Cartel
US military uses laser to shoot down 3 Mexican cartel drones near border, officials say
The military said the drones posed "a physical threat" to US military and US Customs and Border Protection personnel.
'Magic Deportation Bus': White House photoshops iconic cartoon while praising ICE raids in DC area
Amid US drug charges, Mexican Governor Ruben Rocha requests office leave despite party tension
Mexico arrests ex-governor over alleged destruction of evidence in 2014 student case
Families of Mexico's near-135,000 missing persons protest as World Cup kicks off
Hector Aguila, 59, who organizes Jalisco-based searchers' group Luz de Esperanza (Light of Hope), has been looking for his son since 2023.
Top Jalisco cartel leader 'El Jardinero' arrested in Mexico
Top commander of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel Audias Flores, known as "El Jardinero," was considered a powerful potential successor to "El Mencho," who ran the cartel and was killed in February.
FBI seizes Iranian domains tied to hacking, cyberwarfare, and threats against US and allies
Handala sent death threats to Iranian dissidents and journalists in exile, offering a bounty of $250,000 for the beheading of two such victims.
At least 11 killed in raid on Mexican cartel, leader detained, weapons seized
Omar Oswaldo Torres, alias “El Patas,” a leader in Los Mayos, was detained during the operation, the navy said. Officials did not identify anyone killed in the operation.
Trump says Iran will 'never' have nuclear weapons during State of the Union address
As US-Iran tensions rise, US President Donald Trump stated that he will “never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror to have a nuclear weapon.”
Trump calls on Mexico to boost its efforts targeting drug cartels as violence spread across state
"Mexico must step up their effort on Cartels and Drugs!" Trump wrote in a social media post.
Mexican army kills 'El Melcho': How is Mexico's most violent cartel so powerful? - explainer
With high-caliber weapons and military-grade equipment, the CJNG is one of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug cartels. But how did it gain so much power?
New US military-led group aided Mexico's hunt for 'El Mencho' cartel boss
The Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel, which involves multiple US government agencies, was quietly launched late last year with the goal of mapping out networks of drug cartel members.
'Must be held accountable': Trump admin. sued over deaths in boat strike off Venezuela's coast
The Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union filed the novel lawsuit under the Death on the High Seas Act and the Alien Tort Statute.
US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro's family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers
The action came as the US executes a large-scale military buildup in the southern Caribbean and as US President Donald Trump campaigns for Maduro's ouster.
