Sinaloa Cartel

Officials said the effort to capture the remaining sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán remains ongoing, noting that Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and his brother Jesús Alfredo are now top priorities for U.S. law enforcement.

Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of "El Chapo" Guzman, said he ordered a group of armed men drug fellow cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in the operation where he took him to the U.S. and turned him over to local authorities, according to his plea bargain.

During the hearing, Guzmán López also admitted for the first time that he lured Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada into his own kidnapping by claiming he needed help settling a dispute.

An improvised device exploded outside a law enforcement facility in Sinaloa, damaging four cars, according to a new report

The popular regional-Mexican band Grupo Firme ignited controversy yet again during a live performance on November 22, defying prior warnings by interpreting the narcocorrido "Se fue la Pantera", a song that references a member of the Cártel de Sinaloa in the capital of Baja California Sur.

The Department of Justice is now offering $15 million to information that could lead to the capture of Ryan Wedding a former Canadian Olympian accused of working with the Sinaloa Cartel

A Mexican man accused of having ties with the Sinaloa Cartel has been extradited to the U.S. to face meth-smuggling charges, according to a new report.

According to U.S. officials, the Hysa Organized Crime Group (HOCG) used its influence through investments and control of Mexican businesses to conceal profits from drug trafficking.

"My son did not want to, but he said, 'Okay, I will hit him once, but forgive him.' He gave the person a light tap, and because of that they let him go," Julio César Chávez said.

"They are extremely fine people, good people, good folks," Chávez said. "I have met everyone, including Amado Carrillo Fuentes and many others, and they are all extremely fine people. At least with me. What they do otherwise, I do not know."

For many years, the Cabrera Sarabia family worked alongside the Sinaloa Cartel, but their direct connection to Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada strengthened after the arrest and extradition of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

With a growing need to fill secondary roles such as logistics, storage, drug processing and the management of local operations, criminal groups increasingly turned to women.

A multi-agency operation resulted in the seizure of more than 500 kilograms and 130 liters of methamphetamine, along with thousands of fentanyl pills recovered at multiple sites in the state of Sinaloa.

Many of the municipalities hit the hardest by devastating floods lie within territories where violent clashes are common, as rival criminal groups continue fighting in the region.

Canadian authorities have confirmed that Tren de Aragua, the infamous Venezuelan criminal organization with operations across Latin America and the United States, is among seven international cartels currently active in the country.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed videos of alleged cartel operatives handing aid to people affected by massive floods in the country. She cast doubt on the veracity of the images and said that even if they are, that's "not right."

"Everyone who knows my son Julio knows perfectly well that he is not connected to a drug cartel or weapons or anything like that. Has he had addiction problems? Yes, indeed, just like me. But he is fighting it," Chávez Sr. said.

Residents say no authority has moved in to protect them and that the violence continues, making it impossible to know how many people have been killed or disappeared as whole communities remain under threat.

According to Animal Político, Omar Garcia Harfuch's claim is misleading, as it relies on a narrow timeframe that skews the data presented by federal officials.

A Mexican law enforcement official was killed and two others were injured after being ambushed in Bachilaguato, Sinaloa

New reports on the cartel war between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza in northern Mexico suggest a major shift inside the Sinaloa Cartel is taking place

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new sanctions targeting eight Mexican nationals and 12 Mexican companies allegedly linked to Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel battling for control of the drug trafficking organization in northern Mexico.

Former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaqiun "El Chapo" Guzman is claiming that staff at the Colorado supermax prison he is held in are torturing him through sleep deprivation

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the former Sinaloa cartel leader and once one of the world's most wanted criminals, claims that conditions at ADX Florence, the federal supermax prison in Colorado where he has been held since July 2019, are pushing him to the brink of insanity.

The bodyguard of the son of Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya was reportedly abducted in the state, which has been marked by a bloody turf war between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Ismael Zambada Sicairos, son of Sinaloa Cartel Leader "El Mayo" Zambada, has reportedly reached a deal with an offset of the Zetas to face the alliance reached between the "Chapitos" and the Jalisco cartel, according to a new report.

An alleged member of the Sinaloa Cartel said the Trump administration's crackdown at the border has made operations more difficult

Mexican special forces conducted on Monday an operation that ended with the arrest of "El Chuki," a top operative for the Sinaloa Cartel

Mexican cartels are using artificial intelligence to improve drug-trafficking operations, according to a new report

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced federal charges for dozens of members of the Sinaloa Cartel for their role in trafficking hundreds of pounds of fentanyl