One recruit who reportedly survived the ranch​ said those who refused orders or tried to escape were beaten, tortured and killed.

A van containing 16 of the bodies was plastered with a banner referencing the ongoing wars between rival drug cartels in Sinaloa, authorities said.

The stunning new details offer a rare look at how technology can be exploited in the high-stakes battle between US law enforcement and the violent Mexican cartels that control illicit drug trade.

Violence has soared in Sinaloa since the capture in the U.S. of cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada almost a year ago.

Mexico's Attorney General's Office claims former world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was a "henchman" of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Mexican rehabilitation centers were supposed to provide sanctuary to drug users trying to kick their addictions. Instead, they became targets for the same ultra-violent cartels that traffic illegal narcotics.

A tidal wave of violence struck Juárez, Mexico, leaving at least a dozen dead by early afternoon on Thursday, July 10, with homicides at various locations across the city. The killings were suspected of being linked to fighting among drug-trafficking groups, but the investigations were still ongoing.

The Trump administration is taking a serious look at money laundering in Mexico. New tools and directives are giving the administration the upper hand