The government accuses gun makers and suppliers of knowingly flooding the market with firearms attractive to drug cartels.
Tag: Drug Cartels
‘We’re Living in Hell’: Inside Fresnillo, Mexico’s Most Terrified City
Fresnillo feels to residents overrun by violence and paralyzed by fear, a testament to the failure of Mexico’s government to tackle organized crime.
Wife of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Helping Run His Drug Empire
Under an agreement with U.S. prosecutors, Emma Coronel Aispuro will likely be sentenced to at best 108 to 135 months in prison.
Emma Coronel Aispuro Set to Plead Guilty to Helping Run Drug Empire
Emma Coronel Aispuro is scheduled to appear in court in Washington on Thursday to admit her role in her husband’s criminal activities.
Mexico Passes Bill to Legalize Cannabis
Lawmakers in Mexico have approved a bill to legalize recreational cannabis, but in a country still marred by a deadly drug war, the proposal has proved divisive.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, Wife of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, Arrested
Emma Coronel Aispuro, who had been under investigation for at least two years, was also charged with plotting to break her husband, Mexico’s most notorious drug kingpin, out of prison.
Mexico Frees a General, and Wounds Its Alliance With the U.S.
The Biden administration will need to rebuild drug-enforcement cooperation after Mexico exonerated Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, discounting U.S. evidence that he worked for a cartel.
Mexico Clears Salvador Cienfuegos, Ex-Defense Minister, in Drug Case
Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda returned to Mexico last year after the Department of Justice abruptly dropped drug-trafficking and corruption charges.
Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Mexico’s Drug Cartels Tweaked Their Playbook
The brutal cartels, like legitimate companies, struggled as governments imposed border closures and lockdowns, and had to get creative.
Former Governor of Jalisco, Mexico, Is Killed in Puerto Vallarta
Aristóteles Sandoval was shot in the back inside a restaurant restroom in one of the highest-profile political killings in Mexico in recent memory.