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Mexico Captures CJNG Commander Audias ‘El Jardinero’ Flores in Massive Nayarit Raid

The operation signals tighter cross‑border intelligence work despite strain from a separate CIA case.

DEA Touts 1,300 Arrests in 2025 Cartel Offensive, Alleges 55 Off-Extradition Handovers by Mexico

U.S. Presses Mexico to Let American Forces Join Anti-Fentanyl Raids

Sheinbaum Rejects U.S. Strikes in Mexico After Call With Trump

U.S. Navy P-8 Circles Off Tijuana as Trump Threatens Action on Cartels

Mexico’s President Seeks U.S. Share of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada’s $15 Billion Forfeiture

Sinaloa Strategist ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Pleads Guilty in Brooklyn

Mexico Denies DEA Deal on 'Project Portero' After U.S. Announcement

DOJ Audit Exposes Sinaloa Cartel’s 2018 Hack of FBI Phones and Cameras

Mexico Arrests Colombian Ex-Soldiers Tied to Landmine Killing of Eight Soldiers

Ovidio Guzmán’s Plea Deal Confirmed as Family Relocation Sparks Diplomatic Questions

Sheinbaum Rejects Trump’s Offer of U.S. Troops to Combat Cartels

Mexico Rejects U.S. Troop Proposal in Fight Against Cartels

CIA Reviews Legal Grounds for Lethal Actions Against Drug Cartels

FBI Offers $10 Million Bounty for Ex-Olympian Turned Alleged Drug Kingpin

U.S. Defense Secretary Warns Mexico of Potential Military Action Over Cartels

Mexico Seizes Record 1.5 Tons of Fentanyl in Historic Drug Bust

El Chapo's Sons Negotiate Plea Deal with U.S. Government

Mexican President Partly Blames U.S. for Sinaloa Cartel Violence

Son of 'El Chapo' Pleads Not Guilty in US Court