Mexico president slams U.S. "spying" after 28 cartel members charged

He called the Sinaloa investigation "abusive, arrogant interference that should not be accepted under any circumstances."

• Apr 18, 2023

Gunmen kill 7 in Mexico resort, local officials say

Officials in the Cortazar municipality in Guanajuato state said that gunmen invaded the resort and opened fire.

• Apr 15, 2023

Mexico kidnapping survivor says he was hidden by dead bodies of 2 friends

At one point, the two survivors said the cartel tried to make them have sex.

• Apr 14, 2023

Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica

Costa Rica had become an "enormous warehouse" of drugs and an operations center for exports to Europe, authorities said.

• Apr 1, 2023

FBI offers $40,000 reward for U.S. woman missing in Mexico

Monica de Leon Barba, 29, was last seen walking her dog home from work in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, authorities said.

• Mar 31, 2023

Exorcism and prayer used to fight crime and cartels, Colombia general says

Sanabria claimed criminals used witchcraft, and said in one operation a police officer had been able to kill one of them by "praying while shooting."

• Mar 27, 2023

7 killed in shootout as gunmen ambush soldiers in Mexico

A military unit "was the target of an attack by approximately 18 armed civilians aboard two vehicles," according to an army report.

• Mar 20, 2023

Teen boy dubbed "El Chapito" arrested for 8 murders in Mexico

The boy is accused of riding up on a motorcycle and opening fire on a family having a party in a low-income Mexico City suburb.

• Mar 17, 2023

As president denies fentanyl made in Mexico, 1.8 million pills found in Tijuana

Mexican cartels have used the border city to press fentanyl into counterfeit pills. They then smuggle those pills into the U.S.

• Mar 15, 2023

Wife of Mexico kidnapping survivor says he's "just glad to be alive"

Eric Williams was one of four Americans kidnapped in Mexico. Two of them died.

• Mar 8, 2023

How does U.S. respond to American abductions?

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico said a Mexican national was killed during the kidnapping of a group of Americans over the weekend. Local officials said they were assaulted and abducted after crossing the border into the northern part of the country on Friday. Tracy Walder, a former CIA officer and FBI special agent, joined CBS News to discuss.

• Mar 6, 2023
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31 bodies found in clandestine graves in region plagued by cartels

The state prosecutor said there was enough evidence to identify about half of the people found in the two graves.

• Feb 17, 2023

Dog tortured by cartel is in the running to be "America's Favorite Pet"

Lemon Pie's toes were cut off by gang members as practice for torturing kidnap victims.

• Feb 14, 2023

Priest killed in Mexico; cartel threats force popular band to cancel concert

Eight priests have been murdered since December 2018, the church's Catholic Multimedia Center said.

• Feb 13, 2023

Reward increased after family of 6 killed in "cartel-style execution"

The 16-year-old mom was fleeing the violence when the killers caught up to her outside the home and shot the young mother and her son, the sheriff said.

• Jan 31, 2023

Customers and musicians among 8 killed in nightclub shooting in Mexico

Zacatecas has been the scene of bloody turf battles between the Jalisco and Sinaloa drug cartels.

• Jan 30, 2023

U.S. resident, fiancée among 4 killed in Mexico, authorities say

The remains of José Melesio Gutiérrez, his fiancée, her sister and a cousin were found in the state of Zacatecas, which has one of the highest per-capita homicide rates in Mexico.

• Jan 25, 2023

"El Chapo" aide known as "The Engineer" pleads guilty to U.S. drug charges

Felipe Cabrera Sarabia said during a hearing that he had "always made a living as a cattle rancher."

• Jan 23, 2023

Missing Mexican journalists appear chained hand and foot in video

Media rights activists voiced concern for three journalists feared to have been abducted in an area controlled by drug traffickers.

• Jan 12, 2023

FBI fugitive wanted for role in Texas murder-for-hire plot arrested in Mexico

José Rodolfo Villareal-Hernandez was taken into custody in Mexico City after spending years on the FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives list.

• Jan 9, 2023

Mexico arrests a son of "El Chapo"

Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Just like his father, he is an alleged drug trafficker who was wanted by the United States. Errol Barnett has more.

• Jan 6, 2023
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Accused kingpin dubbed "Asia's El Chapo" extradited to Australia

The Sam Gor organization — or "The Company" — is believed to launder billions in drug money through casinos, hotels and real estate.

• Dec 22, 2022

Brother of Mexico's most wanted cartel boss "El Mencho" is arrested

The U.S. has offered a $10 million reward for El Mencho's capture, but the cartel has violently fought past attempts to arrest him.

• Dec 20, 2022

Notorious drug cartel kidnaps army colonel in Mexico

"He was intercepted by armed individuals in two vehicles, who violently forced him to get out and took him away to an unknown location," the army said.

• Dec 19, 2022

8 suspected cartel gunmen killed in shootout near U.S.-Mexico border

The shootout took place on a roadway about 3 miles from the U.S. border.

• Dec 8, 2022

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