A federal judge in Oregon has ordered the release of Mexican migrant who had been held in an ICE detention facility for ...

Mexico's 'La Familia' Cartel Mixes Spiritualism, Crime The Mexican government's war against drug cartels over the past three years has claimed more than 11,000 lives, ...

MEXICO CITY - Federal authorities apprehended the leader of the cult-like, pseudo-Christian La Familia cartel on Tuesday, saying they had dealt a debilitating blow to a major organized crime group ...

If the banners hanging from bridges in the western state of Michoacán this week are to be believed, Mexico’s horrific drug war has turned a hopeful corner. The signs declared that one of Mexico ...

La Familia first gained national attention by tossing five severed heads onto the floor of a dance hall in September 2006. Two months later, Calderon sent troops into Michoacan for the first time ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Known as "The Craziest One," he indoctrinated gang members in a pseudo-Christian ideology, ... Mexico: Brutal La Familia cartel chief killed. ALEXANDRA OLSON,Associated Press.

The Mexican government said the arrest of "The Monkey Mendez" was a final blow to the leadership of La Familia cartel. There was a $2.5 million reward for his capture.

MEXICO CITY – A captured drug trafficker said Wednesday that the boss of one of Mexico's fiercest cartels is physically and emotionally drained and that the leader's recent offer to disband the ...

Armed kids shine light on Mexico's drug cartel violence 06:40. A violent drug cartel is suspected of leaving a severed human leg found hanging from a pedestrian bridge Wednesday in Toluca, just ...

The eccentric leader of the notorious La Familia drug cartel was killed in a shootout during two days of fighting, the office of Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Friday.

Its owner – a young man in his 20s said to be in Mexico’s notorious La Familia Michoaacana criminal group – was found dead from several gunshot wounds with the monkey lying on his chest.

Eleven people were killed in a clash Friday between gunmen from a criminal gang and residents of a small farming community in central Mexico, authorities said. Dramatic video of the fight posted ...