Mexican Drug Cartel

• 3 men arrested in B.C. with suspected link to Mexican drug cartels: RCMP

  During the warrant execution, investigators discovered the residence to be surrounded by compound fencing, steel gates and razor wires.

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  Nov 13, 2024
  
• Son of Mexican cartel head ‘El Chapo’ extradited to U.S. to face drug charges

  Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzman Lopez, alias "the Mouse," in January in Culiacan, and have now extradited him to the U.S. to face drug trafficking charges.

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2023
  
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• A 24-hour timeline of the Mexican cartel shootout that left 23 dead

  The hours-long gunbattles between a cartel force estimated to number 70 to 150 men and state police, leaving 23 people dead.

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  Dec 3, 2019
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• 21 dead after Mexico cartel shooting near Texas border

  Mexico's murder rate increased by 2 per cent in the first 10 months of the presidency of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

  Crime

  Dec 1, 2019
• ‘I do not feel safe here’: Mexican town residents fearful after 9 Americans massacred

  Monday’s killings prompted state and federal forces to deploy to protect those who came to mourn. How long they stay could be crucial to the town's future.

  World

  Nov 8, 2019
• ‘El Chapo’ a scapegoat for ‘real’ drug lord who bribed Mexico’s president: lawyer

  "He's blamed for being the leader while the real leaders are living freely and openly in Mexico."

  World

  Nov 13, 2018
• 90-year-old drug courier gets 3-year prison sentence

  A 90-year-old man who hauled more than a ton of cocaine into Michigan for a Mexican drug cartel has been sentenced to three years in prison.

  Crime

  May 7, 2014
• Police investigation ties Grassy Lake to Mexican drug cartel

  A massive drug bust by United Stated officials has shaken a small town after a large amount of cocaine that was headed for their community was seized. A joint investigation by RCMP and the Drug Enforcement Administration has uncovered a link between Grassy Lake, Alberta, and a violent Mexican drug cartel.

  Sep 18, 2013