October 19, 2019 Botched capture of El Chapo's son stemmed from US warrant; drug lord's family to compensate victims' families Mexico’s botched effort to capture one of infamous druglord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán’s sons was the result of an arrest warrant from the U.S., according to a report.
October 18, 2019 Mexican president defends retreat of security forces, release of El Chapo's son Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended the decision by security forces to retreat – and subsequently release one of the sons of the infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman – after his detainment sparked intense fighting in northern Mexico.
October 15, 2019 13 Mexican police officers murdered by suspected cartel gunmen in bloody ambush A group of armed gunmen believed to be part of a powerful drug cartel in Mexico ambushed a police convoy, killing at least 13 officers and wounding 9.
October 6, 2019 National Geographic reporter shot while conducting interview in Mexico An American journalist for National Geographic was shot in the leg in Juarez, Mexico, on Friday while recording an interview with a purported drug dealer for a story about the violence in the border city.
October 2, 2019 'El Chapo' rival charged with drug crimes, leading 'continuing criminal enterprise' Alleged Juarez cartel boss Vicente Carillo Fuentes was indicted Wednesday on charges of running a continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering and drug and weapons offenses, federal prosecutors announced.
September 23, 2019 Kidnapped Mexican police commander found beheaded in Cancun The beheaded body of a top law enforcement officer in Mexico was found Sunday - four days after he was kidnapped, tortured and killed by cartel gunmen in Cancun.
September 20, 2019 Mexican drug cartels fueling meth comeback in US, with seizures at 'historically high levels' Mexican drug cartels, drug enforcement officers say, have now cornered the market in meth production -- and the drug has quickly grown in popularity all across the U.S.
August 8, 2019 19 bodies found hanged, butchered in suspected Mexico gang turf war Mexican police have found 19 dead bodies, some hung from an overpass and others butchered and dumped on the street, in what authorities suspect is a gang turf war, according to a report.
July 19, 2019 Mexican president denounces drug kingpin 'El Chapo' life sentence and 'inhumane' jail conditions Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador denounced the life sentence a U.S. judge handed down to drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman, who was extradited last year.
July 4, 2019 Mexico murder rate reaches all-time high Mexico saw a record number of murders in the first six months of the year, with an average 94 killings each day.