Mexican drug cartels remain the dominant force in the global narcotics trade, and 2026 has brought a wave of high-profile busts, extraditions and indictments targeting the Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG and their international networks. This hub collects our latest reporting on cartel operations and the law enforcement campaigns dismantling them.
Explore our full coverage of Mexican drug cartels below, updated as new arrests and seizures are announced.
Latest Mexican Drug Cartels Busts and Arrests
- Sinaloa Cartel Meth Bust: 24 Indicted in Tennessee Ring
- Sinaloa Cartel Cocaine Pipeline: Tampa Bay Ring Busted
- CJNG Cartel Commander Arrest: Tanque Indicted by DOJ
- Operation Loaded Dice: 144 Arrested in Las Vegas Cartel Bust
- Operation CANTABRIA Cocaine Bust: Europol Arrests 20
- CJNG Cartel Bust Ecuador: US Troops, DEA Net 39 Arrests
- CJNG Cartel Smuggling Tunnel Busted in El Paso Texas
- Large Drug Cartel Arrest: Mexican Army Captures Key Sinaloa Figure
- France Drug War: Cartels Expand in Nice as Violence Escalates
- Mexico Extradites Drug Lords to U.S. Amid Cartel Crackdown
- Global Cocaine Trade Surges in 2024 as Decentralized Networks Replace Cartels
- US Federal agents find sophisticated ‘narco tunnel’
- Narco Subs and ‘GTA 5 Guns’: How Cartels are Winning the Tech War
- The 5 Most Powerful Drug Cartels in the World
