19 dead in resurgence of Mexican drug cartel intimidation killings

By VOA,

Mexican authorities found 19 bodies Thursday in western Mexico, apparent casualties of a drug turf war. The killings contrast with years of gangs hidi...

Mexican drug cartels , Mexico , The U.S. State Department

Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years

By Reuters,

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican drug lord found guilty of running a murderous criminal enterprise that smuggled tons of drugs into the Unit...

drugs , el chapo , Judge Brian Cogan , Sinaloa cartel

Trump calls off tariffs after Mexico vows to tighten borders

By Reuters,

The United States and Mexico struck a deal on Friday to avert tariff war, with Mexico agreeing to rapidly expand a controversial asylum program and de...

asylum program , Mexico , migrants , tariff war , U.S

Thousands march in protest against Mexico’s president

By Reuters,

Several thousand people marched through Mexico City on Sunday to demand the resignation of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the first major pr...

Mexico

U.S. expands return of asylum seekers to Mexico to new ports of entry

By Reuters,

The United States is expanding its program to send asylum seekers back to Mexico to wait out their U.S. court proceedings and so far has returned 240 ...

asylum , Mexico , President Donald Trump , U.S.-Mexico border , United State

Jury set to deliberate fate of alleged Mexican cartel boss ‘El Chapo’

By Reuters,

A jury is expected to begin deliberations in the trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, alleged to be the world’s most infamous drugs cartel boss, ...

cartel , Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman , Mexico , Sinaloa cartel

Grisly Mexican gang battle near U.S. border leaves 21 dead

By Reuters,

The charred remains of 21 people killed in a suspected gang battle have been found in a Mexican border town, just over the river from where U.S. Presi...

Colombia’s Gulf Clan crime gang declares holiday ceasefire

By Reuters,

The Gulf Clan crime gang, considered Colombia’s largest criminal organization, has declared a month-long ceasefire for Christmas and New Year and in...

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‘El Chapo’ killed man after he refused to shake his hand: trial witness

By Reuters,

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was a ruthless killer who ordered the murder of a man who had refused to shake his hand at a meeting, a prosecution witn...

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‘El Chapo’ Guzman trial begins under unprecedented security measures

By CNN,

While a US prosecutor painted for a jury the picture of Joaquin " El Chapo " Guzman Loera as the leader of a powerful and murderous drug cartel, his...

Felipe Calderón , Mexico , Sinaloa cartel , The United States of America

El Chapo is a scapegoat for drug lord who bribed Mexico’s president: lawyer

By Reuters,

A lawyer for accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin , El Chapo,  Guzman told a New York jury in opening remarks that his client was a scapegoat for the re...

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‘El Chapo’ trial begins under unprecedented security measures

By CNN,

While a US prosecutor painted for a jury the picture of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera as the leader of a powerful and murderous drug cartel, his def...

el chapo , Joaquin Guzman Loera

US links Mexico football captain Marquez to drug cartel

By AFP,

The US Treasury on Wednesday accused Rafael Marquez, captain of Mexico's national football team and a former FC Barcelona player, of being a "front pe...

cartel , Drug lord , drugs , FC Barcelona , Mexico , Rafael Marquez , Raul Flores Hernandez , US

178 smuggled CentrAm migrants rescued from truck in Mexico

By AFP,

Scores of Central Americans being smuggled to the United States were rescued Saturday from an abandoned truck in Mexico, a near-tragedy with chilling ...

Trump pledges no path to citizenship for those who enter U.S illegally

By VOA,

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Wednesday that under his administration there will be no way for those who enter the U.S. illegall...

Donald Trump , illegal immigrants , Mexico , Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump , U.S

Sean Penn regrets fallout from El Chapo interview

By Agencies,

Actor Sean Penn regrets the fallout from his Rolling Stone article on Mexican kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, which was aimed at discussing the dru...

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Most Wanted Drug Baron Arrested In Mexico

By Citizen,

Guzman was the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, which smuggles huge amounts of illegal drugs into the US.   He was arrested in Sinaloa state...