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Flying South for the War: The Rise of Drone Warfare in Latin America
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (1208+ words) The post Flying South for the War: The Rise of Drone Warfare in Latin America appeared first on American Partisan. Flying South for the War: The Rise of Drone Warfare in Latin America The bomb begins falling from the left…...
Crime without borders: The Brazilian model expanding across the region
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (219+ words) One region, all voices According to the assessment provided by regional security specialists (In Sight Crime, 2025), these structures now operate through the capture of logistical routes and the exploitation of vulnerabilities in the social fabric. The Amazonian ecosystem and the…...
Co-Founder of Cartel Jalisco Terror Group Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges - Santa Clara Today
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (309+ words) Erick 'El 85' Valencia Salazar faces minimum 10-year sentence for federal drug conspiracy Apr. 9, 2026 at 12: 26am A California man who was the co-founder of the powerful and violent Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) drug cartel has pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy…...
California Man Who Co-Founded Mexican Cartel Faces Potential Life Sentence After Pleading Guilty To U. S. Charges
19+ hour, 43+ min ago (162+ words) A California man who co-founded a notorious Mexican drug cartel has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in the U. S. Erick Valencia-Salazar, also known as "El 85," 49, co-founded the Mexico-based drug trafficking organization, the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), according to…...
Man who co-founded Mexican cartel with drug lord "El Mencho" pleads guilty in U. S. to conspiracy charge
21+ hour, 50+ min ago (409+ words) A California man who co-founded one of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug cartels pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the U. S. to a federal narcotics conspiracy charge. Erick Valencia Salazar formed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel with Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the…...
Co-Founder of Cartel Jalisco Terror Group Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (548+ words) A California man who was the co-founder of Cartel Jalisco New Generation pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges in a U. S. federal court and awaits sentencing. Cartel Jalisco is currently considered one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels, known not…...
Man who co-founded Mexican drug cartel with 'El Mencho' pleads guilty in US to conspiracy charge
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (382+ words) Erick Valencia Salazar formed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel with Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the drug lord known as "El Mencho" who was killed by the Mexican army in February. Valencia Salazar, 49, of Santa Clara, California, faces a mandatory-minimum prison sentence…...
OFAC Sanctions Cartel-Linked Timeshare Resort in Mexico: What Hospitality and Travel Companies Should Know
19+ hour, 20+ min ago (686+ words) The National Law Review On February 19, 2026, the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a luxury timeshare resort near Puerto Vallarta connected to Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion's (CJNG). 1 This action signals increased scrutiny of tourism-related…...
El 85: Erick Valencia Salazar, from the Milenio Cartel to the CJNG and his downfall in the U. S.
20+ hour, 48+ min ago (645+ words) Erick Valencia Salazar, alias El 85 or El Matazetas, one of the historic operators of drug trafficking in Jalisco and identified as a founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), pleaded guilty this Tuesday before a U. S. federal court to trafficking…...
West Hollywood Music Exec Sentenced in Mexican Cartel Case | WEHOonline
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (308+ words) A West Hollywood man who served as chief financial officer for one of Latin music's biggest independent labels was sentenced Tuesday to eight months in federal prison for doing business with a Mexican concert promoter the U. S. Treasury had already identified…...