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Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a US prison and may be deported
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence, authorities confirmed Friday. A U.S. Bureau of Prisons official said Cárdenas Guillén had been released...
US government indicts Guatemalan suspect on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer
A suspect arrested in Guatemala has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants in Texas, the Justice Department announced Thursday, marking what U.S. officials called a significant expansion of their investigation into the horrific...
Mexico's largest convenience store chain will reopen 191 stores in border city hit by gang threats
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s largest convenience store chain said Friday it will reopen 191 stores in the border city of Nuevo Laredo that it had closed last week because of drug cartel threats. The Femsa corporation, which operates the Oxxo chain of convenience stores, said its...
International Bancshares: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — LAREDO, Texas (AP) — International Bancshares Corp. (IBOC) on Thursday reported net income of $97 million in its second quarter. The bank, based in Laredo, Texas, said it had earnings of $1.56 per share. The financial holding company posted...
