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Mexican Army Captures Los Reyes Cartel Boss at Center of $5 Million U.S. Manhunt

Mexican special forces have captured Alfonso Fernández Magallón, the leader of the Los Reyes Cartel who carries a $5 million U.S. bounty. Discover the full details behind this joint U.S.-Mexico operation, his international drug trafficking enterprise, and his connection to explosive drone attacks

Latin Times · Aug 6

Venezuela search teams scramble as hope fades of finding earthquake survivors

Experts say the first 72 hours after natural disasters define the narrow window for rescuing the living. After that the search usually becomes one of recovering bodies.

Euronews · Jun 29

Amid U.S. pressure on fentanyl, Mexico raises drug lab raids data

Mexico's army has dramatically revised upward the number of drug lab raids it says it conducted under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to government data and leaked military documents reviewed by Reuters.

Reuters · Mar 17, 2023

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Chicago is seeing an increase in fatal meth overdoses. Here’s why.

110 people in Chicago died from methamphetamine overdoses in 2021, a steep rise from 47 in 2019. The fatal overdoses are linked to a rise in demand, increased supply and deadlier “cocktails” as dealers cut the drug with fentanyl and cocaine.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023

Head of Mexican jailbreak prison fired, deadly manhunt gathers pace

Mexican authorities on Tuesday said they had fired the director of a prison near the U.S. border where at least 30 inmates escaped at the weekend after a deadly riot, as police began a manhunt for missing convicts.

Reuters · Jan 3, 2023

Death toll rises to 19 from prison attack in Mexican border town

An attack on a prison in the Mexican border town of Juarez left 19 dead and allowed a cartel kingpin to escape along with two dozen other prisoners, authorities said Monday.

Reuters · Jan 3, 2023

Some 1,500 migrants crossed Rio Grande into El Paso on Sunday - witness

About 1,500 people crossed the Rio Grande overnight from Mexico into El Paso, Texas, a Reuters witness said on Monday, amid an increase in migrant arrivals in the area ahead of the expiry of a pandemic-era order that blocks them at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Reuters · Dec 12, 2022

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Influencer to lead 'charm offensive' inspiring young people to sign up for military

Sergeant Giovana Villegas - who has more than 60,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok - has become the poster girl for a campaign organised by top brass to attract new recruits

Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022

Parents of missing Mexican students see ex-official's arrest as step toward justice

Drenched by heavy rain, parents of the 43 Mexican students who went missing in 2014 held a somber procession through the streets of Mexico City on Friday, as they've done every month since their sons disappeared; but this time was different.

Reuters · Aug 27, 2022

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