FBI applauds Mexico’s arrest and handover of ’10 Most Wanted’ gang figure
1 week ago

FBI applauds Mexico’s arrest and handover of ’10 Most Wanted’ gang figure

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — FBI Director Kash Patel applauded Mexican authorities Tuesday for the arrest and handover of one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” suspects, an alleged gang leader from El Salvador. Mexico’s security chief Omar García Harfuch applauded the arrest Monday, which his agency said was the result of international cooperation. The Mara Salvatrucha was one of eight Latin American criminal organizations declared foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. government last month. The arrest and swift handover came just weeks after Mexico handed over 29 drug cartel figures, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985.

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A major victory: FBI director Kash Patel praises Mexico for MS-13 leader's arrest
1 week, 1 day ago

A major victory: FBI director Kash Patel praises Mexico for MS-13 leader's arrest

India Today  

FBI Director Kash Patel applauded Mexican authorities Tuesday for the arrest and handover of one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” suspects, an alleged gang leader from El Salvador. The Mara Salvatrucha was one of eight Latin American criminal organizations declared foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. government last month. FBI Director Kash Patel said via X Tuesday that Roman …

US Deports Venezuelan 'Gang Members' To El Salvador Defying Court Order To Trump
1 week, 1 day ago

US Deports Venezuelan 'Gang Members' To El Salvador Defying Court Order To Trump

ABP News  

The US has deported over 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El Salvador despite a ruling by a court to halt the flights on Saturday after President Donald Trump controversially invoked the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century law meant only to be used in wartime. El Salvador President, Nayib Bukele, said 238 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de …

Mexico says drug lords sent to US over 'national security'
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Mexico says drug lords sent to US over 'national security'

Raw Story  

Mexico handed over 29 alleged drug lords to the United States for reasons of national security and outside the countries' extradition treaty, the attorney general said Friday. Gertz and Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said the decision to use a national security law instead of the extradition treaty followed reports that some of the suspects could be freed by courts. …

Who is Rafael Caro Quintero? Mexico sends drug lord to US after officials meet Donald Trump’s team
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Who is Rafael Caro Quintero? Mexico sends drug lord to US after officials meet Donald Trump’s team

Live Mint  

Amidst US President Donald Trump administration turns up the pressure on drug trafficking organizations, reports arrived that Mexico sent 29 drug cartel figures, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States, reported AP. All the 29 drug cartel figures sent to the US on Thursday were …

Under pressure from Trump, Mexico extradites cartel kingpins
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Under pressure from Trump, Mexico extradites cartel kingpins

Raw Story  

by Daniel Rook Mexico on Thursday extradited some of its most notorious imprisoned drug lords to the United States in a bid to avert sweeping tariffs, including a cartel kingpin wanted for decades over the murder of a US undercover agent. Trump has designated eight Latin American drug trafficking organizations -- including six Mexican cartels -- terrorist organizations. "As President …

Mexico extradites 29 high-level organized crime operatives as it attempts to postpone Trump's tariff deadline
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Mexico extradites 29 high-level organized crime operatives as it attempts to postpone Trump's tariff deadline

Firstpost  

Among the prisoners who have been extradited to the US were Rafael Caro Quintero, the drug lord who was convicted of the murder of an undercover US Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1985 Soldiers escort a man who authorities identified as Omar Trevino Morales, alias “Z-42,” leader of the Zetas drug cartel, as he is moved from a military plane …

Why has Mexico handed over drug cartel leaders to US? Who are they?
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Why has Mexico handed over drug cartel leaders to US? Who are they?

Al Jazeera  

Mexico has handed over 29 drug cartel figures to the United States, including one of the FBI’s most wanted, Rafael Caro Quintero, in what observers say is a “show of compliance” by Mexican authorities. Jose Angel “El Guerito” Canobbio, a figure affiliated with the Sinaloa Cartel, was also handed over to US authorities on Thursday, Mexican media and Reuters reported. …

Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in the US to be sent back
1 month ago

Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in the US to be sent back

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government is reviewing a petition by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel who is jailed in the United States, to be returned to Mexico for trial, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday. Sheinbaum noted that Mexico’s attorney general was already investigating the circumstances of how Zambada was arrested in the U.S. with …

Trump's Mexico gambit could quickly blow up in his face: experts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's Mexico gambit could quickly blow up in his face: experts

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump is once again threatening the Mexican government with tariffs in a seeming bid to get the country to do more to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States. However, the Wall Street Journal reports that things could quickly go south for Trump if he goes further and authorizes unilateral military action against drug cartels in …

A Mexican cartel leader arrested in the US faked his death and assumed a phony name, prosecutors say
4 months ago

A Mexican cartel leader arrested in the US faked his death and assumed a phony name, prosecutors say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A high-ranking leader of a Mexican drug cartel who lived in the U.S. under a phony identity after faking his own death has been arrested on federal charges, the Justice Department said Thursday. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez Ochoa — the son-in-law of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation cartel boss known as “El Mencho” — was arrested this week on …

Mexico's president lays out a plan to combat cartel violence. But it looks like more of the same
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico's president lays out a plan to combat cartel violence. But it looks like more of the same

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mexico’s new president laid out …

Some 50 migrants kidnapped by gang in northern Mexico, president says
1 year, 10 months ago

Some 50 migrants kidnapped by gang in northern Mexico, president says

The Independent  

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Central American gangs raising fears in southern Mexico
2 years, 2 months ago

Central American gangs raising fears in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — With threatening phone calls, burned minibuses and at least three drivers shot to death, street gangs more closely associated with Central America are imposing their brand of terror-based extortion on public transportation drivers in southern Mexico. Organized crime groups including the rival Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs have long maintained a presence along the border between …

Central American gangs raising fears in southern Mexico
2 years, 2 months ago

Central American gangs raising fears in southern Mexico

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Organized crime groups including the rival Mara Salvatrucha and …

Colombia extradites to US brother of powerful left lawmaker
2 years, 2 months ago

Colombia extradites to US brother of powerful left lawmaker

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Colombia on Thursday extradited to the U.S. the brother of …

Mexican leader brushes off US allegations of Russia spies
3 years ago

Mexican leader brushes off US allegations of Russia spies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mexican President Andrés Manuel López …

Mexico deports alleged gang leader ‘El Huevo’ after arrest sparks attacks
3 years ago

Mexico deports alleged gang leader ‘El Huevo’ after arrest sparks attacks

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mexico deported the suspected …

Suspect on most wanted list captured after 16 years on the run
3 years, 1 month ago

Suspect on most wanted list captured after 16 years on the run

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The FBI, in a statement on 4 February, …

Ex-Mexican federal officer admits taking bribes from cartel
3 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Mexican federal officer admits taking bribes from cartel

Associated Press  

Associated Press — A former Mexican federal police commander admitted Tuesday that he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to help cartels ship cocaine into the United States. Ivan Reyes Arzate served for years as a main point of contact for intelligence sharing between the United States and the Mexican federal police. Arzate previously was sentenced to three …

US and Mexico discuss overhaul of joint security strategy
3 years, 5 months ago

US and Mexico discuss overhaul of joint security strategy

Al Jazeera  

Officials are set to hash out a new agreement aimed at addressing root causes of violence and cross border crime. The United States and Mexico are seeking a new security agreement to address drug cartel violence and other security issues during US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to the Mexican capital. “After 13 years of the Merida Initiative it’s …

4 more suspects held in Mexico border attack that killed 19
3 years, 9 months ago

4 more suspects held in Mexico border attack that killed 19

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Authorities said Thursday they have …

‘Cartel boss’ arrested over 2019 killing of Mormon family in Mexico
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Cartel boss’ arrested over 2019 killing of Mormon family in Mexico

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A suspected drug cartel …

Former Mexican defense chief will return home a free man after U.S. drops drug charges
4 years, 4 months ago

Former Mexican defense chief will return home a free man after U.S. drops drug charges

LA Times  

Less than a week after a former Mexican defense secretary was arrested on drug trafficking charges at Los Angeles International Airport last month, Mexican authorities summoned the U.S. ambassador to express their dismay — an action followed by a formal note of protest to Washington. In explaining the extraordinary decision to suddenly end a multiyear investigation, U.S. authorities said in …

Arrest of former Mexican defense minister shakes military
4 years, 5 months ago

Arrest of former Mexican defense minister shakes military

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The arrest of Mexico’s former defense minister in the United States on charges that he protected a drug cartel in exchange for bribes is a blow to Mexico’s military, one of the few institutions that had maintained the confidence of the people. It’s the same or more corrupt than the others.” Cienfuegos was arrested at Los Angeles …

US charges former Mexican minister with drug trafficking
4 years, 5 months ago

US charges former Mexican minister with drug trafficking

Al Jazeera  

Ex-defence chief Salvador Cienfuegos, who was arrested in Los Angeles, used his power to protect a drug cartel, according to a US indictment. Mexico’s president has pledged to clean up the country’s armed forces after a former defence minister was arrested in the United States on drug trafficking and money laundering charges this week. Salvador Cienfuegos, who served as Mexico’s …

Jose Antonio Yepez Ortiz: Powerful Mexico gang leader arrested
4 years, 7 months ago

Jose Antonio Yepez Ortiz: Powerful Mexico gang leader arrested

Al Jazeera  

Jose Antonio Yepez Ortiz, the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima gang, was one of Mexico’s most wanted crime bosses. Mexican security forces have arrested the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima gang who spread violence through north-central Mexico and fought a years-long turf battle with another powerful criminal cartel. Officials in the state of Guanajuato said Jose …

How Mexico Beefs Up Immigration Enforcement To Meet Trump's Terms
5 years, 8 months ago

How Mexico Beefs Up Immigration Enforcement To Meet Trump's Terms

NPR  

How Mexico Beefs Up Immigration Enforcement To Meet Trump's Terms Enlarge this image toggle caption Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images Under pressure from President Trump's tariffs threat, Mexico reached a deal with the United States on June 7 to step up immigration enforcement and to take in more migrants waiting for their U.S. asylum hearings. Enlarge this image toggle …

Mexico Takes Out Cartel Heads, But Crime Continues To Climb
10 years ago

Mexico Takes Out Cartel Heads, But Crime Continues To Climb

NPR  

Mexico Takes Out Cartel Heads, But Crime Continues To Climb Enlarge this image toggle caption Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images Two of Mexico's most ruthless drug cartels have lost their leaders. Enlarge this image toggle caption Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images Immediately following their arrests, both men got the nationally televised perp walk, escorted by heavily armed officials, …

Mexico arrests leader of Tijuana drug cartel
10 years, 9 months ago

Mexico arrests leader of Tijuana drug cartel

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The head of the once-mighty Tijuana-based Arellano Felix drug cartel was arrested at a home while watching the telecast of Mexico’s soccer team playing in the World Cup, federal officials said Tuesday. Federal police chief Monte Alejandro Rubido said Fernando Sanchez Arellano was detained in the border city of Tijuana on Monday and was expected to be …

Mexico captures No.1 drug kingpin 'Shorty' Guzman
11 years, 1 month ago

Mexico captures No.1 drug kingpin 'Shorty' Guzman

Firstpost  

MAZATLAN, Mexico - Mexico’s most wanted man, drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, was captured on Saturday with help from U.S. MAZATLAN, Mexico - Mexico’s most wanted man, drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, was captured on Saturday with help from U.S. agencies in a major victory for the government in a long, grisly war. He was caught in his …

Mexican Drug Cartel Kingpin Captured In Joint U.S.-Mexico Raid
11 years, 1 month ago

Mexican Drug Cartel Kingpin Captured In Joint U.S.-Mexico Raid

NPR  

Mexican Drug Cartel Kingpin Captured In Joint U.S.-Mexico Raid Enlarge this image toggle caption Eduardo Verdugo/AP Eduardo Verdugo/AP This story was updated at 4:20 p.m. The head of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was captured overnight by U.S. and Mexican officials in the Pacific coastal town of Mazatlan. AP reports: "Guzman faces multiple federal drug trafficking indictments …

Leader of Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel captured
11 years, 8 months ago

Leader of Mexico’s Zetas drug cartel captured

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, the notoriously brutal leader of the feared Zetas drug cartel, was captured before dawn Monday in the first major blow against an organized crime leader by a Mexican administration struggling to drive down persistently high levels of violence, officials announced. Trevino Morales, known as “Z-40,” is uniformly described as one of the two …

Drug Kingpin Of Zetas Cartel Captured In Mexico
11 years, 8 months ago

Drug Kingpin Of Zetas Cartel Captured In Mexico

NPR  

Drug Kingpin Of Zetas Cartel Captured In Mexico Enlarge this image toggle caption AP Photo/Mexican Attorney General's Office website AP Photo/Mexican Attorney General's Office website The leader of one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels was captured on Monday in a city across the border from Texas. The man, Miguel Ángel Trevino Morales, also known as "Z-40," was reportedly captured …

Mexico charges cops with trying to kill CIA agents
12 years, 4 months ago

Mexico charges cops with trying to kill CIA agents

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors charged 14 federal police officers Friday with trying to kill two CIA agents and a Mexican navy captain in an August ambush south of the capital. Later, however, U.S. and Mexican officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity said they were leaning toward the idea that it was a targeted attack …

Mexico: Purported Gulf drug cartel leader caught
12 years, 6 months ago

Mexico: Purported Gulf drug cartel leader caught

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A man believed to be the leader of the Gulf drug cartel, which controls some of the most valuable and violently contested smuggling routes along the U.S. border, was arrested by Mexican marines and presented to the public Thursday morning. Adm. Jose Luis Vergara, a navy spokesman, said the burly, mustachioed man detained Wednesday evening in the …

Mexico gang leader ‘captured over killings’
13 years, 11 months ago

Mexico gang leader ‘captured over killings’

Al Jazeera  

A member of the powerful Zetas gang cartel arrested in connection with the deaths of more than 140 people. The number of bodies found in mass graves has risen steadily in Mexico’s escalating drug war The Mexican Navy has said it has captured a suspected leader of the Zetas drug gang allegedly behind the mass killings of more than 100 …

Two arrested over Mexican drug gang
21 years, 1 month ago

Two arrested over Mexican drug gang

The Independent  

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