Mexican cartels ratchet up human trafficking operations amid Biden’s lax immigration policy

Ruthless Mexican cartels are exploiting Joe Biden’s relaxed immigration stance to turn people trafficking into a billion-dollar racket ‘worth more than dope’, a DailyMail.com investigation can reveal. The president tore up hardline Trump policies after taking office but denies sparking a crisis along the southern border where authorities are struggling to deal with a surge … Read more

Mexican cartels ratchet up human trafficking operations amid Biden’s relaxed immigration policy

Ruthless Mexican cartels are exploiting Joe Biden’s relaxed immigration stance to turn people trafficking into a billion-dollar racket ‘worth more than dope’, a DailyMail.com investigation can reveal. The president tore up hardline Trump policies after taking office but denies sparking a crisis along the southern border where authorities are struggling to deal with a surge … Read more

Mexico set to legalize cannabis to curb drug cartels

Mexico is on the brink of legalizing cannabis after lawmakers voted to permit recreational use in a step towards curbing the power of the country’s drug cartels and the narcotics-related violence that claims thousands of lives a year.   The legislation backed by Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador looks almost certain to be approved after … Read more

Mexican drug trafficker who moved loads of cocaine for rival cartels is extradited to the U.S.

Mexico extradites drug kingpin, 68, to the US after he worked ‘laundering money for El Chapo for decades’ Raúl Flores was extradited on drug trafficking charges to the United States, Mexico’s Attorney General announced Sunday Flores had been in custody of Mexican judicial system since his arrest in July 2017  Local outlets report that Flores … Read more

Mexico approves law restricting authority of DEA on country’s drug cartels

Mexico cuffs the DEA: Country passes law limiting power of ‘foreign agents’ who will now be forced to submit intelligence to Mexican officials – days after US warned the legislation would only benefit drug cartels amid surging violence Mexico’s lower house of congress on Tuesday approved legislation that limits the powers of ‘foreign agents’ operating … Read more

South American drug cartels launch fleet of narco subs

No surfer ever had a wilder ride. A member of the U.S. Coast Guard, in full combat gear, is hammering furiously on the hatch of a semi-submerged small submarine, clinging desperately to its stubby conning tower as it surges at top speed through the Pacific off the coast of Colombia. The brave American seaman has … Read more