According to the United States’ extradition request for El Chapo’s son Ovidio “El Ratón” Guzmán López, the DEA’s secret allies within the Sinaloa Cartel include a member of El Ratón’s security team
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These cartels are doing much more than smuggling poison into the United States. They are assassinating rivals and government officials, ambushing and killing Americans at the border, and participating in an armed insurgency against the Mexican government
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By KELIN DILLON On Sunday, Jan. 9, Mexico’s Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) obtained seven arrest warrants for individuals involved in the so-called “Operation Fast and Furious” gun-walking case, including known drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna, and former Police Intelligence Coordinator Luis Cárdenas Palomino. In a statement by
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By KELIN DILLON According to a new report published by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, Mexico is the fourth-most crime-ridden country in the world for illicit trades like drug and weapon trafficking, and takes the position of possessing the most intricate human trafficking network throughout North and South America. In its overall ranking, the Global Organized Crime Index
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By KELIN DILLON An analysis carried out by the National Private Security Council (CNSP) has revealed that Mexico has more than triple the number of homicides than the United States, despite having 23 times fewer weapons than its northern neighbor. The United States has 393.3 million firearms, or 1.18 for every inhabitant, while Mexico has 16.8 million firearms, only one
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