The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is considered one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels. After one of its most notorious plaza bosses, Ricardo Ruiz Velasco, was arrested, the cartel showed how violent they really are.
Instead of asserting his right to be repatriated to Mexico, Ismael Zambada Imperial, also known as "El Mayito Gordo," son of Sinaloa cartel boss "El Mayo," agreed to stay in California.
Mexico has reached an inflation rate of 8.15%, which was the highest figure since early 2001. Bank of Mexico is expected to deliver a second straight 75 basis-point increase to its key interest rate this week.
Like Sinaloa Cartel boss "El Chapo," Guadalajara Cartel founder Rafael Caro Quintero also complained about "torture" inflicted on him in a maximum-security prison in Mexico.
Mexican drug cartels often use clandestine grave sites to hide the bodies of their victims and rivals. One such grave site was recently found in Mexico's Michoacan state.
Mexico's Attorney General's Office is spearheading a general investigation against former President Enrique Pena Nieto after accusations of money laundering emerged in the past few weeks.
A Mexican journalist and three other people were killed inside a beer shop in Mexico. The Mexican journalist was identified as Ernesto Méndez, director of the news site Tu Voz, or Your Voice.
The Biden administration has scored a huge victory as the Supreme Court certified its ruling that will allow the government to end the controversial Trump-era rule called the "Remain in Mexico" policy.
An improvised explosive device detonated in the city of Irapuato in Guanajuato state. The device was an apparent booby trap, and its explosion wounded a detective and a forensic examiner while they were investigating a crime scene.