Watch TODAY All Day Live; NBC News; ... victims of Mexican ambush Nov. 8, 2019 02:14. Mexican cartels and police clash, leaving 21 dead and President Andres Obrador under pressure. Sinaloa cartel gunmen took over a Mexican city on Thursday, turning the streets into an apparent war zone. A woman and two men have been discovered with their hands hacked off by a feared Mexican drug cartel which accused them of stealing. At least nine U.S. citizens, including six children, were killed Monday in an apparent ambush on a highway in the Mexican border state of Sonora, according to ⦠Four incidents of violence in less than 24 hours in Veracruz have been attributed to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Mexicoâs most powerful and dangerous criminal organization. Twenty-seven of 31 suspected cartel members arrested this week in a Mexico City raid ... holds his daily news conference in Oaxaca, Mexico October 18, 2019. Mexican security police attempting to arrest a son of convicted drug kingpin El Chapo came under heavy fire from armed fighters Thursday, turning the city of Culiacan in northwest Mexico ⦠Armed men overpowered security forces on Thursday prompting them to ⦠Whether you care about business, politics or travel, Mexico Today will provide you with a recap of key stories playing across the country. Once in Mexico, cartel gunmen tortured them for days as they demanded ransom money from their loved ones. The ⦠But that 2.7% increase was well below the double-digit growth in killings in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Our Southern neighbor is rapidly becoming a narco-state run by cartel drug lords. And 2019 is on course to break that record. José Lara, a member of a gang working with the Juárez Cartel, was busted Wednesday in connection to the massacre of the families on a remote road in Bavispe, Sonora, Nov. 4, 2019⦠- ⦠A transnational Mexican drug cartel reportedly made at least 300 military equipment purchases on eBay between 2018 and 2019. Fact is, the situation in Mexico poses a far greater threat to American security. Mexico Today is your top source for news about Mexico. MIGUEL ALEMAN, Tamaulipas â Two large-scale gun battles in a span of two days led to 30 deaths, including a Mexican soldier. Mexican marines patrol the beach of Playacar, near the seaside tourist resort of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo State, on February 14, 2019. "Americans," he said, "are always blaming us for drug trafficking. Read breaking headlines from Mexico on NBCNews.com. A cartel war has transformed once-tranquil Guanajuato into one of Mexicoâs deadliest states Relatives of victims wait in anguish for news after a ⦠Their mission was to rescue the son of ⦠Stay on top of Mexico latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeeraâs fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. Claim: âAt half a trillion dollars â $500 billion â that makes the cartel business and the drug traffic just in Mexico alone coming across to the United States bigger than Walmart." Just last month, 13 Mexican police officers were killed in an ambush in the western state of Michoacan. The court document filed by the FBI revealed that the cartel sought $800,000 from one of the victims and $300,000 from the other one for payment. The shootouts took place in an area known as a contested drug and human smuggling corridor. Updated December 02, 2019 10:43:22 Suspected drug cartel ambush:13 officers killed, 9 wounded in Mexican police convoy More news in Mexico: Mob ties mayor to back of truck, drags him through town Backlash over Mexicoâs botched attempt to arrest âEl Chapoâsâ son. Mexico news in English â people, politics, business and economy â news about Mexico: a curation of national and international coverage of news from Mexico. Mexico City â A Mexican border governor said Monday the death toll from a weekend battle between drug cartel ⦠Now, ⦠22 people were killed in a gunfight between suspected cartel members and security forces in northeastern Mexico, according to the state government of Coahuila. Jalisco Cartel News. A private security guard stands outside a shopping mall in Mexico City on July 26, 2019, two days after two Israelis with mafia links were shot dead in a restaurant inside the building. Jalisco Cartel Profile. Through early 2019, the sicario proved so valuable that the police erected an even bigger wildcat program around him, recruiting more than a dozen cartel henchmen and housing them in a ⦠Analysis. Find the latest Mexico news stories, photos, and videos. 1 of 63. Breitbart News reported on the first gun battle between members of the Northeast Cartel (CDN) and the Gulf Cartel. There were 933 more homicides in Mexico in 2019 than in 2018. Gun battles in Mexico near US border leaves one soldier and six cartel members dead - just hours after drug gang tried to bust 75 inmates out of ⦠More News. The tortures included cartel gunmen tying them up and beating them with wooden boards. Mexican police patrol in a street of Culiacan, state of Sinaloa, Mexico, on October 17, 2019, after heavily armed gunmen in four-by-four trucks fought an intense battle with Mexican ⦠Mexico Today is brought to you by REFORMA, Mexicoâs leading and most trusted news organization. Gunbattle in Mexico leaves at least 21 dead 00:29. Gunfight between cartel and Mexico patrol over capture of El Chapo's son. Through early 2019, the sicario proved so valuable that police erected an even bigger wildcat programme around him, recruiting more than a dozen cartel henchmen and â¦