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  1. Cartels | DEA.gov

    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, …

  2. Drug cartel - Wikipedia

    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. …

  3. What to know about the killing of a powerful cartel leader in ...

    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.

  4. Powerful cartel unleashes wave of violence across Mexico after its ...

    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.

  5. Violence erupts in Mexico after cartel leader "El Mencho" killed in ...

    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. Violence erupts in Mexico after drug lord El Mencho killed - BBC

    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.

  7. With ‘El Mencho’ killed, what’s next for Mexico and the Jalisco cartel?

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

  8. Drug cartel | Definition, Impact & History | Britannica

    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 …

  9. Violence Ebbs but Mexico Remains on Edge After Killing of Cartel Boss

    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 …

  10. Violence erupts in Mexico after cartel leader killed as US issues ...

    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...