Mexico cartel corruption reaches state police, a general, and a governor, following the murder of a mayor who dared to speak out. See why Mexico still leads the world in violent cities, and why the president's own words about war and law raise hard questions that Washington and Mexican citizens alike are asking today.
The Tren de Aragua strike on June 12, 2026, killed Niño Guerrero, the founder of one of the most dangerous gangs on earth. The CIA provided intelligence. Venezuela's interim government cooperated. Trump calls it retribution for American victims. The Trump Doctrine is clear: designated terrorist organizations have no safe haven anywhere.
Eight bodies were found stuffed in plastic bags in Ecuador on June 3, 2026 — including two minors who were farmers. Ecuador's homicide rate hit 50.9 per 100,000 in 2025, the highest in South America. US commandos are already on the ground. The Ecuador gang wars are now a hemispheric crisis.
Guatemala cartels strikes are now official as President Arévalo agrees to joint U.S. military operations against drug trafficking networks. Trump's Shield of the Americas is expanding fast. From fentanyl deaths to cartel terrorism, this is America First in action across Latin America right now.
A retired Mexican Army general now sits in a U.S. federal prison — the same block as El Mayo and Maduro. The Sinaloa cartel crackdown is climbing fast. CIA operations, $100,000 monthly bribes, and ten indicted Mexican officials tell one story: Trump is doing what Biden never did. Maximum pressure produces results.
