By 2007, Mexican drug cartels controlled 90% of the cocaine entering the United States. [36][37] Arrests of key cartel leaders, particularly in the Tijuana and Gulf cartels, have led to increasing …

Aug 5, 2024 · Mexican authorities have been waging a deadly battle against drug cartels for nearly two decades, but with limited success. Thousands of Mexicans—including politicians, …

Sep 2, 2013 · According to figures released on January 11 by the Mexican government, 12,903 people were killed in drug-related violence in the first nine months of 2011. Mexican Federal …

Oct 24, 2019 · Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence.

The timeline of some of the most relevant events in the Mexican drug war is set out below. Although violence between drug cartels had been occurring for three decades, the Mexican …

5 days ago · Trump does not mention the drug epidemic or its victims in the entire decree, but he does refer to “terror” a dozen times and the violation of his national interests. It is a new war, …

Jan 7, 2020 · More than 60,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since the start of the country's war on drugs in 2006, according to authorities. The number is far higher than …

Because of the South Florida Drug Task Force's successful crackdown on drugs, traffickers turn to Mexican marijuana smugglers to move cocaine across the 2,000 mile U.S.-Mexican border. …

Oct 9, 2024 · Mexico faces a crisis of kidnappings, disappearances, and other criminal violence that has left over thirty-thousand people dead each year since 2018. Gangs and drug cartels …

Jan 20, 2025 · For the better part of the last two decades, numerous Mexican directors have addressed the country's drug violence head-on through their films. 11 features and …