Sinaloa Cartel

Federal authorities say factions of the Sinaloa Cartel have been weakened and no longer hold the same power and presence they had when turf wars erupted last year

Mexican Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said the government doesn't know the whereabouts of Sinaloa Cartel leader Ovidio Guzman following his plea deal in the U.S.

The group tied with Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. reportedly set up warehouses to adapt arms smuggled from the U.S.

Criminal organizations in Mexico have increasingly taken control of hospital emergency rooms, forcing medical personnel at gunpoint to treat their wounded gunmen.

Sinaloa Cartel leader Ovidio Guzman has been removed from prison and taken to a secret location following his plea deal with U.S. authorities

The Drug Enforcement Agency seized $10 million in crypto linked to the Sinaloa Cartel

In a podcast, two Mexican journalists said Jeffrey Lichtman is trying to distance Guzmán López from the typical image of a violent drug trafficker by portraying him as vulnerable and emotionally unstable.

Sheinbaum reiterated that her administration does not engage in relationships of complicity and ruled out any dialogue with Ovidio Guzmán's lawyer

Ovidio Guzman, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel faction known as "Los Chapitos," is looking emaciated and being treated for clinical depression following his arrest in the U.S.

Ovidio Guzman Lopez, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel faction known as "Los Chapitos," pleaded guilty to four charges as part of a historic deal

Chávez Jr.'s attorney, Michael Goldstein, said boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was recently held by DHS in Hidalgo, Texas, but could not confirm whether his client was still in the United States.

A new report details how a cousin of cartel leader Ovidio Guzman helped coordinate the operation that took 17 family members of his across the border as part of a plea deal with U.S. authorities

Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez defended his son after he was arrested by ICE last week

The whereabouts of Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. are unknown after he missed a court appointment following his arrest in California last week

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected accusations of ties between the ruling Morena party and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the boxer arrested in the U.S. last week

Journalist Anabel Hernández suggested the possibility that Chávez Jr.'s residence in the United States could be connected to agreements made between U.S. authorities and Ovidio Guzmán as part of his ongoing legal proceedings

Local residents and mine workers who fled the area said the violence began on June 16, when dozens of armed men—believed to be part of Los Salazar—arrived in Indigenous communities in search of gold.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized U.S. prosecutors for excluding Mexico from the negotiating process with Ovidio Guzman Lopez, expected to plead guilty to drug-trafficking charges in the U.S.

DHS announced on Thursday it has arrested and is set to deport Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. over his ties with the Sinaloa Cartel

Last week, U.S. officials identified three financial institutions involved in laundering money for Mexican drug cartels and facilitating payments for precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has concluded its case against Ovidio Guzmán López, one of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's sons currently facing prosecution in the United States

Despite a decline in homicides during the first two months of 2025, Sinaloa has seen increases each month since February: 137 killings in March, 145 in April, 188 in May, and a record 218 reported so far in June.

A hacker employed by Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel infiltrated FBI surveillance operations as recently as 2018, according to the DOJ

Earlier this year, Mexican media reported that cartels had launched a coordinated effort to recruit former and active Colombian soldiers for their expertise in explosives and landmines.

A video shared across social media platforms this week has ignited alarm as it seems to be a public show of unity between two of the country's deadliest criminal organizations, the Sinaloa Cartel Los Chapitos and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

A Sinaloa Cartel leader known as "Cadete" has been sentenced to almost 20 years in prison for his role in an "international drug trafficking conspiracy"

Mexican law enforcement killed four suspected cartel members in the same area in which, just days ago, five officers died as a result of an "ambush"

Several other individuals are set to be prosecuted as "narco-terrorists," including former Colombian guerrilla fighters and two U.S. citizens.

Ovidio and Joaquín Guzmán López, sons of El Chapo, are expected to plead guilty in U.S. federal court this July as part of cooperation deals with prosecutors. The plea agreements could drastically reduce their sentences in exchange for insider information on the Sinaloa Cartel.

The State Department's International Law Enforcement division accused China of sending 50,000 kilos of meth precursors to the Sinaloa Cartel