Pablo “El Flaquito” Huerta and Juan Carlos Félix Gastelum, alias “El Chavo Félix,” pleaded not guilty to drug charges

The Trump crackdown recognizes cartels’ financial motive. He has sanctioned several actors, from Mexican banks to a Mexican rapper on allegations of laundering cartel money. Yet on this front, too, Trump sends mixed signals. He has weakened some rules around cryptocurrency, a method of finance cartels are believed to be using more.

More than 30 human rights groups urge congressional leaders to block Trump’s attempt to target Mexican cartels.

Trump is eager to breach Mexico’s sovereignty to attack cartels, officials say — just don’t call it an invasion

A tidal wave of violence struck Juárez, Mexico, leaving at least a dozen dead by early afternoon on Thursday, July 10, with homicides at various locations across the city. The killings were suspected of being linked to fighting among drug-trafficking groups, but the investigations were still ongoing.