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U.S. Indicts Cártel de Los Reyes Leaders as Mexico and Argentina Intensify Drug Raids

Heightened U.S. legal pressure on Mexican cartels is driving a surge in regional drug-targeted operations, revealing cracks in local public security.

Los sospechosos fueron identificados a partir del análisis de filmaciones de cámaras de seguridad y una compra que hicieron
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Sujetos que portaban drogas y armas en Sinaloa.
Choque en un pueblo de Tennessee destapa red delictiva que conecta a líderes de Cárteles Unidos con laboratorios en México. FOTO: Especial

Overview

  • The Department of Justice confirmed formal indictments on August 14 against Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez (El Güicho) and Alfonso Fernández Magallón (Poncho/La Quiringua), offering up to $5 million in rewards for information leading to their capture.
  • Mexican authorities confirmed an outstanding FGR arrest warrant for ex-Pemex director Carlos Alberto Treviño Medina after his detention in the United States on immigration grounds.
  • Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced the arrest of 214 suspected extortionists in Quintana Roo, alongside the seizure of drugs, firearms and ammunition under the National Anti-Extortion Strategy.
  • In Frontera, Santa Fe, Argentine courts ordered and security forces executed the demolition of a micro-trafficking bunker as part of a prioritized anti-drug plan.
  • A fatal shooting during a street robbery in La Matanza, Buenos Aires, underscored ongoing urban violence despite stepped-up enforcement, with one suspect quickly apprehended.