BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian security forces captured a suspected senior leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, the U.S. Southern Command announced on Friday, hailing the arrest as a result of stronger military cooperation between the historically close allies. The capture on Thursday of Luis Saúl Pérez Nieto, who Colombian authorities described as having
Thirteen former or current Penn State University students were criminally charged Monday on allegations they participated in a cocaine-trafficking ring that involved two fraternities, authorities said. Two of them, who were the main suppliers, made routine trips to Philadelphia and New York to get large amounts of cocaine, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.
MEXICO CITY — The United States government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. These are the Juárez Cartel, on the border with Texas, and Los Viagras, a criminal group from the western state of Michoacán. The Federal Register, the U.S. government’s newsletter, published the designation on Thursday. They joined six other