Sinaloa Cartel
Cartel Members Are Now Reportedly Allowed To Shoot at U.S. Border Agents From Across The Border
Authorities are investigating two incidents as cartel violence escalates
Top Member of Sinaloa Cartel Faction 'El Güero Chompas' Captured After Clash With Mexican Troops
"El Güero Chompas" is linked to the October 2023 homicide of Mario Martínez Martínez, director of public security in San Quintín, Tijuana
More Than 40 People Linked to the Sinaloa Cartel's Drug Trafficking Network Charged in Southern California
According to court records, the individuals accused of trafficking drugs have ties to "Los Rusos," the main armed wing of the faction known as "La Mayiza"
Mexican Drug Cartels Are Using Social Media to Distribute Drugs, Collect Payments and to Recruit New Members
According to the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment, Mexican drug cartels have extended its reach into nearly 50 countries worldwide
Mexico's Defense Minister Says Sinaloa Cartel Got More Violent Since Arrests of "Los Chapitos" and "El Mayo"
Ricardo Trevilla Trejo also added that a similar thing happened last year, when Ovidio Guzmán López was arrested by Mexican and American forces in Culiacán.
Elected Officials in Sinaloa Are Being Chased Down Due to Ties With Captured Drug Lord 'El Mayo' Zambada
A Sinaloa politician was reportedly sent a message that read "tell everyone that, whoever is not with us, is going to be killed"
'The Ghost,' Head of Security and Right-Hand Man of 'El Chapo' Guzmán, Recaptured in Culiacán
"The Ghost" was charge of organizing the logistics every time "El Chapo" was on the move, as well as implementing strategies to avoid his capture.
Mexican Authorities Rescue Teen Who Was Recruited by the Sinaloa Cartel Through a Videogame
Oaxacan Attorney General said that, apart from the game Free Fire, cartels try to recruit teenagers through Roblox and Grand Theft Auto
Mexican Army Arrests Top Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Max' in Operation That Also Kills 19 Members of 'El Mayo's Faction
Mexican authorities had identified "El Max" as one of the greatest "generators of violence" in the country's ongoing turf wars in recent weeks
Top Sinaloa Cartel Leader To Be Released From Prison 15 Years After Being Captured
"El Flaco" is one of four brothers in charge of leading Gente Nueva, focusing on opium poppy and marijuana production in the southern part of Chihuahua
Turf War Between Sinaloa Cartel Spinoffs Continues to Escalate With 34 Murders in Three Days
Thousands of soldiers have been sent to Sinaloa in response to the deadly criminal dispute.
New Mexico Drug Lord With Ties to Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced to Life in Prison
The drug cartel leader smuggled drugs into the U.S. and illicit money into Mexico.
Mexican Troops Kill 19 Suspected Members of the Sinaloa Cartel in Shootout in Culiacan
Hundreds of people have died since the cartel's clashing factions formally began their war in Early September
Armed Men and Clash with Mexican Soldiers on Highway, Resulting in Major Weapon Seizures
The shootout on the Samalayuca-Porvenir Highway led to the capture of high-caliber weapons amid ongoing cartel violence in the country
New Evidence Surfaces About The Capture of Sinaloa Cartel Co-Founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada
Sinaloa's Attorney General's Office detailed a series of events that dispute the account of Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya
Catholic Priest and Activist for Indigenous Peoples Murdered in Mexico Just After Celebrating Mass
According to data from Mexico's Federal Security Cabinet, almost 700 killings have taken place in Chiapas so far this year
'El Chapo' Submits Letter Asking Judge for New Trial Alleging his Lawyers were 'Ineffective'
He also contends that he should have been tried in Texas or California, rather than New York, and that harsh pre-trial restrictions compromised a proper defense
Mexican Authorities Arrest 'El Cañas,' a Top Official in Los Chapitos' Cartel
The group known as "Los Ninis" are the main armed wing of "Los Chapitos"
A Driver Thought He Ran Over a Pedestrian After Seeing a Body Lying in the Street. It Was Actually a Corpse That Fell Out of a Hearse
A Polish funeral home has issued an apology after a body they were transporting fell out of their hearse and onto the road, causing a passing driver to believe that a pedestrian was injured in an accident.
One of the Sons of 'El Chapo' is Transferred to a New Federal Prison Due to 'Poor Living Conditions'
Joaquín Guzmán López was arrested in July after he turned himself and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in to U.S. authorities at a private airport in New Mexico
Cartels' Infamous Narco Tanks Get High-Tech Upgrade Amid Intensifying Turf Wars in Mexico
The latest vehicles have signal inhibitor systems for drones, tools for perforating tires, and can transport eight to 10 people inside
Former Mexican Top Security Official Sentenced to More Than 38 Years in Prison For Cartel Bribes
Prosecutors say that García Luna provided intelligence about investigations against the cartel, information about rivals and the safe passage of drug shipments
Sinaloa Cartel Members Are Now Scanning People's Phones to Check if They Engaged With Rival Factions
A Sinaloa civic group estimates that an average of six killings and seven kidnappings have taken place in Culiacán every day over the past month
Convicted Former Mexican Security Chief to Face Sentencing for Links to Sinaloa Cartel
Genaro García Luna's sentencing marks the culmination of a high-profile case that has exposed deep ties between Mexico's security apparatus and drug cartels
Dozens Have Been Detained in Sinaloa Since the Beginning of Cartel Turf Wars in Northern Mexico
More than 150 vehicles have also been confiscated from criminal groups, including 35 armored vehicles and eight cloned units
The Sinaloa Cartel is Dead: Meet the Two Organizations at War to Succeed the Once Powerful Crime Syndicate
Mexican journalist Jesús Lemus suggests that the current turf war will lead to the dissolution of the Sinaloa Cartel, giving way to splinter groups
Almost 40 Percent of All Reported Murders in Sinaloa in 2024 Have Taken Place Since September
An advocacy group has also reported that, on top of the murders, authorities need to pay attention to the almost 300 people that have gone missing
Mexican Government Sends More Troops to Sinaloa as Cartel Turf War Continues to Rage On
Authorities sent 100 more special forces to the area as the war between the "Chapitos" and the "Mayiza" has already gone on for over a month
Emma Coronel Risks Returning to Prison with Powerful Message of Love for Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán
The wife of the incarcerated leader of the Sinaloa Cartel expressed her feelings for her husband during a livestream on social media.
Sinaloa Governor Under Investigation for Alleged Links to Sinaloa Cartel Faction 'Los Chapitos'
Authorities are also monitoring Rocha Moya's son, José Rocha Ruiz, for being the alleged link between his dad and the criminal group