Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

The operation against the country’s most‑wanted drug trafficker is the biggest achievement to date in the fight against organized crime by the Security Cabinet led by Omar García Harfuch

The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel had spent decades evading justice. He was brought down in an operation in the mountains of Jalisco that has sparked a violent reaction in various states across the country

Local and foreign mining companies are forced to pay protection money or hire suppliers linked to their extortionists in order to operate

The indictment of nine US citizens in their own country puts the spotlight on the lack of controls on the purchase of high-caliber artillery that benefits criminal organizations south of the border

Harfuch points to a criminal misunderstanding as the cause of the workers’ abduction. The bodies of at least five have been found in a mass grave, with another five yet to be identified

The attack against two lawmakers and the mass kidnapping of miners are further proof that violence continues unabated in the Mexican state

Violence and an increase in homicides persist in the Mexican state amid the capture and extradition of cartel operatives

The latest batch of prisoners includes organized crime heavyweights and a handful of names that transcend the six organizations included on the State Department’s blacklist

The transfer to the US of 37 prisoners, including leaders of the Sinaloa, Jalisco New Generation and Northeast cartels, is a response to threats made by the Republican in recent weeks regarding operations south of the Rio Grande

Mexico’s secretary of public security, Omar García Harfuch, reported the capture of seven of his hitmen along with weapons and vehicles in the city of Badiraguato

Mexican authorities point to the growing influence of Fausto Isidro, once a mid-level regional crime boss, in drug trafficking to the United States

State action and the fight against the faction loyal to ‘El Mayo’ Zambada have resulted in high-profile arrests and murders that have dealt a blow to the sons of ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán

The murder of the Guzmáns’ head of security follows the arrests and killings of six other lieutenants over the past two years

The attacks have intensified, and the Mexican government acknowledges a recent increase in homicides as the sons of El Chapo and El Mayo fight for territory

Joaquín Guzmán López’s guilty plea points to the DEA’s involvement in the Sinaloa Cartel leader’s arrest

The US Treasury Department has sanctioned the Hysa business empire for alleged laundering money for Mexican organized crime

Nearly 50 murders have been recorded in Sinaloa in the last week, mainly in the capital, the main front of a war between cartel factions that has lasted more than a year

Since the Treasury targeted Sumilab in May 2023, its owners have received over three million pesos in government allocations

The crossfire between Los Chapitos and the faction loyal to ‘El Mayo’ Zambada has generated a spike in disappearances in the last year with a dominant pattern: male, up to 40 years old, and from Culiacán

The State Department accuses ‘El Ruso’ of drug and arms trafficking as well as bribing government officials, police, and military personnel in Sinaloa with over $1 million per month

EL PAÍS reports from the northwest region of Mexico, documenting a bloody cartel conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and shaken the community

Experts suggest that the US will use the threat of a trade war to force Mexico’s hand in the security arena. One potential outcome is a military cooperation agreement that would allow the US to take direct action in conjunction with Mexico

The US Secretary of State will meet with Mexican president Sheinbaum at a delicate time for the bilateral relation

‘El Mayo’ Zambada, ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, and Caro Quintero — the three kings of Mexico’s drug empire — will spend their final days in the prisons in the United States

The drug lord’s guilty plea includes the disclosure of his assets to the courts, although experts consider it unlikely that they will be recovered

‘El Mayo’ Zambada’s statements in US court, in which the drug lord admitted to having bribed politicians, are being used against the president’s party