Conflicts in Ecuador, Mexico and Haiti stem from corruption, a lack of state authority and entities such as drug cartels.

Santa Anna and the Empire. This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996.

The Troubles of the New Mexican Empire. Share full article. Sept. 14, 1864. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from September 14, 1864, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

Armed kids shine light on Mexico's drug cartel violence 06:40. Days of widespread drug cartel arson and shootings in four states last week have left Mexicans asking why the drug cartels exploded ...

Mexico's "most powerful and ruthless" cartel operates in all 50 states, the DEA says. (DEA's 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment) Cartels sell rainbow fentanyl pills, the DEA says.