ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wes Martin, a retired U.S. Army colonel, has served in senior law enforcement positions on three continents. American organized crime surged in the 1920s because of an overwhelming ...

Authorities across multiple countries executed coordinated raids on April 23, dismantling drug cartels, gang operations, and smuggling networks. Arrests spanned from cross-border drug and arms ...

Federal agents arrested 37 accused gang members with ties to the infamous Mexican Mafia Thursday in a series of stunning predawn raids in Orange County meant to put Southern California’s criminal ...

A major FBI operation led to dozens of arrests targeting the powerful Mexican Mafia gang network.

In February 2026, Mexican forces killed the cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — more commonly known as "El Mencho" in an organized raid on the leader's mountain hideout. Violence ensued as ...

Members of the Mexican Navy patrol the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 24, 2026. AFP via Getty Images The death of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes decapitated the ...

Director Sara Carter sits down with Alex Swoyer to discuss how the Trump administration is dismantling the cartels, cutting off the drug supply, and putting faith and recovery back at the center of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joaquin "Jack" Garcia is a retired FBI agent who worked 24 of his 26 years in the bureau undercover. He spent three years ...

President Trump vowed to put US military might toward dismantling drug cartels and foreign terrorists operating within the Western Hemisphere by signing the Americans Counter Cartel Coalition ...

Authorities in Colombia and the United States dismantled a money laundering network linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and made arrests.