17+ hour, 26+ min ago  (1758+ words) The backstory: Nemesio Rub'n Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho" was the boss of one of the fastest-growing criminal networks in Mexico, notorious for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine to the United States and staging brazen attacks against government officials…...

7+ hour ago  (199+ words) When the Mexican authorities first arrested Erick Valencia Salazar, a cofounder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in 2012, gang members hijacked about two dozen vehicles, setting them on fire on highways across the state of Jalisco. Three people died in…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago  (205+ words) Erick Valencia Salazar, a cofounder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, admitted to drug trafficking conspiracy charges. Apr. 10, 2026 at 10: 05am The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is one of Mexico's most powerful and violent criminal organizations, responsible for widespread violence and drug…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (412+ words) April 10, 2026 / 8: 13 AM EDT / CBS/AFP The skeletal remains of at least 11 people were found in hidden graves in western Mexico, local authorities said Thursday. The graves were found in a rural lot in Ixtlahuacan, a suburb of Guadalajara, in the…...

42+ min ago  (385+ words) Caleb Runciman is a crime reporter for The West Australian. He graduated from Edith Cowan University in 2022 and joined Seven West Media earlier that year as a digital producer before joining The West's crime team in 2023. Caleb regularly covers crime,…...

7+ hour, 44+ min ago  (221+ words) An Italian arms dealer, Manfred Gruber, is in a federal prison in the United States for allegedly illegally exporting $540, 000 worth of ammunition from the US to Russia via Kyrgyzstan, the US Justice Department has said. (ANSA) An Italian arms dealer,…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago  (148+ words) Why does this matter? Because it lowers the barrier to entry for aerial strike capability. The state no longer holds a monopoly on the sky in contested areas. The CJNG's tech evolution goes beyond aerial capabilities. Consider also: This is…...

11+ hour, 4+ min ago  (902+ words) Small Wars Journal To most Americans lacking a military background, the mythologization of the Special Operation Forces (SOF) has been predominantly shaped by popular culture narratives and mainstream media depictions in TV shows, movies, and even AAA videogames. SOF operators…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago  (402+ words) Erick Valencia Salazar, a former leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, admits to conspiring to distribute cocaine in the United States. Apr. 9, 2026 at 10: 52pm The Jalisco New Generation Cartel has become one of the most violent drug trafficking organizations in…...

14+ hour, 30+ min ago  (398+ words) Minister Andr" Mendon'a, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), denied this Tuesday, 7th, two requests from the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Organized Crime, in the Senate to share information about the investigations of Banco Master and the death of…...