The seizure in Sinaloa of technology similar to that used in Ukraine, along with reports of Los Chapitos and Jalisco New Generation Cartel operatives among Kyiv’s forces, has put the Mexican government on alert
John Lindsay-Poland of Stop US Arms to Mexico says the region’s dense concentration of gun stores, combined with the war in Sinaloa, has fueled a growing flow of weapons through Sonora
The group has been hit by 19 arrests in less than a week, but it remains one of La Mayiza’s most important armed wings. Its fugitive leader, Carlos Páez, is accused of overseeing a fentanyl-trafficking network into the United States
In their new books, the two disagree over how much Washington knew about the operation that brought the Sinaloa kingpin to the United States
Two sons of El Mayo Zambada, El Chapo’s twin daughters, his wife Emma Coronel, three of El Mencho’s children and his stepson were born in the US state
In an interview with EL PAÍS, Priscila Murrieta and Alan Esparza – relatives of the miners who disappeared back in January in the mountains of Sinaloa – reveal new information about what happened to their loved ones
US sanctions against a network linked to Los Mayos in Baja California have revealed how the cartels has infiltrated the organization of music events in Mexico
Accused of drug trafficking in California since 2014, authorities in Mexico and the United States have since placed Ismael Zambada Sicairos in Sinaloa, Baja California, and Quintana Roo
Two men opened fire on Alma Rosa Rojo on Saturday in Culiacán while she was traveling by car with her daughter and two granddaughters. The attack occurred four days after the military presence in the city was reinforced
Former Sinaloa security secretary, accused alongside Rubén Rocha Moya of ties to Los Chapitos, is no longer in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, although his criminal case remains ongoing
Ambassador Ronald Johnson reveals a new agreement to purchase drones and Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch will attend the DEA conference in Argentina
The city, Sinaloa’s main tourist destination, is in the grip of a wave of violence that left 14 homicides in the first week of August
Mexican authorities have linked the death of César Gastelum, the ninth content creator slain in the past two years, to messages he shared in support of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
The US has raised rewards for the cartel’s leading members to over $100 million and seeks to cut their income sources with the aim of destroying the criminal organization
The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, for decades one of the world’s biggest drug traffickers, awaits a life sentence in the United States amid unresolved questions that have political repercussions in Mexico
Reports from Mexican authorities and US court documents suggest that Mauro Alberto Núñez Ojeda aka ‘El Jando’, Los Chapitos’ trusted pilot, was the person who flew the plane that transported the Sinaloa Cartel boss two years ago
Security chief Omar García Harfuch confirms the pact under which El Mencho provided ‘funding and personnel resources’ to the Guzmán faction. The DEA, videos, and even Google Maps had pointed to the agreement
On the day of the opening game and this Tuesday, the country recorded two of the days with the fewest intentional homicides in the past decade, a trend that has become established over the past year
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
The Security Cabinet says the on-leave governor is in Sinaloa despite the fact that no one has seen him in 19 days
Reports about the agency’s possible involvement in the murder of a mid-level Sinaloa Cartel operative deepen the binational security crisis
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
An official report warns that Joaquín Guzmán exchanged messages last year about threats against government informants and payments for drug sales
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
The US Attorney’s Office has sent shockwaves through Mexico by charging Governor Rubén Rocha, a senator, and eight state officials with ties to the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. The Mexican government rejects the allegations, arguing they were filed without sufficient evidence