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Five Members of Mexico's Armed Forces Are Dead After Alleged Jalisco Cartel Attack

Alleged members of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) took part in a series of violent clashes with members of the Mexican Army and National Guard that left at least five deaths

Latin Times · Mar 17, 2025

New Cartel Extermination Center With Calcinated Human Remains Found In Mexico

Members of Amor por los Desaparecidos also found bulletproof vests, high-caliber cartridges and other tactical equipment at the property

Latin Times · Mar 11, 2025

Hundreds of Shoes, Personal Items and a List of Victims Found In Cartel Crematorium in Mexico

Among some of the most disturbing items found during the search was a letter written by one of the victims that read: "My love, if I do not return, I want you to remember how much I love you"

Latin Times · Mar 10, 2025

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Son of Fugitive Jalisco Cartel Boss Sentenced to Life in Prison, Must Forfeit $6 Billion in Drug Trafficking Proceeds

The son of CJNG's fugitive leader, was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to forfeit $6 billion in drug trafficking proceeds.

Latin Times · Mar 8, 2025

'Don Rodo,' Older Brother of Jalisco Cartel Leader 'El Mencho,' Recaptured By Mexican Authorities

Abraham Oseguera Cervantes had been previously arrested in 2024 but was set free due to lack of evidence during his trial

Latin Times · Mar 3, 2025

Jalisco Cartel 'Likely' To Follow a U.S. Strategy From World War II Before Entering Ongoing Sinaloa Turf Wars

A Mexican journalists argues that the CJNG is "waiting to see more signs of wear and tear" before siding with a Sinaloa cartel faction

Latin Times · Feb 18, 2025

Cartel Kidnaps Jalisco Mayor's Wife, Demands Public Security Chief's Removal as Ransom

The cartel had previously kidnapped the mayor and his son, releasing them after he agreed to replace the security chief—but the change never took place.

Latin Times · Feb 9, 2025

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Jalisco Cartel Member 'El Ceviches' Sent To Trial After Escaping Twice From The Same Prison As 'El Chapo'

"El Ceviches" is linked to the kidnapping of six people back in November of 2019.

Latin Times · Jan 15, 2025

Could Two Of The Main Mexican Cartels Form An Unlikely Alliance This Year? There Are Signs

According to journalist Luis Chaparro, "Los Chapitos" agreed to hand over territories near the border in exchange of firearms and soldiers

Latin Times · Jan 2, 2025

Mexican Armed Forces Destroy More Than 50 Marijuana Plantations Throughout The Country As Push Against Cartels Continues

Authorities estimate losses of more than $12 million for the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación after Christmas Day operations

Latin Times · Dec 30, 2024

Family Members of Plane Crash Victims Allegedly Kidnapped by Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel

The Tepalcaltepec Cartel and the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación have been fighting each other since 2013, when the CJNG entered Michoacan

Latin Times · Dec 27, 2024

Ex-Manager of Mexican Singer Gerardo Ortiz Killed in Broad Daylight; He Is Not the First

Ortiz has been surrounded by violence throughout his career.

Latin Times · Dec 5, 2024

US Treasury Department Hits One of Mexico's Biggest Drug Cartels With Sanctions

The sanctions target the group known as the "Bonques Brothers," involved in fentanyl, heroin drug trafficking and money laundering.

International Business Times · Nov 25, 2024

U.S. Department of the Treasury Hits One of Mexico's Biggest Drug Cartels With Sanctions

Concretely, the sanctions target the group known as the "Bonques Brothers," involved in fentanyl, heroin drug trafficking and money laundering

Latin Times · Nov 25, 2024

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International Business Times · Oct 15, 2024

Five More Beheaded Bodies Found in Jalisco as Cartel Turf Wars Rage on in Mexico

Such violent episodes in the state are largely blamed on the Cartel jalisco Nueva Generación

Latin Times · Oct 14, 2024

Five More Beheaded Bodies Found in Jalisco as Cartel Turf Wars Rage on in Mexico

Such violent episodes in the state are largely blamed on the Cartel jalisco Nueva Generación

Latin Times · Sep 27, 2024

Mexican Turf Wars Have a New Front as the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels Intensify Fighting

There have been seven shootings in Tijuana involving both cartels in recent weeks

Latin Times · Sep 26, 2024

Jalisco Cartel Claims Responsibility for Explosion at Public Event, Blames Governor

The cartel accused the governor of allowing a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, currently engulfed in a turf war with another group, of entering the state

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The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024

Mexican cartel leader's son convicted of violent role in drug trafficking plot

The son of a Mexican drug cartel leader has been convicted of charges that he used violence to help his father operate one of the country’s largest and most dangerous narcotics trafficking organizations

Latin Times · Sep 12, 2024

'El Tanque' is among those accused by the U.S. of leading a fuel theft ring for the CJNG cartel

Over the past two years, the U.S. Treasury has sanctioned more than 300 targets for involvement in drug trafficking activities

Latin Times · Sep 4, 2024

Peso Pluma revives controversy over alleged links to organized crime naming Grupo Cartel as his favorite band

Asked about his favorite artist at the moment, Peso Pluma chose a band known for songs dedicated to leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel

Latin Times · Jul 25, 2024

Treasury Department freezes assets of Jalisco Cartel over alleged fentanyl trafficking

The U.S. will also prevent Americans from doing business with Mexican companies linked to the men

Latin Times · Jun 29, 2024

How drug violence and migration are reshaping a city in the south of Mexico

Tapachula is now under the control of powerful Mexican drug cartels. A look into the new normal for the city

Reuters · Apr 14, 2023

US, Mexico agree to ramp up fight against fentanyl and arms trafficking

Mexico and the United States on Thursday agreed to ramp up the fight against fentanyl trafficking, as well as Mexico's Sinaloa and CJNG drug cartels and their supply chains, in joint bid to reduce consumption of the powerful opioid.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2023

Mexico President Andrés López Obrador blames fentanyl crisis on U.S., denies his country produces the opioid

Despite enormous evidence to the contrary, he said: “Here, we do not produce fentanyl, and we do not have consumption of fentanyl. Why don’t they” — the United States — “take care of their problem of social decay?”

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