An executive order designating cartels as terrorist organizations will expand prosecutors' jurisdictions, affect relations ...

Donald Trump returned to the US presidency on January 20 with a flurry of executive orders. This included the designation of ...

Cartels have set off car bombs and beheaded victims. But designating them as terror groups could have unforeseen consequences ...

The Kingpin Act, established in the 1990s, allows for international sanctions and the prosecution of Americans aiding cartels. Analysts say the law broadens the scope to target individuals or groups ...

The alleged leader of a Sinaloa Cartel faction appeared in San Diego federal court today on charges related to the ...

Isolating U.S. companies from cartel activities could be almost impossible given that the criminal groups operate in sectors ...

President Donald Trump called for the State Department to label Mexican cartels as "foreign terrorist organizations," a move ...

Derek Maltz, a veteran of the Drug Enforcement Administration, is expected to help lead Trump's effort to fight fentanyl ...

But military action against the cartels could lead to more organized attacks on Americans, including inside the United States. “Drug cartels could easily turn into real terrorist organizations ...

U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday they’re discussing a potential plea deal with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the long-elusive ...

MEXICO CITY (AP ... The U.S. “in their territory, us in our territory.” Trump’s order highlighted Mexican drug cartels and other Latin American criminal groups like Venezuelan gang ...