A fierce gun battle between Mexican soldiers and cartel operatives erupted at the southern border this week, according to reports. On Friday at around 4 p.m., Mexican forces reportedly confronted armed criminals in the town of Sonoyta, just half a mile from the port of entry in Lukeville, Arizona, one of the busiest human smuggling and illegal migration corridors in the world. John Fabbricatore, candidate... 

Hitmen from one of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels have announced a “purge” in a chilling video which has emerged online. Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) – considered to be the country’s most dangerous drug trafficking organisation – wear creepy Halloween masks and military-style uniforms in the bizarre footage. They’re also armed... 

20-year-old criminology student Marisol Valles became the bravest college girl in North America when she stepped up to be police chief of Guadalupe, Mexico’s second-most violent city after Juarez. Nobody else would accept the position. Guadalupe’s mayor was murdered in June; police beheadings are common. The current mayor said his hands were tied: Valles, a criminology major, “was... 

The FBI raided an East Texas compound early Wednesday morning. Agents said the suspects have ties to drug cartels in Mexico and were trafficking drugs, assault rifles and prostitutes. The FBI used SWAT teams and heavy military equipment in the pre-dawn raid. They were worried about the potential firepower on the compound. They served what is called a “no-knock” warrant — basically went...