COURT DOCS: 8 Arrested in Madison ICE Raid
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement led an operation in Sinaloa, Mexico, targeting three cartel-linked clandestine drug laboratories in early 2025.
- The operation followed heightened U.S.-Mexico tensions involving drug trafficking, immigration control, and President Trump’s designation of cartels as terrorist organizations.
- Mexican agencies including the Attorney General’s Office, SEDENA, and the Navy reportedly coordinated with ICE, while cartel violence and a civil war continue to destabilize Sinaloa.
- Authorities dismantled over 750 clandestine drug labs, with the Sinaloa cartel heavily implicated in the opioid crisis and thousands killed or missing amid internal cartel conflicts.
- The operation sparked political controversy but reflects intensified U.S. And Mexican efforts to combat cartels, with Mexican President Sheinbaum affirming, "We all want to fight the drug cartels.
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Confiscation of Chemical Precursors in Mexico with U.S. Support Opens Debate on Trump’s Interventionism · Global Voices
A drizzle that can escalate into a storm. A statement by ICE, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Agency, has stirred up the debate about Donald Trump’s intentions to intervene in Mexico to combat drug cartels. On Wednesday, ICE announced in X the dismantling of three large clandestine synthetic drug production laboratories in Sinaloa, in an operation conducted by a unit of the Mexican government “certified” by the U.S. Department of National Secur…
COURT DOCS: 8 arrested in Madison ICE raid
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Court documents filed in federal court are giving us a better idea of how long federal agents have been zeroing in on the town of Madison. As we first reported Tuesday, ICE agents made eight arrests at two businesses in the southeastern South Dakota town. South Dakota campgrounds see strong start to season Five were arrested at Global Polymer and three were arrested at Manitou Equipment in the southern part of t…
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