CNN is facing sharp backlash after airing an interview with a member of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, during which the cartel figure responded to President Donald Trump’s designation of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The masked cartel member offered “respect” for Trump and blamed the U.S. drug market for fueling cartel activity.
President Donald Trump has intensified efforts to involve the U.S. military directly in combating Mexican drug cartels, proposing a leading role for American forces in operations within Mexico.
The U.S. Department of State has issued a fresh security warning for Americans traveling to Los Cabos, as cartel violence surges in the once-popular beach resort area.
The Trump administration has revoked the U.S. visas of the Mexican band Los Alegres del Barranco, known for glorifying violent drug cartels in their music, just weeks before a scheduled concert in San Francisco. The band, part of the “narcocorrido” genre, was set to perform in the South Bay on April 29.
The Trump administration is weighing the use of drone strikes against Mexican drug cartels, a significant escalation in the fight against narcotics trafficking at the southern border. The proposal, still under discussion, could involve targeting cartel leaders and supply networks inside Mexico with unmanned aerial vehicles, possibly with the Mexican government’s cooperation.
Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the San Ysidro Port of Entry—the nation’s busiest border crossing—have been charged with accepting bribes.
The Trump administration is cracking down on the Sinaloa Cartel, a foreign terrorist organization, by imposing new sanctions on its money launderers and financial networks. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting six individuals and seven entities involved in laundering drug money for the cartel.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill on Monday targeting Mexican drug cartels' use of tunnels beneath the U.S.-Mexico border.
On February 25, 2025, Texas rancher Antonio Céspedes Saldierna, 74, was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near his property in Tamaulipas, Mexico, just south of Brownsville, Texas. The explosion also claimed the life of Horacio Lopez Peña and injured Saldierna’s wife, Ninfa Griselda Ortega. Authorities suspect the attack was carried out by a Mexican drug cartel, raising concerns about the increasing use of explosive devices by organized crime near the U.S.-Mexico border.
