#Cartel Violence

Articles (15)

• 🇺🇸 Civilians that were under siege by a Mexican cartel fight back with AK-47s and grenades — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  Experts say Guerrero now holds many competing armed groups and that vigilantes are often absorbed, and armed, by the cartels themselves.

  Related: #Civilian Resistance
• 🇺🇸 Mexican military says 11 killed in raid targeting Sinaloa cartel leader — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Omar Oswaldo Torres, the leader of the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa criminal network, was detained in the raid.

  Related: #Military Operation
• 🇺🇸 The Bloody Rise and Fall of Mexico’s Top Crime Boss — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  El Mencho’s brutality and business acumen put him atop the cartel world, until he made a fatal mistake.

  Related: #Organized Crime, #Mexico Security Crisis, #Criminal Leadership
• 🇺🇸 Mexico’s Cartel Fight Is a Terrifying High-Wire Act — 26/02/2026 [USA]

  As drug gangs have become more deeply embedded in Mexico, narco blockades have become a way for them to visibly assert their power.

  Related: #Government Dilemma, #International Events
• 🇬🇧 'Fear is everywhere': BBC reports from Mexican city turned into war zone by drug cartel feud — 25/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Culiacán in northern Mexico has seen a surge in violence as rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel battle for control.

  Related: #Drug Trafficking, #Human Cost, #Power Struggles
• 🇬🇧 BBC sees damage in Puerto Vallarta after Mexican cartel violence — 25/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  BBC's Will Grant visits Puerto Vallarta, a popular coastal resort town, to see the damage.

  Related: #Tourism Impact, #Security Challenges, #Mexico's Drug War
• 🇺🇸 Mexican cartel expert explains killing of "El Mencho" and ensuing violence — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Stefano Ritondale is chief intelligence officer for Artorias and also runs All Source News ,which specializes in Mexican cartels. He joined CBS News to discuss the Mexican operation that killed cartel...

  Related: #Mexican Security, #Organized Crime
• 🇺🇸 Cruise companies cancel Puerto Vallarta stops after violence in Mexico — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  American travel companies are scrambling to reroute cruise ships and take care of tourists to Mexico.

  Related: #Travel Safety, #Tourism Impact
• 🇺🇸 Mexican Forces Say They Tracked El Mencho to Cabin by Following His Lover — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Top security officials revealed details of the operation that led to the death of Mexico’s most wanted drug cartel leader.

  Related: #Drug Trafficking, #Security Operations
• 🇺🇸 What Travelers Need to Know as Cartel Violence Rattles Mexico — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  The killing of a drug lord and the unrest that followed have prompted flight cancellations, roadblocks, cruise disruptions and “shelter in place” alerts.

  Related: #Travel Safety, #Tourism Impact, #Government Response
• 🇺🇸 Airlines halt Puerto Vallarta flights after violence following Mexican cartel leader's killing — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  U.S. and Canadian airlines halted flights to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, as well as some to Guadalajara, Mexico.

  Related: #Travel Safety, #Tourism Impact, #Airline Operations
• 🇺🇸 The Winter Olympics end and a cartel leader is killed: Morning Rundown — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  These are the top moments of the Winter Olympics. Unrest in Mexico after the army kills a drug cartel leader. And millions across the U.S. remain under blizzard alerts.

  Related: #Winter Olympics, #Northeast Blizzard, #Epstein Files
• 🇺🇸 Drug Lord ‘El Mencho’ Was Killed in Mexico. What’s Next for the Cartel He Led? — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  The death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes dealt a major blow to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, but few believe it spells the end for the powerful group.

  Related: #Mexican Security, #Organized Crime, #Power Dynamics
• 🇺🇸 Mexico descends into violence after cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ killed — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Killing of Jalisco cartel boss El Mencho triggers widespread violence and piles pressure on President Sheinbaum.

  Related: #Security Operations, #US-Mexico Relations
• 🇺🇸 Violence erupts in Mexico amid operation that reportedly killed cartel leader — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  A Mexican federal official says the Mexican army has killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in a military operation.

  Related: #Security Operations, #International Relations