The death of El Mencho raises questions about who will succeed him at the head of the powerful criminal organization, whose ...

In a significant move to curb illegal activities at the U.S. Southwest border, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert, on May 1, 2025, concerning oil smuggling from Mexico ...

International drug cartels are using drone bombings in increasingly bold assassination attempts, both for their psychological impact and to bypass normal security. Two recent incidents highlight the ...

While the CJNG adopted the Zetas model, it did so with some modifications. For one thing, the CJNG managed to diversify its criminal portfolio to include oil theft and extorting farmers. However, ...

The Jalisco Cartel is becoming one of Mexico's premiere organized crime groups The CJNG is expanding its presence and influence throughout Mexico. In each of the states where the group operates, it ...

SAN DIEGO — For the better part of a decade, federal prosecutions of Mexican drug cartel leaders carried out in San Diego have focused largely on the Sinaloa Cartel, and before that the Arellano Félix ...

The United States-Mexico border is in its most secure condition in living memory. Illegal border crossings are at historic lows unseen for decades. But an increasingly powerful Mexican drug cartel ...

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — A Mexican super cartel brought its deadly drugs and violence to the tranquil and remote waterfront community of Port Orchard, a 90-minute ferry ride west of Seattle. Here, the ...

What does CJNG stand for? CJNG stands for Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, a transnational criminal organization that emerged from the fragmentation of the Cartel del Milenio. The group was formed ...

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