Most of Mexico’s avocados are exported to the U.S., and most are grown in the state of Michoacán. The process is rife with ...

But on Dec. 6, Saucedo was kidnapped, beaten and threatened by drug cartel gunmen who either protect or invest in avocado orchards. This week, Saucedo said he detected a huge water retention pond ...

U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar has rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the U.S. shares some responsibility for ...

"Drug cartels have diversified their operations since their inception ... CJNG directs the theft of fuel from pipelines, extorts agave and avocado farmers, migrants and prison officials, and taxes ...

Oswaldo Zavala is a Mexican academic and writer whose provocatively titled 2022 book — “Drug Cartels Do Not Exist: Narcotrafficking in U.S. and Mexican Culture” — argues for a bold ...

The highest responsibility of our president is to ensure the defense of our nation — but for four years, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have neglected this crucial role. Rising threats from China ...

US Ambassador Ken Salazar denies Mexico's accusations of US responsibility for violence in Sinaloa amid cartel clashes and ...

Mexican Cartels have gotten creative with smuggling operations, deploying drones to fly over the border and drop illegal drugs into neighboring El Paso. Law enforcement officials in Mexico announced ...

MEXICO CITY, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico's western Sinaloa state since rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel began clashing on Sept 9 ...

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the United States in part on Thursday for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 ...