#Drug trafficking

Articles (10)

• 🇺🇸 Ecuador sinks "narco sub" as nation works with U.S. to fight organized crime — 05/03/2026 [USA]

  Ecuador and the U.S. began joint military operations on Tuesday, the U.S. Southern Command said on social media.

  Related: #International cooperation, #Organized crime
• 🇺🇸 C.I.A. Intelligence Helped Lead Mexican Authorities to ‘El Mencho’ — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Mexican officials said they had found the elusive drug kingpin by tracking a romantic partner. The C.I.A. provided some intelligence critical to the operation.

  Related: #International cooperation, #Counter-narcotics operations
• 🇬🇧 What the killing of drug lord 'El Mencho' means for Mexico — 23/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", was killed during a security operation to arrest him, Mexico's defence ministry has said.

  Related: #Organized crime, #Security operations
• 🇺🇸 Mexico fears more violence after army kills leader of powerful Jalisco cartel — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  School was canceled in several Mexican states and local and foreign governments alike warned their citizens to stay inside following the army's killing of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation...

  Related: #Cartel violence, #International cooperation, #Security policy
• 🇺🇸 Cartel leader "El Mencho" killed, sparking Mexico violence: Former DEA official explains situation — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  Mike Vigil, former DEA chief of international operations, speaks with CBS News' Cristian Benavides about the military operation that killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho,"...

  Related: #Organized crime, #Security operations
• 🇺🇸 Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, official says — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  The Mexican army decapitating Mexico's most powerful cartel and gave the government its biggest prize yet to show the Trump administration for its efforts.

  Related: #US-Mexico relations, #Organized crime
• 🇺🇸 Top Mexico Cartel Leader Has Been Killed, Government Says — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” was the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The Mexican government said he was killed on Sunday.

  Related: #Organized crime, #Security operations
• 🇺🇸 New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean — 14/02/2026 [USA]

  The attacks since early November had specifically targeted suspected drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean.

  Related: #Military operations, #U.S. foreign policy
• 🇺🇸 Trump meets with Colombia's president about trade, drug trafficking — 03/02/2026 [USA]

  President Trump met with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday to discuss the counties' trade relationship and efforts to combat drug trafficking. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weij...

  Related: #Trade relations, #Security cooperation, #Regional stability
• 🇺🇸 Boat crew tosses 115 kilos of cocaine in Pacific while fleeing Colombian navy — 03/02/2026 [USA]

  The seizure was announced on the same day that Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with President Trump at the White House.

  Related: #Law enforcement, #International cooperation, #Narcotics seizure