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Senior military leaders gather at Marine Corps Base Quantico

World Oct 03

Hegseth announces U.S. blew up 4th boat near Venezuela

By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

Nation Oct 02

U.S. President Trump presides over a senior military leaders' meeting convened by Defense Secretary Hegseth, in Quantico
Trump declares U.S. in ‘non-international armed conflict’ with drug cartels

President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict.”…

By Aamer Madhani, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

World Sep 01

Venezuela's President Maduro addresses the media, in Caracas
Maduro vows a ‘republic in arms’ if U.S. forces in the Caribbean attack Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he “would constitutionally declare a republic in arms” if the South American country were attacked by forces that the United States government has deployed to the Caribbean.

By Associated Press

Politics Jun 05

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Supreme Court blocks Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gunmakers over cartel violence

The unanimous ruling tossed out the case under U.S. laws that largely shield gunmakers from liability when their firearms are used in crime.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

World Feb 28

Guadalajara cartel founder Rafael Caro Quintero appears in Brooklyn Federal Court in Brooklyn, New York
Mexican cartel leaders to be arraigned in NYC after their surprise transfer

Rafael Caro Quintero, the former leader of the Guadalajara cartel, was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985 and had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Vicente Carrillo Fuentes is a former leader of…

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Jul 27

Who is ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, the Sinaloa drug cartel leader now in U.S. custody?

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the top leader and co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, eluded the reach of U.S. law enforcement for decades as the criminal organization evolved into the world's biggest manufacturer and smuggler of illicit fentanyl pills and other…

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Jul 26

AP report: Powerful Mexican cartel leader was lured onto airplane before U.S. arrest

By Alanna Durkin Richer, María Verza, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada got on an airplane to the U.S. believing he was going somewhere else, said the official, who spoke on the condition on anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.

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Mar 22

Mexico’s president says he won’t confront cartels on U.S. orders

By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has laid out various justifications over the years for his “hugs, not bullets” policy of avoiding clashes with the cartels.

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Feb 20

Former Honduran president accused of running his country as a ‘narco-state’ stands trial in New York City

By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press

Federal prosecutors say that for years Hernández received millions of dollars from cartels in exchange for allowing hundreds of thousands of kilos of cocaine destined for the U.S. to pass through his country.

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Jan 01

Zapatista indigenous rebel movement marks 30 years since its armed uprising in southern Mexico

By Edgar H. Clemente, Associated Press

Members and supporters of the Zapatista indigenous rebel movement are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their brief armed uprising in southern Mexico.

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