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A joint anti-cartel monitoring facility intended to enhance binational cooperation has instead highlighted deep disagreements between neighboring authorities on crime-fighting strategies.
Five police officers were killed and five others injured in an ambush by a drug cartel in Michoacán, Mexico, just one day before the start of the World Cup.
Operation and violence that followed left at least 62 dead
Following unrest in Mexico after the death of CJNG cartel leader 'El Mencho,' residents express fear and caution, stating they are afraid to leave their homes.
The Mexican army killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho', leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, during a military operation.
Ten bodies of businessmen and officials were found hanged in Mexico, causing shock. Local authorities have reportedly arrested five individuals in connection with the gruesome discovery.
Mexican authorities have arrested a potential successor to a cartel leader, found hiding in a drainage pipe. This crackdown highlights renewed tactics and raises fears of increased infighting within the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
Smoke billows from burning vehicles in Puerto Vallarta on Sunday. @morelifediares via Instagram/Youtube/@morelifediares via REUTERS Cartel violence has caused major disruption in parts of Mexico and
Buildings and vehicles were vandalised as hundreds of fires dotted the skyline of Mexico's Guadalajara after the army killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes or "El Mencho", the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Iran's World Cup captain has shared a story about his own encounter with an armed group in Mexico, revealing that he's heard Mexican cartels have a fondness for Iranians.
A Chicago couple was forced to cancel their long-planned destination wedding in Mexico due to escalating cartel violence, scrambling to find a new venue with the help of a local restaurant.
It has also since been revealed that the United States contributed to El Mencho's capture.
Since 2011, he led one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels, and now the military has killed the notorious "El Mencho." In response to the military operation, cartel members in several