Cartel

Top Jalisco cartel leader 'El Jardinero' arrested in Mexico

Top commander of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel Audias Flores, known as "El Jardinero," was considered a powerful potential successor to "El Mencho," who ran the cartel and was killed in February.

Members of Mexican Special Forces escort Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero” a top commander of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in the western state of Nayarit, Mexico, in this handout distributed on April 27, 2026.
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FBI seizes Iranian domains tied to hacking, cyberwarfare, and threats against US and allies

MEMBERS OF the National Guard guard the perimeter of the La Paz funeral home in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on March 1, 2026.

At least 11 killed in raid on Mexican cartel, leader detained, weapons seized

US President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Trump says Iran will 'never' have nuclear weapons during State of the Union address


Jihad in Latin America: Illicit activities in the region fund Hezbollah

The presence of jihadist groups in Latin America could grow due the region's tilt to the left.

 SUPPORTERS OF Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gather in a convoy of motorbikes marking ‘Resistance and Liberation Day’, near the Lebanese border with Israel, in May.

Secret cartels add to Israel's high cost of living

A cartel is an agreement between competitors not to compete with each other and is prohibited by antitrust laws.

 Israelis protest against the soaring housing prices in Tel Aviv and cost of living, on July 2, 2022.

Hezbollah is a threat to Latin America - opinion

For decades, Hezbollah operatives have been quietly infiltrating Latin America, for the primary purpose of raising money.

 HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS hold flags marking Resistance and Liberation Day, in Kfar Kila near the Lebanese border with Israel in May.

Gang shootout in northern Mexico leaves four dead - officials

Three members of the powerful Mexican Gulf Cartel are dead after a shootout and a car chase with law enforcement.

 Plastic flowers are seen at crosses set up in memory of four policemen who were killed a year ago in a shoot-out with alleged gang members in La Barca November 27, 2013.

US arrests wife of Mexico cartel chief El Chapo on drug charges

She was charged in a one-count complaint with conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamines for unlawful importation into the United States.

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Joaquin Guzman, the Mexican drug lord known as "El Chapo", arrives at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse ahead of the start of the trial of Guzman in New York City, New York, U.S., November 13, 2018

Mexican lawmakers take up sweeping cannabis legalization bill

Lawmakers are now rushing to try to meet a Dec. 15 deadline set by the Supreme Court for legalization aiming to remove the drug as a source of income for violent drug gangs.

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As mafia delivers essentials in Italy, cartels distribute food in Mexico

Last week, reports first circulated of several Mexican cartels deploying members to dole out aid packages to help cash-strapped residents ride out the coronavirus pandemic.

An employee of the clothing brand "El Chapo 701," owned by Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman, daughter of the convicted drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, hands out a box with food, face masks and hand sanitizers to an elderly woman as part of a campaign to help cash-strapped elderly people during th

After burying last victims, some in Mexico's Mormon community head north

The baby, Faith, was found unharmed in the bullet-riddled sport utility vehicle.

A soldier assigned to the National Guard keeps watches as a tow truck carrying the burnt wreckage of a truck, belonging to slain members of a Mexican-American Mormon family, is seen in Bavispe

Murder of Mexican journalist marks third killing in one week

Jorge Ruiz Vazquez, a reporter at the Grafico de Xalapa newspaper in Veracruz's capital, died in spite of procedures in place to protect him, the state prosecutor's office said.

A US border patrol agent looks over the Rio Grande river at the border between United States and Mexico, in Roma, Texas, US, May 11, 2017