An Arizona firearms dealer was indicted last week by a federal grand jury amid allegations that he provided weapons to at least two Mexican drug cartels, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Laurence Gray, 65, of Hereford, Ariz., knowingly provided firearms to the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) and the Sinaloa Cartel in 2025, federal […]
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Major drug lord ‘El Mencho’ killed in Mexican military operation with US intelligence support
Major Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” was killed in a military operation Sunday morning, the country’s Defense Department announced, marking one of Mexico’s most significant blows to organized crime amid pressure from President Donald Trump to intensify the crackdown on drug cartels. The announcement came as government officials warned of clashes […]
The border in your backyard: Mexican cartels fuel record fentanyl, meth busts in Rocky Mountain states
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made record seizures in four mountain states last year, most of which were funneled through the southern border by two cartels. In 225, the DEA seized 8,729,000 fentanyl pills and nearly 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine across the four-state mountain region that includes Colorado, Utah, Montana and Wyoming, the agency said […]
Two Utah men charged with supporting Mexican cartel designated as terrorist group
Two family members were charged with conspiring to support a Mexican cartel designated as a terrorist organization. Maxwell Sterling Jensen, 25, and James Lael Jensen, 68, both from Sandy, Utah, were charged with conspiring to materially support a Mexican cartel designated as a terrorist organization and conspiracy to commit money laundering, as well as related […]