Article: 43 People in U.S., Mexico Face Drug Charges; Federal Agencies Say Suspected Cartel Leaders, Many at Large, Are Among Indicted

Law enforcement officials announced criminal drug-trafficking charges Thursday against 43 people in the United States and Mexico, including suspected leaders of prominent cartels in a country that has been plagued with gun violence.

Federal agencies including the Justice Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the cases, filed in New York and Chicago. Eight defendants were arrested in the past week, and several current and former suspected kingpins in the organized-crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa cartel remained at large, authorities said.

The action marks the latest attempt by U.S. and Mexican law enforcement authorities ...

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