Drug Cartels

Cartel activity in Canada ‘very prevalent now,’ former Trudeau advisor says – National | Globalnews.ca

David Bale6 hours ago08 mins

Organized crime cartel activity is “very prevalent now” compared to at least a decade ago, says a former national security advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and listing those groups as terrorist organizations may help prevent a “national crisis.” Jody Thomas says the government’s move to list seven transnational criminal organizations, including multiple drug cartels,…

Dismembered bodies of 24 people found in mass grave in Mexico

David Bale1 month ago03 mins

A mass grave discovered last December in a suburb of Guadalajara with dozens of bags of dismembered body parts contained the remains of 24 people, Mexican authorities said Sunday. Six of them — a woman and five men — have been identified. They were reported missing between 2021 and 2023, the office of the state…

Mexico announces the largest fentanyl seizure in its history. The timing may not be a coincidence.

David Bale3 months ago08 mins

Mexican soldiers and marines have seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures in Mexico earlier this year, and days after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump…