Mexico's authorities seized more than 54 tons of precursor chemicals, used to produce methamphetamine, in the Pacific port city of Manzanillo.
Tijuana is facing a new trend in kidnapping. Unlike the wave of indiscriminate abductions for ransom that hit this Mexican city in 2008, this time the kidnappings seem more…
Reports that Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias "El Chapo," lived in Argentina until March 2011 have sparked new speculation about the fugitive capos whereabouts.
Mexico's Marines arrested a man accused of being a Sinaloa Cartel contact in Honduras. The suspect owns shipping companies in Honduras and in Panama.
Mexico's authorities said that bodies recently found in mass graves in Durango are victims of divisions within the Sinaloa Cartel, offering further evidence of a split among the…
Three employees of an Arizona sheriff have been arrested on charges of working with Mexican drug traffickers, and one said she was pregnant by an alleged member of…
Colombian authorities reported that $2.8 million in cash was confiscated from a Mexican citizen, thought to be connected to the Sinaloa Cartel, as he arrived at El Dorado airport in…
U.S. authorities announced the break up of an Arizona gang said to be working for Mexicos Sinaloa Cartel, though how far this will really be a blow for…
An armed gang has overrun the mayor's office in a northern Mexican town, reports Milenio.
In a sign of the increasing level of sophistication of Mexicos drug cartels, two men admitted in court this week that they attempted to purchase military-grade weaponry -- including surface-to-air…
The arrest of a Colombian drug lord, leader of the little-known gang "La Cordillera," has shed light on the group's dedication to controlling the thriving domestic drug markets in both…
Two factions associated with the Sinaloa Cartel have turned their guns on each other in Durango, raising questions about the cohesiveness of Mexico's largest criminal organization, and whether the divide…
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