Cartel members engage in a wide range of violent illegal activities aimed at protecting their criminal empires and expanding their profits such as drug trafficking, money launderin

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 Am

Feb 23, 2026 · Mexico's Ministry of Defense security forces killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," in a m

Feb 24, 2026 · Mexico kills Oseguera Cervantes, triggering violence and uncertainty over the CJNG’s future power structure.

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Feb 24, 2026 · Cartel members, like this one captured by the Mexican military, dominate organized crime in Mexico.(Public Domain) On Sunday morning, the Mexican army followed a st

Mar 9, 2026 · Drug cartel, an illicit consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition and control the production and distribution of illegal drugs. Drug cartel

Feb 23, 2026 · Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the most powerful and feared criminal organisations in Mexico, have unleashed a wave of violence across

Feb 22, 2026 · The Drug Enforcement Administration considers the cartel to be as powerful as the Sinaloa cartel, one of Mexico's most infamous criminal groups, with a presence in

Feb 26, 2026 · The death of a major cartel boss in Mexico has unleashed a violent backlash in which members of the criminal group have paralyzed some cities through blockades and