All news on the topic: Mexico
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Trump calls cartel violence an ‘unacceptable threat’ to the hemisphere, urges Latin American leaders to use militaries against drug cartels
President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that the United States and Latin American countries are joining forces to fight violent cartels, as his administration seeks to show its ongoing commitment to refining U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere, even while addressing critical emergencies worldwide.
• Crime • Views: 622
Fentanyl hidden in daycare: couple gets 25 years to life after child’s death
A New York City day care owner and her husband were sentenced on Wednesday for the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-month-old boy under their care.
• Tech • Views: 412
$180 AI service bill explodes to $82k in just 48 hours
A group of three developers in Mexico is encountering an approximately 455x rise in monthly AI service costs after an API key connected to their project was reportedly compromised.
• World News • Views: 584
From fentanyl labs to blockchain wallets: CJNG’s financial engine keeps running despite intensified crackdowns
In the previous week, Mexico has seen heightened federal operations focusing on senior members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), intensifying confrontations in key strongholds.
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Mexico returns El Mencho’s body to his family
Mexican authorities have returned the body of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” to his family after he was killed by the Mexican army last week, officials said on Saturday.
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Cartel retaliation in Mexico leaves 70 dead as fake AI videos flood social media, causing even more panic
When roadblocks, explosions, and gunshots erupted following the killing of Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, people who turned to their cellphones for information found social media posts portraying a country in chaos.
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Nation under siege: CJNG cells spark violence across Mexico after leader ‘El Mencho’ falls
The killing of "El Mencho" by the government on February 22 sparked a wave of violence by his cartel that has been, in some respects, unprecedented.
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Party balloons or cartel drones? El Paso airspace shut down in Mexico border scare
The airspace over the Texas border near El Paso was abruptly closed last week when U.S. officials used a laser to shoot down what they claimed were Mexican cartel drones — but which reportedly turned out to be a party balloon.
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Cartel kingpin killed, but cycle of violence continues
On Sunday, following a military operation to eliminate one of the country’s most notorious drug traffickers, clashes erupted throughout Mexico. These incidents resulted in dozens of deaths and produced shocking images of roadblocks, armed men in the streets, and panicked civilians seeking cover.
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Trump pressure prompts Mexico to hand over 92 cartel figures
Mexico has discreetly extradited nearly 100 suspected cartel drug traffickers to the US to stand trial after President Trump labeled the groups as foreign terrorist organizations last year — and urged the Mexican government to collaborate.
• World News • Views: 581
Multiple deportations failed to stop El Mencho’s return to U.S. drug trade
The vicious cartel boss El Mencho cut his teeth as a small-time drug dealer in San Francisco — where he lived for years even after being deported in the 1980s and 1990s — before becoming a most-wanted narcotics kingpin at one of “most powerful and ruthless criminal organizations” in Mexico, according to drug enforcement authorities.
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El Mencho located and killed after girlfriend leads authorities to compound
Officials said Monday that Mexico’s most infamous cartel leader was found and killed after intelligence agencies tracked down one of his lovers to his secluded resort compound.
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Terrified travelers flee Guadalajara airport as CJNG chaos erupts
Video posted to X shows frightened travelers running for cover at Guadalajara Airport as authorities advised people to remain indoors.
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From cop to kingpin: The bloody rise and fall of “El Mencho”
The head of the infamous Jalisco New Generation cartel, who was killed in a military raid on Sunday, was the most sought-after drug lord in both Mexico and the US. He climbed the ranks from lead assassin to kingpin through a meticulously planned, deadly coup.
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73 dead after Mexico kills “El Mencho,” cartel unleashes nationwide violence
At least 73 people died in Mexico’s attempt to capture the infamous leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the violent consequences of his death, authorities reported on Monday, as much of the country feared another outbreak of violence.
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Mexico erupts after “El Mencho” killed in military raid
The lethal violence ignited by the military’s killing of a notorious cartel leader has now extensively spread across Mexico, prompting warnings for American citizens near the border to take shelter in place.
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El Mencho, leader of Mexico’s CJNG cartel, killed by security forces
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — widely recognized as El Mencho and the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) — was killed by Mexican security forces during a military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco. His death was officially confirmed on February 22, 2026.
• US News • Views: 507
US military kills 11 in strikes on three cartel drug boats
US attacks on three suspected drug boats result in 11 deaths, intensifying Trump’s campaign against narcotraffickers in South American coastal waters.
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Lake City ammunition fuels cartel firepower despite U.S. anti-trafficking pledges
On the morning of November 30, 2019, a convoy of pickup trucks carrying men armed with a heavy machine gun and powerful .50-caliber rifles entered the Mexican town of Villa Unión and opened fire.
• Crime • Views: 485
Three suspects killed after relatives of Mexico’s education secretary are shot dead in Colima
Authorities in the western Mexican state of Colima reported that they killed three individuals suspected in the shooting deaths of two relatives of Mexico’s secretary of education on Saturday.
• Politics • Views: 608
Trump signs order imposing tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba
On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order imposing a tariff on goods from countries that sell or supply oil to Cuba, a measure that could further devastate an island already suffering from a worsening energy crisis.
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Treasury says Mexican banks enabled fentanyl trade, orders U.S. institutions to cut ties
On Wednesday, the Trump administration, for the first time, utilized new authority to mandate U.S. financial institutions to sever connections with three Mexico-based banks for laundering money on behalf of cartels.
• Crime • Views: 381
Authorities arrest 83-year-old Chicago attorney in cross-border $2.35m fraud scheme
An 83-year-old man from Buffalo Grove has been arrested in connection with a Florida investigation into a multimillion-dollar fraud case, which included the City of Tallahassee as one of the victims.
• World News • Views: 547
Five soldiers killed in coordinated gun attacks near Mexico’s Jalisco-Michoacan border
Five soldiers are dead and two injured by gunfire following a series of attacks by armed civilians late Sunday along the Jalisco-Michoacan border in western Mexico.
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FBI fugitive Ryan Wedding linked to Mexico raids over drug trafficking case
Mexican authorities carried out multiple raids linked to fugitive and former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who is wanted by the FBI for alleged involvement in international drug trafficking.
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