By 2007, Mexican drug cartels controlled 90% of the cocaine entering the United States. [36][37] Arrests of key cartel leaders, particularly in the Tijuana and Gulf cartels, have led to increasing drug violence as cartels fight for control of the trafficking routes into the United States. [38][39][40]

6 days ago · How the FBI captured 2 leaders of the Sinaloa cartel 01:51. Thousands took to the streets Thursday to protest the killing of two children in an attempted carjacking in Mexico's troubled ...

Jan 21, 2025 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order moving toward designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations would only impact Mexico if there’s close coordination between the two governments. She said that Mexico would defend its sovereignty and independence while seeking coordination with the U.S. in the wake ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Offerings of flowers, candles, photos and dollar bills at a shrine to Jesús Malverde, a “narco-saint,” in Culiacán, Mexico, the stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel.

Jan 21, 2025 · DESIGNATING CARTELS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORISTS. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the ...

Oct 24, 2019 · Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence. These cartels control vast areas of the country and are...

Founded in the late 1960s by Pedro Avilés Pérez in Sinaloa, the cartel initially focused on smuggling marijuana into the United States. Pérez is credited with pioneering the use of aircraft for drug smuggling, laying the groundwork for large-scale trafficking operations.

Sep 27, 2024 · Recent abduction and arrest of a top drug lord has set off a vicious war inside Mexico’s most violent cartel. Culiacan, Mexico – The man is lying, top off, trousers pulled down, amid the...

2 days ago · Sinaloa cartel, international crime organization that is among the most-powerful drug-trafficking syndicates in the world. It is based in Culiacán, Sinaloa state, Mexico. Its origins can be traced to the Guadalajara cartel, which was one of Mexico’s largest crime organizations in …

Aug 5, 2024 · Mexican drug cartels are leading suppliers of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illicit narcotics to the United States. The cartels and the drug trade fuel rampant corruption...