Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

The battle between cartel factions has been going on for five months, with hundreds dead and missing. Los Chapitos have suffered more from the onslaught of the authorities, who have focused their actions on the capital, Culiacán

The White House is outlining, pending a formal announcement, the first designations: La Familia Michoacana, Cárteles Unidos, Cartel del Noroeste and the Gulf Cartel are on the list, according to ‘The New York Times’

The Mexican president pushed back against a Justice Department document that suggests possible intervention by US agencies and security forces

US authorities are offering a $5 million reward for information about the veteran drug lord. Some reports say he is waiting for the right moment to re-emerge and take back leadership in Sinaloa, where a bloody cartel war is being waged

Claudia Sheinbaum’s government faces the challenge of toughening its fight against drugs and showing results to prevent a potential US military incursion into Mexico

The Republican’s return to the White House heralds a new hunt for narco bosses, the designation of cartels as terrorist groups and exaggerated speeches promising the end of fentanyl trafficking and organized crime

Prosecutors and the defense teams for Joaquín and Ovidio Guzmán have made it clear they both want to avoid a trial. However, both sides have requested an extension to finalize the remaining details before El Chapo’s sons formally enter guilty pleas

Joaquín and Ovidio Guzmán, sons of El Chapo, were key players in the Sinaloa drug cartel, which is now caught up in a bloody battle over leadership. It is still unclear whether the brothers will aim for a plea bargain to avoid trial

Ovidio and Joaquín Guzmán López are preparing for a crucial hearing in Chicago on Tuesday, while their brothers continue to battle for control of the Sinaloa Cartel

The battle between Los Chapitos and the faction loyal to ‘El Mayo’ Zambada is staining the cartel’s old sanctuary with blood. Corpses pile up in the streets and social life has been reduced to a minimum. EL PAÍS traveled through Culiacán and its surroundings, where burned-out houses and businesses, as well as shootings and roadblocks, are part of the daily landscape

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

The Secretariat of the Navy seized 1,500 kilos of opioid pills in the Mexican state of Sinaloa amid the ongoing cartel war between Los Chapitos and the faction loyal to Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

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 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

In his new book, the Mexican journalist recounts the 2021 meeting he had with the old boss of the Sinaloa Cartel. This is only the drug lord’s second interview with a journalist that has been made public. EL PAÍS published an exclusive preview

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

Three cities in northern Mexico have imposed bans on costumes that fully cover the face, citing difficulties in identifying individuals amid the surge in organized crime

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

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

The battle unleashed between factions of Mexico’s organized crime groups following the arrest of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada has put journalists at the center of attacks, kidnappings and threats

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

Washington is pushing for the delivery of brothers Miguel Ángel and Omar Treviño Morales and accuses the Mexican judiciary of delaying the process

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

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 mystery surrounding the capture of Mario Alexander Gámez, alias ‘El Piyi’, a hitman for the Sinaloa Cartel, has ignited rumors that the genre’s lyrics are used to secure arrests. But music experts are skeptical