Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
A large gunfight between drug cartels Jalisco New Generation Cartel and Carteles Unidos in Mexico's state of Michoacán broke out last week, killing 27 people.
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.
It was a difficult three-day walk for 9-year-old Rubi Sanchez and her family as they escaped life from Mexico because of the presence of drug cartels in their state. Now 19 years old, Sanchez recounted her life as an immigrant and recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum continuing the U.S. drug interdiction assistance program with the government of Colombia. A similar program for Central American countries, however, may be difficult to execute.
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris released a report Thursday revealing that the state has become an entry port for methamphetamine sales in the country, the LA Times reported
While illegal drug production and smuggling is what cartels are primarily known for, a recent "Associated Press" report reveals that numerous cartels in Mexico have found alternate ways of making money illegally.
Mexican authorities confirmed Sunday that Nazario Moreno, the head of the drug cartel Knights Templar, died, for the second time in four years, according to the "Washington Post."
