Ex-cartel leader dubbed "Friend Killer" released from U.S. prison
Former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas Guillen once led Los Zetas, one of the country's most bloodthirsty gangs until its collapse.
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Former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas Guillen once led Los Zetas, one of the country's most bloodthirsty gangs until its collapse.
Seven guards were killed just days after seven members of a community police force were kidnapped, apparently by cartel gunmen.
Two Arizona women, ages 72 and 82, were found dead in an overturned, bullet-ridden Nissan Pathfinder in the state of Sonora, Mexican officials said.
The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the U.S. just got stranger.
The governor acknowledged that 10 killings were related to the dispute between warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, known as a top leader and co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, faces charges in multiple U.S. locales.
Mexican prosecutors now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada over.
Zara Hull and Jake Snider traveled to Cancun last Thursday. The vacation became a nightmare after Hull and her friend Kaylie visited the pool bar.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada disputes the details of his July 25 arrest in a letter obtained by CBS News on Saturday.
Antonio "El Diablo" Riano was on the sheriff's office "Most Wanted" list and was profiled on "America's Most Wanted."
Alejandro Martínez's wounded bodyguards drove him to a hospital, where he died, authorities said.
One of El Chapo's sons duped Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada into boarding a plane on Thursday, telling him they were going to look at property in Mexico, a person familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News.
The leader of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa cartel, along with a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested in El Paso.
The murders marked the latest in a series of attacks targeting police, activists and politicians across Mexico.
More women, children and entire families have fallen victim to indiscriminate violence in areas where drug cartels are fighting bloody turf battles.
Elizabeth Gonzalez, 14, was found Friday in Veracruz with her two cousins. Gonzalez's uncle has been charged with kidnapping.
"As the water levels go down in places like streets and drainage canals that were flooded, crocodiles will turn up," officials said.
The powerful hurricane landed on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula just northeast of Tulum.
George Alvarez was intoxicated when he lost control of his vehicle and drove into a crowd. He faces up to 160 years in prison.
The victims were found dead on a road leading to Acapulco, a once-glamorous resort city now engulfed in violence.
An investigation into aggravated murder was opened after Acacio Flores was killed in Guerrero state, officials said.
Alberto made landfall in Mexico Thursday as a tropical storm. Maps show the storm's route.
Lizette Zambrano jumped in to rescue her drowning husband, then was jolted by the current and sucked in, too, according to the lawsuit.
Video of the aftermath of the incident appears to show someone trying to perform chest compressions on a person lying on the ground.
Salvador Villalba Flores had decided to run for mayor after his friend, a candidate, was murdered in 2023, local media reported.
