Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum claimed that there is no evidence that cartel gunmen fired on U.S. law enforcement in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The denial comes days after the U.S. government announced the deployment of hundreds of troops to secure the area after gunmen fired at U.S. Coast Guard boats.
Mexico’s Navy announced the deployment of almost 160 ground troops following a recent incident in which gunmen from the terrorist organization the Gulf Cartel fired on boats from the U.S. Coast Guard that were patrolling the waters of the Rio Grande.
Argentina’s government sent to Mexico a Mexican Navy vice admiral wanted for his alleged role in a fuel smuggling conspiracy that is believed to include some of the country’s top military brass and politicians at the highest levels.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents teamed up with the Mexican Navy to seize nearly seven tons of cocaine during operations in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico. Officials estimate the street value of the drugs to be more than $120 million (USD).
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-level military operations carried out by Mexico’s Navy delivered a powerful blow to the most feared terrorist group in Mexico, Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG). The arrests of two of its top leaders come just weeks after Mexico’s military forces, working with U.S. intelligence agencies, killed the cartel’s supreme leader and founder, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, in February.
Mexico’s Navy raided a trucking depot that was being used by the Gulf Cartel to store thousands of gallons of stolen fuel that would be sold on the underground market as part of a complex moneymaking scheme.
Unknown individuals within Mexico’s Navy provided restricted weapons, tactical gear, and body armor to members of the terrorist organization Cartel Jalisco New Generation. The revelation comes from a former cartel hitman who revealed to authorities in April 2025 that he personally went to pick up stashed weapons for the criminal organization.
A newly leaked audio revealed how Mexico’s top naval officials talked about covering up fuel theft and smuggling operations that reached the highest levels of the military institution and were also connected at the highest levels of Mexico’s ruling party, MORENA. The fuel-smuggling operation involved the nephews of the country’s Navy secretary at the time.
Mikey Rijavec, a California-based fishing influencer and YouTube personality, has gone missing off the coast of Mexico.
The ongoing scandal surrounding Mexico’s Navy and top government officials is expected to lead to more than 200 arrests. Two recent deaths within the naval institution have sparked widespread speculation about targeted killings to cover up or block the ongoing investigation.
Officials are sharing more details about the moments leading up to a Mexican Navy tall ship hitting the Brooklyn Bridge in May, an incident that left two crew members dead and 19 others hurt.
Mexico’s Senate voted to approve a series of joint military exercises. In the coming days, 155 U.S. Marines will head south to train Mexican Navy infantrymen.
One of Mexico’s top military officials sparked a new wave of controversy by claiming the country’s judicial system works against them when it comes to going after organized crime figures.
Mexican police arrested six Sinaloa Cartel operatives including a suspected “plaza boss” late last month in the tourist hotspot of Playa del Carmen. The arrest came during a combined military and police operation. The Secretary of Public Security waited until this week to announce the news of the arrests which took place on June 29.
Elements of the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) seized just under two tons of methamphetamine, a quantity of heroin and fentanyl, and over five tons of marijuana during a naval security operation. The seizure took place off the coast of the popular tourist beach resort of Guaymas, located in the border state of Sonora. The port city of Guaymas is located approximately 260 miles south of Nogales, Arizona.
Mexican officials confirmed that an infantryman in a Mexican Navy helicopter operating near the Texas border shot and killed three members of a family caught in the crossfire of a fierce cartel gun battle. A woman and two children died from their wounds while the man survived. The battle occurred in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, immediately across the U.S.-Mexico border from Laredo, Texas.
Officials singled out six members of Mexico’s Navy as having been part of a group that carried ransom kidnappings targeting wealthy businessmen. The kidnappers operated in military uniform and in their military issued vehicle when they followed and took a businessman who was driving around Mexico City.
Mexican authorities confirmed the seizure of 40,000 pounds of chemicals used to manufacture meth on a ship from China.
Sicarios del cártel asesinaron a un infante de la Marina de México y secuestraron a otros tres. Los tres miembros de una unidad especial de inteligencia fueron torturados durante horas por miembros del Cártel del Golfo hasta su liberación este fin de semana. El caso ha sido suprimido por la Armada de México e ignorado por los medios de noticias locales.
Cartel gunmen murdered one Mexican Marine and kidnapped three others. The three members of a special intelligence unit were tortured for hours by members of the Gulf Cartel until their release this weekend. The case has been suppressed by the Mexican Navy and ignored by local news outlets.
A major gunfight occurred on December 26 between elements of the Mexican navy and drug traffickers in Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s hometown of Badiraguato, Sinaloa state. Some reports indicate military aircraft sustained minor damage, but two cartel attackers were killed and firearms, ammunition, and four and a half tons of marijuana were seized.
