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How US intelligence has helped cartels kill thousands in Mexico
"When you work with or in Mexico you have to be very careful with the information you are sharing,"…
Luis Chaparro
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Recent beachside attacks reveal a new cartel turf war in some of Mexico's most popular tourist destinations
Mexican officials said the recent spike in violence is a consequence of a "turf war" among local ga…
Luis Chaparro
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Mexico's war on cartels has created 400 new gangs that are taking on the police and cartels that are left
That proliferation has been a challenge and asset for major cartels, but it has overwhelmed Mexican…
Luis Chaparro
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Recent arrests reveal more about how cartel wives help run operations for Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel
"Authorities don't pay much attention to the wives" of cartel members, a Sinaloa Cartel operative t…
Luis Chaparro
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A Texas man bragged about stealing $50,000 from a Mexican drug cartel. He was kidnapped less than 2 hours later and is still missing.
Witnesses overheard Erik Tadeo Ramirez bragging on a phone call about stealing money from the Carte…
Joshua Zitser
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Mexico's cartels are experimenting with control of another part of the cocaine trade
Soldiers destroyed a coca plantation in southwest Mexico in February, another sign that cartels are…
Luis Chaparro
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A mother who hunted down 10 of her daughter's killers from a notorious Mexican drug cartel and brought them to justice was hailed as a hero
Miriam Rodriguez, of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, became an activist and vigilante after her daughter …
Naina Bhardwaj
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Mexico took down a US citizen who rose to the upper ranks of the vicious Zetas cartel
The Zetas cartel has been present in Guatemala since at least 2007. A Zetas-run training camp stock…
Christopher Woody
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Mexico Captures Leader Of Ultra-Violent Zetas Drug Cartel
Stratfor, a Texas-based security consultancy, warned that Nuevo Laredo, which is a Zetas stronghold…
Guillermo Barros, AFP
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The Captured Leader Of The Zetas Cartel Is A Particularly Depraved Individual Who Reportedly Liked To 'Stew' His Victims
The arrest of Z-40 is the first victory for new president Pena Nieto, who took over in December. Un…
Michael Kelley
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Here's what 'Narcos' and 'Sicario' get right and wrong about drug cartels
So it's not to say that Chapo Guzman and the Arellano-Felix brothers whom I covered in Tijuana year…
Noah Friedman
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Here's how Mexican cartels actually operate in the United States
"These are intricate networks of distribution that include Americans on this side of the border tha…
Christopher Woody
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Here's where Mexican drug cartels operate in the US, according to the DEA
Despite losing its figurehead and descending into infighting in Mexico, Sinaloa appears to have gai…
Christopher Woody
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Inside the Mexican prison that was rocked by cartels
This is the deadliest incident within a series of riots that have happened at prisons in Mexico ove…
Courtney Verrill
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Mexico freed 'El Chapo' Guzman's son after a counterattack by his henchmen, but it's not the first time a cartel has taken on the government
The violence in Culiacan on Thursday, and the government's apparent retreat, has many questioning L…
Christopher Woody
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Mexico has recognized these 7 emerging cartels
The strategy has largely been successful in apprehending the country's top cartel members. However,…
Jeremy Bender
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Mexico may be using another cartel kingpin to gain leverage with Trump
Vigil, author of "Metal Coffins: The Blood Alliance Cartel," told Business Insider that Mexico is w…
Christopher Woody
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Mexico's bloody cartel realignment is intensifying in one of the country's smallest states
Some have suggested the violence will not ease until a single cartel gains power with help from the…
Christopher Woody
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These are the most wanted Mexican cartel leaders
The arrests could give a boost to embattled Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who is facing sig…
Jeremy Bender
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These are the 7 emerging cartels Mexico just recognized
The strategy has largely been successful in apprehending the country's top cartel members. However,…