Cartels

The time for drug cartel reckoning has come
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Earlier this month, the DC-based foreign policy establishment seemed dismayed by claims in former Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s new memoir that former President Donald Trump asked about the launch. missiles in Mexico to “destroy drug labs” and eliminate cartels. My reaction: We shouldn’t reject President Trump’s idea …

Schoolboy among six drug cartel hitmen caught in army arrest
A schoolboy as young as 14 was among six cartel hitmen who were caught in a major attack by army soldiers in Mexico. Troops stormed into Sonora state and arrested the group of gunmen, which also included two other minors, aged 16 and 17, on Monday morning May 9. The soldiers, from the SEDENA army, …

Police: Oregon cartels are transforming their pot-growing operations
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, officials said Thursday. of law enforcement. New challenges are emerging as a task force created by the Legislative Assembly met for the first time to determine how to tackle …

Sinaloa Cartel Joins Kinahan Gang For New US Government ‘Most Wanted’ Poster Campaign
The US government has launched a new poster campaign offering rewards for arresting leaders of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel to accompany their campaign targeting the Kinahan mob. A new wanted poster offers a $45 million reward for information on various members of the Mexican cartel, including Rafael Caro Quintero and Ismael Zambada Garcia ‘El Mayo’. …

“It’s total terror”: the Colombian cartel responds to the arrest of the kingpin | Colombia
Jorge, a community activist from Colombia’s conflict-ridden province of Chocó, was already traveling to the city of Medellín when he heard some news that made him turn back to his home. Paramilitary militiamen in balaclavas and military fatigues had erected a series of roadblocks and declared an “armed strike”, burning vehicles, forcing businesses to close …

Cocaine, cartels and crime in Ecuador – Channel 4 News
May 6, 2022 Our reporter, Guillermo Galdos, visited the once-peaceful town for Unreported World and spent two weeks with local police, who are now underarmed and outnumbered. https://traffic.libsyn.com/thefourcast/220505_RE_ECUADOR_V2-auphonic.mp3 Ecuador has become the new front line in an escalating war on drugs. And ordinary people are the ones paying the price as the country’s murder rate …

2 coke carriers are part of the African drug cartel? – The New Indian Express
Express press service HYDERABAD: The two African nationals who were caught smuggling cocaine worth Rs 80 crore at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Sunday may be transporters working for a major drug ring there, DRI officials suspect. Initial inquiries revealed that the two passengers, including the Angolan woman, were visiting India for the first time. …

Durham police arrest his wife in a shootout between rival North Carolina drug cartels that killed 2 people, deputies say
GREEN LEVEL, NC (WJZY) – The wife of one of the suspected killers in a North Carolina shootout between rival drug cartels that left two men – including one teacher – was arrested in connection with the case. According to the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, Santana Monique Stewart, who is the wife of Steven Alexander …

Politicians are not asked about the ‘chicken cartel’
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC) has denied investigating certain politicians in connection with cartel operations in the poultry industry. Its chief executive, Iskandar Ismail, said ongoing investigations only focus on a group of poultry industry players whose actions may raise concerns under section 4 of the poultry industry law. competetion. “The claim that …

Deported California gang members are hot recruits for drug cartels
TIJUANA (Border Report) — About 30% of those deported from the United States to the city of Tijuana are former gang members, and drug cartels are literally waiting for them to set foot on Mexican territory to recruit them , says Víctor Clark Alfaro, associate professor in the Latin American studies department at San Diego …

National Guard Kills ‘El Chopa’, CJNG Cartel Leader in Puerto Vallarta
They called him El Chopa or Señor de Vallarta. Saúl “N”, one of the leaders of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was killed Friday afternoon during a confrontation with federal forces in Marina Vallarta, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the State of Jalisco. According to official information, El Chopa was traveling …

Governor Abbott calls out TikTok for allowing cartel to recruit teenagers
Abbott said San Antonio is seeing a rapid increase in cartels advertising on the social media platform to recruit teenagers to help smuggle people and drugs. SAN ANTONIO — Texas Governor Greg Abbott called out social media platform TikTok on Thursday, accusing the social media platform of allowing the cartel to recruit teenagers to help …

Department of Education fails to crack down on uniform cartels
Economy Department of Education fails to crack down on uniform cartels Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Attendants serve parents and their children at the Patmat bookstore and uniform stores in Nakuru city on December 28, 2020, ahead of the reopening of schools on January 4, 2021. FILE PHOTO | NMG By BRIAN NGUGIMore from this author …

Fugitive cartel leader wanted in 200 countries arrested after model girlfriend posted photo of him on Facebook
A FUGITIVE cartel lord wanted in 200 countries has been arrested after his model girlfriend posted his picture on social media. Brian Donaciano Olguin Berdugo – better known as Pitt, 39, was arrested at an apartment complex in the city of Cali, in the Colombian department of Valle del Cauca. 3 It is believed that …

Cartel Del Noreste arms dealer sentenced to prison
A man who wanted to smuggle two .50 caliber rifles for the Cartel Del Noreste has been sentenced to prison, according to court documents. Manuel Dominguez, 30, of Laredo, had pleaded guilty on August 12 to a felon in possession of a firearm. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Diana Saldana sentenced Dominguez to 87 months …

International narcotics cartel busted in Delhi, Nigerian national detained with heroin Rs 3 cr
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS): Delhi police on Friday busted an international narcotics cartel and arrested a Nigerian national and recovered heroin worth Rs 3 crore from the international market in his possession, police said. The accused, identified as Prince Emeka Lath (34), a permanent resident of Anambara in Nigeria, currently resides in Tilak …

Full time | Exposing Cartel Behavior
By Victoria Preece, Chief Compliance Officer – allpay Limited “Compliance with competition law does not always receive the attention it deserves. I would like to see anti-competitive behavior taken seriously by UK companies and boards alongside corruption, fraud, health and safety and cybercrime risks. Lord David Currie, Chairman, Competition and Markets Authority (Competition Law Risk: …

The road to Cleveland: Cartels seek to take control of Northeast Ohio’s drug trade through price and availability
CLEVELAND, Ohio — For years, Mexico’s two most powerful cartels have worked to control the illicit drug trade in northeast Ohio through price and availability. They use low-level couriers to transport large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine here. They also use financial conduits to launder profits and local distributors to distribute their products, records …
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Air France KLM loses its fight against the fine of a European cartel
Air France KLM: plans to appeal the decision Air France KLM: €350.6 million provisioned BRUSSELS, March 30 (Reuters) – Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA) and its Dutch subsidiary KLM on Wednesday lost their challenge to €1 million fines imposed again by EU antitrust regulators a year ago. five years for participating in an air cargo cartel. two …

Alabama gubernatorial candidate: State pushes ‘drug cartel’ with medical marijuana legalization
A top Republican gubernatorial candidate said Thursday that Alabama officials are pushing to establish a “drug cartel” to sell medical marijuana gum to all communities across the country. Alabama. Tim James, a businessman and son of former Gov. Fob James, who is far behind outgoing Gov. Kay Ivey, also criticized the state’s new system for …

PCC pushes for data science against cartels – Manila Bulletin
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is pushing for greater use of data science tools in its assessment and reviews of competition issues to uncover cartels and abuses of dominance in the context of the use increasing use of digital technology by businesses and consumers. Philippine Competition Commission logo “Big data can be the silent witness …

The big six cartel nearly killed the game – Kinnear
When the elite ‘big six’ signed up to sell the soul of English football on the altar of hard cash and become members of the ESL last April, Kinnear admits he felt obliged not only to defend the interests of Leeds in its opposition, but all those who are not involved in this controversial cabal. …

Cartel wars displace even wealthy families from rural Mexico
Michoacan entrepreneur holds firm in Juarez shelter after losing livestock, 200-acre farm following clash with Jalisco cartel JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Not so long ago, Eladio Mena lived in peace and prosperity in his native Michoacan, Mexico. He owned a ranch where he tended his 50 head of cattle and planted a variety of …

Biden weakens border as illegal crossings and cartel unrest grow
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 164,973 encounters with illegal smugglers at the U.S. southern border in February, putting the border agency on track to top 2 million. arrests in fiscal year 2022, an all-time high. Of those February encounters, more than 75%, 126,151, were single adults. That number is up 11% since January, when …

30 Horry County gang members linked to cartel convicted of drug trafficking
HORRY COUNTY, SC (WBTW) — Thirty members of gangs linked to a Mexican drug cartel have been convicted, according to an announcement Monday afternoon from the South Carolina District Attorney’s Office. The sentencing comes after all 30 pleaded guilty in federal court. The group was arrested on the basis of a federal narcotics and violence …

Interstate drug mafia cartel busted in Srinagar
Srinagar March 12: (KNS) Police claimed on Saturday that they broke up an interstate drug mafia cartel, arrested five drug traffickers along with thirty-five thousand (35,000) Spasmo power of attorney capsules and 70,200 rupees produced narcotics at Srinagar According to a press release published at Kashmir Information Service (KNS)Srinagar Police as part of their fight …

West Texas rancher sentenced for letting cartels use property as corridor for marijuana and migrants
Cuban-born Gilberto Morales will serve 38 years in prison and pay a $520,000 fine for association with Mexican gangs by: Julian Resendiz Job : March 10, 2022 / 12:27 p.m. CST / Update: March 10, 2022 / 12:27 p.m. CST Marijuana grows in the mountains surrounding Badiraguato, in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, Tuesday, April …

Ukrainian Conflict and Western Oil Cartels – Kashmir Reader
As long as Russia has its own oil, Western oil cartels and the American empire’s monopoly on the price of oil are vulnerable, so they want to extend NATO to Ukraine as a first step towards colonizing Russia. The conflict in Ukraine is not a question of national sovereignty. These are oil cartels establishing a …

The Chesterfield cartel: a man sentenced to ten years behind bars for trafficking cocaine
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Washington state man has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for trafficking drugs across international lines. Court documents show Juan Gabriel Rodriguez-Preciado, 44, aided in drug trafficking between a Mexican cartel and a regional drug trafficking organization. The organisation, led by Adian Barth, 37, was based in …

Celtic v Navarro Cartel
SANDMAN DEFINITIVE ASSESSMENTS: CELTIC vs. THE NAVARRO CARTEL… “Boom, boom, boom, boomboom boom boomBoom, boom, boom, boom,Boom boom boom.” – ‘The Celtic Guns’ – A poem by Tony ‘Baldrick’ Robinson,Coach of St Mirren FC. ROXIE – 6.5/10 – As expected, head cheerleader in another seat, this time resisting the temptation to rush in and try …

Mexico retakes elusive Gulf cartel boss for third time
Alfredo Cárdenas, aka El Contador or “the accountant” in English, was captured this weekend for the third time. Photo by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office. MEXICO CITY — A top boss of the infamous Gulf Cartel was arrested this weekend in Mexico City for the third time. Alfredo Cárdenas, aka El Contador or “the accountant” in …
Daniel Kinahan poses with boxing promoter Ahmet Öner who survived the shooting
Mafia boss Daniel Kinahan poses with a man once dubbed ‘Germany’s Don King’ in his latest social media photo. But hanging out with German-Turkish boxing promoter Ahmet Öner is unlikely to help Kinahan’s campaign “wash” his reputation. Öner, who called Kinahan a “brother”, has a reputation for making threats and has a criminal conviction for …

Puerto Vallarta is held hostage by the Jalisco cartel
Recent US sanctions against an alleged Jalisco cartel operator reveal the powerful Mexican group is using Puerto Vallarta to launder drug proceeds in nightclubs, bars and restaurants. The US Treasury Department accused Sergio Armando Orozco Rodríguez, alias “Chocho”, of having ties to senior members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) through an announcement on …

NLNG refutes ‘illegal international cartels’ report
Nigeria Liquifies Narural Gas (NLNG) Limited has denied a report that senior officials of the company and those of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited are operating illegal international cartels and illegally shipping more than $1 billion worth of oil in the United States and the South. American countries.A statement signed Thursday by Andy …

Stopping the toxic flow of arms trafficking from the United States to Mexico – Harvard Gazette
Every year, half a million guns enter Mexico illegally from the United States, and many of them are military-style weapons that end up in the hands of drug cartels and other violent criminals. , said Alejandro Celorio Alcántara, legal adviser to the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Business. “In addition to prosecuting criminals and seizing …

Drug cartels rise amid Biden’s border shifts and declining cooperation with Mexico
Mexican drug cartels are growing and brimming with cash as the Biden administration works to establish a new approach to law enforcement along the US southern border – a situation made worse by policies Mexico’s own leftist government’s clumsiness and the waves of Chinese-made fentanyl that have been pouring into organized crime networks in recent …

Gruesome killings stoke cartel fears in Ecuador
Published on: 02/14/2022 – 23:42 Duran (Ecuador) (AFP) – The bodies of two men hanging from a pedestrian bridge in southwestern Ecuador stunned the country on Monday and raised the specter of Mexican cartels. The victims were killed, tied up and suspended by the same rope over a pedestrian bridge in Duran, a town near …

Lime inflation in Mexico leaves a sour taste as cartels drive up staple food prices | Mexico
The citric kick from the limes that grow in abundance across Mexico – the world’s largest fruit producer – helps give the country’s cuisine its distinctive flavor. But aggressive price-fixing by criminal groups has driven prices up, prompting some restaurants to stop offering limes with their tacos — and leaving diners in a sour turn. …

‘COVID Cartel’ Remains ‘Hung’ on Failing Pandemic Policies – ClarkCountyToday.com
But ‘the dam breaks, the truth comes out’ Art MooreWND News Center Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who has provided platforms for medical scientists who thwart the government’s COVID-19 narrative, said Wednesday as Democratic Party officials in many states lift restrictions that “the dam is breeze, the truth comes out”. Protests against the state’s mask mandate …

Cartel boss Daniel Kinahan smiles as he poses with ‘Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury in Dubai
Mafia boss Daniel Kinahan smiles for the camera as he poses in sunny Dubai with heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. he Irish mob boss points his finger as he stands proudly alongside world champion Fury – who is not involved in crime – at TK MMA and Fitness in the United Arab Emirates. Fury and Kinahan …

Sixteen bodies found in violence-prone Mexican state | Crime News
Grim incidents multiplied in the north of the state of Zacatecas at the end of last year, with bodies found hanged in public places. The bodies of 16 people were found in two different towns in the Mexican state of Zacatecas on Saturday amid a turf war between two powerful drug cartels. Local authorities said …

10 bodies found in mass grave at cartel leader’s ‘extermination camp’
A mass grave used by drug cartel killers has been discovered just 500 meters from government offices in Mexico. Already ten bodies have been recovered from the area of 60,000 meters of wasteland on the dirt road to San José de los Sauces, near the municipal president’s palace in Escobedo Nuevo Leon and a short …

CCO and Criminal Cartel Compliance Programs (Part II of III) | Michael Volkov
Compliance officers have a lot of things to do and risks to manage. CCOs have a unique mission and set of skills that must be applied whenever necessary. While I’m not trying to increase the CCO’s workload (and forgive me if I am), CCOs should be responsible for designing and implementing an effective legal compliance …

A Mexican town protects its forest from too many lawyers and cartels
Cheran, Mexico Ordinary citizens have taken the fight against illegal logging into their own hands in the pine-clad mountains of western Mexico, where loggers are clearing entire hillsides for avocado plantations that drain local water supplies and attract drug cartels hungry for extortionate money. In some places, like the indigenous township of Cheran in the …

Sheriff: Cartel contacted East Tennessee fugitive’s family for ransom | WJHL
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – After an escapee from an East Tennessee jail was found dead in Mexico, Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton said the escapee’s family were contacted by a person suspected of being a member of a drug cartel who demanded a ransom in exchange for the return of her body. Charles Kennedy, 35, …

Mexican town protects forest from avocado growers and cartels
By Mark Stevenson CHERAN, Mexico (AP) — Ordinary citizens have taken the fight against illegal logging into their own hands in the pine-covered mountains of western Mexico, where loggers are clearing entire hillsides for plantations of draining avocado trees. local water supplies and attract drug cartels eager to extort money. In some places, like the …

Mexican cartel leader El Chapo’s life sentence upheld after New York court rejects his appeal
Mexican cartel leader ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s life sentence upheld after New York court rejects his appeal The 2nd United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New York has denied Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s request for a new trial El Chapo and his lawyers argued that the members of the jury were following the trial in …
Iowa casino cartel remains favorite in latest CR license push
A lighting fixture above a central bar on the casino floor at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) So, would you bet on the odds of a Cedar Rapids casino landing a long-sought state gambling license? At this point, I recommend saving your money. …

VW and others settle maritime cartel fight with Wallenius
By Lucia Osborne-Crowley (January 21, 2022, 6:02 p.m. GMT) – Audi and Porsche and several other automakers have settled their lawsuit against Wallenius Wilhelmsen, resolving allegations that the Norwegian shipper conspired to fix prices in a cartel that has been fined 395 million euros ($450 million) by European regulators. Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA and four of …

Cartel ‘puts drugs in baby found dead in prison to smuggle substances’
A little boy who was found dead in a trash can at a notorious Mexican prison was allegedly used to smuggle drugs inside the prison. The body of the tragic baby was discovered by an inmate at the rehabilitation center in Puebla, Mexico, while they were looking for plastic bottles. Local authorities have opened an …

Drug cartels and sexual exploitation killing young women in a tribal hamlet in Kerala
In the past five months, five young women, two of them minors, have committed suicide in nearby tribal hamlets on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, raising concerns that anti-social elements are exploiting local women. In the past, suspicious deaths of tribal women in Kerala have been linked to drug trafficking rings. Tribal hamlets in the Vithura-Peringamala …

Mexican cartel leader ‘El Marro’ sentenced to 60 years in prison
Content of the article MEXICO CITY — A Mexican cartel leader who became one of Mexico’s most wanted criminals due to his gang’s industrial-scale oil theft has been sentenced to 60 years in prison, prosecutors announced Friday. the state. Content of the article Jose Antonio Yepez, a notorious fuel thief accused of stoking a major …

Mexico’s deadliest cartel drops drone bombs on rival camps in new territorial war
It’s the frightening moment when Mexico’s deadliest cartel allegedly dropped a drone bomb on a rival camp in a new territorial war. Gruesome video footage shows people fleeing for their lives after Jalisco’s new generation cartel members allegedly strike at a forest camp. The bloody cartel’s ruthless rise to domination in Mexico has left a …

In court, Yale and other elite colleges are accused of limiting financial aid
A lawsuit in federal court on Monday accused 16 of the nation’s leading private universities and colleges of conspiring to reduce the financial aid they give to students admitted through a price-fixing cartel. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Chicago on behalf of five former undergraduates who attended some of the universities named in …

Government machinery used for drug cartels, SIT tells HC in drug case against Bikram Majithia
Stressing the need for a custody interrogation of former minister and deputy Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Bikram Singh Majithia, the Punjab Police Special Investigative Team (SIT) told the High Court that government mechanisms were used for the benefit of the drug cartels during Akali’s rule in the state. The response from the SIT came following …

Ozark season 4 trailer shows the Byrdes trapped by the cartel
The Ozark Season 4 trailer shows the Byrdes trying to escape the cartel once again, but they won’t be able to get out without blood flowing first. In the Ozark season 4 trailer everyone commits a crime and a member of Marty’s family could be the one to betray him in the end. With Jason …

Gardai vows to crush ‘leading’ Irish gangs, including Kinahans working with Colombian drug cartels
GARDAI is committed to dismantling “leading” Irish criminal gangs working with the Colombian drug cartels to smuggle cocaine from South America to Ireland. The pledge was made by Garda’s National Bureau of Drugs and Organized Crime as it prepares to continue its offensive against the country’s most dangerous mobs in 2022. 5 The Garda National …

Top 10 Border Report stories for 2021
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Almost 2 million people entered the United States illegally during the 12-month period ending September 30, 2021, and the number of deaths in the United States from the COVID-19 recently surpassed 800,000 for the year. Even though immigration and the coronavirus pandemic grabbed the headlines along the border, the …

Liberal cartel of white women? Anchorage Human Resources Director Expands Library Director Requirements to Allow Various Applicants
The Anchorage Director of Human Resources has changed the requirements for the Director of Libraries position. The requirements no longer say that a person must have a master’s degree in library science. Human Resources Director Niki Tshibaka’s decision is partly a response to a pilot project launched at the library over a year ago. The …

Sun Bowl shines a positive light on the border town as it tries to overcome the migration crisis
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The ongoing immigration crisis and drug cartel activity across the border put El Paso in the national spotlight on several occasions in 2021. But on Friday, the city has the chance to show its beautiful face to the country thanks to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. “It puts …

Men’s Ashes 2021-22 – Rise of Cameron Green and the Australian Seam Cartel
Correspondence analysis Increase in test quality resources means Australia is no longer so dependent on the ‘big three’ Strength in depth. This is what Australia is building into its booming fast bowling cartel, as England discovered on Boxing Day. Pat Cummins was hardly missed in Adelaide, but he only took five deliveries to the MCG …

Product cartels | Washington Examiner
In July 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) ordering several federal agencies to take steps to inject more competition into the market. The EO extends the regulations to several sectors, including agriculture. Yet most of the time it ignores how the government’s current actions are hampering competition in many agricultural industries, to the …

Otto Guevara, “It’s a very strong cement cartel that wants to get me out”
QCOSTARICA – On Wednesday, the Goicoechea Magistrates’ Court sentenced former presidential and lawmaker candidate Otto Guevara to three years in prison for four offenses of lying under oath. In addition, he was excluded from the public service for six years. Otto Guevara “Otto Guevara is declared responsible for four offenses of lying in the affidavit, …

Valencian businessman launches money for Mexican cartel
A drug seizure in the port of Rotterdam in 2019 led to a number of follow-up operations carried out in Spain by the Guardia Civil, the national police and the tax agency. The investigation led to the identification of a Valencian businessman who laundered money for a Mexican cartel. The original case resulted in the …

Cartel Conduct: Courts Dismiss Conspiracy Allegations In Proposed Class Actions | Stikeman Elliott LLP
Recent decisions of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Latifi c. The TDL Group Corp., 2021 BCSC 2183 and the Federal Court of Canada in Jensen v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2021 FC 1185 involved the proposed class actions alleging violations of the criminal conspiracy provisions in section 45 of the Competition law. These …

Three major international drug cartels dismantled in Goa in less than a year
Dec 11, 2019 2021 | 07:13 HIST Three major international drug cartels dismantled in Goa in less than a year An interstate gang has also been caught; 22 people arrested in 11 months; A hotel owned by a Goan couple was the basis of a cartel; Europe, Afghanistan and Himachal all on Goa’s drug route …

Southeast Asia is inundated with drugs
ohCTOBRE WAS a stellar month for the Lao police. On the 27th, an officer from Bokeo, a northern province, waved to a truck full of cases of Lao Brewery beer. They contained 55.6 million methamphetamine tablets and over 1.5 tonnes of crystal meth, a more potent version of the drug. It was the largest drug …
Jailed money launderer Thomas Rooney linked to major smuggling ring and Kinahan cartel
A man remanded in custody this week after pleading guilty to moving € 600,000 is linked to a major drug trafficking network between Ireland and the Netherlands. Homas Rooney had been described in court as a mid to high level gang member who set times and locations to move huge sums of money and had …

Man Convicted of WNY Drug Conspiracy Linked to “El Chapo” Cartel Sentenced to Life in Jail
BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – The head of a transnational drug trafficking organization with ties to drug lord “El Chapo” and western New York State is in prison for life. United States Attorney Trini E. Ross said Herman E. Aguirre of Brea, Calif., Obtained drugs from Mexico, Arizona and California from the Sinaloa cartel , directed …

An elite Mexican National Guard force of nearly 1,500 troops deployed to provide security at resorts
A battalion of around 1,500 National Guard members began patrolling the resort town of Cancun following an upsurge in cartel violence where at least two tourists were killed after being caught in crossfire. The elite force entered the municipalities of Quintana Roo, Benito Juárez, Isla Mujeres, Solidaridad, Puerto Morelos and Tulum on Wednesday. Thursday morning, …

Lawsuit Alleges US Gunmakers Responsible for Violence in Mexico
What was supposed to be a routine search by Mexican National Guard troops is being investigated after an 18-year-old US citizen was shot and killed in Ciudad Juárez. Juan Carlos Medina died near the Paso del Norte Bridge after crossing from El Paso in the early hours of November 20. Relatives in Medina say he …
Unsecured southern border invites trouble, especially ‘terrorist’ drug cartels
Sinaloa drug cartel soldier cleans weapons in National Geographic migration documentary “Blood on the Wall”. Guest columnist Bernie Moreno supports the designation of Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). A few weeks ago, I visited the US-Mexico border. After reading what was going on in Del Rio, Texas (with thousands of Haitians entering our …

Guns, gangs and methamphetamine: hard-hitting photos expose life in neighborhoods hit by cartels for more than 15 years
A photographer who gained unprecedented access to Mexican street gangs after gaining their trust and respect has documented life in areas where cartels have sparked “a wave of violence” for 15 years. Frenchman Jean-Félix Fayolle has spent the last 15 years taking photos in the neighborhoods of Pavon à Soledad de Graciano Sanchez and San …

The war on drugs in Mexico uses drones, human shields and helicopter gunships
AGUILILLA, Mexico (AP) – The Mexican government is quickly running out of tools to control the expansion of the dreaded Jalisco cartel on the front lines of the Mexican narco war in the western state of Michoacan and the ground effort in standstill is complemented by a sophisticated air conflict. Jalisco, Mexico’s most militarily powerful …
The keys to the success of startups to remember from the “Careem Cartel” – News
Past and current employees explain what makes Careem the region’s biggest success story; In a discussion titled Mind over Matter, the main founders believe that working hard isn’t always the best thing Bassel Al Nahlaoui, MD – Mobility, Careem; Wael Nafee, Partner at Raed Ventures and Former Vice President at Careem; and Asma Alyamani, Product …

Drugs, cartels and gangs continue to be a problem in Bexar County, says Sheriff Salazar
SAN ANTONIO – New government research shows record numbers of Americans have died from drug overdoses across the country. In the 12-month period that ended in April, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses, almost 30% more than the previous year. We know drugs are a big problem in and around our communities, which …

The maple syrup cartel drains half of its inventory to make sure your pancakes are covered
Fear not, pancake lovers. The maple syrup OPEC plans to tap into its stocks of sticky products to cover a shortfall in the breakfast staple. The organization, Les Producteurs acéricoles du Québec, said it was draining nearly 50 million pounds of syrup from the barrels of its strategic reserve, about half of its inventory and …

Con artists targeting local residents with disturbing images and false cartel allegations, according to sheriff’s office | Lost Coast Outpost
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Press Release: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office recently received reports of a disturbing phone scam targeting local residents. As part of this scam, the scammer can call or text the victim claiming that they are a member of a cartel. The scammer then threatens to kill the victim’s relatives if they …

Biden administration tells DEA to stop using term ‘Mexican cartel’ to appease Mexican government
The directive for Drug Enforcement Administration officials not to use the term “Mexican cartel” came directly from the Biden administration to facilitate relations with the Mexican government, two recently retired DEA officials told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The DCNF exclusively received an email in August that asked DEA officials to “now avoid saying ‘Mexican …

Terence Corcoran: In the anti-oil insurance cartel
Breadcrumb Links PF comment Global companies unite to kill Canada’s tar sands Author of the article: Terence corcoran Mark Carney’s Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) is an agglomeration of 450 financial institutions that Carney says have the global capacity to withdraw billions of billions from the oil and gas industry in the years …

Drug Cartels Poison America, Data Analytics Can Stop Them
Over the past two years, opioid-related deaths have increased 49%, reaching 69,710 in 2020. This underreported national health crisis could soon worsen. To begin with, there is the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, which, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), produced 83% of the world’s opium between 2015 and 2020. For …

Senior Sinaloa Cartel Charged With International Drug Trafficking
TUCSON, Arizona – Two indictments have been exposed in federal court that charges high-ranking members of the Sinaloa cartel with international drug trafficking following investigations by the US Homeland Security Inquiry (HSI ) of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On November 13, 2019 and February 19, 2020, a federal grand jury in Tucson issued substitute …

Wage Watchers in Brussels – European Commission focuses on labor market agreements | Hogan Lovells
Antitrust authorities are increasingly focusing on anti-competitive agreements in labor markets. In a recent speech in Rome on 22 October 2021 (“A New Era of Cartel Enforcement”), EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager underlined that the Commission will increasingly prosecute atypical cartels, including conduct such as wage setting or no-poaching agreements. . Combined with Vestager’s announcement …
Mexican police crack down on cartel-linked Halloween costumes
At least 28 people were arrested for Halloween-related offenses in the Mexican state capital of Sinaloa over Halloween weekend. Some people have been arrested for fake guns that they carried in their costumes. Culiacán has been the victim of high-profile cartel violence, including a shooting last year after the capture of one of “El Chapo” …

ACCC warns of potential supplier cartels in public procurement – Strategy
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) warns government agencies of potential collusion, or cartel behavior, between bidders during procurement processes. The agency said it was concerned that some officials and companies were not sufficiently aware of potential breaches of cartel laws during procurement processes. The ACCC defines cartels as companies that enter into agreements …

The Kinahan Cartel has gained a foothold in Bandit Country in southern Armagh and is using it as a gateway to send drugs to Britain
THE Kinahan Cartel has a foothold in Bandit Country in southern Armagh and uses it as a gateway to send drugs to Britain. Three known members of the criminal organization live in two separate villages in the region, renting houses from the local population. 1 Mafia boss Daniel Kinahan It is understood that they are …

European Commission Launches Series of Antitrust Inspections, Reports Interest in No-Poaching Agreements | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
On October 12, 2021, the European Commission (EC) announced that it had carried out surprise inspections of companies active in the pulp sector due to suspected cartel behavior. The following week, on October 22, 2021, Margrethe Vestager, head of the European Competition Authority, said publicly that this was “just the start of a series of …

Colombian drug lord captures reminder of Tongan cartel links
By Kalino Latu, Editor-in-Chief of Kaniva Tonga The arrest of Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, has rekindled deep concerns over Tonga’s ties to the South American drug cartels. Colombia’s most wanted drug trafficker “Otoniel” has been captured, officials said over the weekend – a major victory for the government of the …
Evolution of criminal drones: arming by cartels of aerial IEDs
Evolution of criminal drones: arming by cartels of aerial IEDs Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan, editors SWJ released a new curated collection Evolution of criminal drones: arming by cartels of aerial IEDs document the evolution of drone use by criminal cartels, gangs and armed criminal groups (CAGs) in Mexico and beyond. Evolution of …

Colombia announces capture of leader of major drug cartel
Colombian military forces have captured the head of a major drug cartel, considered by the government to be the most wanted man in the country, President Iván Duque announced on Saturday. The arrest of the man, Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known as Otoniel, was a victory for Mr Duque, who is struggling to contain the …

EU antitrust chief warns of upcoming cartel raids
By Matthew Perlman (Oct 22, 2021, 5:01 p.m. EDT) – Europe’s top competition official said on Friday that law enforcement officials were picking up their pace as the coronavirus pandemic began to recede and forecast a series of unannounced inspections to look for evidence of cartel activity on the ground. Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President …

Mexican drug cartel violence forces people out of their homes
EL CAJÓN, Mexico – Two years ago, more than 100 people lived in this small village in the state of Michoacán, in western Mexico. Now there are only eight. A local feast celebrating Saint Michael the Archangel, the city’s patron saint, was held over two days, with loads of food and festive banda, regional Mexican …

Ludhiana: STF detects “benami” properties of drug cartel members
During questioning, cartel baron Harminder Singh Randhawa aka Romi Randhawa confessed to STF that he had purchased property in Ludhiana and other towns for members of his gang. While investigating a drug cartel, the Special Task Force (STF) discovered “benami” properties of smugglers in the city that were purchased with drug money. The STF has …

Last round? International police approach desert refuge for fighting game fixer accused of running drug cartel
Last round? International police approach desert refuge for fighting game fixer accused of running drug cartel Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. to cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret A block arrow icon pointing right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook A Facebook “f” brand icon. …

Manufacturers demand action on ‘cartel-type’ shipping charges
The shipping industry must be investigated into allegations of “cartel-like” behavior and rising fees that are causing shortages and fueling inflation, the manufacturers demanded. MakeUK, the trade body that represents Britain’s industrial base, is asking the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to examine whether soaring freight costs can be justified. It joins an earlier request …

Children as young as 10 recruited by drug cartels in Mexico
Jacobo grew up in the state of Jalisco in western Mexico, home to the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel. Never comfortable in school, he had a violent childhood: at one point, his mother held his hands over an open flame after he allegedly pushed a classmate. Now 17, Jacobo claims he didn’t. But at 12, …

Gerry Aranda, Breitbart reporter covering Mexican cartels, dies at 43TheWrap
Gerry Aranda, who covered Mexican cartels for Breitbart News, died on October 4. He was 43 years old. His employer announced his death earlier this week, revealing he drowned while swimming. At the time of his death, he was in Chiapas studying the spread of a group called Cartel Jalisco New Generation and the group’s …

Gunmen suspected of cartel in northern Mexico kill 3-year-old boy
Authorities in northern Mexico say gunmen suspected of drug cartel opened fire on car, killing 3-year-old boy and injuring child’s parents ThroughThe Associated Press October 12, 2021, 12:37 AM • 1 minute read Share on FacebookShare on twitterEmail this article MEXICO CITY – Gunmen suspected of a drug cartel opened fire on a car in …

Curb the cartels behind the trade in fake drugs
Kenyans could buy their way to an early grave. [Courtesy] The free sale of substandard and counterfeit drugs across the country is quickly becoming a public health crisis. In what has become a dangerous trend, rogue importers are raising money from fake pharmaceuticals while putting Kenyans’ lives at risk. Once again, the Pharmacy and Poisons …

Testimony: Shortly after September 11, the Mexican army began destroying the underground airfields of the Sinaloa cartel
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The United States had just suffered one of its biggest terrorist attacks when Mexican soldiers launched an operation to destroy makeshift airfields created by the Sinaloa cartel just south of the border, thereby changing the method of transporting drugs from the criminal organization to the border. . An informant said …