Ecuador prison riot leaves 31 dead as gangs war in packed facility
It took 2,700 soldiers to quell the gang battle at the prison, and they found 9 rifles, a grenade launcher, 6 handguns and 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
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U.S. woman found safe nearly 8 months after being kidnapped in Mexico
Monica De Leon Barba was kidnapped last November while walking her dog in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico.
7 bombs planted as "trap" by drug cartel kill 4 officers, 2 civilians
It appeared to be the first time that a Mexican cartel killed law enforcement personnel with IEDs.
Mexican journalist found dead days after being reported missing
Luis Martín Sánchez Iñiguez was one of three current or former journalists to have disappeared in the western Mexican state of Nayarit in recent days.
Gunmen kidnap 16 police employees in southern Mexico
Violence in the Mexican border region with Guatemala has escalated in recent months amid a territorial dispute between two cartels.
Tijuana mayor says she'll live at army base after threats, 7 bodies found
Caballero did not say who the threats had come from, but several drug cartels are waging turf battles in the Mexican border city.
2 more suspects arrested in deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexico
The two were arrested during raids in the northern border state of Tamaulipas, and flown to Mexico City on a military plane.
El Chapo's son, cartel members sanctioned by U.S. for fentanyl trafficking
Joaquin Guzman Lopez, 36, is the fourth member of Los Chapitos, the nickname given to the sons of "El Chapo" who allegedly run a powerful faction of his drug empire.
"El Chapo" sons deny U.S. fentanyl accusations, say they are "scapegoats"
The sons of Guzmán said "we have never produced, manufactured or commercialized fentanyl nor any of its derivatives," the letter said.
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.
"El Chapo" sons among 28 cartel members charged in U.S. fentanyl probe
The drug lord's four sons, who are known as the Chapitos, have earned a reputation as the more violent and aggressive faction of the cartel.
U.S. sanctions Chinese suppliers of chemicals for fentanyl production
The DEA has been calling on the Chinese government to crack down on supply chain networks producing precursor chemicals.
2 men shot and killed near beach in Mexican resort of Acapulco
Two men who were apparently Mexican tourists have been shot dead and a woman wounded not far from the beach in Mexico's once-glamorous resort of Acapulco.
Sinaloa cartel boss who worked with "El Chapo" extradited to U.S.
"Cholo Ivan" worked as the "plaza boss" in Guamúchil, where he supervised at least 200 armed men and was in charge of drug-trafficking, prosecutors said.
What it would mean if U.S. designated Mexican drug cartels as terror organizations
What to know about the use of the Foreign Terrorist Organization designation and how it would be used against cartels.
Brother of Gulf Cartel boss sentenced to 180 months in prison
At trial Lee Roy Villarreal testified he had a legitimate auto mechanic business, court records said.
Gun used in deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexico came from U.S.
The serial number of a firearm purchased in 2019 matched that of a gun recovered by authorities after the deadly kidnapping of four Americans, according federal court records.
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.
Mexican drug cartel purportedly apologizes for deaths of kidnapped Americans
A photograph of five men face down on the pavement and bound accompanied the apology letter.
Mexican officials: 2 missing Americans found dead
Mexican officials say two of the four Americans kidnapped last week are dead. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has more, and then CBS News senior White House and political contributor Ed O'Keefe joins with Washington's response.
What we know about the 4 Americans kidnapped in Mexico
On Tuesday, Mexican and U.S. officials said two of the four U.S. citizens who went missing have been found dead and two are alive.
4 Americans missing after being kidnapped in Mexico, FBI says
The agency says their vehicle was fired on after it entered Matamoros, a city home to warring Gulf drug cartel factions.
Four U.S. citizens kidnapped in Mexico
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of four Americans who were kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the Mexican border city of Matamoros. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian reports, then CBS News correspondent Enrique Acevedo joined John Dickerson on "Prime Time" with more on the situation.
Teachers trained to administer Narcan
As the U.S. continues to contend with a surge in accidental opioid deaths among teens -- some teachers are now being educated on the use of Narcan, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses. Christina Ruffini has more.
Former Mexico security chief convicted in U.S. for taking cartel bribes
A U.S. jury has convicted Genaro García Luna of taking massive bribes to protect the drug cartels he was tasked with combating.
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