Two of the most violent cartels in Mexico appear to be joining forces to create a “mega-cartel.” The cartel merger ...

Nestled between Jalisco and Michoacan states on the southwest Pacific coast, the state of Colima is one of the smallest in Mexico in both size and population. But Colima's location is ...

Colima closed 2016 with 67 homicide victims ... the presence of two of Mexico's most powerful cartels — the Sinaloa cartel and the Jalisco New Generation cartel — and their competition over ...

The violence also seemed to coincide with internal Sinaloa Cartel turmoil in the absence of its kingpin, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, alias “El Chapo.” This strife allowed the CJNG to make gains in Colima, ...

In the face of cartel turf wars that have emptied towns ... which sits on the Pacific coast near the neighboring state of Colima, is particularly attractive for the cartels; go-fast boats ...

Narcomanta announcing the death of El Mencho. Credit: La Opinión The group making the claim was the Mezcales (also known as Cartel Independiente de Colima), presumably headed by José Bernabé Brizuela ...

Both sites were allegedly ran by the Jalisco Cartel (CJNG), with a Mexican official telling the FT that the Colima facility "is infested with guys from the Jalisco Cartel in armored cars." ...

They have a Colima wing known as Los Mezcales who are their key drug distributors in the city. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) Now the largest cartel in Mexico, and the current ...

Colima in Mexico now holds the terrifying title of the world's murder capital after a string of violent deaths plagued the area as it became a bloody cartel warzone. Day-to-day life in Colima ...

Other Mexican cartels like the Zetas and the Colima cartel are also important players in the meth market. The study found that ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are the starting point of the ...

A notorious Mexican cartel boss was gunned down in a shootout ... arkadijschell – stock.adobe.com Prosecutors in Colima have not released details on the victims other than to identify Isabel ...