Ovidio Guzmán López

Ambassador Salazar rebuffs complaints from Sheinbaum’s administration regarding Washington’s lack of transparency on Zambada’s capture, presenting a detailed timeline of high-level communications

Since January, the notorious drug trafficker has taken on his own defense, despite not speaking or writing in English, as he navigates his new life behind bars. He has requested more visits with his wife, Emma Coronel, and demanded a retrial

The National Defense Secretariat confirms the blow to the La Mayiza structure, dealt in a pitched battle against dozens of hitmen loyal to the cartel leader in a rural area of Culiacán

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

Violence between warring factions has had a direct impact on people’s lives. Many have lost their jobs, children are not going to school, and car theft and kidnappings have increased

The biggest fracture within the Sinaloa Cartel in more than a decade is causing panic in the state

Amid tensions over the capture of ‘El Mayo’ and Joaquín Guzmán López, the latest outbreak of violence increases fears of a new ‘Culiacanazo’ in the stronghold of the Sinaloa Cartel

The Attorney General’s Office believes that the alleged release of El Chapo’s son from custody in the United States on July 23 is related to the capture of the drug lord and his brother, Joaquín Guzmán, two days later

Authorities found the bodies of Martin and Leobardo Garcia Corrales on Saturday in Sinaloa. The United States had charged both with fentanyl trafficking and possession of automatic weapons

The arrest of the co-founder of the powerful criminal organization in the US opens up several possible scenarios: wars of succession, changes in the criminal structure, and confrontation with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel

The drug trafficker’s defense claims that ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s son tied the drug lord up, threw him into a pick-up truck and forced him to board the plane that took him to El Paso, Texas, and jail

Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas was the head of security for Los Chapitos, the branch of the organization led by the sons of El Chapo, and suspected of orchestrating the violence unleashed in response to the detention of Ovidio Guzmán

The Department of Justice indictments reveal some of the atrocities committed by the Sinaloa Cartel, which include kidnappings, torture, and the bribery of officials

The not guilty plea from Ovidio Guzmán López came Monday during his initial court appearance

‘The Mouse’ was transferred on Friday over drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges

The Treasury Department alleges that Joaquín Guzmán López trafficked fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. He is the fourth son of ‘El Chapo’ to face sanctions

A lawyer for the Guzmán family shared a statement with Mexican television in which the heirs of ‘El Chapo’ claim they are ‘victims of persecution’ because of their notorious father

Anne Milgram said the criminal organization was operating in more than 40 countries, and had become more ‘ruthless’ since it was taken over by the sons of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán

The judicial crackdown against relatives, old partners and informants has been decisive in detaining top members of the Sinaloa Cartel. The evidence collected will be key to putting the capo’s heirs on trial

Mexican drug traffickers account for seven of the top 10 names on U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s list of priority fugitives

The extradition to the United States of Jorge Iván Gastélum, hitman and great strategist, means the fall of “the last piece on El Chapo’s chessboard”

American authorities are tightening the net around the clans of aging drug lords like Joaquín Guzmán, Rubén Oseguera and Rafael Caro Quintero

Mexican federal sources confirm that a diplomatic letter has been issued requesting that the Sinaloa Cartel leader be sent to the US to stand trial for trafficking with marijuana and cocaine

In a letter delivered to Mexico’s ambassador to the United States via his attorney, the imprisoned drug lord protests his living conditions. He is asking President López Obrador to intercede

The son of drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán was raised in affluence and joined the family business when he was only 18

The ‘three amigos’ – the leaders of Mexico, Canada and the United States – will meet in Mexico for the first time in more than a decade. This will also be the first visit by an American president to Latin America since 2014