Cartels
Armed attack near El Soyate ranch in Zacatecas
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An armed group attacked a police convoy near the El Soyate ranch, owned by the Aguilar family in Zacatecas, on February 12. Authorities detained four people, including the presumed leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel known as El Braca, with no injuries reported. Pepe Aguilar and officials debunked rumors that the incident targeted his family.
In 2022, Indian authorities discovered cocaine and methamphetamine worth R4.3 billion hidden in fruit exports from South Africa. A suspect facing charges in India denies involvement, while no accountability has emerged in South Africa for the apparent narco-trafficking operation.
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Mexican special forces, with U.S. intelligence assistance, killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in a raid in Tapalpa, Jalisco. The operation has triggered widespread violence across Mexico, including in tourist areas like Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara, stranding thousands of tourists. The U.S. State Department maintains a Level 4 travel advisory for the bordering state of Tamaulipas due to ongoing dangers.
Mexican cartels, whose migrant-smuggling profits surged under President Joe Biden, are increasingly turning to Pacific Ocean routes as President Donald Trump’s administration tightens enforcement at the southern border. For the past six months, the administration says it has stopped releasing illegal border crossers into the U.S., contributing to a sharp drop in migrant encounters and prompting smugglers to adapt with more sea-based operations along the California coast, according to a Daily Wire report.
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A security operation in Michoacán targeting Ángel Chávez Ponce, alias 'El Camaleón', a regional leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, led to the deaths of two presumed sicarios and narcobloqueos in 16 municipalities. Federal and state authorities deployed ground and air forces in Salvador Escalante, as cartel cells burned at least 15 vehicles on key roads. The blockades were cleared by afternoon, but the search for the criminal leader continues.