Feb 1, 2025 · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not ruled out the possibility of military action against Mexican drug cartels, stating that “all options are on the table” when dealing with foreign terrorist...

Jan 25, 2025 · Drug cartel, an illicit consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition and control the production and distribution of illegal drugs. Drug cartels are extremely well-organized, well-financed, efficient, and ruthless.

Oct 24, 2019 · Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence. These cartels control vast areas of the country and are...

A drug cartel is a criminal organization composed of independent drug lords who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the illegal drug trade.Drug cartels form with the purpose of controlling the supply of the illegal drug trade and maintaining prices at a high level. The formations of drug cartels are common in Latin American countries.

Jan 31, 2025 · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that "all options will be on the table" when asked by former colleagues on the "Fox & Friends" TV show whether the military is now permitted to strike...

Jan 31, 2025 · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” that military strikes against Mexican cartels remain a possibility under the Trump administration’s efforts to combat cartel violence and drug trafficking along the …

5 days ago · Sinaloa Cartel members are, for instance, experimenting on animals and people to come up with potent concoctions, including mixing their formulas with substances like animal tranquilizers to keep ...

This paper addresses the rapidly growing threat of Mexican Drug Cartels that are operating globally. It covers the history of illicit goods and services and how drug cartels are the latest to take control of these practices. Nine different Mexican Drug Cartels are covered in depth as well as the three major drugs of distribution in today’s ...

Jul 31, 2024 · DHS’s work is built on 1) breaking up drug cartels and disrupting illicit supply chains globally; 2) intercepting drugs and chemicals at our borders and ports of entry; 3) keeping fentanyl out of our communities through state and local partnerships; and 4) identifying and deploying new technology to fight fentanyl.

Feb 10, 2024 · On the evening of March 17, 2020, a former Mexican police officer working for the Sinaloa cartel left his hotel room in Tijuana and walked across the U.S. border into Southern California at 10:09 p.m.