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Tag: Drug Cartels

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Mexico’s President Defends News Anchor After Cartel Threat

August 10, 2021Oscar LopezComments Off on Mexico’s President Defends News Anchor After Cartel Threat

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador came out in defense of a TV news anchor, Azucena Uresti, after she received a death threat, apparently from a powerful drug cartel.

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Mexico Sues Gun Companies in U.S., Accusing Them of Fueling Violence

August 4, 2021August 5, 2021Natalie Kitroeff and Oscar LopezComments Off on Mexico Sues Gun Companies in U.S., Accusing Them of Fueling Violence

The government accuses gun makers and suppliers of knowingly flooding the market with firearms attractive to drug cartels.

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‘We’re Living in Hell’: Inside Fresnillo, Mexico’s Most Terrified City

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021Oscar LopezComments Off on ‘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.

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Wife of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Helping Run His Drug Empire

June 10, 2021ALAN FEUERComments Off on 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.

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Emma Coronel Aispuro Set to Plead Guilty to Helping Run Drug Empire

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021ALAN FEUERComments Off on 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.

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Mexico Passes Bill to Legalize Cannabis

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021Oscar LopezComments Off on 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.

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Emma Coronel Aispuro, Wife of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, Arrested

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021Alan Feuer and Adam GoldmanComments Off on 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.

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Mexico Frees a General, and Wounds Its Alliance With the U.S.

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021NYT > World NewsComments Off on 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.

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Mexico Clears Salvador Cienfuegos, Ex-Defense Minister, in Drug Case

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021Oscar LopezComments Off on 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.

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Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Mexico’s Drug Cartels Tweaked Their Playbook

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020Steve Fisher and Kirk SempleComments Off on 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.

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