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‘You don’t expect it’ Rockwood PD chief recounts 2019 crash that led to major Mexican drug operation

What started as a car crash in Rockwood, Tennessee, back in 2019 has led to a federal investigation into a major Mexican drug ...
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Warrants detail 2019 Rockwood crash that led to charges for major Mexican drug operation

On Thursday, the Justice Department unsealed indictments connected to an investigation that began in 2019 in a "after two ...

Mexico agrees to send suspected cartel members to United States

Mexico's security chief Omar García Harfuch and US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the deal in separate statements.
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U.S. targets 2 additional Mexican drug cartels with sanctions

The sanctions on Cárteles Unidos and Los Viagras come after recent sanctions on alleged members of the Jalisco Nueva ...

U.S. prosecutors won't seek death penalty for Mexican drug lords Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero

U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday they won't seek the death penalty in their cases against Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo ...
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US sanctions Mexico cartel members, including rapper El Makabelico

Treasury aims to disrupt Cartel del Noreste’s leadership and financial networks tied to violence and drug trafficking.

US will not seek death penalty for alleged Mexican drug lords Caro Quintero, Zambada

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it will not seek the death penalty for accused Mexican drug traffickers Rafael ...

DOJ: 6 Volusia men sentenced for trafficking ‘military-grade’ guns to Mexican drug cartels

Six Volusia County men have been sentenced to federal prison for smuggling what prosecutors call military-grade weapons to Mexican drug cartels, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

DOJ Transfers 14 Mexican Drug Offenders, Saving $4M In Prison Costs

The DOJ transferred 14 Mexican drug offenders to Mexico, saving over $4 million and easing federal prison overcrowding.