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A quiet cobblestone street in El Quelite, Sinaloa, lined with a tiled portico, ornate lampposts and trees
Archive photo · S. Alexis · Photo details and license
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Shot At in El Quelite, 14 Homemade Bombs Found: Mexican Forces Arrest 8 Around Mazatlán, Including Alleged Los Mayos Operator ‘El Fantasma’ and Chapitos Member ‘El Prieto’

Mexican forces arrested eight people around Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and seized 19 firearms, more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition, 14 homemade explosive devices and 415 fentanyl pills in seven operations, Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced…

September 25, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Armed Ecuadorian National Police officers in helmets and tactical gear stand behind tables of seized rifles, pistols, magazines and packaged drugs in front of a Policía Nacional truck
Archive photo · Carlos Silva / Presidencia de la República del Ecuador · Photo details and license
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50 U.S. Troops and the DEA Back Ecuador Raids That Net 30+ Suspects in a Network Tied to Mexico’s CJNG, Accused of Shipping Colombian Cocaine to the U.S.

Ecuadorian police, backed by 50 U.S. Southern Command personnel and the DEA, arrested more than 30 people in raids against a network authorities say was directly linked to Mexico's Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

September 24, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Blue sign reading Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse, 101 West Lombard St., in front of the federal courthouse in Baltimore
Archive photo · Eli Pousson / Baltimore Heritage (Flickr) · Photo details and license
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Drugs Hidden in Steel Structures on Flatbed Trailers: 6 Indicted in Baltimore After Raids Net 140+ Kilos of Cocaine, 10 Kilos of Fentanyl and $1.3 Million

Federal prosecutors say a Baltimore drug supplier received large drug shipments hidden inside steel structures hauled on flatbed trailers. Six people have been indicted, and investigators say raids in May turned up more than 140…

September 24, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Dry hills and cactus along a highway in the Tepalcatepec area of Michoacán, Mexico, under a clear blue sky
Archive photo · Irving valencia chavez (Wikimedia Commons user) · Photo details and license
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$3 Million U.S. Bounty: Mexican Troops Capture ‘Kamoni,’ Alleged Tepalcatepec Cartel Boss Wanted for Extradition on Drug Charges

Mexican soldiers, National Guard special forces and Interpol Mexico have arrested a man identified as Edgar Valeriano “N,” alias “Kamoni,” whom Mexico’s Defense Ministry describes as a regional boss of the Tepalcatepec Cartel in Michoacán,…

September 24, 2026 · The Narco Blog