Tag: Organized crime
Mayoral candidate killed in Mexico; 34 dead so far
MEXICO CITY — Yet another mayoral candidate in north-central Mexico has been killed, bringing to 34 the number of candidates murdered nationwide ahead of...
Arrests, seizures target Sinaloa drugs destined for Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A trafficking network that ferried drugs from the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico through California to multiple drug dealing organizations around the...
Mafia fugitive among Italy’s most-wanted arrested in Brazil
MILAN — Authorities in Brazil have arrested one of Italy’s most-wanted fugitives, a drug boss inside the Calabrian ‘ndrangheta organized crime network who escaped...
Mexican judge issues arrest order for opposition governor
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican judge has issued an arrest order for the governor of the northern border state of Tamaulipas on organized crime...
Dominican official charged with drug trafficking in Florida
MIAMI — A Dominican congressman has been arrested in South Florida on drug trafficking charges, authorities said.
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Mexico, US stress attacking cartels’ business models, guns
MEXICO CITY — A security meeting between Mexican and U.S. officials on Thursday stressed attacking drug cartels’ business interests, the guns they use and...
Review: CNN anchor Jake Tapper fails in covering a thriller
Devil May Dance,” by Jake Tapper (Little, Brown)
As Jake Tapper’s...
Review: CNN anchor Jake Tapper fails in covering a thriller
Devil May Dance,” by Jake Tapper (Little, Brown)
As Jake Tapper’s...
Mexico worries about scorn if another drug lord is released
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador worried Monday that yet another shadowy release of a drug lord is about to make...
Charged in Jan. 6 riot? Yes, but prison may be another story
WASHINGTON — More than 400 people have been charged with federal crimes in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. But prison time may...
