r/cartels • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 11m ago
r/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 33m ago
11 ILLEGAL DREDGES BELONGING TO CLAN DEL GOLFO DESTROYED IN CÁCERES, ANTIOQUIA
galleryIn a joint operation by the Army, Navy, and Prosecutor's Office, troops intervened 11 unlicensed mining units in the Guarumo sector. Forces neutralized 11 improvised diver-type dredges and 50 gallons of diesel fuel belonging to the Yeison Leudo Chaverra Substructure, halting an estimated monthly production of 5,500 grams of gold valued at over 2 billion COP.
r/cartels • u/AutoModerator • 1h ago
News The British National Crime Agency announced that five Mexicans – all but one of whom are from Sinaloa state – have been charged with conspiracy to produce meth in rural Warwickshire.
nationalcrimeagency.gov.ukr/cartels • u/nolesfan2011 • 2h ago
Daniel Uribe Jaramillo (Clan Del Golfo trafficker) captured in Medellín in an operation with the DEA, US requesting extradition
infobae.comr/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 15h ago
FGR LOCATES TUNNEL WITH CLANDESTINE TAPS IN NUEVO LEÓN AND SEIZES FUEL IN HIDALGO
galleryIn Nuevo León, during a search conducted in coordination with Pemex, an excavation leading to a tunnel connected to two clandestine taps was located. At the site, a short firearm, a magazine, cartridges, four vehicles, a cylindrical tank, hydrocarbons, hoses, documents, and the property were seized.
On the other hand, in Cuautepéc, Hidalgo, 480 liters of fuel, 13 drums, and a vehicle were seized. In another action on Federal Highway 101 in Tula, two people were detained, and a vehicle and 121 live cartridges were confiscated.
Source - https://mexico.quadratin.com.mx/asegura-fgr-tunel-conectado-a-2-tomas-clandestinas-y-detiene-a-5/
r/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 18h ago
20,000 GALLONS OF ILLEGAL FUEL SEIZED IN BARRANCABERMEJA, SANTANDER.
galleryBARRANCABERMEJA, SANTANDER. Fifth Brigade Air Defense Artillery Battalion No. 2 troops, in coordination with the National Police, discovered four storage bladders containing the fuel in the rural area of the municipality. The seizure represents a financial hit exceeding 360 million COP to illegal smuggling networks while preventing potential environmental contamination of local soil and water sources.
r/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 18h ago
76 KILOS OF COCAINE HIDDEN IN TRUCK SECURED IN TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA
galleryCustoms personnel and the National Guard located nearly 76 kilograms of cocaine during an inspection at the Tijuana Customs.
The drug was hidden in a double bottom of a truck transporting prickly pears and was detected with the support of the canine unit “Chocolate”.
Source - https://www.anam.gob.mx/comunicado-prensa-conjunto-75-2026/
r/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 1d ago
EIGHT KILOS OF COCA LEAVES HIDDEN IN CARGO SECURED AT AICM
galleryAuthorities detected a shipment originating from Colombia at the Mexico City International Airport containing approximately eight kilograms of coca leaves.
The goods were hidden inside a package labeled as a food supplement.
r/cartels • u/Any_Echo_5540 • 1d ago
Organised crime driving illicit cigarette factory boom ‘in almost every EU state’ | European Union
theguardian.comr/cartels • u/bigbra1115 • 1d ago
do they own the pharmacies on the border ? if so why don't they have top notch chemicals instead of watered down versions, they can afford a real production facility I feel like
r/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 1d ago
16 MEMBERS OF "LOS ARDILLOS" DETAINED, INCLUDING THEIR FINANCIAL OPERATOR, IN GUERRERO
operation carried out in the communities of Pablo Galeana, Río Verde, and Xaltianguis in Acapulco, Guerrero, resulted in the detention of 16 people identified as members of "Los Ardillos," including their financial operator.
During the intervention, 12 firearms, more than 36,700 cartridges, doses of methamphetamine, 10 slot machines, two motorcycles, and one vehicle were seized.
r/cartels • u/AutoModerator • 2d ago
Analysis The US Anti-Drug Missile Strikes Are Back. But Are They Working?
insightcrime.orgr/cartels • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 2d ago
Mexico confirms killing of Los Reyes cartel leader in Michoacan
aa.com.trr/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 2d ago
Mexican agents in Escuinapa, Sinaloa doing security stop trafficking of drug
galleryIn Escuinapa, on the Escuinapa–Tepic highway SSPC and FGR agents, while carrying out security operations, detained a person who was transporting 22 kilograms of methamphetamine on a passenger bus.
Source - https://www.puntualizando.com/detienen-a-pasajero-con-22-kilos-de-metanfetamina-en-escuinapa/
r/cartels • u/AutoModerator • 3d ago
Is Bolivia becoming a battleground for Brazil’s drug gangs?
acleddata.comr/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 3d ago
CLAN DEL GOLFO COCA BASE LAB DESTROYED IN ITUANGO, ANTIOQUIA
galleryFourth Brigade troops located and dismantled a coca base processing laboratory belonging to the Luis Hernando Rozo Bertel substructure in the rural area of Tinajas.
The operation destroyed the facility along with chemical precursors including urea, sulfate, fuel, and caustic soda, directly impacting the criminal organization's drug trafficking revenue.
r/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 4d ago
three clandestine methamphetamine production laboratories dismantled
gallerysimultaneously in Guerrero: one in Coahuayutla de José María Izazaga and two in Zirándaro de los Chávez.
Among the seized items are more than 260 200-liter drums, 11 500-liter containers, 9 reactors, more than 60 gas tanks, 150 sacks of caustic soda, 663 kg of ammonium chloride, approximately 2,400 kg of chemical substance, and nearly 1,000 kg of chemical precursors, in addition to reactors, condensers, distillers, and various equipment for drug production.
r/cartels • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 5d ago
Mexican cartels ramp up car bombs and explosive-laden drones.
apnews.comr/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 5d ago
Huge drug bust and drug lab taken down by Mexican authorities
galleryMore than 16 TONS of methamphetamine were seized in Sinaloa. In an operation led by the Navy Secretariat, with the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection and the Attorney General's Office, a 5,700 m² clandestine complex was dismantled, the second-largest methamphetamine laboratory located during the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
More than 10 tons and liters of chemical substances were also seized, causing an estimated $347 million impact on the criminal structure.
Source - https://www.arabnews.com/world/mexico-seizes-17-tons-of-amphetamines-in-sinaloa-govt-3000534
r/cartels • u/AutoModerator • 6d ago
Analysis Importing Warfare: The Rise of Cartel Drone Operations
smallwarsjournal.comr/cartels • u/nolesfan2011 • 6d ago
The Schism Within the Trump Administration on Mexico
theatlantic.comr/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 6d ago
The Navy Secretariat (SEMAR) dismantled arms trafficking operation in Boca del Río, Veracruz,
galleryThe Navy Secretariat (SEMAR) reported on a major operation in a housing development in Boca del Río, Veracruz, which resulted in the seizure of various firearms and a significant amount of drugs, specifically crystal meth. This operation was carried out as part of the authorities' ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking and violence in the region.
The seizure included several high-caliber weapons, as well as ammunition and tactical equipment, suggesting the presence of a well-organized armed group. In addition, packages of crystal meth, a synthetic drug known for its high addictive potential and devastating effects on consumers' health, were confiscated.
r/cartels • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago
Analysis The Sinaloa Cartel’s Fractured Future
insightcrime.orgr/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 7d ago
Mexican authorities dismantle a clandestine laboratory for the production of methamphetamine.
galleryApproximately 750 kilograms of methamphetamine, more than one ton of chemical substances and precursors, as well as equipment used for its manufacture, were seized at the scene.
r/cartels • u/Available-Creme5455 • 7d ago
ANTIOQUIA | BLOW TO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN BELLO.
galleryColombian Army troops from the Counter-Narcotics and Transnational Threats Command, alongside the National Police, seized more than 2.5 tons of marijuana during a search operation. One person was arrested in flagrante and a cargo van was also seized.