Former Mexican Defense Minister Arrested for Drug Trafficking

Jack Beyrer
October 16, 2020 12:45 PM

Mexico’s former minister of defense, Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, was arrested Thursday night on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering, making him the highest-ranking official in Mexican history to be arrested on such charges, the New York Times reported Friday.

Mexican Drug Cartel Ramps Up Violent Activity

Jack Beyrer
July 10, 2020 7:30 PM

Mexican officials now consider the Jalisco New Generation Cartel "the most urgent threat to Mexico's national security," according to a Wednesday Wall Street Journal report.

Mexican Family’s Lawsuit Against Federal Agent Won’t Go Forward, Supreme Court Rules

Kevin Daley
February 25, 2020 5:20 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a Mexican family cannot go forward with a lawsuit against a federal agent for the cross-border shooting death of 15-year-old Sergio Adrián Hernández Güereca.

Trump Signs USMCA, ‘Ending the NAFTA Nightmare’; Key Democrats Not Invited

Reuters
January 29, 2020 6:10 PM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a new North American trade agreement during an outdoor ceremony at the White House attended by about 400 guests - but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal.

DOJ Busts Four in International Cocaine Smuggling Ring

Cocaine Now Second Deadliest Drug in America

Authorities incinerate a load of cocaine seized to two Colombian nationals navigating along the Caribbean, in Tegucigalpa, on July 11, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ORLANDO SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty Images)

Charles Fain Lehman
December 17, 2019 4:25 PM

The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced the indictment of four men it claimed have been smuggling cocaine into the United States for almost 15 years.

GOP Senators: Treat Drug Cartels As Terror Groups

Bill cites Nov. 4 killing of Mormon family

Graham Piro
December 11, 2019 3:25 PM

A group of Republican senators is pushing for the United States to treat drug cartels the way it does terrorist organizations following the massacre of nine American women and children in Mexico.

Gunmen Kill Mormon Family Members in North Mexico

Reuters
November 5, 2019 9:26 AM

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gunmen have killed up to nine members of a U.S. Mormon family, believed to be mainly children, in the latest massacre to afflict Mexico, family members said.

Pompeo Monitoring Drug War in China, Latin America

Secretary of State reviews progress, challenges in drug war at Senate hearing

Charles Fain Lehman
June 11, 2019 5:00 PM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that the United States is making progress in an increasingly global drug war, although Chinese drug gangs and the "Maduro mafia" are posing major barriers to success.

Cotton Criticizes Sanctuary Cities, Says Mexico Can Do More

Jeffrey Cimmino
June 5, 2019 8:55 PM

Beto O’Rourke Ran Targeted Facebook Ads in Mexico

O'Rourke is only presidential candidate running ads outside United States

Brent Scher
April 30, 2019 5:00 AM

The presidential campaign for Beto O'Rourke targeted social media advertisements at individuals in Mexico, according to Facebook transparency tools.