Sinaloa Cartel

An Illinois judge again postponed a hearing in the trial of "Chapitos" cartel leader Joaquin Guzman Lopez

Guatemalan authorities say the Sinaloa Cartel, with support from local gangs, controls most of the clandestine drug laboratories in the country that produce synthetic drugs

A Mexico-based lawyer pleaded guilty to laundering tens of millions of dollars for the Sinaloa Cartel and take them from the U.S. to Mexico

Sources said the faction, led by Ismael Zambada Sicairos, also known as "El Mayito Flaco," is using the high-end equipment to counter federal operations.

Three men face U.S. charges in a transnational scheme that allegedly funneled drug profits through crypto, exchanged arms for cocaine, and linked cartels with militant groups across Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said U.S. authorities must explain why they have made plea deals with members of drug cartels that they themselves have designated as foreign terrorist organizations.

Joaquín Guzmán López is expected to plead guilty to charges against him in exchange for a lighter sentence that does not involve the death penalty and could become a key witness in future prosecutions of cartel leaders

Europol has dismantled a criminal cell known for producing and distributing synthetic drugs across Europe and allegedly tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.

Federal prosecutors won't seek the death penalty for Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of drug lord "El Chapo" Guzman, should he be found guilty of multiple charges

In early 2024, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) named him a key figure in the cartel's fentanyl trafficking operations and offered a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture

A volunteer search group found three bodies dumped in septic tanks in Sinaloa, exposing a gruesome method allegedly used by cartels to dispose of victims.

The lawyer for Ovidio Guzman said the entry of 17 family members to the U.S. earlier this month is not part of a plea deal between him and authorities

Hernández said Joaquín and Ovidio Guzmán López are "already cooperating and have provided very valuable information" to U.S. authorities

Everard Meade said that past arrests, killings or indictments of cartel leaders show that such actions rarely bring long-term change

During the operation, authorities seized and destroyed more than 57,000 pounds of chemical precursors that were allegedly purchased from a Chinese supplier

Oscar Hagelsieb, former head of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, said U.S. authorities might have offered protection "not only to the sons of El Chapo—they offered it to a lot of people."

At least 17 relatives of 'El Chapo' and son Ovidio Guzmán entered the U.S. last Friday

The former director of Homeland Security Investigations in Ciudad Juarez expects more relatives of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to reach the U.S.

Federal prosecutors call the cartel's drug operations a national security threat, targeting top figures of the Beltran Leyva Organization under terrorism laws for the first time.

The surrender of several relatives of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to U.S. authorities may indicate a rift within the family leading the powerful cartel

Over a dozen relatives of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, including his former wife Griselda López Pérez, entered the United States and surrendered to authorities

Roughly 850 federal judges, along with the entire Supreme Court, will be elected by voters on June 1

Genaro García Luna, a former secretary of public safety in Mexico, could now face a separate civil case in the United States, specifically in Florida

Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, will plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges in a Chicago federal court on July 9

The DEA conducted the "largest fentanyl bust" in agency history in a multi-state operation

Former Sinaloa Cartel boss "El Chapo" Guzmán is allegedly providing sensitive information about his former ally "El Mayo" Zambada's operations in exchange for improved prison conditions

Federal sources say the clandestine lab in La Palma belonged to Los Chapitos

A former Sinaloa cartel operative turned YouTube influencer told a Mexican journalist that Los Chapitos and La Mayiza had reached a peace agreement after Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was captured by U.S. authorities last year.

On top of the hundreds of homicides, more than 1,300 people have gone missing, according to data from Noroeste

A 2024 report revealed that cartels and associated chemical brokers use front companies, money mules and U.S.-based intermediaries to purchase fentanyl precursor chemicals from Chinese-based suppliers