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
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
Joaquín Guzmán López’s guilty plea points to the DEA’s involvement in the Sinaloa Cartel leader’s arrest
EL PAÍS has obtained details of the investigation into an apparent mix-up by uniformed officers, an investigation that is progressing through the courts beset by numerous contradictions
A gold mine in Mexico’s Sonoran desert was taken over by the sons of drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán. Mexican officials and generals said they would help an American businessman reclaim the mine — but demanded hefty bribes. For one man, reclaiming the mine was more than a business proposition. It was a reckoning with his past and a chance to pay back the orphanage that raised him
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 Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned eight individuals and 12 companies it accuses of being linked to Los Chapitos
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
EL PAÍS reports from the northwest region of Mexico, documenting a bloody cartel conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and shaken the community
The son of the former world boxing champion is accused of organized crime and arms trafficking
The accused drug trafficker, arrested under unusual circumstances in July 2024, is taking the same path as Ovidio Guzmán
The Justice Department’s decision, which benefits Caro Quintero and ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, marks a shift from the president’s earlier calls to execute drug traffickers
The decision opens the door to a possible plea deal between the drug lord and authorities
The arrest of the drug lord marks its first anniversary, while the Mexican State bleeds due to the fight initiated by his henchmen against the sons of his former partner, Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán
The internal war between factions of the Sinaloa cartel is also being waged in Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s historic stronghold
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
The Treasury Department has frozen the assets of a business conglomerate accused of cleaning up the finances of El Chapo’s fugitive children
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