Mexican cartels
Mexican cartel leader sentenced to 55 years for kidnapping
Until his arrest by federal police in 2015, Gomez directed the Knights Templar cartel which smuggled drugs to the United States and iron ore to China from its...
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Mexican president declares 'drug war' over
Mexico has deployed its army since 2006 to fight its powerful drug cartels.
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El Chapo's high life: Swiss clinics, mansions and a zoo
At the height of his power as one of the most notorious criminals in the world and most prolific drug traffickers on the planet, Guzman reputedly profited to the max from his ill-gotten gains.
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Mexican drug lord, Beltran Leyva, dead at 56 of cardiac arrest
Guzman is currently facing trial for drug trafficking in federal court in Brooklyn.
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Trump sends 5,200 troops to Mexico border as caravan advances
Trump said on Twitter on Monday that the military would be waiting for the procession — suggesting a far more direct role in confronting the migrants than the Pentagon described.
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Mexico's president-elect shuns guards, asks 'people' for protection
Lopez Obrador’s approach to security is one of the first signs of how he is breaking from the mold of the typical Mexican presidency.
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Exit polls show Mexicans overwhelmingly voted for leftist Lopez Obrador
Lopez Obrador, 64, is expected to move Mexico in a more nationalist direction if he wins and could exacerbate simmering tensions with US President Donald Trump and unsettle some investors.
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Migrants 'knock at front door' for asylum after Trump crackdown
The migrants, many with children in tow, told harrowing tales of kidnapping, extortion and murder by gangs in Mexico and Central America.
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Latin America must think about legalising drugs, UN agency says
The battle to dominate crystal meth and heroin markets has also precipitated mounting violence in Mexico.
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Mexican mothers mark their day pining for missing children
The 21-year-old promised to come back later that afternoon to continue celebrating Mother’s Day, but he never returned. Guzman has not stopped looking for him.
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Canada wants US cooperation in turning back asylum seekers
Canadian officials first discussed changing the pact with US Department of Homeland Security officials last September, shortly after more than 5,700 asylum seekers walked into Canada in August.
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Colombia's Golfo crime gang declares unilateral ceasefire
The group is accused of operating drug trafficking routes in partnership with Mexican cartels and taking part in illegal gold mining.
