The strategy of decapitating the major cartels, culminating in the death of El Mencho, has so far resulted in more violence due to the fragmentation of small, unpredictable, and uncontrolled groups
The Secretary of Security stated all affected areas have been cleared and order has been restored after the military operation that killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
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
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
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 US Secretary of State will meet with Mexican president Sheinbaum at a delicate time for the bilateral relation
‘El Mayo’ Zambada, ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, and Caro Quintero — the three kings of Mexico’s drug empire — will spend their final days in the prisons in the United States
Accusations from the United States Department of the Treasury reveal new forms of money laundering being used by organized crime
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
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
A mixture of fear, silence and the need to carry on make up daily life in this Mexican state. June ended with over 200 murders and 80 disappearances, making it the most violent month since the war between Los Mayitos and Los Chapitos began
With nearly 20 family members in the United States, the walls are closing in on Mexico’s leading drug trafficking dynasty
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
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 documentary series ‘Battle of Culiacán: Heirs of the Cartel’ chronicles the details of the capture of Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo’s youngest son, the impact of fentanyl, and the workings of one of the world’s most powerful criminal organizations
Drug trafficking, homicide and organized crime are some of the charges that the dozens of cartel members extradited to contain tariff threats face in US courts
The recent arrests of three important lieutenants of the faction led by ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s sons gives Claudia Sheinbaum weight against Trump’s pressure
The designation of six Mexican criminal groups as terrorist organizations, which takes effect on February 20, raises questions about their size, activities, and territorial reach
The White House is outlining, pending a formal announcement, the first designations: La Familia Michoacana, Cárteles Unidos, Cartel del Noroeste and the Gulf Cartel are on the list, according to ‘The New York Times’