drug cartels

The Fall of Mexican Drug Lord Amado Carillo Fuentes: Plastic Surgery Gone Wrong

At a young age, Carillo was already in the drug trade industry helping his uncle. However, he had high dreams of conquering the U.S. drug trade. Read on to find out how plastic surgery led to this Mexican drug lord’s demise.
Mexican Cartels Use American Youth to Smuggle Illegal Products in the US-Mexican Border

Mexican Cartels Recruit American Kids as Young as 12 to Smuggle Illegal Goods

Find out here the story about the Mexican cartels recruiting young Americans as young as 12 years old to smuggle illegal goods.
The Dangers of Living in Mexico In Numbers

The Dangers of Living in Mexico by the Numbers

How dangerous is Mexico? How high is the homicide rate and which areas have the highest record? Get to know here.

Former Lover Of El Chapo and Mexican Congresswoman Caught at U.S.- Mexico Border

Like a scene out of "Crazy in Love" or "Narcos". A former Meixcan state legislator financially and romantically linked to Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was arrested Wednesday after trying to enter the United States.

Mexico Releases Footage of El Chapo's Capture

Video footage of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán’s Jan. 8 capture was released on Monday to Mexican station Televisa.

BREAKING: El Chapo Caught After Shootout

Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was captured by Mexican forces on Jan. 8.

Founder of La Familia Michoacana Drug Cartel Found Dead in Mexico

The founder of one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels, La Familia Michoacana, was found shot dead on Dec. 28 by a highway.

El Chapo Guzmán Escape News: Businessman Accused of Helping Mexican Drug Lord Escape in Jail

While cartel kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is still at large, the Mexican businessman who has been accused of financing his jailbreak has been sent to prison to wait for his case to go to trial.

Mexican Soldiers Kill US Toddler Accidentally at Border

Officials in Texas have revealed that a 20-month-old girl was shot in the back by Mexican army personnel, when her family drove between a military patrol and a vehicle which was transporting suspects

Drug Cartel Surveillance Cameras Found in Mexican Border City

On Friday Mexican officials reported that a drug cartel had used at least 39 surveillance cameras to observe the activities of authorities in the a city of 672,183 which is directly across from McAllen, Texas

Mexico Reports Capture of Alleged Drug Cartel Leader

Mexican security officials stated that they have captured Jesus Salas Aguayo, the man who has been running the Juarez drug cartel after arrest of Vicente Carrillo Fuentes in 2014.

Takedown of Mexican Cartel Boss 'El Gafe' Leads to Gunfire, Chaos in U.S. Border Town of Reynosa

After Mexican security forces arrested a leader of one of the main drug gangs operating in the border city of Reynosa on Friday, gun fights broke out and vehicles in the area were set on fire.

Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Cocaine Trafficker Arrested in Cancun

Cesar Gastelum Serrano, a man authorities have described as being a leading cocaine trafficker for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested on Saturday in the resort city of Cancun

Mexico Crime: Gang Members Kill 15 Mexican Police Officers in Jalisco

On Monday fifteen Mexican police officers were killed and five were seriously wounded in the state of Jalisco.

Mexico Captures Suspected Zetas Cartel Member Near Texas Border

Ramiro Perez Moreno, a suspected leader of the notorious Zetas drug cartel was captured early Monday in border city of Nuevo Laredo.

Heroin Epidemic, Addiction & Overdose: Mexico Farmers Making More Opium Poppy to Make Money Off US Drug Addicts

Mexican farmers are producing more opium to feed a growing heroin addiction in the United States. Mexican farmers are producing more opium to feed a growing heroin addiction in the United States.

Mexican Drug War: Blogger Anonymously Reports on Mexico Cartels's Roadblocks, Abductions & Shootouts

Mexican journalists face the very real threat of death from drug cartels who do not wish to be reported on. This, coupled with a lack of faith in what increasingly appears to be a corrupt police force, has led one citizen of Tamaulipas, one of Mexico’s most violent states, to take up the mantle of the media and start reporting on all drug related activity.

General Fighting Mexican Drug Cartels, Wife Shot to Death in Their Car: Over 100 Bullet Casings Found at Scene

A Mexican general and his wife were killed by gunmen on Saturday as they were driving in Vallecillo in the northern state of Nuevo Leon.

Alleged Head of Gulf Cartel Arrested in Texas

Cartel members from Gulf may have been behind the recent killing of a citizen journalist who outed members and posted images of the crimes committed by the gangs.

Mexico's Chief Prosecutor Accuses Iguala Mayor, Police Chief of Kidnapping 43 Guerrero Students

Mexico's attorney general is accusing the Iguala mayor, his wife and the local police chief to be behind the forced disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero.

Mexico Arrests 8 Soldiers for Killing of 22 Drug Cartel Members: Source Claims Civilians Were Executed

The soldiers are believed to have executed the drug cartel members though the soldiers claim they died in a gun fight back in June 30.