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Mexican city of Culiacan is near a standstill over fears of cartel clashes

Schools and businesses in Culiacan, the state capital of Sinaloa, have shut down and upcoming festivities around Mexican Independence have been canceled as fears over clashes between factions of the Sinaloa cartel disrupt life in the northern city of 1 million

The Independent UK

Mexico's AMLO: 'highly likely' that capture of 'El Mayo' is linked to increased cartel violence in Sinaloa

The Mexican president said the cartel leader himself has asked for restraint in the area. "No one wants violence," he said

Latin Times

Mexican military attacked by armed groups in Sinaloa as tensions rise after El Mayo's arrest

Local media showed images of burning vehicles blocking roads. The government has sent hundreds of troops to the region in the past weeks

Latin Times

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Inside the 'cold war' taking place within the Sinaloa Cartel since the capture of 'El Mayo' Zambada

The arrest has intensified the rivalry between two groups: the "Mayiza," loyal to Zambada, and the "Chapitos," led by the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán

Latin Times

Sinaloa cartel infighting rises in northern Mexico following the detention of 2 drug lords in July

The murders of about a dozen people in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa appear to be linked to cartel infighting, something authorities had feared would follow the July 25 detention of two top cartel leaders

The Independent UK

Sinaloa Cartel Co-founder To Make US Court Appearance

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael Zambada Garcia is to appear in court on Thursday amid ongoing mystery about the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the alleged Mexican drug trafficking kingpin.

International Business Times

Americans urged caution when travelling to Mexico as arrest of high-profile drug lords could lead to flare-up

"El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López were arrested in El Paso last week

Latin Times

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Mexican kingpin's arrest likely to set off violent jockeying for power

A new era is coming for Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel in the wake of the capture by U.S. authorities of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the last of the grand old Mexican drug traffickers

The Independent UK

Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says

The U.S. Justice Department says a top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was captured by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges

The Independent UK

Fentanyl Production in Mexico Moves up North as Some Cartels Seek to Put an End to It: Report

InSight Crime detailed how the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel are cracking down on fentanyl production amid government pressure

Latin Times

Suspected Mexican cartel leader facing drug charges in Chicago sees Treasury Department freeze his assets

Authorities say Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe, as head of the Beltran Leyva Organization, conspired to import tons of heroin and cocaine.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden hails arrest in Mexico of notorious Sinaloa cartel enforcer ‘El Nini’

Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas provided protection for sons of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán and allegedly fed rivals to pet Bengal tigers

The Guardian - US

Head Of Security For 'Los Chapitos' Cartel Is Arrested In Mexico

The cartel has been accused of playing a key role in the trafficking of fentanyl across the U.S. southern border

Latin Times

Opioid Crisis: Fentanyl Seizures At U.S.-Mexico Border Surges And Reaches Record High

According to a report by InSight Crime, there was a 90 percent spike in seizures during the latest fiscal year

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Group tied to El Chapo’s sons reportedly orders halt to manufacture of fentanyl in Mexico, but experts are skeptical

“I don’t buy this for a minute,” says former DEA official Jack Riley. “Sinaloa is too heavily invested in fentanyl and its revenue to pull out.”

Chicago Sun-Times

‘El Chapo’ son extradited to Chicago to face drug conspiracy charges

El Chapo also faced federal drug charges in Chicago, but was ultimately was prosecuted in federal court in Brooklyn. Now his son will likely be arraigned at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago’s Loop.

WEKU

U.S. charges El Chapo's sons and other Sinaloa cartel members in fentanyl trafficking

Members of the Mexican cartel are facing several charges involving fentanyl trafficking, weapons and money laundering in New York, Illinois and Washington, D.C.

Al Jazeera

US targets El Chapo sons, Chinese workers in sweeping drug action

Authorities announce charges against so-called ‘Chapitos’ cartel leaders, Chinese chemical firms linked to fentanyl.

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The Independent UK

El Chapo’s sons among 28 Sinaloa drug cartel members charged by Justice Department

The men are known as the Chapitos, or little Chapos, and are believed to be part of the most violent and aggressive faction of the Sinaloa drug cartel

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