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Trump administration sanctions popular hip hop artist "El Makabelico" over alleged ties to Mexican drug cartel
The administration alleges that 50% of the musician's royalties on streaming platforms go directly tothe Cartel del Noreste.
Secret Compartments and Cartel Lookouts: How Fentanyl Reaches the U.S.
New York Times reporters documented how fentanyl was concealed by Mexico’s most powerful criminal syndicate, which is ...
US won't seek death penalty for Mexican drug lords Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero
U.S. prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty in their cases against Mexican drug lords Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Rafael ...
U.S. declines to pursue death penalty against trio of accused Mexican cartel kingpins
The U.S. directed prosecutors to not seek capital punishment for three reputed drug lords, including one in a DEA agent's ...
US sanctions ‘narco-rapper’ El Makabelico, who laundered streaming proceeds to bloodthirsty Mexican drug lords
The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the crippling penalties for Cartel del Noreste, a vicious gang that has carried out beheadings, executions and assassination ...
Trump administration sanctions a Mexican rapper over allegations of cartel ties
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it was sanctioning Mexican musician Ricardo Hernández, known as “El Makabelico,” over allegations that the artist was laundering money for a ...
3 charged with buying guns for Mexican drug cartel
Federal agents have arrested three Texas men for allegedly purchasing high-powered firearms at gun shows on behalf of a ...
How high-tech tools and pigs, could help in search for Mexican drug cartel victims
Scientists in Mexico are testing innovative methods they hope can be employed to locate the overwhelming number of people ...
Mexican Drug Cartel Hacker Used Surveillance Tech to Target FBI Informants for Execution
Sometimes the surveillance state gets turned against itself. That seems to be what resulted in the unfortunate demise of a number of FBI informants, who were tracked by a hacker working for the ...
Mexican drug cartel used hacker to track FBI official, then killed potential informants, government audit says
The stunning new details offer a rare look at how technology can be exploited in the high-stakes battle between US law enforcement and the violent Mexican cartels that control illicit drug trade.
DEA raid in Colorado Springs nets five ICE arrests amid Mexican drug cartel allegations
The Drug Enforcement Administration executed two searches Thursday morning at an apartment complex in Colorado Springs the ...