Trump says U.S. killed Tren de Aragua leader in airstrike in Venezuela
The U.S. military has killed Niño Guerrero, the alleged leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced Friday.
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The U.S. military has killed Niño Guerrero, the alleged leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced Friday.
Popular parts of Mexico are in mayhem after military personnel killed a drug cartel boss. The operation sparked a wave of violence and fires around Puerto Vallarta, forcing tourists from Minnesota to seek shelter in hotels. WCCO's Jeff Wagner and photojournalist Nick Lunemann explain what you should do if you're planning a trip.
The violent crime in Guanajuato is linked to conflict between the Santa Rosa de Lima gang and the Jalisco New Generation cartel, one of the most powerful in Mexico.
Investigators say they've taken a significant amount of dangerous drugs off our streets. A big bust last week turned up fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine — all in one man's bedroom. WCCO's Jason Rantala is in the newsroom with the suspect's alleged ties to Mexican drug dealers.
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.
A fourth person has been charged in connection with a drug cartel-related kidnapping in St. Paul.
Friends and family of Macalla Knott say she's not what you think after she pleaded guilty to distributing nearly $10 million worth of drugs from Mexico to the upper Midwest.
SWAT teams swarmed a St. Paul shop to save a man chained and beaten in the basement. Charges say that the victim owed a debt to a Mexican drug cartel. You may be surprised to learn it's not the only recent cartel-connected crime in the Twin Cities. Frankie McLister talked to a former CIA agent and the loved ones of one Minnesota woman caught up in the cartel's world.
Three people have been charged in connection with a drug cartel-related kidnapping in St. Paul, according to the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.
Jalisco cartel members have scammed at least 600 Americans out of about $40 million, officials said.
President Joe Biden thanked Mexico for the arrest of "El Nini" -- the hyper violent, alleged security chief for the "Chapitos" wing of the Sinaloa cartel.
"All of these explosive devices are homemade, based on tutorials that can be found on the internet," Mexico's defense secretary said.
The bodies were found as police looked in wooded lots and even sinkhole ponds known as cenotes.
At one point, the two survivors said the cartel tried to make them have sex.
The state prosecutor said there was enough evidence to identify about half of the people found in the two graves.
