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cartels
18 posts
Feds Charge 47 Linked to Sinaloa Cartel
The defendants belonged to various trafficking organizations that were part of an extensive network supplying Imperial County, CA.
June 10, 2024
DEA Report Reflects Average Potency of THC in Illegal Cannabis at 16%
The DEA’s report assesses the status of a variety of federally illegal substances, including fentanyl, heroin, and cannabis.
May 17, 2024
Sinaloan Cartel Appears To Ban Fentanyl Trafficking in Their Area
Mysterious banners have appeared overnight in Mexico prohibiting fentanyl trafficking, signed by the current leaders of the infamous Sinaloan cartel. Whether the banners serve as a gesture of good will, disinformation, or an attempt to corner a lucrative market remains unclear.
October 4, 2023
Cartels Ditch Pot and Opium Fields for Synthetic Drugs, Mexico Defense Secretary Says
The governments of both Mexico and the U.S. admit that legal cannabis is hurting cartel crops.
December 21, 2021
Could The End of Prohibition Mean The End of Cartel Violence?
How do we successfully combat cartels?
January 27, 2018
Are Mexican Cartels Behind California’s Wildfires?
Who started this asinine rumor? You don't need to investigate. We've laid out all the facts for you.
October 18, 2017
Mexican Cartels (Or Cops) Kill Yet Another Journalist
In the long string of Mexican journalists assassinated for covering police abuse and narco-corruption, the latest case is particularly egregious.…
October 10, 2017
Pablo Escobar’s Top Hit Man Calls on Theresa May to Legalize Cocaine
John Jairo Velásquez, Pablo Escobar’s top hit man, has called on British Prime Minister Theresa May to legalize…
July 20, 2017
Trump’s Wall Promises Big Profits for Smugglers
“Ain’t no mountain high, ain’t no valley low, ain’t no river wide enough to keep me from getting…
May 5, 2017
U.S. Border Guards: We Can’t Tell If We’re Stopping Cartel Drugs
Along with “murderers and rapists,” President Donald Trump would have you believe that his famed and heretofore mythical…
May 5, 2017