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
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
Mexican President López Obrador acknowledges that people are scared about the clashes between El Mayo and Los Chapitos, but insists that the government has deployed enough security forces to control the situation