Category: Mexico

Man, 70, Pleads Guilty to US-Mexico Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

SAN DIEGO—A 70-year-old man who prosecutors say ran a Mexican drug trafficking organization that moved “substantial quantities” of cocaine into the United States over the course of several decades pleaded guilty March 8 in San Diego federal court. Raul Flores-Hernandez, of Guadalajara, Mexico, ran the Jalisco-based trafficking organization from sometime in the 1980s until 2017,…


White House Rules out Designating Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

The Biden administration on Wednesday ruled out designating Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations following the kidnapping of four Americans that led to two deaths near the U.S.-Mexico border. “Designating these cartels as [foreign terrorist organizations] would not grant us any additional authorities that we don’t really have at this time,” White House press…


With the Kidnapping of 4 US Citizens, Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico?

Dallas—Public safety concerns have spiked around travel to Mexico, with the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros. The visitors had just crossed the border through Brownsville, Texas. The FBI San Antonio Division office said in a statement Sunday that the vehicle came under fire shortly after it entered…


White House Addresses Security Situation in Mexico After 2 of 4 Kidnapped Americans Killed

The Biden administration is continuing to work with the Mexican government after a group of four U.S. citizens were kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico, last week, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. Two of the four Americans were killed while the other two were safely recovered. The four Americans who were kidnapped last week were…


LIVE 5:45 PM ET: NTD Evening News (March 7): New Jan 6 Footage Released by Fox’s Tucker Carlson; Survivors of Deadly Mexico Kidnapping Back in US

Lawmakers are reacting after Fox News host Tucker Carlson released surveillance footage from the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 on his primetime program “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” Carlson was given exclusive access to 41,000 hours of footage by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy back in February. Two of the four Americans kidnapped by armed gunmen…


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (March 7): New Jan. 6 Footage Released by Fox’s Tucker Carlson; Survivors of Deadly Mexico Kidnapping Back in US

Lawmakers are reacting after Fox News host Tucker Carlson released surveillance footage from the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, on his primetime program “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” Carlson was given exclusive access to 41,000 hours of footage by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy back in February. Two of the four Americans kidnapped by armed gunmen…


NTD Evening News (March 7): New Jan. 6 Footage Released by Fox’s Tucker Carlson; Survivors of Deadly Mexico Kidnapping Back in US

Lawmakers are reacting after Fox News host Tucker Carlson released surveillance footage from the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, on his primetime program “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” Carlson was given exclusive access to 41,000 hours of footage by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy back in February. Two of the four Americans kidnapped by armed gunmen…


State Department Warns Americans About Traveling After 4 US Citizens Kidnapped

The U.S. Consulate in a Mexican border city issued an alert about violence and warned American citizens not to travel there as two Americans were killed by gunmen and two more were abducted. After the reported kidnapping, the U.S. State Department issued an alert about violence in Matamoros and reminded U.S. citizens that this part of…


State Department Warns Americans About Traveling After Kidnapping of 4 US Citizens

The U.S. Consulate in a Mexican border city issued an alert about violence and warned American citizens not to travel there after two Americans were killed by criminals and two more were abducted. After the reported kidnapping, the U.S. State Department issued an alert about violence in Matamoros and reminded U.S. citizens that this part of…


Rancher Pleads Not Guilty on Murder Charge for Allegedly Shooting Illegal Border Crosser Trespassing on His Land

An elderly Arizona rancher has pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing an illegal immigrant from Mexico trespassing on his borderland property. George Alan Kelly, 73, was initially charged with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the fatal shooting occurred on…