All news on the topic: Cartels
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Mexican authorities tie Ikon Midstream to CJNG cartel fuel smuggling network in explosive investigation
Ikon Midstream, a Houston-based petroleum trader whose offices were raided last month by U.S. authorities, is under investigation in Mexico in connection with fuel smuggling
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Cartel kingpin “El Mencho” killed as Mexico erupts in flames
The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives, marking a significant victory while cartel members responded with a wave of violence across the country.
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Zhi Dong Zhang on trial in Brooklyn after tunnel breakout in Mexico and circuitous flight to Cuba and Russia
Alleged trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang escaped through a tunnel in Mexico before flying to Cuba and reportedly to Russia, but now he finds himself on trial in a Brooklyn courtroom.
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Europe faces cocaine glut as traffickers bury stockpiles to drive prices up
On a cool cloudless morning at the break of dawn last December, authorities spotted two speed boats carrying a number of large packages at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River in southwest Spain.
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Democrats slam Trump administration for lifting firearm export restrictions
Democrats have labeled the Trump administration’s decision to remove export restrictions on American-made firearms as “a gift to violent cartels and drug traffickers.”
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US Treasury sanctions Los Mayos cartel and armed leader El Ruso
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, including the leader of its armed wing, Juan Jose Ponce Felix, known as “El Ruso.”
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From Dubai to the Irish sea: inside Europe’s biggest failed cocaine smuggling plot
The text message came from Dubai with a Santa emoji. "OK lads. No need for luck. Really this couldn’t be any more straightforward. Just relax and this will all be over soon."
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Mexico employs national security powers to extradite high-profile criminals to the U.S.
When Mexico sent 26 high-profile suspected cartel members on a plane to the U.S. this month to face charges including drug trafficking and money laundering, they did not use normal extradition proceedings. Instead, the suspects were expelled under a national security law.
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Mexico extradites 26 suspected CJNG and Sinaloa cartel members to US
Mexico extradited 26 alleged members of the CJNG and Sinaloa cartels to the United States, with President Claudia Sheinbaum insisting the move was a sovereign decision amid growing pressure from Washington to crack down on drug trafficking.
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200 kg of meth and ties to Mexico: transnational drug network uncovered in Europe
European authorities dismantle a meth network linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel and gangs in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
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Mexico drug cartel buries teen alive inside wall as police make horror discovery
Footage released by police in the Mexican state of Tabasco show the moment sledgehammer-wielding officers attempt to smash through the walls of a teen’s concrete tomb.
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Ukrainian police dismantle an amphetamine cartel
The network reeled in monthly profits of up to 18 million Ukrainian hryvnia ($431,923) from the production and selling of 60 kg of amphetamine to 18 drug labs nation-wide.
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Ecuadorian drug gangs are turning to the ’death saint’ for protection, with allegations of human sacrifices
Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte -- a Mexican "death saint" adopted by local gangs as their own talisman.
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Cartels adopt terrifying tactics in response to Trump’s border crackdown
Mexican drug cartels are readying terrifying plans to strike back at US Border Patrol agents as President Donald Trump ramps up his crackdown on immigration.
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How fentanyl producers in Mexico are adjusting to a challenging market
When Mario heard the news in mid-May 2023, he immediately suspended his operations
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Mexican cartel members fire on US Border Patrol as drug gangs prepare for conflict with Trump
This is the moment Mexican cartel gangsters opened fire on US Border Patrol along the southern border.
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Ruthless Mexican cartel threatens to kill famous singer and other artists: "final warning"
Authorities in Mexico are offering state protection to famed regional Mexican singer Natanael Cano and other artists after a ruthless drug cartel...
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Blood and Ore: Mexican cartel violence silences mining opponents
The abduction of a Mexican community activist who campaigned against an iron ore mine owned by New York-listed Ternium has shone a light on how local cartels benefit from the presence of mining companies in the region.
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