Zorayda Gallegos

An internal investigation in 2012 revealed that José Luis Ramón Velasco Guillén had sold at least 86 weapons to private buyers, but the case against him was eventually shelved

A joint investigation by EL PAÍS and Armando.info unveils the inner workings of a scheme involving dozens of individuals and companies that illicitly sold crude and transferred the money through tax havens in a shady multi-million-dollar business

The former commander of the Special Forces Corps installed a bar at his barracks, used soldiers as waiters at private parties and charged the bill to the military budget

Mexico’s persistent housing crisis has pushed millions to find refuge in tiny shanty homes

With officers gunned down, abducted or run out of town, Chihuahua precincts are close to defeat

Group posted false job ads on social media platform then forced applicants to attend training camps

Draft bill that President Enrique Peña sent to Congress in 2015 has been beset by delays

Local authorities confirm video footage showing officers detaining group as armed men arrive

Extradition to US of drug lord sparks power struggle that has left 235 people dead in two months

Mexican state is witnessing an upsurge in violence unseen for almost a decade

Lower house passes reform to place suspects in pre-trial detention and prevent them from fleeing justice

Business sector moves to play down two shootouts this week that left nine dead in Caribbean resort

Marisol Lazárraga’s workshop for children in the village of La Noria provides a refuge from the drugs war

Government plan to boost security in country’s south having negative effect, say rights groups

The Sinaloa Cartel controls 90% of the narcotics shipped through this stretch of the US border

Faced with police inaction, some people are taking justice into their own hands

Drug kingpin’s attorney says he will challenge the ruling in a circuit court

If extradited, the Mexican drug boss wants to avoid a trial and reach an agreement for a reduced sentence

Pontiff’s calls for peace fail to halt violence in one of the world’s most dangerous nations

Soap opera star asks for legal protection after failing to testify about her ties with ‘El Chapo’

Five friends were returning home from a getaway when they were stopped by officers

The majority of those detained have greater quantities of drugs than permitted by law

Kate del Castillo had planned on launching tequila business with the notorious drug lord

The PRD politician was gunned down at her home one day after she took office

Archbishop of Mexico City calls for review of drug’s therapeutic uses

Drug dealers disguised as police officers hold up and kill two tourists in the violent state