Powerful cartel commander, 8 other members killed in Colombia

Days after the death of a top Gulf Clan commander, the military said it had killed eight more of the cartel's members and taken two captive.

• Apr 9

U.S. takes action after wanted cartel leader's face shown at concert

The controversy broke out when the face of "El Mencho" — who has a $15 million bounty on his head in the U.S. — was projected behind the band.

• Apr 3

Investigation reveals grim details of infamous cartel's operations

One recruit who reportedly survived the Jalisco cartel ranch said those who refused or tried to escape were beaten, tortured and killed.

• Apr 1

Carlos Lehder, cartel boss and Pablo Escobar's partner, freed in Colombia

Carolos Lehder, who served over 30 years in a U.S. prison, once owned a luxurious hotel, which had caged lions and a large statue of John Lennon.

• Mar 31

DEA head discusses crackdown on drug cartels

President Trump's crackdown on drug trafficking includes designating cartels as terrorist organizations. Scott MacFarlane got a look inside the administration's war on drugs.

• Mar 20
• 03:42

Prosecutor probing alleged cartel killing site vows "truth will come out"

Charred bones and hundreds of articles of clothing and other personal effects were found at a location dubbed by local media as the "ranch of horror."

• Mar 20

Armed men seen targeting group searching for relatives at cartel site

Men claiming to be Jalisco cartel members questioned the motivations of the searchers who said they had found clothing, shoes and charred bones at a ranch.

• Mar 19

Mexico hands over one of FBI's 10 Most Wanted suspects to U.S.

Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales is allegedly a key senior leader of MS-13 directing gang activity in the United States, Mexico, and El Salvador, the FBI said.

• Mar 18

Discovery of bones, shoes at cartel "extermination center" sparks protests

Protesters gathered across Mexico to demand justice following a grisly discovery of charred bones, shoes and clothing at a suspected drug cartel training ground.

• Mar 17

Top cartel brothers charged in U.S., accused of murders and torture

Brothers Miguel and Omar Trevino Morales led one of Mexico's most powerful and feared organized crime groups.

• Mar 15

Apparent mass killing site, dozens of shoes found in Mexico

A group of citizens, helped by an anonymous tip, found dozens of shoes, heaps of clothing and what appeared to be human bone fragments.

• Mar 14

Trump to invoke 1798 law for deportations

President Trump is planning to use a wartime law from 1798 to help carry out deportations to Guantánamo Bay, according to multiple U.S. officials familiar with the plan. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.

• Mar 13
• 03:22

Accused drug trafficker wanted in U.S. is captured in Mexico

One of Guatemala's most wanted drug traffickers, Aler Baldomero Samayoa Recinos, was captured in Mexico and awaits extradition to the U.S., officials said.

• Mar 12

Son of ruthless cartel leader gets life in U.S. prison for trafficking drugs

Rubén Oseguera, known as "El Menchito", is the son of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, the fugitive cartel boss of the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

• Mar 7

Supreme Court hears Mexico's gun lawsuit

There is only one store in Mexico where people can legally purchase firearms, but hundreds of thousands of guns are making it into the hands of cartel members each year. The Mexican government says a majority are coming from the U.S., and in 2021, Mexico sued top American gun manufacturers. Now, the Supreme Court has decided to hear the case. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks it down.

• Mar 4
• 04:36

Journalist killed in Mexico, at least the 3rd such murder this year

For years, Mexico has been one of the world's most dangerous countries outside a war zone for journalists.

• Mar 4

Trump: Zelenskyy should be "more appreciative"

After their clash in the Oval Office, President Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should be more thankful for U.S. support. The wartime leader said over the weekend that he's grateful but has not apologized. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Scott MacFarlane have the latest.

• Mar 3
• 07:51

Drug lords face federal charges in NY

A notorious Mexican drug lord pleaded not guilty to several federal charges in New York on Friday. 72-year-old Rafael Caro Quintero was arraigned alongside Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, a former leader of the Juárez Cartel. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga reports.

• Feb 28
• 03:12

Cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero​ pleads not guilty in NYC

Cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero​, wanted for the notorious killing of a U.S. DEA agent in Mexico, pleaded not guilty in NYC.

• Feb 28

Wife of powerful cartel boss wanted by U.S. is released from prison

Rosalinda Gonzalez is married to Nemesio Oseguera, better known as "El Mencho," leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

• Feb 28

Why Mexico extradited 29 cartel members

Mexico extradited 29 cartel members, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, to the U.S. to face charges. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.

• Feb 28
• 02:52

Mexico sends Rafael Caro Quintero, other cartel suspects to U.S. to face charges

Rafael Caro Quintero is wanted for the notorious killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985.

• Feb 28

5 women, 3 men shot dead in the street in Mexico

Guanajuato is home to several popular tourist destinations, but it is also considered Mexico's most violent state, according to official homicide statistics.

• Feb 24

Mexico's president warns U.S. against invading to fight cartels

President Claudia Sheinbaum also said Mexico will expand its legal action against U.S. gun manufacturers following the decision to designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations.

• Feb 20

14 killed in narco gang clashes as police warn of "reprisals"

In one incident, gunmen on motorcycles fired into a crowd gathered outside a grocery store, killing a child and six adults, police said.

• Feb 18

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