A leader of the Cartel del Noreste, who smuggled drugs into the South Texas border town of Laredo, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Two suspected drug cartel members are dead after a firefight with Mexican soldiers near the town of Casas Grandes, Mexico.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday that if the United States designated Mexican cartels as terrorist ...