Two of the most violent cartels in Mexico appear to be joining forces to create a “mega-cartel.” The cartel merger ...

Los Alegres del Barranco released an anti-narco song in a bid to clear its name after displaying images of the leader of the powerful Jalisco cartel during a concert.

Mexico’s security chief says that the country's most powerful drug cartels are recruiting former Colombian soldiers, leading ...

U.S. officials have called for action against several politicians from Sheinbaum's own Morena party and threatened to levy ...

Deteriorating into a combative relationship with Mexico would almost certainly worsen problems over trade and cartels, and ...

An increasingly insecure and unstable Mexico, under threat by cartels, represents a significant challenge and leads to three key conclusions. First, it is clear that leaders in both the U.S. and ...

Mexico's drug cartels are often described as powerful rivals to the state, with their influence measured in weapons, money and murdered officials. But this framing misses a fundamental truth.

In cartel slang they are known as 'pollitos de colores' or 'colorful chicks,' after the fluffy baby chicks sprayed with lurid toxic colors and sold at Mexican fairgrounds. They're cheap ...

Officials said gunmen opened fire and killed seven people, including some minors, in Mexico's most deadly state, where violence between warring drug cartels has triggered condemnation by the ...

While Mexican authorities are currently denying that there is any link between the assassinations and drug cartels, the involvement of the CJNG must be considered. The cartel has targeted top ...