Trafficking

Surat dakwaan menuduh pejabat tinggi di Sinaloa melakukan pelanggaran seperti perdagangan narkoba, pelanggaran senjata, dan penculikan. Departemen Kehakiman AS telah mendakwa gubernur Sinaloa dan sembilan pejabat serta mantan pejabat lainnya atas dugaan keterkaitan dengan kartel Sinaloa, menuduh mereka membantu impor besar-besaran narkotika terlarang ke Amerika Serikat. Beberapa pejabat merupakan anggota partai penguasa progresif Meksiko, Morena, yang menimbulkan dilema politik bagi Presiden Meksiko Claudia Sheinbaum saat ia berupaya mengimbangi tekanan yang meningkat dari pemerintahan Trump. Lanjutkan membaca...

Federal prosecutor says woman is suspected of dealing weapons to Africa on behalf of Iranian governmentA California woman was arrested at Los Angeles international airport after allegedly trafficking weapons on behalf of the Iranian government to contacts in Africa, including Sudan.Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills was detained on Saturday night by federal agents, according to the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

• Mexican authorities reported 847 homicides in the past 30 days, the highest monthly toll in 18 months, as rival drug trafficking organizations battle for control of U.S. border crossing routes, particularly in Sinaloa and Tamaulipas states. • The U.S. DEA warned of expanded methamphetamine trafficking networks moving through Central America, with seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border up 38% compared to last year. • Mexico's security ministry announced deployment of additional federal police units to three border states and pledged cooperation with U.S. law enforcement agencies to dismantle trafficking networks.