Drug cartel – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Will the US invade Mexico?

Posted on September 20, 2023September 20, 2023By Editor

Pierre Gaussens, a professor of sociology at the College of Mexico and leading expert on Mexico’s narco-cartels, joins The Grayzone to discuss recent calls by Republican presidential candidates and lawmakers for a US special forces invasion to take down Mexico’s cartels. … Read More >Will the US invade Mexico?

World

Mexican drug cartel drops bombs on rivals using drone (VIDEO)

Posted on January 14, 2022January 14, 2022By Editor

The ultraviolent Jalisco New Generation Cartel is believed to be behind the attack . … Read More >Mexican drug cartel drops bombs on rivals using drone (VIDEO)

World

Supply chains disrupted by pandemic face new threat – report

Posted on November 23, 2021November 23, 2021By Editor

Covid-battered global supply chains are being threatened by organized criminals, including drug cartels and con artists posing as legit suppliers, a new study has found, warning that the situation is set to get worse. … Read More >Supply chains disrupted by pandemic face new threat – report

Latin America

Three cocaine ‘mega-factories’ destroyed in Bolivia as authorities carry out fresh raids against major drug gangs

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021By Editor

Bolivian police have announced they have uncovered and destroyed three huge cocaine production sites that were hidden in forestry reserves and national parks, during a successful anti-drug squad operation. … Read More >Three cocaine ‘mega-factories’ destroyed in Bolivia as authorities carry out fresh raids against major drug gangs

Latin America

25 killed in Rio de Janeiro shoot-out as Brazilian police clash with drug cartel in favela (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021By Editor

A massive police operation in Rio de Janeiro’s Jacarezinho slums resulted in the death of two dozen suspected criminals, one officer, and several injured police and civilians – including subway passengers caught in the crossfire. … Read More >25 killed in Rio de Janeiro shoot-out as Brazilian police clash with drug cartel in favela (VIDEOS)

Journalism & Mass media

US Special Forces trained Mexican drug cartels linked to decapitation, torture, rape

Posted on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021By Editor

An investigation into how U.S. Special Forces trained feared Mexican drug cartels responsible for grisly murders, and how Pentagon-backed counter-insurgency in Colombia and Guatemala has bled into organized crime. … Read More >US Special Forces trained Mexican drug cartels linked to decapitation, torture, rape

Middle East

Corpse Wrapped in Plastic: Body of Drug Lord Found on Park Bench in Mexico’s Jalisco, Reports Say

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021By Editor

The corpse was reportedly discovered hours after “El Cholo” emerged in a YouTube video asserting that he had collaborated with police against a rival drug cartel. … Read More >Corpse Wrapped in Plastic: Body of Drug Lord Found on Park Bench in Mexico’s Jalisco, Reports Say

Shows

‘Green New Deal can only happen with end of US interventions in Middle East!’ (Sunrise Movement spokesman)

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021By Editor

Firstly, we speak to John Paul Mejia of the Sunrise Movement. He discusses why environmentalists and progressives are demanding the Line 3 pipeline be shut down, the encroachment of many of these fossil fuel pipelines on indigenous peoples’ rights, why all future permits for oil and gas pipelines should be denied, why the Line 3 pipeline … Read More >‘Green New Deal can only happen with end of US interventions in Middle East!’ (Sunrise Movement spokesman)

Narco-busting nan: Italian grandmother helps police bust mafia cocaine ring after grandson’s drug addiction

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

A grandmother’s tip-off over fears for her drug-addicted grandson has led anti-mafia police in Italy to arrest 33 people for alleged drug trafficking and for possession of illegal weapons in the southern region of Calabria. … Read More >Narco-busting nan: Italian grandmother helps police bust mafia cocaine ring after grandson’s drug addiction

Latin America

Upping the Drone Game: ‘Weaponised’ UAVs Increasingly Used by Mexican Drug Cartels in Turf Wars

Posted on September 1, 2020September 1, 2020By Editor

Consumer drones are being increasingly ‘weaponised’ by Mexican drug cartels for use against their rivals, writesForbes, citing reports in El Universal and other local news media. … Read More >Upping the Drone Game: ‘Weaponised’ UAVs Increasingly Used by Mexican Drug Cartels in Turf Wars

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