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By Federal Newswire | Nov 24, 2024
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon said that an operation dismantling a cartel-connected drug trafficking organization in Compton was a "powerful, combined effort" to prevent the network from expanding across Los Angeles County.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 24, 2024
Will Freeman and Steven Holmes, research fellows at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), have highlighted a shift in revenue sources for Latin American criminal groups.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 22, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted a vessel carrying 13 undocumented migrants off the coast of south Florida.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 22, 2024
U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) has called for the creation of a select committee on Mexican drug cartels in the U.S. House of Representatives, akin to the existing Select Committee on China.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 22, 2024
Derek Maltz Sr., a former agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has called for Mexican drug cartels to be held accountable for what he describes as "massive amounts" of American deaths.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 22, 2024
Simon Hankinson and Erin Schniederjan, border security research experts at the Heritage Foundation, have raised concerns about the presence of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) in U.S. communities.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 21, 2024
A high-ranking member of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, has been arrested in Riverside, California.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 20, 2024
Two Honduran men have been found guilty by a federal jury for their involvement in a scheme to smuggle individuals from Honduras into the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 19, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Bridge of the Americas international crossing in El Paso seized nearly half a pound of fentanyl on November 17.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 19, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge have intercepted $1.4 million worth of cocaine, along with a cache of weapons and ammunition, in three separate incidents.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 16, 2024
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced the arrest of a cartel member involved in trafficking and "terrorizing communities on both sides of the border."
By Federal Newswire | Nov 16, 2024
Lisa Sanchez, Executive Director of Mexico United Against Crime, expressed concerns over Mexico's newly approved judicial reform, stating it poses a risk to judicial integrity and potentially opens the door for organized crime to influence the...
By Federal Newswire | Nov 7, 2024
A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, Jose Angel Canobbio Inzunza, on charges related to drug conspiracy.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 4, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Progreso Port of Entry recently apprehended a man wanted in Mexico on a felony warrant for aggravated murder.
By Federal Newswire | Nov 1, 2024
Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas, said that cartels can make fentanyl appear as "painkillers, stimulants, anti-anxiety drugs, candy."
By Federal Newswire | Nov 1, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for President, said that if elected, she would "prosecute the cartels."
By Federal Newswire | Oct 31, 2024
Chris Olivarez, a Lieutenant and spokesman at the Texas Department of Public Safety, said that cartels are "placing colored wristbands on illegal immigrants," including unaccompanied children, to control those who cross the border.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 31, 2024
Ioan Grillo, head of CrashOut Media, said that "foreign mercenaries" increase violence and specialized tactics in what he refers to as the "Mexican Cartel War."
By Federal Newswire | Oct 30, 2024
In a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on October 29, Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump announced measures targeting cartels.
By Federal Newswire | Oct 28, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Pharr International Bridge intercepted over $65,000 in unreported currency during an outbound inspection.
