A brutal cartel massacre has rocked the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, after five members of the regional band Fugitivo were abducted, murdered, and burned by cartel gunmen. The musicians, who were scheduled to perform at a private party Sunday morning, were never seen again. Their remains were later found in Reynosa, a city controlled by a faction of the Gulf Cartel—an organization designated by the U.S. government as a foreign terrorist group.
Federal agents have arrested several members of a Houston-based drug trafficking ring accused of using taco trucks to store and distribute drugs. According to the Department of Justice, the group—connected to Mexican cartels—moved large quantities of heroin, meth, cocaine, mushrooms, pills, and marijuana from South Texas into Houston for distribution.
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.
