Drug cartels

Officials in Colorado last month said authorities "already seized more illicit fentanyl in the first five months of 2022 than they did in all of last year."

The Sinaloa Cartel was famously headed by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who is now serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison.

A Mexican restaurant and its taco trucks were described by authorities as a "regional hub" for selling drugs.

A former Trump official says the ex-president wanted to bomb Mexican drug cartels. Trump's son suggested it was a good idea.

Human remains on a busy street are believed to be victims of drug gang-related violence, authorities say.

The country's president has indicated that gangs are likely involved in the violence, which has previously upended the avocado trade.

Authorities allege a FARC dissident group ran the drug-trafficking operation.

The human remains were found in backyards and under patios by a volunteer team.

"Washington ought to really be paying attention to the deterioration of the economy and the rule of law in Mexico."

The epicenter of Mexican avocado production lies in the state of Michoacán, one of the most dangerous areas in the country.

The U.S. suspended imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. inspector working in the state of Michoacán, a major producing region, received a threatening call.

The governor of Morelos said the 2018 picture of him with three gang members is just an example of a famous former soccer player taking pictures with fans.

Ninel Conde has shot down claims made in upcoming book "Emma y las otras señoras del narco" ("Emma and Other Narco Women") about how she gained her wealth.

One sector of the U.S.-Mexico border witnessed nearly a third of all migrant encounters while another portion saw just 2 percent. When it comes to the flow of migrants, cartel smuggling rings play a major role.

Rosalinda González Valencia is the wife of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera.

Mayra Hermosillo spoke to Newsweek about portraying active, real-life drug lord Enedina Arellano Félix in Season 3 of "Narcos: Mexico."

Seven out of 10 guns in Mexico can be traced back to the United States, says the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Because they can't be charged as adults, drug cartels in Mexico recruit children to complete drug sales, act as lookouts and even kill.

An internal document showed Facebook employees alerting their bosses of violent behavior from cartels and human trafficking groups.

Jessica Johanna Oseguera González was convicted on the basis that she violated the Kingpin Act by conducting financial business with six Mexican businesses that had been sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Appearing in a green jail uniform in federal court in Washington, Aispuro pleaded guilty to three offenses.

"Those who arrived at the border and are already there in groups or caravans and are stuck there sometimes are so desperate they hire the services of a smuggler...a lot of smugglers visit migrant shelters and find new clients," said Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera of George Mason University.

The Georgia Republican said Mexican drug cartels "love" Democrats amid the ongoing border crisis.

Beijing's arrogance is showing.

Migrants rationally respond to incentives.

One report suggested dozens had been killed while the official police death toll put the figure at six.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador reignited demands this week for either clarity or an apology over a botched Obama-era United States gun-running operation dubbed "Fast and Furious."

During his tenure, Jose Irizarry worked out of the DEA's Miami field office, Washington, D.C., bureau, and an official outpost in Cartagena, Colombia.

President Donald Trump wants to designate Mexican drug cartels 'terrorist organizations,' but so far, Mexico has rejected Trump's offer to meet the cartels' violence with military force.

Trump said his offer to the Mexican government to "let us go in and clean it out" was rejected.