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Drug Cartel Images and Stock Photos

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Mexican National Guard responding to a shooting in Tulum, Mexico

Mexico, Mexican People, Violence

Mexican army soldiers stand next to a homemade armored vehicle with alleged identification of a drug cartel after an armed confrontation in Las...

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Guerrero, Army Soldier, Mexico

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Mexico, Violence, Michoacán State

David Cristobal Barraza Sainz, known as Commander "Nitro" within the Sinaloa State Police, was shot and killed after an attack that took place on...

Commander "Nitro" killed after an attack in Mexico

The USS Sampson , a U.S. Navy missile destroyer, docks at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City, Panama, on September 02, 2025. The...

US Navy Destroyer USS Sampson docked in Panama amid regional tensions with Venezuela

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Members of the self-defense group Pueblos Unidos carry out guard duties in protection of avocado plantations, whipped by drug cartels that dominate...

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Mexico, Violence, Avocado

Members of the Civil Guard of Michoacan patrol a highway supported by armored vehicles after a wave of violence in the town of Aguililla, the...

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Mexico, Violence, TopShot

The initials of the drug cartel "Jalisco Nueva Generacion" are seen in graffiti on a wall in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco State, Mexico, on August 29,...

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Mexico, Jalisco State

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Mexico, Jalisco State

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Fentanyl Crisis

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Ismael Mario Zambada García

Mexican marines escort five alleged drug traffickers of the Zeta drug cartel in front of an RPG-7 rocket launcher, hand grenades, firearms, cocaine...

Mexican marines escort five alleged drug

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Federalis search cars at a impromptu checkpoint near the border in Juarez. Frequently Army and Police forces take such measures in attempt to catch...

Mexico's Drug War

Mexico, War On Drugs, USA

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The USS Sampson , a U.S. Navy missile destroyer, docks at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City, Panama, on September 02, 2025. The...

US Navy Destroyer USS Sampson docked in Panama amid regional tensions with Venezuela

Scrawled on a bus stop marks the presence of the notorious drug cartel within Guatemala. On the Interamerican road, in Huehuetenango department,...

Organized Crime Groups are Making Money off of Migration

Members of the National Guard conduct an operation in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 22 after federal forces kill Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias...

National Guard In Mexico Conducts Operation After Federal Forces Kill Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes 'El Mencho', Leader Of The Jalisco New Generation Cartel

Mexico, Guadalajara - Mexico, Leader

Members of the National Guard patrol the Izaguirre Ranch in Tehuchitlan, Jalisco State, Mexico, on March 19 where the "Guerreros Buscadores"...

MEXICO-CRIME-JUSTICE-MISSING

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MEXICO-VIOLENCE-DRUGS-SELF-DEFENSES

Mexico, Michoacán State, Avocado

Members of the National Guard patrol the Izaguirre Ranch in Tehuchitlan, Jalisco State, Mexico, on March 19 where the "Guerreros Buscadores"...

MEXICO-CRIME-JUSTICE-MISSING

Elements of the National Guard monitor and protect the perimeter of the Aguaruto Prison in Culiacan, where on the afternoon of January 5 there was a...

Security measures increased after a massive escape attempt from Aguaruto Prison in Mexico

Mexico, Police Force, Sinaloa

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Guerre au cartel de Medellin de Pablo Escobar

Coca Plant, Medellin - Colombia, Colombia

Member of the National Guard keeps watch at La Mora ranch, in Bavispe, Sonora State, Mexico, on January 12, 2020 where Mexican President Andres...

MEXICO-US-DRUGS-MORMON-ATTACK-LOPEZ OBRADOR-SECURITY

Mexico, Child, Recreational Drug

National Guard convoy in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 22 escorts a Rhino, an armored tactical vehicle used for high-impact operations and...

The National Guard In Mexico Conducts An Operation Following The Death Of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," Leader Of The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, At The Hands Of Federal Forces

Mexico, 2026, National Guard

Colombia's Police Director General William Rene Salamanca is speaking during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, on January 16 announcing the...

Colombia Police Captures Alias Poporro - Drug Trafficker In Mexico

Mexico, Colombia

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Black & White Shoes, Mexico City

Mexico, Mexican Culture, Black And White

Photos of the 29 drug cartel members sent from Mexico to the US are displayed during a press conference of the Mexican Security Cabinet, at the...

Mexican Security Cabinet holds a press conference

Mexico, USA, Mexico City

Screen capture of a paramilitary group which vowed to "eliminate" the Zetas, reputedly Mexico's most violent drug gang, in a video posted on the...

Screen capture of a paramilitary group w

Mexico, Gang, Veracruz

Elements of the National Guard monitor and protect the perimeter of the Aguaruto Prison in Culiacan, where on the afternoon of January 5 there was a...

Security measures increased after a massive escape attempt from Aguaruto Prison in Mexico

Mexico, Police Force, Culiacan

Mexican marines escort five alleged drug traffickers of the Zetas drug cartel in front of hand grenades, firearms, cocaine and military uniforms...

Mexican marines escort five alleged drug

Police tape marks the perimeter of a crime scene where a man was killed by gun fire in downtown Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 21,...

MEXICO-VIOLENCE-CRIME-RECORD

Mexico, Police Force, Kidnapping

Burnt truck is pictured after a wave of violence in the town of Aguililla, the birthplace of drug kingpin Nemesio Oseguera, leader of the Jalisco New...

MEXICO-CRIME-DRUGS TRAFFICKING-OPERATION-AFTERMATH

Mexico, Violence

Brunt truck is seen on a highway while a member of the Civil Guard of Michoacan takes position after a wave of violence in the town of Aguililla, the...

MEXICO-CRIME-DRUGS TRAFFICKING-OPERATION-AFTERMATH

Mexico, Violence

Members of the Civil Guard of Michoacan patrol a highway supported by armored vehicles after a wave of violence in the town of Aguililla, the...

TOPSHOT-MEXICO-CRIME-DRUGS TRAFFICKING-OPERATION-AFTERMATH

Mexico, Violence, TopShot

View of the site where Mexican Army troops killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho,' leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion ,...

Mexican cartel leader 'El Mencho' killed in military operation

Mexico, Jalisco State, Guadalajara - Mexico

David Cristobal Barraza Sainz, known as Commander "Nitro" within the Sinaloa State Police, was shot and killed after an attack that took place on...

Commander "Nitro" killed after an attack in Mexico

The initials of the drug cartel "Jalisco Nueva Generacion" are seen in graffiti on a wall in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco State, Mexico, on August 29,...

MEXICO-CRIME-VIOLENCE-MISSING

Mexican Army soldiers stand guard behind AK 47 and M-16 rifles, part of an arsenal seized to alleged members of drug cartels in the community of Paso...

MEXICO-DRUGS-GUNS-SEIZURE

Mexican soldier stands guard next to some graffitis of the drug trafficker Mayo Zambada and the criminal group "Cartel de Sinaloa" , in Palmas Altas...

MEXICO-VIOLENCE-CRIME-DRUGS-TOURISM-CULTURE

Mexico, Crime, Army Soldier

Salvador Alfonso Martinez, aka "Ardilla", , alleged member of the Los Zetas Cartel and alleged mastermind of the San Fernando slaugther, is presented...

MEXICO-DRUGS-ARREST

Federal forces take security measures outside the Special Prosecutor's Office before the departure of a convoy carrying Ovidio Guzman, the son of...

Mexican authorities recapture son of renowned drug trafficker El âChapoâ Guzman

Mexico, Gang, Ovidio Guzmán López

The press surrounds the site where nine Mormon women and children were murdered past November in an ambush, in Galeana, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on...

MEXICO-US-DRUGS-MORMON-ATTACK-LOPEZ OBRADOR

Mexico, Violence, Chihuahua - Mexico

Members of the Lebaron family watch the burned car where part of the nine murdered members of the family were killed and burned during an gunmen...

MEXICO-US-RELIGION-MORMON-ATTACK

Mexico, Mormonism, Shooting - Crime

February 2026, Mexico, Mexiko-Stadt: Members of the special units of the National Guard and the Secretaria de Seguridad Ciudadana stand guard in...

Drug war in Mexico - Mexico City

The USS Sampson , a U.S. Navy missile destroyer, docks at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City, Panama, on September 02, 2025. The...

US Navy Destroyer USS Sampson docked in Panama amid regional tensions with Venezuela

David Cristobal Barraza Sainz, known as Commander "Nitro" within the Sinaloa State Police, was shot and killed after an attack that took place on...

Commander "Nitro" killed after an attack in Mexico

Seized video recording and satellite cameras are pictured after a combined operation against drug cartels in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco State, Mexico on...

MEXICO-CRIME-DRUGS

Members of the Navy keep watch at La Mora ranch, in Bavispe, Sonora State, Mexico, as Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds a meeting...

MEXICO-US-DRUGS-MORMON-ATTACK-LOPEZ OBRADOR-SECURITY

Mexico, Violence, Recreational Drug

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Currency, Stealing - Crime, Gang

Members of the Civil Guard of Michoacan patrol a highway supported by armored vehicles after a wave of violence in the town of Aguililla, the...

MEXICO-CRIME-DRUGS TRAFFICKING-OPERATION-AFTERMATH

Mexico, Violence

Members of the National Guard conduct an operation in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 22 after federal forces kill Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias...

National Guard In Mexico Conducts Operation After Federal Forces Kill Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes 'El Mencho', Leader Of The Jalisco New Generation Cartel

Mexico, Guadalajara - Mexico

David Cristobal Barraza Sainz, known as Commander "Nitro" within the Sinaloa State Police, was shot and killed after an attack that took place on...

Commander "Nitro" killed after an attack in Mexico

Violence on the Mexico-United States border continues to rise. Just 10 days into the month, nearly 21 homicides are recorded. On Monday, March 10,...

Rising Violence On The MexicoU.S. Border: 21 Homicides In 10 Days

September 2024, Mexico, Tuxtla Gutierrez: People take part in a rally against the violence in the region and hold placards with inscriptions such as...

Protest against gang wars in Mexico

Mexico, Violence, War

Truck on fire is seen on the streets of Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico, on September 11, 2024. Elements of Mexico's National Guard were deployed in...

MEXICO-CRIME-DRUGS-UNREST

Culiacan, Mexico, Sinaloa

View of the front pages of Mexican newspapers showing the news of the capture of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, in Mexico City, Mexico on July 26, 2024....

MEXICO-US-CRIME-DRUG-TRAFFICKING-ZAMBADA

Ismael Mario Zambada García

Members of the National Guard patrol the Sonora mountain range, where nine members of the LeBaron community were killed on Monday in the municipality...

MEXICO-US-RELIGION-MORMON-ATTACK

Mexico, Violence, USA

Photographers and cameramen take images of different kinds of firearms, cocaine and military uniforms seized to alleged members of the Zetas drug...

Photographers and cameramen take images

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