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Search group in Mexico discovers possible cartel mass killing site
A group of citizens found shoes, clothes and bones at a ranch in the west Mexican state of Jalisco. The site is thought to have been used by the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
Deprived of water, Mexican villagers are taking on big avocado growers
After enduring years of drought and ‘invading’ fruit farmers in Mexico, these locals are taking matters into their own hands.
Turkish police seize third largest cocaine haul in country's history
Groups monitoring organised crime warn that the country is becoming an entry point for drugs reaching Europe.
EU's most threatening criminal networks enter legal economy
Crime webs are penetrating legitimate businesses across the 27-nation bloc, relying heavily on corruption to develop their activities.
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Military hand grenade company fined €1.2 million over international cartel
The case is the European Commission's first cartel decision in the defence sector.
Watch: Families in Mexico demand justice for missing loved ones
The disappearance of individuals is no stranger to Mexico, a phenomenon that has become all too normal.
Two of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead
Two of the four citizens captured in Mexico by the cartel last week have been found dead, the two survivors are back in the US.
Former head of Mexican federal police convicted in the US
The highest-ranking Mexican official ever to be tried in the United States was convicted of taking bribes by a New York court. Genaro Garcia Luna denies the allegations.
Cocaine 'super cartel' controlling a third of Europe's trade is busted
The coordinated clampdown that saw some 40 tonnes of cocaine seized shows that "there is no safe haven for drug lords," the European police coordination organisation said on Monday.
Italy seizes over four tons of cocaine linked to Colombian Gulf Clan
The haul is reported to be one of the largest-ever drug busts in Europe with an estimated street value of €240 million.
Mexican author highlights role of drug traffickers' wives in new book
Narco wives are often portrayed as naive, perhaps suffering from bad luck, fundamentally innocent, and without any control over their destiny. But to the Mexican author, these women are much more than that.
Masked man threatens to kill national news presenter in Mexico
In a video, a masked man claiming to represent Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel threatened to kill a news anchor for what he called unfair coverage.
Brussels slaps German car makers with a €875 million fine
The European Commission accuses Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen of creating a cartel and illegally colluding in the area of nitrogen oxide cleaning.
Gunmen massacre police officers in ambush in central Mexico
A huge search was underway for those responsible for killing eight state police officers and five prosecution investigators in the rural area southwest of Mexico City.
Mexico: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center
Mexico: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center
Mexicans seek answers over 40,000 missing loved ones
It's estimated 40,000 people have gone missing since Mexico began its war on drugs in 2006. Families accuse the police of failing to investigate the disappearances.