Mexican drug cartels pose a “direct danger” to the safety and security of the United States, according to an internal State Department fact sheet obtained by NewsNation. The document outlines specific measures U.S. officials are taking to combat transnational criminal activity. More: https://tinyurl.com/yw9nekpr #cartels #southernborder #StateDepartment
NewsNation obtained a leaked State Department document outlining the threats posed to U.S. safety and security by Mexican drug cartels. NewsNation's Ali Bradley reports on what the document indicates and how U.S. military officials are targeting cartel operations across Mexico. #cartels #Mexico #politics Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Mexico has pledged cooperation, but some top U.S. officials are frustrated with corruption involving cartel leaders
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is cracking down on the cartel-driven firearm threat facing the United States. Nearly 6,000 firearms bound for Mexico have been intercepted by the agency since the start of 2026, according to ATF Director Rob Cekada. He said most weapons being trafficked are ending up in the hands of the Sinaloa cartel and the CJNG cartel. More: https://tinyurl.com/4kauv94a #cartels #ATF #southernborder
Federal prosecutors have charged a Minnesota money transmitter operator with allegedly laundering at least $750,000 in drug proceeds for Mexico’s CJNG cartel. Thoughts? Please head to the website to purchase some merch: www.nelliemiranda.com
by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 14, 2026 TAMPA, Fla. — Four alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) are facing federal charges after U.S. authorities say the powerful [...]
AI:The globalist drug trade has reached a terrifying new level of escalation as members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) face federal charges for an international arms deal involving drugs and heavy weaponry. U.S. authorities have uncovered a scheme where these narco-terrorists were allegedly trading narcotics in the Czech Republic for RPGs and machine guns, proving once again that these criminal syndicates operate with a level of military sophistication that threatens global stability. While the establishment press remains preoccupied with their preferred political distractions, this discovery highlights the urgent need for the decisive, hardline military action that leaders like "El Tigre" have been calling for to dismantle these…Open
The Department of Justice has announced sweeping actions against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) for drug trafficking and defrauding elderly Americans in a sophisticated timeshare scam.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced indictments against members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) for crimes including drug trafficking, weapons offenses, and a timeshare fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans. The cartel is accused of distributing deadly drugs like fentanyl and defrauding over 6,000 Americans of $400 million through fake timeshare deals, leaving many elderly victims financially devastated. DETAIL: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche highlighted the cartel’s use of violence and fear to maintain control over drug distribution networks and described their fraudulent schemes as preying on vulnerable seniors. The scam involved fake promises of profits from timeshare…Open
A Mexican TikTok star with nearly 600,000 followers was shot and killed outside a fast food restaurant in Culiacan while broadcasting live, the second influencer murdered on camera in Mexico in little more than a year. Cesar Gastelum was livestreaming with friends when two individuals wearing motorcycle helmets pulled up on a motorbike. Footage reviewed […] The post TikTok influencer Cesar Gastelum gunned down during livestream in cartel-plagued Culiacan appeared first on American Almanac .
A Mexican TikTok star with nearly 600,000 followers was shot and killed outside a fast food restaurant in Culiacan while broadcasting live, the second influencer murdered on camera in Mexico in little more than a year. Cesar Gastelum was livestreaming with friends when two individuals wearing motorcycle helmets pulled up on a motorbike. Footage reviewed by Reuters appears to show the motorcycle's driver firing a gun directly at Gastelum. A security official in the Mexican state of Sinaloa confirmed his death and said a significant security operation had been launched in response. No arrests have been announced. No motive has been publicly stated. And Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state and a longtime flashpoint for organized-crime…Open
Live: The U.S. Departments of Justice and State, along with law enforcement partners, announce new enforcement efforts targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Mexican special forces captured a senior leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel accused of ordering the contract killing of 23-year-old beauty influencer Valeria Márquez, shot dead inside her own salon while thousands watched on TikTok. Ramon Nagel Alvarez Ayala, known by the alias "El R1," was taken into custody during a raid that left […] The post Mexican authorities arrest CJNG cartel figure accused of ordering influencer's killing during TikTok livestream appeared first on American Almanac .
Mexican special forces captured a senior leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel accused of ordering the contract killing of 23-year-old beauty influencer Valeria Márquez, shot dead inside her own salon while thousands watched on TikTok. Ramon Nagel Alvarez Ayala, known by the alias "El R1," was taken into custody during a raid that left one member of his security team dead. Federal security secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch identified Ayala as a top figure in the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion, or CJNG, one of Mexico's most powerful criminal organizations. Prosecutors now accuse him of ordering the hit on Márquez after his son's romantic relationship with her ended. The killing itself, carried out last May inside Márquez's beauty…Open