All news on the topic: Mexico

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Son-in-law of notorious cartel leader pleads guilty in the U.S. to violent price-fixing scheme at the border
The son-in-law of a Mexican drug lord pleaded guilty this week to a scheme that used violence and threats to fix prices and control the transnational used-car market at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Ecuadorian drug gangs are turning to the ’death saint’ for protection, with allegations of human sacrifices
Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte -- a Mexican "death saint" adopted by local gangs as their own talisman.
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Cartels adopt terrifying tactics in response to Trump’s border crackdown
Mexican drug cartels are readying terrifying plans to strike back at US Border Patrol agents as President Donald Trump ramps up his crackdown on immigration.
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Trump plans to incarcerate American criminals in El Salvador’s notorious super prisons after securing an ’unprecedented and extraordinary’ deal
President Donald Trump is to send American criminals to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prisons in a breakthrough migrant deal.
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China imposes retaliatory tariffs on the US as Trump’s levies take effect, while Canada and Mexico’s tariffs are paused
China has hit back at the US with counter-tariffs on multiple products as the trade war between both countries continues to heat up.
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Criminal groups in Mexico are increasing their use of explosives
A series of recent attacks using improvised explosive devices in Mexico points to a generalization of warfare tactics among criminal groups.
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No10 delivers unexpected verdict on Donald Trump amid global trade war concerns
Over the weekend the erratic US President Donald Trump announced 25% trade taxes on goods coming from America’s nearest neighbours and largest trade partners - Canada and Mexico.
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Canada and Mexico retaliate after Trump signs order for punitive tariffs
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, announces tit-for-tat 25% tariffs and warns of impeded access to ‘vital goods critical to US security’.
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Trump imposes tariffs, prompting retaliation from Canada and Mexico
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported from America’s three largest trading partners, China, Mexico and Canada.
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Trump imposes tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, citing unfair treatment
President Donald Trump has announced he will hit Mexico, Canada and China with tariffs starting tomorrow.
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How fentanyl producers in Mexico are adjusting to a challenging market
When Mario heard the news in mid-May 2023, he immediately suspended his operations
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Beyond China: Other countries supplying precursor chemicals to Mexico
On September 21, 2021, Javier Algredo Vázquez was on his way to a US law enforcement office to reclaim chemical substances authorities had seized from him days earlier. In some respects, his trip that day was a remarkable act of hubris.
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Mexican cartel members fire on US Border Patrol as drug gangs prepare for conflict with Trump
This is the moment Mexican cartel gangsters opened fire on US Border Patrol along the southern border.
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Google renames Gulf of America on Maps in response to Trump, marking another victory for him as tech giants align
Donald Trump has notched up yet another victory as now even Google has caved into his demands.
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$10k-a-day private firefighters in LA spark controversy as the wealthy pay to save their homes
With its run-down neighbourhoods and tent cities sitting cheek by jowl with street after street of opulent mansions, Los Angeles...
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Sons of "El Chapo" are negotiating plea deal over drug trafficking charges, U.S. attorneys say
Two sons of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" facing sweeping drug-trafficking charges in the U.S. are in plea negotiations...
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Ruthless Mexican cartel threatens to kill famous singer and other artists: "final warning"
Authorities in Mexico are offering state protection to famed regional Mexican singer Natanael Cano and other artists after a ruthless drug cartel...
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Narco money scandals reach the apex of political power in the Americas
The year 2024 included some stark reminders that drug trafficking money can reach the highest levels of politics.
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Blood and Ore: Mexican cartel violence silences mining opponents
The abduction of a Mexican community activist who campaigned against an iron ore mine owned by New York-listed Ternium has shone a light on how local cartels benefit from the presence of mining companies in the region.
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NGOs: trafficked women in Mexico face "judicial indifference"
Organized crime, systemic corruption, and a culture of machismo are fueling a devastating crisis for women and girls in Mexico, where only a tiny minority of human trafficking cases are investigated by authorities.
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Boy seen in cartel kidnap video among 11 victims found dead in pickup truck in Mexico
Among the many horrifying videos posted online amid Mexico’s drug cartel violence, few have been as profoundly shocking as that of a 14-year-old boy kidnapped in late October along with about a dozen family members in the country’s south.
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Mexican Navy intercepts "narco-sub" in the Pacific with 8,000 pounds of cocaine onboard
The Mexican Navy said Tuesday it has seized 3.6 tons (about 8,000 pounds) of cocaine aboard a "narco sub" off the Pacific coast which was spotted earlier this week about 153 miles off the resort of Acapulco.
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Why cellphone chats have become death sentences in cartel stronghold in Mexico
Cellphone chats have become death sentences in the continuing, bloody factional war inside Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel.
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Mexico’s narco tanks are evolving from impractical to tactical
The use of Mexico’s now-legendary narco tanks in face-offs between criminal groups is growing, and technological innovations have helped them evolve from being a symbolic emblem to an important tactical weapon on the battlefield.
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More than 100 people have been killed or are missing as the Sinaloa Cartel’s violent conflict intensifies in Mexico
Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico’s western Sinaloa state since rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel began clashing on Sept 9, local authorities said on Friday, with gruesome violence showing no signs of abating.