Reporting from Torreon, Mexico — Mexican federal police Saturday announced the capture of Carlos Beltran Leyva, an alleged major drug trafficker whose brother, cartel leader Arturo Beltran Leyva, was ...

A U.S. government cable, reprinted in full here, from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico and various Washington government agencies says an “Embassy interagency” gave Mexican Marines (SEMAR) the location of ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The shootout that left drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva dead ...

Days after granting a rare interview, the anonymous author of the Blog del Narco, which publishes uncensored images of Mexico’s drug violence, has posted an analysis of what lies next for the Beltran ...

Heavy losses and La Mayiza's rising dominance have sparked a wave of defections from Los Chapitos, with several operators ...

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Mexico City, Feb 2 (EFE).Mexico City, Feb 2 (EFE). — The leader of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel was captured in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, National Security Commissioner Renato Sales ...

(Reuters) - Mexican security forces killed Mexican Arturo Beltran Leyva, one of Mexico's most wanted drug traffickers, in a gun battle in south of Mexico City on Wednesday. Here are some facts on the ...

MEXICO CITY — For a man who was one of Mexico's most wanted criminals, Arturo Beltran Leyva didn't bother going too deep into hiding. The narcotics kingpin known as the "boss of bosses" was killed by ...

WASHINGTON -— An alleged leader of a major Mexican drug cartel, charged with smuggling tons of cocaine and methamphetamine into the U.S., made his first appearance in a U.S. courtroom Monday following ...

(Reuters) - A former leader of the Beltran Leyva Mexican drug-trafficking cartel that bears his name was sentenced on Wednesday to life in a U.S. prison for participating in an international narcotics ...

(Reuters) - Mexican security forces killed Mexican Arturo Beltran Leyva, one of Mexico's most wanted drug traffickers, in a gun battle in south of Mexico City on Wednesday. Here are some facts on the ...