At least four rifles seized in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas during cartel arrests are allegedly linked to the U.S. Department of State. A report by Mexico’s El Debate revealed that the rifles were part of various weapons seized during several cartel raids since late 2004.
Unknown gunmen shot and killed a Mexican journalist this week who was highly critical of the government. The murder follows six other similar killings of news workers earlier this year. International press freedom groups continue to label Mexico as one of the deadliest countries for journalists.
A group of gunmen claiming to be from the Sinaloa Cartel released a video and various social media messages calling out the deals between Mexico’s government and drug cartels. The messages came just days after the same criminal organization hung multiple bodies from an overpass in Mexico.
At least eight state police officers from the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas are under investigation for the alleged kidnapping of a local businessman who was forced to pay a ransom for his release.
On Monday morning, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada went before U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan, who handed down the life sentence. The sentence was anticipated ahead of time following his August 2025 guilty plea, where the Mexican drug lord admitted to multiple drug trafficking conspiracy charges linked to his role as one of the founders and top leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has formally designated two more Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist cartels. The move brings the number to eight separate cartels that are considered to be Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the United States government.
Mexico’s top security officials are harshly criticizing the director of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, over a series of comments he made pointing to a link between drug cartels and the Mexican federal government.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is blaming Biden-era policies of the United States government for having helped set off the fierce turf war that followed. The turf war erupted after the split between the two main factions of the Sinaloa Cartel following the arrest of the fearsome cartel boss Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
Federal prosecutors announced charges against three men and one woman from Amarillo, Texas, for terrorism-related charges connected to a weapons purchasing and smuggling operation that would move firearms into Mexico to supply the Sinaloa Cartel. The terrorism charges come after the U.S. government designated the Sinaloa Cartel and five other Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
Mexico’s top diplomat, Roberto Velasco Alvarez, announced a series of legal actions against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private migrant detention centers in response to the deaths of migrants in custody, as well as during raids.
Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced that her government is looking into taking legal action against agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the latest shooting incident in Texas.
A Mexican Navy infantryman died, and two others sustained serious injuries while providing security to a group of mothers who were searching rural areas for cartel mass graves.
Two high-ranking cartel lieutenants who are part of a criminal organization that masquerades as a self-defense group are now facing terrorism related charges, as well as drug trafficking charges, in a U.S. federal court. While the two men are criminally indicted and wanted in the United States, they are currently believed to be in Mexico, where they enjoy the protection of the terrorist organization known as Carteles Unidos.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum demanded that the U.S. government show proof after the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned multiple cartel businesses that allegedly funded political campaigns in Mexico.
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is reporting publicly that Ukraine is helping Mexican drug cartels move into the European market through its poorly guarded borders. The move is aimed at helping drug cartels move into new markets in response to increased enforcement and operations in Latin America by the U.S. government.
Mexican federal authorities re-arrested a top cartel boss who used his political connections and social activism to hide his criminal empire. The cartel figure was arrested in 2022, but with the help of state officials, was able to be released from prison until his capture this weekend.
People in Mexico are rallying behind an unknown vigilante who has taken to the streets, hunting down thieves and leaving them taped up for authorities. Mexican authorities have already begun investigating the incidents, aiming to arrest the vigilante.
Authorities in Mexico arrested a cartel lieutenant in connection with allegations that he ordered the kidnapping and murder of a female journalist in Mexico.
A motorist in Los Cabos plowed through a crowd of revelers that had blocked the streets and were shaking his vehicle on Wednesday night following Mexico’s victory over the Czech Republic.
A cartel-connected Texas border county official who has been on the run since 2013 was arrested in Mexico and is expected to return to Texas this week. There, he will face state child sexual abuse charges.
The legislature of the Mexican state of Sinaloa halted a petition filed by the governor requesting the payment of a pension to a retired police chief who is a fugitive wanted by the United States Department of Justice.
The governor of Sinaloa filed a letter to the state legislature in an attempt to help a fugitive police chief who is wanted by the U.S. government on drug trafficking conspiracy charges get his pension while he continues to live in her state.
A Mexican border state governor sparked a new controversy over the weekend when she posted a video asking Mexico’s federal government to stop hiding behind claims of sovereignty and surrender various politicians wanted by the U.S. government on drug trafficking conspiracy charges.
Authorities in Mexico are keeping quiet about the discovery of a mass grave with four bodies, including two men from Chicago who were reported missing in May.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum fired back at U.S. President Donald J. Trump over his cartel-related statements at the G7 Summit. Trump claimed that Mexico was under the control of drug cartels. In her retort to Trump, Sheinbaum claimed he was misinformed and tried to defuse the situation, saying she did not have to enter into a controversy each time he made a comment.
Drug cartels control Mexico, and the country’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is too afraid to do anything about it, said U.S. President Donald J. Trump during a speech at the G7 Summit. The U.S. president warned that his government would be stepping in to do what Mexico won’t.
Cartel violence continues to run wild in Mexico’s Caribbean resort areas, including the popular beach towns of Tulum, Playa Del Carmen and Cancun. Business leaders are demanding action from government officials, while Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum continues her public claims that crime has been decreasing under her watch.
U.S. federal law enforcement officers extradited a former Mexican Customs agent who is wanted in his home country on organized crime charges.
Gunmen from Mexico’s terrorist group Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) ambushed a group of police officers, shooting ten of them in an attack where five of those officers died. While authorities have confirmed the attack, little has been done to capture the gunmen.
A group of gunmen shot and killed a journalist in Mexico. The crime comes just days after a female journalist was kidnapped in the same state of Veracruz. The attack is even more alarming as the murdered journalist was under government protection after having received threats from law enforcement.
Mexico’s former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stands accused of crimes against humanity in a complaint filed by a rival political party. The complaint blames him as the root cause of the partnership between Mexico’s government and cartels, which led to more than 200,000 deaths and 150,000 forced disappearances, as well as several other crimes under his watch.
Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has come out of retirement by publishing a letter in which he defends his successor, Claudia Sheinbaum, and the cartel-connected politicians singled out by the U.S. government in recent days. In his letter, he calls for the return of the Donald Trump of his first term and claims that the allegations against the members of his MORENA party are all politically motivated and aimed at supporting opposition parties.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum was quick to rush to the defense of two more governors from her party, MORENA, who sparked a new controversy after a series of reports revealed that they were the target of cartel investigations by the U.S. government and that they had their visas revoked. Both Mexican governors denied the reports.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum lashed out against U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson, telling him to butt out of her country’s domestic issues. The comment came in response to Johnson’s earlier statement that the fight against cartels was not political. The scuffle comes at a time of great tension between both countries, as Sheinbaum has been fiercely
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is blaming the far right in both the United States and Mexico for the tensions between the two governments in the fight against cartels and the politicians that enable them.
Authorities in Mexico reported the discovery of a narco-tunnel that spanned almost the length of three football fields and connected the border city of Tijuana with San Diego. The discovery comes at a time of great tension between the U.S. and Mexico’s government over the widespread corruption and cartel influence throughout the country.
Authorities in Mexico debunked a series of articles in U.S. media about a serial killer in the popular beach resort city of Puerto Vallarta.
Mexico’s Congress is moving to amend the country’s constitution to ensure the ruling party remains in power. The move comes at a time when the U.S. government has been exposing the close ties between Mexico’s ruling party, MORENA, and drug cartels while moving to arrest some of its top operators.
Mexico’s government is trying to prosecute a border state governor. Her crime — working with U.S. agencies to fight drug cartels.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum drew harsh criticism this week for a series of comments she made, telling the people not to watch a critical Mexican TV station that consistently reports on the government’s cartel ties.
