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Jul 15, 2024 · In recent years, tens of thousands of people have died due to fighting between drug cartels in Mexico. The chart uses data from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program to show the country's deaths from “non-state conflicts” over the last thirty years.
Dec 15, 2023 · Yomara's hometown in the southern state of Chiapas, once relatively untouched by gang violence, is now the site of a turf war between two of Mexico's most powerful cartels, the Jalisco New...
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...
Oct 7, 2023 · DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Guns purchased in Texas are ending up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels at an alarming volume. According to a recent government report, an estimated 200,000...
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Feb 10, 2023 · Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 348,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 24,000 criminal arrests, with more than 22,000 felony charges reported. In the fight against fentanyl, DPS has seized over 361 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.
For more than fifteen years now, countless South Texans who once regularly crossed the border have stopped going altogether.
Apr 1, 2024 · Forty-One Individuals Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel. A total of 23 people were taken into custody following the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and meth trafficking and related crimes in the Houston and Galveston areas.
