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Recent Posts
- Mexican President Sheinbaum Laments and Condemns Assassination of US Activist Charlie Kirk
- Remittances to Mexico Down Fourth Straight Month
- Nine Elected Supreme Court Justices Now Form the Mexican Supreme Court
- Rubio Travels to Mexico, Speaks with President Sheinbaum and Foreign Minister De La Fuente
- Mexico Daily Post on Sheinbaum and Trump
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Tag Archives: Drug cartels
Triangular U.S.-China-Mexico Money Laundering Scheme Utilized by Drug Cartels
A recent U.S. government report uncovers a financial link between the Mexican drug cartels and China. Discovering how drug cartels are financed and how the money is laundered is important if progress is to be made in fighting these criminal … Continue reading
In Brooklyn Court, El Mayo Pleads Guilty
In 2024, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was tricked into flying to El Paso, Texas, where he was arrested by U.S. authorities. Now, El Mayo has submitted a guilty plea in a U.S. federal court … Continue reading
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Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Drug cartels, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Pam Bondi, Sinaloa Cartel, The U.S.A.
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Extortion of Businesses Getting Worse in Mexico
According to the Associated Press, the problem of extortion is getting worse in Mexico. From the Associated Press (AP): “Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico. Much, but not all, of it is linked to Mexico’s powerful organized crime groups. While … Continue reading
Colombian Mercs in Mexico
A growing number of Colombian mercenaries have been working for Mexican drug cartels. Spain’s El País recently ran an English-language article on the topic. From the article: “The growing presence of former Colombian military personnel in Mexico has authorities on … Continue reading
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Tagged CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Colombia, Drug cartels, ITAM, Mercenaries, Ukraine
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Sinaloa Cartel War – Death Toll Passes 1,200
The ongoing war between two factions of the Sinaloa cartel, being fought in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, broke out last September 9th and continues. As of May 5th, according to AFP, the death toll in the conflict had passed 1,2000 dead, … Continue reading
The Tragic Story of Ivan Morales Corrales
The tragic story of recently-murdered Ivan Morales Corrales displays the power and ruthlessness of a Mexican drug cartel. Ivan Morales Corrales was a Mexican federal agent. On May 1st, 2015, Morales was part of a secret mission in Jalisco state … Continue reading
Isobel Yeung’s Controversial CNN Interview with a Sinaloa Cartel Operative
There’s been a firestorm in the media over a recent CNN interview with a Sinaloa Cartel gangster. See here for example. I decided to watch the whole CNN video . It lasts ten and a half minutes and stars CNN … Continue reading
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Tagged Culiacan, Donald Trump, Drug cartels, Isobel Yeung, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state
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Wanted Posters for Mexican Narco Brothers
Remember the old Wanted posters from the Old West? Here is a Wanted Poster offering a reward for the Dalton Brothers. In our day and age, Wanted Posters are still used. For Mexican narcos, for example. On April 15th the … Continue reading