The FGR says that no details have been shared to clarify how the Sinaloa Cartel capo came to be handed over to US authorities as it tries to determine if crimes including illegal flight and kidnapping were committed in Mexico
Rubén Rocha Moya, of the ruling PRI party, justified his absence on the day of the murder of opposition leader Héctor Cuén and the capture of Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López with a vacation in Los Angeles
The Sinaloa Cartel leader has taken control of narrative over his arrest after claiming that he was going to meet with Governor Rubén Rocha and linking his detention to the murder of Héctor Cuén, an influential local politician
The message Washington is sending with the arrest of the drug lord and the suspicion of an extraterritorial operation fuels distrust between the security agencies of both countries
López Obrador said that the pilot initially linked to the case did not participate in the arrest of El Mayo Zambada, and has called for an end to the speculation while the U.S. government prepares to release of the full report on what happened
The arrest of the co-founder of the powerful criminal organization in the US opens up several possible scenarios: wars of succession, changes in the criminal structure, and confrontation with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The founder of the Sinaloa Cartel returns to a Texas court, accused of drug trafficking, money laundering and at least four murders related to his criminal activities. The prosecution is asking the judge for more time and for the case to be recognized as ‘unusual and complex’
Jeffrey Lichtman, who also defended Joaquín Guzmán Loera in 2018, has waded into a war of contradictory public statements regarding the recent arrest of the leaders of Mexico’s infamous Sinaloa Cartel
Details over the arrests of the historic leader of the Sinaloa Cartel and one of the sons of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán remain shrouded in mystery
Firsthand witnesses and relatives of victims speak of hours of anguish following the collapse of a stage at a rally featuring Mexican presidential candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez. At least nine people are dead and 189 injured
The latest annual report from the anti-narcotics agency warns that the two criminal groups ‘have effectively eliminated any competition’ and already have a presence in all 50 states of the country
More than 170 attacks have been committed against politicians in the lead-up to the June elections. This violence has put campaigns under tension and is sowing doubts about governability in several regions. Specialists warn that the line between the Mexican state and organized crime is increasingly blurred
The victims have been identified as Alejandro Hernández Fuentes and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera. Four other Hispanic workers are still missing, but U.S. authorities said it is no longer safe for divers to continue searching the accident area
A new publication about the alleged links between drug traffickers and the president’s inner circle has, once again, strained the bilateral relationship. According to experts, this is a strategy by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to attack the Mexican president
The White House insists that it has a good relationship with Mexico’s government, after ‘The New York Times’ published a report based on DEA probes into whether drug traffickers contributed money to the president’s campaign
A former Barrio 18 gang leader swindled a high-ranking police chief in a fake plot to have a Mexican drug cartel abduct Elmer Canales Rivera, alias ‘Crook,’ according to an investigation by ‘El Faro’
Three members of the Northeast Cartel have pled guilty to human trafficking on the border between Mexico and the United States. The case has shone a light on how criminals recruit clients and victims via social media
The attorney talks about this week’s historic ruling, the next stage of the legal battle and how the elections on both sides of the border could affect the case
In a historic ruling, a three-judge panel reversed the decision of a Massachusetts court to dismiss the claim against some of the heavyweights of America’s arms industry
The 71-year-old drug trafficker, who for years worked under the protection of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison in the US
The last candidate to join the presidential race has arrived with the advantage of being a little-known face. But he has room to become an uncomfortable rival
The authorities claim that 195 bullets were fired from seven different weapons. They are now targeting ‘a group of people that operates’ on the borders between the Mexican states of Guanajuato and Michoacán
Caught between drug violence and the devastating effects of insatiable demand, the southern border clings to naloxone, a medication that can reverse overdoses stemming from opioids. But while it’s saving lives in the United States, it’s virtually impossible to find in Mexico
Lawyers for the former Mexican official, imprisoned in the U.S. for drug trafficking and organized crime, say they have new evidence that exonerates their client
The far-right politician — who is competing in a runoff election this Sunday — copied entire fragments of an academic article that came out six years before he published his book ‘Pandenomics.’ This is according to court documents to which EL PAÍS has had access
The Mexican president is due to hold bilateral meetings with the presidents of China, Japan the United States, and Canada. Migration and fentanyl are expected to be on the agenda when he sits down with Joe Biden and Xi Jinping
The announcement of 20 new miles of fencing comes as Blinken and Mayorkas visit the country, and increases pressure on the U.S. president ahead of the 2024 elections.