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Mexican cartel
Coverage of Mexican cartel in the Nexus archive.
- Leader of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Supplying Dozens of Kilograms of Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine from Mexican Cartel into Horry County
Rafael Contreras Ramos, a leader of a Mexican drug trafficking organization, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine into Horry County, South Carolina. The case involves supplying dozens of kilograms of controlled substances from a Mexican cartel.
- Feds bust family-run drug business with links to Mexican cartel, prosecutors say
U.S. federal authorities have dismantled a family-operated drug business linked to a Mexican cartel, charging five men with narcotics and firearms trafficking, including 'ghost guns.'