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Rockwood Police chief recounts 2019 crash that led to major Mexican drug operation

What started as a car crash in Rockwood, Tennessee, back in 2019 has led to a federal investigation into a major Mexican drug ...
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Trump administration sanctions two Mexican drug cartels, announces bounties

As part of its crackdown on gangs, the US Justice Department has offered $26m in rewards for Carteles Unidos leaders.

Mexico agrees to send suspected cartel members to United States

Mexico's security chief Omar García Harfuch and US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the deal in separate statements.
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U.S. targets 2 additional Mexican drug cartels with sanctions

The sanctions on Cárteles Unidos and Los Viagras come after recent sanctions on alleged members of the Jalisco Nueva ...

U.S. prosecutors won't seek death penalty for Mexican drug lords Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero

U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday they won't seek the death penalty in their cases against Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo ...
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US sanctions Mexico cartel members, including rapper El Makabelico

Treasury aims to disrupt Cartel del Noreste’s leadership and financial networks tied to violence and drug trafficking.

US will not seek death penalty for alleged Mexican drug lords Caro Quintero, Zambada

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it will not seek the death penalty for accused Mexican drug traffickers Rafael ...

6 Florida men sentenced for trafficking military-grade firearms to Mexican drug cartels, officials say

Six Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison terms for their roles in trafficking military-grade firearms to Mexican drug cartels, officials say.

‘Trusted’ Tri-Cities member of Mexican drug group sentenced for rainbow fentanyl

A Tri-Cities drug dealer, the first of four defendants accused of being part of a Mexico-based operation trafficking drugs in ...