World Oct 03 Hegseth announces U.S. blew up 4th boat near Venezuela By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Nation Oct 02 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 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 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 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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading