, boosting drug and arms trafficking. On May 17,...
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Sheinbaum Demands Answers on Entry of El Chapo’s Relatives into the U.S.

President Claudia Sheinbaum has called on the U.S. government to explain why 17 members of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s family were allowed to enter the...
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US Unseals Narco-Terrorism Indictments Against Mexican Cartel Leaders

U.S. prosecutors in the Southern District of California unsealed a sweeping indictment today charging two alleged heads of the Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO)—Pedro Inzunza Noriega...
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Cartel Drones Challenge U.S.–Mexico Border Security as CBP Logs Over 155,000 Incursions

Since February 2022, CBP has detected 155,000 cartel-operated drones surveilling U.S.–Mexico border operations and smuggling narcotics, prompting major technological and policy responses. Since February 2022,...
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Sheinbaum Firmly Rejects U.S. Troop Deployment to Combat Cartels

On May 3, 2025, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly announced that she had rejected an offer from U.S. President Donald Trump to deploy American troops...
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Mother and Son Killed While Searching for Missing Relative in Jalisco

In a tragic incident underscoring the perils faced by families searching for missing loved ones in Mexico, María del Carmen Morales, 43, and her 26-year-old...
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U.S. Sanctions Target CJNG’s Fuel Theft and Drug Trafficking Network

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on three Mexican nationals and two companies linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), aiming...
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Jalisco ranch confirmed as cartel training hub, not mass crematorium

Mexican authorities have concluded that Rancho Izaguirre, located in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, served as a training and recruitment center for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG),...
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29 Drug Lords, Including Caro Quintero, Face Possible Death Penalty After ‘Delivery’ to the United States

In a move that could expose some of the most notorious Mexican drug lords to the death penalty, Mexican authorities transferred 29 high-profile inmates—among them...
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Mexican Authorities Extradite Two Alleged Former Zetas Leaders to U.S.

Mexican authorities on Thursday extradited two alleged former leaders of the notorious Los Zetas cartel to the United States, according to the Webb County Sheriff’s...
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