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Mar 14, 2022 · CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — For at least three hours early Monday, the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, just across from Laredo, Texas, was paralyzed by a ferocious shootout between alleged...
May 11, 2022 · Criminal organizations have splintered into more than 100 groups and are wreaking havoc on the population, with bodies dumped on streets, students kidnapped and schools forced to close due to...
- Elena Reina
Dec 15, 2023 · Those numbers are roughly in line with a 2022 survey by the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration of more than 500 Mexicans who relocated to northern Mexico, nearly all of whom planned...
Sep 21, 2022 · Governor Greg Abbott today issued an executive order designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations and instructing the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to take immediate action to keep Texans safe amid the growing national fentanyl crisis.
Aug 31, 2022 · Police in places like Celaya say they are outgunned by criminal gangs in a war they are losing, while the federal forces meant to fight these battles often seem to show up after the shooting is...
Feb 16, 2023 · — Since Jan. 2022, more than 300 people in the United States have been charged or arrested for criminal activity directly linked to Mexican drug cartels, according to a NewsNation analysis. The total number of crimes that can be traced back to cartels is likely much higher.
Aug 5, 2024 · As of 2022, nearly ninety thousand people have disappeared since 2006, primarily at the hands of criminal organizations such as the cartels, though government forces also play a role....