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New U.S. Justice Department indictments contain this image of armed gang members allegedly associated with the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel.

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U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl

2:31pm April 21, 2023

by Brian Mann

In sweeping indictments, the Justice Department targeted two dozen operatives in the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel. But many drug policy experts say this won't slow fentanyl deaths.

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Mexican soldiers are seen preparing for a search mission for the kidnapped U.S. citizens in Matamoros earlier this week. Two of the Americans were killed, and Mexican authorities returned their bodies to the U.S. on Thursday.

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The bodies of 2 Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico have been returned to the U.S.

8:20pm March 09, 2023

by Eyder Peralta

Their companions are recovering in a U.S. hospital. So far, only one arrest has been made in relation to the kidnapping.

A member of the Mexican security forces stands next to a white minivan with North Carolina plates and several bullet holes at the scene of the crime in Matamoros on Friday.

2 surviving Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico are back in the U.S.

9:52pm March 07, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The State Department said the victims, who were found alive after days in captivity, are back on U.S. soil. Officials said they are in the process of returning the remains of two others to the U.S.

Mexican cartels are turning to meth and fentanyl production

9:15am December 21, 2021

by The Associated Press

Cartels are increasingly turning to huge, industrial-scale labs to churn out synthetic drugs as they shift away from naturally grown drugs like opium and marijuana.