The music promoter, linked to artists such as Gerardo Ortiz and Julión Álvarez, was gunned down in one of the most luxurious areas of Mexico City. The US had pursued him for years for alleged links to drug trafficking
Authorities signal that the war in the drug cartel’s stronghold is at the top of their list of priorities, in a double attempt to appease Trump and silence internal criticism of their strategy against organized crime
The White House has set a price on the capture of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, offering more than the reward for Los Chapitos and the same amount it would pay for Nicolás Maduro
Secretary of Security Omar Hamid García Harfuch ruled out a car bomb and says the incident in Culiacán was caused by a ‘drone-type device’
The latest wave of US sanctions reveals how the maritime border has become one of the most lucrative terrains for organized crime, which is negatively impacting the ecosystem and the survival of marine species
The president has activated her Cabinet, marking territory on one of the crucial fronts of the bilateral relationship and sending messages that challenge the Republican’s proposal to deport a million people each year
The Bonques Brothers, key operators of the cartel in the state of Nayarit, will lose access to bank accounts in the international financial system. The move is part of Washington’s fight against fentanyl trafficking from Mexico
Weeks before leaving office, the U.S. ambassador accuses López Obrador of closing the door to collaboration with Washington
The battle between El Mayo and Los Chapitos has resulted in over 300 murders and hundreds of forced disappearances, but the effects go beyond the visible: the lasting scars on mental health after two months of unrelenting violence
The barbarity of recent weeks has reignited the debate on the use of terror by criminal groups, but its implications also cross over issues such as migration, trade, and the US presidential election
Ambassador Salazar rebuffs complaints from Sheinbaum’s administration regarding Washington’s lack of transparency on Zambada’s capture, presenting a detailed timeline of high-level communications
Since January, the notorious drug trafficker has taken on his own defense, despite not speaking or writing in English, as he navigates his new life behind bars. He has requested more visits with his wife, Emma Coronel, and demanded a retrial
With more than four decades of experience, she has published a retrospective of the legal cases that have marked American society: from Donald Trump to ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán
Guanajuato, the state with the highest homicide rate, saw two explosions in Acámbaro and Jerécuaro — a tactic that’s been used before in the spiral of violent crime affecting the region
The National Defense Secretariat confirms the blow to the La Mayiza structure, dealt in a pitched battle against dozens of hitmen loyal to the cartel leader in a rural area of Culiacán
Jeffrey Lichtman speaks out at El Ratón’s first appearance in Chicago following El Mayo’s capture; both brothers are set to appear at a joint hearing on January 7
Co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel is set to appear before Brian Cogan in a Brooklyn court, opening a new chapter in the judicial offensive against Mexican cartels
Convicted last year of collaborating for two decades with the Sinaloa Cartel, he learned his fate in the same court and before the same judge who convicted El Chapo. In a statement, he insisted on presenting himself as a victim
Judge Brian Cogan has moved Ismael Zambada’s next hearing up to October 17, one day after he sentences the former drug czar, who was convicted of accepting bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel
The president-elect says in a statement that ‘Mexico and Spain share a solid relationship of friendship,’ but adds that ‘it would benefit from a renewed perspective’
The biggest fracture within the Sinaloa Cartel in more than a decade is causing panic in the state
Prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment for former Mexican drug czar Genaro García Luna, hours after Mexico’s president said Washington is ‘ jointly responsible’ for the violence that has broken out in Sinaloa
Residents of the Mexican city of Culiacán tell EL PAÍS about the days of fear and uncertainty triggered by the fracture within the Sinaloa Cartel, which has left a trail of murders, disappearances and blockades
The Mexican drug trafficker is scheduled to attend the same court where El Chapo was tried and convicted. U.S. Authorities have called him ‘a danger to the community’ and are calling for heightened security measures to stop him from escaping
Mexican President López Obrador acknowledges that people are scared about the clashes between El Mayo and Los Chapitos, but insists that the government has deployed enough security forces to control the situation
Experts and local media blame the recent clashes on divisions within the Sinaloa Cartel. At least three people have been reportedly killed
Ken Salazar lowers tone after Mexican president ‘pauses’ relations with America, and assures that concerns expressed by the US do not violate Mexico’s sovereignty