Thousands of kids grew up in the streets. Gangs multiplied into the hundreds. The Juárez cartel formed to control the main drug-smuggling routes. Lawlessness became commonplace. I had come to ...

Today, the Línea operates independently and is one of the most notorious groups in Chihuahua, where it has been locked in a ...

A longtime reputed Mexican drug cartel boss accused of ordering the death of an informant in El Paso 15 years ago is among ...

The Treasury Department has frozen the assets of a border-based criminal organization, and in the process exposed its ties to ...

A shootout between Mexican National Guard troops and suspected drug cartel gunmen near the Tornillo-Guadalupe international bridge left one man wounded and resulted in the seizure of an arsenal of ...

The death of a cartel member's girlfriend has sparked a bloody gang war in Juárez that has left dozens dead amid retaliatory violence this month, authorities said. The fighting is between members ...

A surge in drug cartel violence along the Mexican border is terrorizing locals south of the Rio Grande — and driving more ...

La Linea and the Juarez Cartel have a brutal reputation for violence against civilians, and U.S. authorities have made efforts to hold them accountable. In July 2022, a federal judge in North Dakota ...

Over the last week, criminal gangs have caused chaos in several cities ... In Tijuana, the streets emptied after the Jalisco New Generation Cartel allegedly posted messages online warning people ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legislators from Mexico’s ruling party reelected the head of the National Human Rights Commission on ...

The most dangerous cities in the world are a major concern for residents, visitors, law enforcement and policymakers. While ...