The Trump administration has pointed, through a series of media leaks, to the governors of Sonora and Tamaulipas, both of whom deny any wrongdoing. Suspicion has also fallen on the governor of Baja California
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
Los Paisas, Sureños, and Norteños are prison gangs that also operate inside the agency’s facilities alongside vulnerable migrants
In 2022, traffickers from the Lacandona area in southern Mexico negotiated an extraordinary deal with the Army: the return of 100 kilos of cocaine in exchange for 33 soldiers they had kidnapped. EL PAÍS reconstructs the episode — a window, in reality, onto a 50-year conflict in one of North America’s natural jewels
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
Washington is investigating Alfonso Durazo and Américo Villarreal for alleged links to organized crime, according to the ‘Los Angeles Times’
A series of recent seizures is further evidence of the pressure the US is exerting on the Mexican government and in Central America
The president revealed some tension in last week’s meeting with the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin over crime: ‘I told him there are state institutions that are coordinated by brave men’
The Mexican president has seen the sharpest drop in a year and a half and now has 68% approval, according to an Enkoll poll conducted for EL PAÍS and W Radio
After just two months in office, the foreign secretary is facing one of the most delicate moments in the US-Mexico relationship. The presence of CIA agents, the indictment of the governor of Sinaloa and the crisis in Cuba shape his horizon
In an account still riddled with questions, the death of two intelligence officers in Chihuahua continues to set events in motion inside and outside the country
Addiction, legal troubles and accusations of criminal ties have thrust the clan from Sinaloa into the spotlight for reasons that have nothing to do with the ring
The Security Cabinet says the on-leave governor is in Sinaloa despite the fact that no one has seen him in 19 days
Nearly 1,900 people vanished in and around Mexico’s second-largest city and clandestine graves have been uncovered near the Akron Stadium
The progress of the case against Rubén Rocha and nine other officials is setting off alarm bells within the ruling party, Morena
The investigation reinforces evidence of covert operations conducted directly on Mexican soil by US agencies, as part of Trump’s crusade against the cartels
The United States is threatening to pursue more cases against Mexican politicians and close consulates in its territory in the lead-up to the World Cup and the renegotiation of the USMCA trade agreement
The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, who has been serving a life sentence in the US since 2019, has sent another letter requesting extradition
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
The accusation against the governor of Sinaloa once again highlights the allegations that have dogged Morena’s electoral campaigns since 2021
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
Washington has requested the extradition of the accused, but Mexico maintains that the US Department of Justice does not have evidence of their guilt
The operation to rescue the four miners from Santa Fe has been an emotional rollercoaster with two discovered alive and one dead
