Cartel members engage in a wide range of violent illegal activities aimed at protecting their criminal empires and expanding their profits such as drug trafficking, money laundering, weapons trafficking, …

Drug cartels form with the purpose of controlling the supply of the illegal drug trade and maintaining prices at a high level. The formations of drug cartels are common in Latin American countries. …

6 days ago · The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives, notching a major victory.

Feb 22, 2026 · The Drug Enforcement Administration considers the cartel to be as powerful as the Sinaloa cartel, one of Mexico's most infamous criminal groups, with a presence in all 50 U.S. states.

Feb 22, 2026 · Mexico's Ministry of Defense security forces killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," in a military …

6 days ago · Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the most powerful and feared criminal organisations in Mexico, have unleashed a wave of violence across 20 Mexican states.

6 days ago · Mexico kills Oseguera Cervantes, triggering violence and uncertainty over the CJNG’s future power structure.

Feb 11, 2026 · Drug cartel, an illicit consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition and control the production and distribution of illegal drugs. Drug cartels are extremely well …

6 days ago · Violence Ebbs but Mexico Remains on Edge After Killing of Cartel Boss Many residents and tourists stayed indoors a day after a military raid targeted a leader known as El Mencho, setting …

Violence and unrest has swept across parts of Mexico after the country’s military killed a cartel leader that President Donald Trump’s administration has labeled the head of a foreign terrorist...