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Trump administration reportedly planning new mission in Mexico against drug cartels

November 03, 2025 9:32 pm

In February, the US State Department designated six Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organisations.

Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada to plead guilty to federal charges

August 25, 2025 10:46 am

The longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Brooklyn for a change of plea hearing.

Mexico transfers 26 drug cartel figures to US in deal with Trump administration

August 13, 2025 5:59 am

Authorities transferred 26 prisoners who were wanted in the US over their ties to drug-trafficking groups, said Mexico's attorney general's office.

Mexican drug lord Ovidio Guzman expected to reach plea deal on US drug charges

May 07, 2025 7:02 am

Ovidio Guzman, who is the son of convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was considered to be part of infamous Sinaloa Cartel until he was held and extradited to America in 2023.

FILE PHOTO: Federal forces guard the perimeter of a scene following a shootout, in Culiacan

What US designating Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations means

February 23, 2025 1:05 pm

What is this designation? What are the criticisms of the Donald Trump administration’s latest move and how has Mexico reacted? We explain.

Drug cartel boss Osiel Cardenas, known for extreme violence, deported to Mexico

December 17, 2024 8:24 am

One of the sources noted that the one-time cartel boss had been taken to Mexico's Almoloya prison, and that he now faces three criminal charges in his home country.

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, alleged Mexican kingpin, pleads not guilty to US charges

July 27, 2024 7:52 am

Both Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, face multiple charges in the United States for funneling huge quantities of fentanyl and other drugs to US streets.

Journalist killed in Mexico, 15th to die so far this year

August 23, 2022 8:40 am

2022 has been one of the deadliest ever for journalists in Mexico, which is now considered the most dangerous country for reporters outside a war zone.

Explained: Who is Rafael Caro Quintero, the drug lord known as 'the narco of narcos'?

July 19, 2022 12:55 pm

Caro Quintero, considered one of the godfathers of Mexican drug trafficking, was the co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel -- once considered one of Latin America's most powerful drug trafficking outfits.