A California man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for laundering thousands of dollars in drug proceeds for a Mexican drug cartel using bitcoin.
A Mexican judge has ordered on Wednesday for Sinaloa cartel's founder and leader Hector "El Guero" Palma to be held for 40 more days in non-prison custody.
Over $50 million worth of methamphetamine linked to a Mexican drug cartel was seized in a months-long drug operation of Florida's Polk County Sheriff's Office.
While Mexican authorities are busy handling the national health care system, drug cartels are gaining popularity on social media through their philanthropic efforts.
While Mexican authorities are making arrangements for the country’s healthcare system, specifically for COVID-19 patients, organized crime groups are exploiting vulnerable groups by providing basic resources while at the same time resorting to extortion, kidnapping, and violence.
The global pandemic coronavirus is putting a dent to the illegal drug trade with borders closed and economies paralyzed in many countries. With drug sales plummetting, numerous cartels, especially those along the border, have made asylum seekers the new commodity.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday prayed with the family of the nine U.S. dual citizens murdered in northern Mexico last month. He also assured that those responsible have been captured. Meanwhile, Julian LeBarón is now thinking about the proposal to revive the kind of local anti-crime organizing that his community in Chihuahua state.
