At least 12 suspected criminals were killed on a highway near Hermosillo in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a state official said Sunday, in what authorities called a foiled attempt to rescue the son of a cartel hitman.

At least 12 dead in suspected attempt to rescue son of Mexican cartel hitman

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday (March 24) responded to comments from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and denied that parts of Mexico were controlled by drug cartels.

Mexico president refutes Blinken’s claims, says drug cartels don’t run the country

Brother of Nemesio Oseguera, one of Mexico's most wanted cartel chiefs, was arrested by authorities on Tuesday morning (December 20). The arrest was made in the state of Jalisco, dealing a blow to the catel.

Mexico: Authorities arrest brother of one of the most wanted cartel chiefs

Toshiba, Sony and Samsung Electronics on Thursday lost their court fight against an EU cartel fine levied seven years ago for colluding in procurement tenders for optical disc drives.

Toshiba, Sony lose court fight against EU cartel fine

Who says Mexico’s cartels just deal in drugs. Now, they seem to have found a new way to make money. Well, the answer is the manipulation of prices of lime. Yes, you read it right.

Now, cartels in Mexico shift attention towards lime, fix prices aggressively

Venezuelan forces detained members of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel during clashes with armed groups near its western border with Colombia, a top Venezuelan military official said on Friday.

Venezuela detains Sinaloa cartel members in clash at Colombian border 

The former teenager beauty queen and wife of infamous drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, has been arrested by the US authorities on Monday at an airport outside of Washington.

Mexican drug lord El Chapo's wife arrested in US for drug trafficking

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador warned Friday he would not allow the US to conduct cross-border armed operations after Donald Trump vowed to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups.

Mexico warns will not allow US military operations against cartels

The residents of the Mexican city overwhelmed late last week by a small army of drug cartel gunmen spent the weekend picking up the pieces of their bullet-riddled homes and businesses.

Grim cleanup underway in Mexican city rocked by cartel onslaught

Mexico's week of bloodshed: What is going on?

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