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Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez emerges in power vacuum at the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel

Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez is a key figure in the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, leading an elite armed group and considered a successor to El Mencho.
#mexico
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

They're making them disappear again': families fear Mexico's missing are being erased

Over 130,000 people have disappeared in Mexico due to drug cartel violence, with authorities downplaying the crisis and families demanding accountability.
Law
fromABA Journal
1 week ago

15 attorney killings remain unsolved, Baja California Bar Association says

Fifteen attorney killings in Baja California remain unsolved, raising concerns about safety and police response.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Loose ends remain after the downfall of El Mencho, the last great drug lord

The capture of El Mencho raises questions about the future of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the violence that followed his death.
Online Community Development
fromSecuritymagazine
3 weeks ago

Mexico Security Crisis: Never Waste a Crisis

Security crises create opportunities for leaders to secure business support for enhanced security programs, technology investments, and team expansion by demonstrating value during heightened organizational attention.
Mission District
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics

Five migrants were violently abducted by armed men in Mexico City, leading to a harrowing experience of captivity and torture for one named Mauricio Morales.
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

The criminal underworlds of Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador converge in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio

Mexico captured Angel Esteban Aguilar, a Los Lobos leader wanted for a 2023 presidential candidate murder, revealing criminal networks connecting Ecuador, Mexico, and Colombia in cocaine trafficking operations.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Leader of Ecuador-based criminal group Los Lobos arrested in Mexico City

Angel Esteban Aguilar, leader of Los Lobos crime group and suspected mastermind of a 2023 Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassination, was arrested at Mexico City airport under a false identity through trilateral cooperation between Colombia, Mexico, and Ecuador.
#sinaloa-cartel
US news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

One of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives is arrested in Mexico

Mexican authorities captured Samuel Ramirez Jr., an FBI's 10 most wanted fugitive, in Sinaloa after nearly three years on the run for alleged involvement in two women's murders in May 2023.
#us-mexico-relations
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Majority of Mexican cartels' guns come from US, Sheinbaum says in response to Trump claims

Mexico's president calls for US action on gun trafficking, noting 75% of cartel weapons originate from the United States, as Trump proposes military intervention against cartels.
#mexican-cartels
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Ecuador prepares for attack on criminal economy' with Trump backing

Ecuador's government launches a military offensive against criminal networks starting this weekend, shifting focus from targeting cartel leaders to dismantling the criminal economy through illegal mining and drug trafficking operations.
US news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Jalisco New Generation Cartel heavyweights choose to cooperate with US justice after operation against El Mencho

El Mencho's death triggers legal proceedings against former CJNG associates in U.S. courts, potentially destabilizing the cartel's leadership succession and internal structure.
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

California bishop who allegedly made several trips to Mexican brothel arrested at San Diego airport trying to flee US

On Thursday, March 5, 2026, Bishop Emmanuel Shaleta was contacted and detained at the San Diego International Airport attempting to leave the country. Shaleta faces eight counts of embezzlement, eight counts of money laundering, and one count of aggravated white-collar crime, officials said.
Mission District
SF parents
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

El Mencho's death brings to a halt the search for missing persons in Jalisco

Families searching for missing persons in Jalisco suspend activities due to violence following El Mencho's death, while facing legislative restrictions on missing persons flyers and inadequate government protection.
World politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

El Mencho operation boosts Claudia Sheinbaum's approval rating, but insecurity remains the primary concern

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's approval rating recovered to 75% in early March, boosted by the military operation against drug lord El Mencho and electoral reform, both exceeding 80% approval.
#drug-cartel-violence
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join offense' against cartels

The Trump administration threatens unilateral military action against drug cartels in Latin America if countries don't adopt more aggressive approaches, while pursuing broader geopolitical and resource interests in the region.
#el-mencho
#drug-trafficking
Madrid food
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Is the US arming Mexican cartels?

Eighty percent of weapons seized from Mexican cartels originate from the United States, smuggled across the border to supply major drug trafficking organizations.
US news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Mexico's president visits Sinaloa following spike in factional cartel fighting

Mexico's Sinaloa state faces ongoing cartel violence between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza factions, causing hundreds of deaths, disappearances, and economic collapse, while President Sheinbaum visits to demonstrate government attention.
World news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

DePetris: How El Mencho's death in Mexico could make drug cartel violence worse

El Mencho's killing represents Mexico's biggest security victory since capturing El Chapo, but his death may paradoxically worsen narcotrafficking violence through cartel fragmentation and succession conflicts.
Miscellaneous
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Following the trail of El Mencho's last battle in Tapalpa

Mexican army killed El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, at a luxury cabin complex in Tapalpa after a firefight where he fled into the forest and was mortally wounded.
World politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Felix Ulloa, vice president of El Salvador: People want Bukele's state of emergency; they feel protected'

El Salvador under Bukele has achieved security improvements and economic growth while implementing controversial emergency measures, constitutional reforms enabling indefinite reelection, and participating in Trump administration deportation policies.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Who will run 'El Mencho's' cartel? It could be a man born in California

What comes next will not resemble a clean succession. It will be a struggle over who holds the center of gravity inside the organization, and that result is not preordained. Many Mexicans fear a troubling third scenario: a bloody power struggle that fragments the cartel, opening new fronts of conflict in an already volatile criminal landscape.
US news
#jalisco-new-generation-cartel
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Epstein's shadow in Mexico: A diplomat under scrutiny, thousands of videos and alleged ties to drug trafficking

Declassified Jeffrey Epstein files implicate high-level figures and reveal alleged child-sex-trafficking activity linked to Mexico, prompting investigations and reputational crises.
US news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The disputed business interests of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel

El Mencho's death leaves Mexico's most powerful cartel, the CJNG, without a clear successor, raising uncertainty about leadership transition and potential violence over control of a vast criminal empire.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Will Mexico's Jalisco cartel's violent biz model survive El Mencho's death?

Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, consolidated one of Mexico's most powerful criminal organisations in part due to a unique franchise-based structure. According to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the CJNG maintains a presence in every state of Mexico, with varying levels of influence, and operates in more than 40 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, and throughout the US.
World news
#mexicous-relations
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Who are Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez? CBP agents identified in Alex Pretti killing

Two CBP agents, Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez, were identified as the officers who fatally shot Alex Pretti and were placed on administrative leave.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Nearly 80% of weapons seized by Mexico's current administration come from the US

Mexican authorities seized 18,000 firearms under President Sheinbaum, about 78% U.S.-origin, including 215 .50-caliber Barrett rifles and large quantities of ammunition.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a criminal enterprise with a turbulent rise

El Mencho's death creates a leadership vacuum in the CJNG and intensifies focus on succession, cartel operations, and Mexican‑U.S. security cooperation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Killing of Mexican drug cartel boss El Mencho' sparks wave of violence

Whole areas of western Mexico have been all but shut down after a surge in cartel violence sparked by a military raid that killed one of the world's most wanted drug traffickers, known as El Mencho. Schools were closed in several Mexican states, and foreign governments warned their citizens to stay inside after the drug lord, whose real name is Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, was declared dead on Sunday.
World news
#disappearances
#cjng
fromFortune
1 month ago
World news

Mexican army kills top drug kingpin 'El Mencho' and several others, prompting airlines to suspend flights to Puerto Vallarta | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
World news

Mexican army kills top drug kingpin 'El Mencho' and several others, prompting airlines to suspend flights to Puerto Vallarta | Fortune

World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

El Mencho, the discreet drug lord who revolutionized Mexico's criminal landscape

Nemesio El Mencho led the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, expanding crimes beyond drugs into extortion, trafficking, and violence before dying in a police operation.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Transfer of cartel members to the United States underlines lack of control in Mexican prisons

Mexican prisons have become command centers where cartel leaders operate and extort from behind bars, prompting near-100 extraditions to the United States for security reasons.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

El Mantecas,' head of Beltran Leyva cartel faction, arrested in Sinaloa

Ivan N., alias El Mantecas, head of a Beltrán Leyva faction, was captured in Badiraguato with seven hitmen, weapons, vehicles, and a synthetic drug lab.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Mexico sends 37 more drug cartel suspects to US amid Trump attack threats

Mexico has sent another 37 alleged members of Mexican criminal organisations to the United States, the country's security minister said, amid US President Donald Trump's threat of ground attacks against drug cartels in the region. The handover of alleged drug cartel members on Tuesday is the third major transfer to the US in the past year and brings the total number of suspects transferred to 92.
World news
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Mexico struggles to contain escalating violence in Sinaloa

Violence in Sinaloa is escalating despite federal military-led operations, with high-profile attacks and civilian casualties increasing.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Loose ends in the disappearance of the Sinaloa miners: Another case of horror in Mexico

A supposed criminal mix-up linked to Los Chapitos led to the abduction of at least ten Sinaloa miners, with five bodies found in a mass grave.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Mexico: Authorities find bodies of missing mine workers

Bodies and remains believed to be 10 missing mine workers were found near a Sinaloa mine; four suspects arrested and cartel involvement suspected.
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