“This was personal.” DEA Acting Administrator Derek Maltz said there is “one name” in the group of 29 cartel members “that stands above the rest for the men and women” of his agency ...

In an effort to tackle the growing fentanyl crisis and curb the influence of Mexican drug cartels, the Trump administration has appointed veteran counternarcotics agent Derek Maltz as the acting ...

It is also a victory for the Camarena family," DEA Acting Administrator Derek S. Maltz said in a statement. "Today sends a message to every cartel leader, every trafficker, every criminal ...

U.S. custody, including Rafael Caro Quintero — the notorious drug lord responsible for the 1985 killing of a DEA agent.

Trump designated drug cartels terrorist organizations and Mexico extradited 29 alleged members, one a suspect in a notorious DEA killing in 1985.

Mexico has extradited dozens of drug cartel figures to the U.S., including Rafael Caro Quintero -- who was behind the ...

WASHINGTON – An alleged Mexican kingpin the White House called “one of the most evil cartel leaders in the world,” who is charged with killing a Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1985 ...

"Caro Quintero, a cartel kingpin who unleashed violence, destruction, and death across the United States and Mexico, has ...

Acting DEA Administrator Derek Maltz said Caro Quintero’s arrival meant the most because he spent four decades atop the agency’s list of most wanted fugitives. “This moment is extremely ...