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Mexican banks brace for impact of designating cartels as terrorists
United States President Donald Trump’s likely designation of Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations will have a major impact…
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“El Mayo” Zambada and US prosecutors discussing a plea deal
United States prosecutors said Wednesday that they are in talks with the legal team of alleged Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael…
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Trump team has discussed ‘soft invasion’ of Mexico
Four months ago, Donald Trump said he was “absolutely” prepared to launch United States military strikes against Mexican cartels if…
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Former Reynosa city councilor sentenced to 3 years in US prison
A former Reynosa, Tamaulipas, city councilor has been sentenced to over three years in U.S. federal prison after being caught…
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14 dead in clash between criminal gang and villagers in central Mexico
Mexican authorities say 14 people are dead following a clash between gunmen from a criminal gang and residents of a…
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3 journalists and 2 relatives have been abducted in a violent city in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors said Thursday that three journalists and two of their relatives have been abducted by armed men…
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Security in Ecuador has come undone as drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Men walk through a lush plantation between Ecuador ’s balmy Pacific coast and its majestic Andes, lopping…
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Rapper Quando Rondo is barred from driving, must take drug tests while awaiting trial on bond
A Georgia judge says rapper Quando Rondo can no longer drive and must undergo drug testing if he wants to…
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Mexico arrests 2 more in March kidnap, killing of Americans
MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors in Mexico said Thursday they have arrested two more men in the March 3 kidnapping of…
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