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Beijing time, October 16, 2026, former U.S. President Trump commented on the situation in Mexico in public remarks. He said that Mexico is currently effectively controlled by drug cartels, and claimed that he had expressed this view to the Mexican president. Although Trump praised Mexico's current female president in his remarks, he insisted that the reality of the country's government being subject to drug cartels has not changed.
Four U.S. Republican senators sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney General on September 30, calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Chinese criminal networks operating illegal marijuana businesses within the United States.
Four Republican senators have written to the Attorney General, calling for a full investigation into Chinese criminal organizations allegedly operating illegal marijuana and drug businesses in the United States.
Ecuadorian police seized approximately 370 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a secret compartment of a truck in the northern Carchi province and arrested a dual-national woman.
President Trump attended the Second Meeting of the Shield of the Americas at UN Headquarters, discussing the fight against fentanyl smuggling, resource protection, and security cooperation in Latin America.
In the early hours of last Tuesday and Wednesday, the U.S. Army used a multi-purpose high-energy laser system near the U.S.-Mexico border to shoot down three drones, classifying them as hostile targets and saying drug trafficking networks are increasingly using drones to assist smuggling and reconnaissance.
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York announced that 32-year-old Chinese citizen Zhuo Wenjian was sentenced to 27 months in prison for attempting to distribute marijuana.
FBI Director Cash issued a report on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's comprehensive efforts to crack down on the fentanyl supply chain, resulting in the seizure of over 3,200 kilograms of fentanyl and the arrest of thousands of suspects.
On July 14, 2026, Canadian media revealed that the Communications Security Establishment carried out a disruptive cyber countermeasure operation against an overseas cybercrime ring engaged in the cross-border trafficking of fentanyl chemical precursors.
CCTV cited data from the Ministry of Public Security stating that the number of criminal cases nationwide decreased by 16.1% year-on-year from January to May. However, the phenomenon of multiple regions investing financially in expanding detention centers and prisons has led to external doubts about the real public security situation.
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Chinese national Zhang Zhidong with operating a fentanyl chemical supply and money laundering network spanning China, Mexico, and the United States; Zhang Zhidong has pleaded not guilty, and the case has not yet entered trial.
Alibaba is accused of failing to prevent merchants on its platform from conducting approximately 80,000 transactions involving the export of illegal drugs, equipment, and other items to the United States between January 2016 and December 2024.
In 2025, Hong Kong recorded a total of 89,137 criminal cases, 50% more than the 59,225 cases in 2019. Among them, 43,212 were fraud cases, accounting for half, with victims defrauded of HK$8.1 billion. Fraud cases have multiplied fivefold from fewer than 10,000 in 2019.
Data shows that in 2024, the annual number of criminal cases filed by Chinese police (Public Security) exceeded 10 million, a sharp increase compared to 2000, with the majority of short-sentence cases involving various "pocket crimes."