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Mexico: Zapatista Rebels Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Uprising as Drug Cartels Become Bigger Threat Than Them

The Zapatista Rebels, or the Zapatista Army for National Liberation, have been waging war in Southern Mexico against capitalism for over 30 years.
Mexico: Former Sinaloa Cartel Member Says Inmates Played Basketball With a Decapitated Head; Drug Cartels Actually Run Many Prisons

Mexico: Former Sinaloa Cartel Member Says Inmates Played Basketball With a Decapitated Head; Drug Cartels Actually Run Many Prisons

A sicario who used to work for the infamous Sinaloa Cartel sat down for an interview and revealed that prisons in Mexico are actually run by the drug cartels
Republican Presidential Candidates Want To Invade Mexico To Fight Drug Cartels, Experts Say This Is a Bad Idea

Republican Presidential Candidates Want To Invade Mexico To Fight Drug Cartels, Experts Say This Is a Bad Idea

Republicans are getting more and more criticism regarding their idea of invading Mexico to hunt down drug cartels. This came after several Republican presidential candidates suggested such an idea.
Mexico War on Drugs: Authorities Destroy Homemade Armored Cars Used by Cartels

Mexico War on Drugs: Authorities Destroy Homemade Armored Cars Used by Cartels

Mexico's long-running war on drugs continues as this time, authorities destroyed 14 homemade armored cars that are often used by drug cartels.
Sinaloa Cartel Boss With Ties to El Chapo Sons, Los Chapitos, Arrested After Trying To Get Plastic Surgery

Sinaloa Cartel Leader With Ties to El Chapo Sons 'Los Chapitos' Arrested Before Plastic Surgery

A Sinaloa Cartel leader, who has ties to El Chapo's four sons known as Los Chapitos, was about to undergo facial surgery in a clinic in Mexico when he was arrested.
 El Chapo Son, Other Sinaloa Cartel Members, Sanctioned by US Over Fentanyl

El Chapo Son, Other Sinaloa Cartel Leaders, Sanctioned by US Over Fentanyl Trafficking

The US has sanctioned four Sinaloa Cartel leaders, including the notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera's son, over fentanyl trafficking.
Mexico: More Than 2,000 Migrants Abducted by Mexican Drug Cartels Last Year

Mexico: More Than 2,000 Migrants Abducted by Mexican Drug Cartels Last Year

More than 2,000 migrants were reportedly abducted in Mexico by Mexican drug cartels and smuggling gangs last year.
El Chapo Sons Los Chapitos Deny Fentanyl Charges Against Them

El Chapo Sons, Known as Los Chapitos, Deny Being Leaders of Sinaloa Cartel in Rare Letter

The four sons of Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, collectively known as "Los Chapitos," have denied allegations that they were major drug traffickers flooding the US with fentanyl.
Mexico: Warring Cartels Block Roads Near U.S. Border

Mexico: Warring Cartels Block Roads Near U.S. Border

The fighting between some of Mexico's feuding drug cartels in the border city of Matamoros intensified as they blocked off several roads on Tuesday.
Mexico: Top Gulf Cartel Lieutenant Arrested Near the Border

Mexico Nabs Gulf Cartel Top Lieutenant Near US Border

One of the top lieutenants of the Gulf Cartel was arrested near the U.S.-Mexico border by Mexican police.
El Chapo Sons Rewards Doubled, Become History's One of the Highest Bounties

Reward for El Chapo Sons, Known as Los Chapitos, Doubled by U.S.

The U.S. has doubled its reward for information leading to the arrest of two of Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera's sons, also known as "Los Chapitos."
Mexico Confiscates 10 Tigers, 5 Lions in Area Dominated by Mexican Drug Cartels

Mexico Confiscates 10 Tigers, 5 Lions in Town Dominated by Mexican Drug Cartel

The government of Mexico has seized a collection of exotic animals in a town dominated by a Mexican drug cartel.
El Chapo, Emma Coronel Lawyer to Defend Jalisco Cartel Boss El Mencho's Son, El Menchito

El Chapo, Emma Coronel Lawyer to Defend Jalisco Cartel Boss El Mencho's Son, El Menchito

Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, alias "El Menchito," the son of Jalisco cartel boss Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, has a new lawyer who was part of the legal team of Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera.
Mexico: Seven Killed After Gunmen Stormed Guanajuato Resort

Mexico: 7 Killed, Including a Child, After Gunmen Open Fire at Guanajuato Resort

Gunmen stormed a resort in Guanajuato, Mexico and killed seven people, including a seven-year-old child.
Where Are the Ochoa Brothers? The Family of Ranchers Who Ran Colombia’s Medellin Cartel With Pablo Escobar

Ochoa Brothers of Medellin Cartel: What Happened to Former Pablo Escobar Associates?

Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was not the only one who managed the operations of the Medellin Cartel. The cartel's success can also be attributed to the Ochoa brothers.
El Chapo Sons Los Chapitos, Other Sinaloa Cartel Members, Charged by U.S. Justice Department

El Chapo's Sons, the Los Chapitos, Among 28 Sinaloa Cartel Members Charged by U.S.

The U.S. has charged 28 members of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa Cartel, including four sons of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, who are collectively known as "Los Chapitos."
U.S., Mexico To Boost Their Fight Against Fentanyl, Gun Trafficking

U.S. Agrees With Mexico to Form New Task Force to Combat Arms Trafficking

The U.S. and Mexico agreed to intensify their fight against fentanyl trafficking, as well as Sinaloa and Jalisco drug cartels and their supply chains.
El Mencho Son Backtracks Guilty Plea After Lawyer Shows Up

Jalisco Cartel Boss El Mencho's Son, 'El Menchito,' Backtracks on Guilty Plea

"El Menchito," the son of Jalisco cartel boss Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, was due to change his plea to guilty this week. Then a new lawyer hired by his family showed up.
Felipe Calderon: Who Is the Man Who Started the Mexican Drug War Campaign?

Felipe Calderon and the Start of the Years-long Bloody Mexican Drug War Campaign

Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderon has introduced a drug war campaign that has remained controversial even after his presidency.
El Chapo Ally Extradited from Mexico to US Over Drug Charges

El Chapo Ally Working as Sinaloa Cartel Top Assassin Extradited From Mexico to U.S.

A high-ranking member of Mexico's powerful Sinaloa Cartel, formerly led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, had been extradited to the U.S. to face international drug trafficking and firearms charges.
Mexico Asks China to Help Curb Fentanyl Production

Mexico Asks China to Help in Curbing Fentanyl Production

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help in stopping chemicals from China used by Mexican drug cartels to illegally produce fentanyl.
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