Cartels
A bullet-riddled facade with the acronym of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Michoacan state, Mexico April 23, 2021. Photo by Alan Ortega/REUTERS MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico wants an urgent investigation into how U.S. military-grade weapons are increasingly being found in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, Mexico’s top diplomat said Monday. Mexico’s […]
Comment on this storyComment U.S. officials announced criminal charges Tuesday against eight Chinese companies and 12 of their executives accused of supplying precursor chemicals for the illegal manufacture of fentanyl, methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs. The charges were the second major set of indictments the Biden administration has unsealed
Presidents should use full power of U.S. military to go after cartels: Full Sen. J.D. Vance NBC News Source link
American presidents should possess the power to deploy the U.S. military to pursue drug cartels in Latin America, Ohio Sen. JD Vance told NBC News’ “Meet The Press” in an interview that aired Sunday. “I want to empower the president of the United States, whether that’s a Democrat or Republican, to use the power of […]
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. – Drug cartels are trafficking migrants to northern California and then forcing them to work on illegal marijuana farms. And these black market farms are producing cannabis that’s tainted with toxins, and also threatening California’s water supply. These are just a few of the far-reaching repercussions of the crisis at our southern border. The […]
News By MaryAnn Martinez May 25, 2023 | 5:06pm Riot shields and helmets at the ready at the Paso Del Norte International Bridge in El Paso, Texas. James Keivom Cartels are offering to smuggle desperate migrants over the US border for $200 each, The Post has learned. Thousands of migrants are still arriving at the […]
The powerful Mexican drug cartel responsible for the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens — and the death of two of them — could be designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a hearing in March that the department is considering the designation for the Mexican drug […]
WASHINGTON — The kidnapping of four Americans — and killing of two of them — has amplified calls from some Texas Republicans to green light military force against drug cartels with the same legal approach used to hunt down terrorists after the Sept. 11 attacks. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has responded angrily to […]
Comment on this story Comment Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Thursday pushed back against Republican lawmakers who had called on the Biden administration to take military action against drug cartels across the border following the killings of two Americans in Matamoros, saying such demands were a threat to Mexican sovereignty.
Oct 5 (Reuters) – U.S. authorities seized 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills hidden in a Lego toy box destined for distribution in New York City, the city’s largest such seizure to date according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger than heroin, is among the leading drivers of a […]