January 5, 2023 Mexican cartel leader killed in shootout with police after escaping prison Mexican authorities say a drug cartel leader died Thursday after a shootout with police following a violent escape from prison earlier in the week.
January 5, 2023 Mexican authorities confirm arrest of son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ after 6-month interagency investigation A six-month investigation involving multiple agencies led to Thursday's arrest of Ovidio Guzman Lopez, the son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
January 5, 2023 El Chapo's son has been captured in Sinaloa in Mexican military operation: report Mexican authorities on Thursday arrested Ovidio Guzmán, the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán and the leader of Los Chapitos, in Sinaloa.
January 3, 2023 Mexico prison break: Shootout leaves 7 dead as authorities hunt inmates who escaped near Texas border Seven people, including two state investigators, have been killed in a shootout in Mexico, a report says, following a deadly prison break that unfolded near the U.S.-Mexico border.
January 2, 2023 Mexican prison attack death toll up to 17, gang leader one of 25 escapees officials say The death toll from an attack in a Mexican prison across from Texas was raised to 17 Monday.
January 1, 2023 Mexican border prison attack leaves 14 people dead, more than a dozen injured An attack on a state prison in the Mexican town of Ciudad Juarez left 10 guards and four inmates killed, the state prosecutor's office said in a statement.
January 1, 2023 Mexican authorities find 4 human skulls in package bound for US Mexican authorities discovered four human skulls wrapped in plastic and tin foil inside a cardboard package destined for Manning, South Carolina on Sunday.
December 26, 2022 We're losing to the cartels at the border. Here's how we can win We are under attack by cartel networks based in Mexico. So we must significantly strengthen our homeland security network.
December 22, 2022 Arizona border officers find more than 700,000 fentanyl pills hidden in train arriving from Mexico Border officers in Arizona found more than 700,000 fentanyl pills in a train car coming from Mexico, authorities said.
December 21, 2022 Mexican army arrests 'El Tony Montana', brother of country's most wanted cartel boss The brother of Mexico's most wanted cartel boss was arrested this week along with a cache of weapons and drugs in a move the Mexican army called a "forceful blow."