José Adolfo Macías, leader of the feared gang Los Choneros, is the first local drug kingpin to be handed over. His trial is raising expectations in Ecuador over the potential revelations that could emerge in the courtroom
Mexico’s security policies have achieved success in recent weeks, with seizures of millions of dollars in stolen fuel and the presentation of a bold strategy against extortion
El Chapo’s son accepts responsibility on four counts of drug trafficking and organized crime and pledges ‘substantial assistance’ in exchange for prosecutors requesting a lighter sentence
The Mexican government blames the US for not detaining the ex-champion’s son, who now awaits deportation
The son of Mexico’s boxing legend finds himself behind bars in Los Angeles — the latest twist in a life marked by scandal, recovery, and inner turmoil
The Mexican boxer, arrested by US authorities, has never concealed his ties to Los Chapitos. His ex-wife, Frida Muñoz, is the widow of a son of the drug lord
With nearly 20 family members in the United States, the walls are closing in on Mexico’s leading drug trafficking dynasty
Authorities have found a message exposing the conflict between the faction led by Mayo Zambada’s sons and Los Chapitos
Court documents reveal at least 10 heists in the last two years on the California-Arizona route
The drug lord, detained in a US prison since February on charges of killing a DEA agent, is waiting to find out whether he will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment
The Salvadoran national Jordin Melgar-Salmerón was sent to his home country in May despite a court ban
At least 13 candidates who were chosen in a direct vote by citizens have backgrounds that could jeopardize their victory
The Treasury Department has frozen the assets of a business conglomerate accused of cleaning up the finances of El Chapo’s fugitive children
The single ‘Andas contando’ featuring Cecy Millan is the first original song she has released
After the death of El Perris, head of security, the government has captured hitmen leader Moisés Barnabé, delivering a new blow to the dwindling faction of the Sinaloa Cartel
The cartel boss, who handed ‘El Mayo’ Zambada over to authorities last year, pleaded not guilty to federal charges against him
The alleged pact between Los Chapitos and the CJNG and the apparent ties between groups from the north of the state with the ‘El Mayo’ Zambada faction deepen uncertainty about an end to the conflict
The agency’s annual report indicates that El Mencho’s organization has expanded throughout Mexico, and that factions of the Sinaloa Cartel are using veterinary drugs to stretch fentanyl supplies
California accuses Pedro Inzunza and his son of the Beltrán Leyva organization of trafficking fentanyl for the Sinaloa Cartel
In an interview, Omar García Harfuch said that none of the family members were wanted by Mexican authorities
Among the group of people who allegedly crossed on foot on May 9 through the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana is Griselda Guadalupe López Pérez, El Chapo’s ex-wife and one of the main operators of the Sinaloa Cartel
Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s youngest son, imprisoned in Chicago since 2023, will provide information and plead guilty in exchange for improving his legal situation
The former agent, a witness in the Menchito trial, was murdered exactly 10 years after surviving the downing of a helicopter in a failed operation to capture ‘El Mencho’
El Mencho ordered trailers to be set alight and highways blocked in Michoacán, Jalisco, and Guanajuato. Two police officers were killed, but no arrests were made: ‘We’ve never seen blockades of this scale’
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is reacting to increasing pressure from the Mexican government, which has targeted high-ranking bosses and important logistics operators
For over 10 years, the Olascoagas have controlled the lives and economies of dozens of municipalities in Guerrero and the State of Mexico. The US now accuses them of being large-scale drug traffickers
A study by the Colegio de México reveals that the CJNG is the most active in using social media to recruit adolescents