How the US is putting the squeeze on the Sinaloa Cartel
Washington closes in on the Mexican crime gang responsible for huge volumes of fentanyl trafficking
Sinaloa Cartel claims responsibility for new massacre of 19 people in Chiapas
Authorities confirm the discovery of the bodies in an area hard hit by criminal groups seeking control of immigration, drug and weapons routes
A porous border and the river of steel: Weapons trafficked from US bleed Mexico dry
Carlos A. Pérez Ricart|
According to the most conservative studies, some 17 million weapons circulate illegally in Mexico. The vast majority come from the United States
The DEA’s crusade against the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels: ‘The most dangerous and deadly drug crisis the US has ever faced’
The latest annual report from the anti-narcotics agency warns that the two criminal groups ‘have effectively eliminated any competition’ and already have a presence in all 50 states of the country
Xylazine, the animal sedative adulterating heroin and fentanyl in Mexicali and Tijuana
The drug, which was already used as an opioid adulterant in the US and Canada and which significantly increases the risk of overdose, has now appeared in Mexico
Chiapas, captive territory
Pablo Ferri / Alejandro Santos Cid / Beatriz Guillén|Frontera Comalapa / Lacandon Jungle / Tapachula|
EL PAÍS travels along the border of the poorest state in Mexico, a region dominated by criminal groups. From the city of Tapachula to the Lacandon Jungle, passing through the towns of Frontera Comalapa and Chisomuselo, this story illustrates the fight between cartels, the abandonment of the state, the murders, forced displacements, kidnappings and extortions, along with the efforts made by the local and migrant populations to survive
La Unión Tepito, the Mexico City cartel that refuses to die
After the latest blows inflicted, the authorities claim the criminal organization has splintered and lost its power; independent researchers argue that it is a hidden monster with deep roots in working-class neighborhoods
Peso Pluma: ‘There are people who see the new generations and the new musical waves and are afraid’
The latest Latin music phenomenon is a divisive artist, a Grammy-winner whose lyrics are censored by Spotify and who has been threatened by cartels and asked not to perform in Viña del Mar due to accusations of being ‘a promoter of narco culture’
From drug trafficking to tobacco: Cigarettes become a new branch of business for Mexican cartels
The black market in cigarettes as a business and money laundering option for organized crime accounts for up to 30% of a $25 billion smuggling industry
Mexico demands investigation into US military-grade weapons being used by drug cartels
Cartels have bragged about the U.S. weaponry. Mexico’s army is finding belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers and grenades that are not sold for civilian use in the United States
On his 50-hour journey to central Mexico, Benito the giraffe is boxed up with his head sticking out
A campaign by animal rights activists won the four-year-old giraffe a transfer to an animal park in Puebla state, where he will join a group of resident giraffes and enjoy a more suitable climate
Raúl Flores, ‘El Tío’, the discreet cartel kingpin who left no trace
The 71-year-old drug trafficker, who for years worked under the protection of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison in the US
Organized crime puts a price on Mexican agriculture
The countryside is losing millions of hectares of crops due to land being abandoned. Violence and extortion add to the ravages of climate change and the lack of subsidies
The poison and the antidote: A cry for help from ground zero of the fentanyl epidemic
Caught between drug violence and the devastating effects of insatiable demand, the southern border clings to naloxone, a medication that can reverse overdoses stemming from opioids. But while it’s saving lives in the United States, it’s virtually impossible to find in Mexico
El Chapo Guzmán’s mother dies in Sinaloa
Consuelo Loera López has died in a Cualiacán hospital, according to local media reports. She was 94 years old
Succession struggles and a wave of internal violence: What the arrest of ‘El Nini’ means for Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel
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 US sanctions Mexican Sinaloa cartel members and firms over fentanyl trafficking
Mexico and China are the primary sources for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the U.S., according to the Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug cartel turf battles cut off towns in southern Mexico state of Chiapas
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the cartels were fighting for control of the drug smuggling routes that lead into southern Mexico from Central America
Study reveals organized crime is the fifth-largest employer in Mexico
An investigation published in ‘Science’ estimates the cartels contain around 175,000 people and recruit some 350 new members every week to cover losses from violence and imprisonment
From chickens to cabs: Drug cartels expand across the Mexican economy
By forcing their way into more and more sectors, organized crime has become ‘a dominant economic cartel,’ according to analysts
Fentanyl, murder, and military-grade weapons: The US charges against 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
A child buried underground: mothers conquer the political arena in Mexico
Candidates for political office can no longer sideline or neglect the women who are looking for their missing loved ones
Fentanyl crisis forces DEA to update most-wanted list
Historical capos — such as Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — have been relegated, as the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration establishes new priorities
Republicans use Lagos de Moreno tragedy to pressure Mexican president: ‘It’s time to let us help you’
Congressman Dan Crenshaw has used the disappearance of the five young men to insist that the drug cartels be named ‘enemies of Mexico and the United States’
Ecuador calls in FBI to assist investigation into assassination of Fernando Villavicencio
The Ecuadorian police have arrested six Colombians suspected of participating in the attack against the presidential candidate, during which the gunman was shot dead
Mexican cartels linked to Ecuador violence: ‘Criminals have an incentive to say they belong to a renowned group’
More cocaine moves through Ecuador than any other country in the world, meaning cartels like Sinaloa and the CJNG need local criminal organizations to handle transport and logistics
Wave of terror in Ecuador: ‘Wherever Fernando Villavicencio went there were bomb threats’
The presidential candidate was assassinated while traveling in a state-provided vehicle that lacked armor despite the multiple threats he had received from organized crime
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