Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel is serving a life sentence for drug trafficking in the United States. In 13 missives addressed to the judge presiding over his case, he writes that he is suffering from severe physical and psychological exhaustion 

Addiction, legal troubles and accusations of criminal ties have thrust the clan from Sinaloa into the spotlight for reasons that have nothing to do with the ring

The Security Cabinet says the on-leave governor is in Sinaloa despite the fact that no one has seen him in 19 days

Two leaders of this faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ovidio and Joaquín Guzmán, have already been arrested and are cooperating as witnesses for US authorities

The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel has asked to be tried in his homeland on the pending charges against him while serving a life sentence in a maximum-security prison in Colorado

The US indictment of Governor Rocha and members of his administration over ties to El Chapo’s sons is fueling a mix of fatigue and resignation in a region marred by corruption and violence

Several political operatives were kidnapped during the 2021 elections and armed groups stole ballot boxes full of votes, according to the indictment filed by the US prosecutors

Mexico and the United States identify the 41-year-old as the possible successor to the powerful organization. Part of an old Michoacán clan and stepson of El Mencho, criminal lineage looms large in the story of the leader of the CJNG’s Elite Group

The Attorney General Office’s failure to secure the site where the cartel kingpin was killed, the gaps in the narrative about the subsequent violence that left dozens dead, and the doubts about the future of the CJNG paint a picture of the current criminal landscape in Mexico

Mindful of the insecurity in his native country, the Mexican writer presents ‘The Mermaid and the Retiree,’ a political and suspenseful work set in Culiacán that follows a congressional candidate who must confront the many forms of violence around her

Claudia Sheinbaum is preparing a two-day visit to the Mexican state caught in the crossfire between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza

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