GUADALAJARA — The notorious drug kingpin was sick, his kidneys failing. To ensure smooth management of his multibillion-dollar cartel while he underwent dialysis, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El…
Read more Who will run ‘El Mencho’s’ cartel? It could be a man born in CaliforniaThe Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho, ” on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico’s most powerful…
Read more Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during operation to capture himThe U.S. State Department warned U.S. citizens in Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Michoacan, Guerrero and Nuevo Leon states to remain in safe places due to ongoing security operations after the…
Read more US State Department urges US citizens to stay safe in Jalisco after El Mencho killingMexico’s security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on…
Read more Mexico sends 37 cartel members to U.S. amid pressure from Trump administrationMEXICO CITY — Adrián Ramírez hadn’t been to his hometown in western Mexico for more than two decades. When he finally returned there early last year after being deported from…
Read more Deported to danger: Returning migrants discover a Mexico transformed by cartelsAn F-18E fighter jet is seen on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford while it sails during NATO’s Neptune Strike 2025 exercise on September…
Read more Trump claims U.S. destroyed Venezuelan dock used for drug shipmentsA high-ranking Mexican drug cartel leader accused of faking his death to avoid capture was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in U.S. prison for his money…
Read more Cartel leader accused of faking his death toMEXICO CITY — No floodlights illuminate the night sky when the citizens of Mexico’s Gotham need a hand. No hot line summons this super-cop from a hidden redoubt. But Mexico…
Read more Mexico’s ‘Batman’: The president’s favorite crime fighter, the cartels’ nemesisTop U.S. military officials are meeting leaders of Caribbean nations this week as the Trump administration has escalated its firepower in the region as part of what it…
Read more Top US military officials are visiting Caribbean leaders as Trump weighs next stepsCARACAS, Venezuela — On the face of it, the United States appears closer than ever to mounting a military campaign to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela. President…
Read more Is the U.S. invading Venezuela? Or trying to make a deal?Colombia made its largest cocaine bust in a decade, authorities announced Friday, with 14 tons confiscated at its main Pacific port amid tensions with Washington, which has branded…
Read more Sniffer dogs help uncover 14 tons of cocaine at Colombia port, marking biggest bust in a decadeMexican authorities arrested a man Tuesday who is accused of being involved in planning and ordering the fatal shooting of the mayor of a Mexican state during a…
Read more Suspect arrested in assassination of Mexican mayor who pushed government to tackle violent crimeMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday ruled out allowing U.S. strikes against cartels on Mexican soil, a day after President Trump said he was willing to do whatever…
Read more Warning signs appear on Mexican beach declaring area restricted by U.S. as Mexico rejects Trump offer to strike cartelsOne of Ecuador’s most wanted drug traffickers was captured Sunday, years after he faked his death and moved to Spain. Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said that Wilmer Chavarria,…
Read more Leader of powerful Ecuadorian drug syndicate targeted by U.S. captured in Spain 4 years after faking his deathPresident Donald Trump speaks with Attorney General Pam Bondi as he delivers an announcement on his Homeland Security Task Force in the State Dining Room of the White…
Read more Trump signals decision on Venezuela as U.S. military buildup intensifies in CaribbeanThe U.S. military conducted another strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat on Tuesday, a Pentagon official confirmed to CBS News. The attack targeted a vessel in the Caribbean…
Read more U.S. conducts 20th strike on alleged drug boat, killing 4 people in Caribbean SeaPanamanian authorities on Tuesday announced a large seizure of U.S.-bound cocaine on a ferry in the Pacific, at a time Washington is upping an anti-drug military deployment in Latin…
Read more 13 tons of cocaine bound for the U.S. seized from ferry in Pacific, Panama saysMEXICO CITY — Carlos Manzo blazed a maverick path as he battled both cartels and what he called skimpy federal support for his crusade against organized crime in his hometown…
Read more Slaying of Mexican mayor sparks national outcry over cartel powerA 16-year-old soccer player from the youth academy of Independiente del Valle was fatally shot when he was struck by a stray bullet at home in the port…
Read more Soccer player, 16, killed by stray bullet in Ecuador, 4th player killed by gunfire this yearLA CIÉNEGA, Mexico — Barreling down the highway at 100 mph, a convoy of state police vehicles blew through speed bumps as it entered a small town in the…
Read more Gold, guns and cartels: The battle for a billion-dollar mine