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US Fugitive Handovers to Mexico Hit 19 in August Alone — and the Houston Cases Behind Them Tell a Complicated Story

US authorities handed Mexico 10 more fugitives this week, the third such batch in August. Here's what Johnson didn't say, and how Houston fits in.

Latin Times · Aug 27

DEA Chief Claims 'High-Level' Mexican Officials Are Working Directly With Drug Cartels

Terry Cole specifically cited the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel

Latin Times · Aug 24

DEA Let Fentanyl Hit the Streets to Build Bigger Cases: DOJ Investigates How Far the Tactic Spread

The Justice Department's watchdog is investigating how widely Drug Enforcement Administration agents allowed fentanyl shipments to reach U.S. streets rather than seizing them, a controversial tactic intended to protect larger investigations and identify higher-level drug traffickers.

Latin Times · Aug 18

Inside the bribery plot that led to a DEA supervisor's downfall in the Dominican Republic

Federal investigators say a veteran agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration took cash to push fraudulent visa applications through the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic

The Independent UK · Feb 19

Trump Says Land Attacks Against Alleged Drug Smugglers Are Set To Start 'Very Soon'

President Donald Trump said land strikes against alleged drug smugglers are set to start "very soon"

Latin Times · Nov 28, 2025

Smugglers Can Get $100,000 If They Manage To Avoid U.S. Forces And Deliver Drugs Safely: Report

Smugglers operating in the Caribbean can get $100,000 if they manage to deliver drugs safely and avoid the massive deployment of forces and assets by the Trump administration, according to a new report.

Latin Times · Nov 28, 2025

Caribbean Drug Vessels Targeted By Trump Admin Are Not Seeking To Smuggle Drugs To The U.S., Report Claims

Alleged drug boats targeted by the Trump administration in the Caribbean are likely seeking to smuggle cocaine into Europe and not fentanyl in the United States, according to a new report.

Latin Times · Nov 21, 2025

DEA Head Claims Cocaine Prices Are Rising Because Of U.S. Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels: 'Due To Immense Pressure'

Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terry Cole said cocaine prices in the U.S. are increasing as a result of the Trump administration's strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific

Latin Times · Nov 20, 2025

Top Coast Guard Official Says Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels Have Not Altered The 'Flow of Cocaine' Smuggling

A top U.S. Coast Guard official said strikes conducted against alleged drug vessels have not significantly altered cocaine smuggling routes in the Atlantic.

Latin Times · Nov 20, 2025

Claudia Sheinbaum Rejects U.S. Strikes On Its Soil: 'No Foreign Government Can Violate Mexico's Sovereignty'

On Tuesday, Sheinbaum denied reports that her administration had reached an agreement with the DEA to "dismantle cartel gatekeepers and combat synthetic drug trafficking."

Latin Times · Aug 22, 2025