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U.S. Citizen With Ties To Sinaloa Cartel Arrested In Tijuana After Attempting To Smuggle a Vast Arsenal Of Weapons

Between 200,000 to half a million U.S. firearms are smuggled into Mexico every year, "60 Minutes" reported last December.

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Imprisoned Sinaloa Cartel Founder 'El Mayo' Discusses U.S. Politics And The State Of His Ranch With His Lawyer To 'Preserve Mental Stability'

"He's isolated but gets daily visits from his legal team to not lose his mind being all day," said Frank Perez

Latin Times

Mexico Has Requested 'El Mayo's' Extradition Up To Four Times Since July 2024, Attorney General Says

Alejandro Gertz Manero said extradition process usually takes no more than 45 days, but there have been cases in which they have had to wait up to 12 years for a response.

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Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Mayo' Willing To Plead Guilty To Avoid Death Penalty

"Mr. Zambada doesn't want to go to trial and is willing to accept responsibility for a charge that doesn't carry out the death penalty," said the drug lord's lawyer Frank Perez

Latin Times

Mexican President Vows to Evaluate Repatriation of Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Mayo' Zambada 'Like Any Mexican Citizen'

Zambada currently faces multiple charges in the U.S., including drug trafficking, organized crime, and money laundering.

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Mexico reviewing request from cartel leader jailed in the US to be sent back

Mexico’s president says her government is reviewing a petition by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of the Sinaloa cartel who is jailed in the United States, to be returned to Mexico for trial

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U.S. Could Seek Death Penalty For Captured Sinaloa Cartel Co-Founder Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada

El Chapo's ex-partner appeared in front of a Federal Judge in a New York Federal Court on Wednesday

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Inside the High-Stakes Negotiations Between El Chapo's Sons And U.S. Authorities Over Plea Deals

Ovidio and Joaquín Guzmán are in talks with prosecutors as they hope to avoid trial

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Sinaloa Governor Makes Stunning Admission After Witnesses Say He Met With 'El Mayo' While Fundraising

Recent testimonies accuse Rubén Rocha Moya of looking for Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada's approval to run for governor in 2020

Latin Times

U.S. Ambassador To Mexico' Calls The Country's Security Policy a 'Failure, Blames It On AMLO's Lack Of Cooperation

"Coordination failed in the last year, in great part because the previous president did not want to receive help from the United States" said Ken Salazar

Latin Times

'La Alemana,' Regional Leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Is Captured In Mexico

Authorities said "La Alemana" had an active arrest warrant since 2021. She stands accused of unlawful possession of firearms and crimes against public health

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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

Latin Times

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.

Latin Times

El Chapo & The United States Reportedly Orchestrated the Kidnapping of "El Mayo" Zambada to Save Los Chapitos

According to a new report, U.S. Homeland Security conspired with 'El Chapo' to capture 'El Mayo' to get a deal for his sons, 'Los Chapitos.'

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1999 Jennifer Lopez Comes Back to Life in a Film About Her Relationship With Diddy

Latina artist Leli Hernández will play the superstar in a film about the rapper Shyne, who was found guilty of the shooting in New York City that changed his life, as well as Diddy and J. Lo's. He talks about that night in the film and more.

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Gunshots Fired At Newspaper Office In Sinaloa Cartel Turf

Gunmen attack El Debate newspaper in Sinaloa, Mexico, amid cartel violence, raising concerns for press freedom and safety in the region.

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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

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Mexican law Enforcement Heightens Readiness as Sinaloa Turf Wars Threaten to Spill Over

The current death toll as a result of increased violence in the border state now stands at 31, with an additional 37 people missing

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U.S. Government Reportedly Wants 'El Mayo' to Give Information About a Mexican President

A specialized journalist said the Department of Justice is trying to get the imprisoned drug lord to disclose potential dealings with high ranking Mexican officials

Latin Times

Anonymous Suit Requests 'El Mayo's' Release from Prison Saying he Was 'Illegally' Taken From Mexico

The document also sought the drug lord be compensated with $30 million

Latin Times

Former top DEA official says it's highly unlikely 'El Mayo' will cooperate with U.S. authorities

Mike Vigil said that since the cartel leader is unhealthy and relatively old, there is practically no deal the U.S. can offer that will entice him to cooperate

Latin Times

'El Mayo' Zambada joins 'El Nini' and Genaro García Luna in New York City's notorious prison

Mexican drug-dealer Ismael El Mayo Zambada is sharing the jail with other Mexican organized crime figures like El Nini and Genaro García Luna

Latin Times

Over 30 people were killed in Sinaloa last week alone as turf wars rage after 'El Mayo's' capture

Schools were closed on Thursday and Friday due to the violence. Independence Day festivities were canceled on Sunday as well

Latin Times

DOJ reacts to 'El Mayo's' appearance before NYC court: 'Justice will follow'

The Sinaloa Cartel co-founder pleaded not guilty to the charges he's facing

Latin Times

'El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty in New York: Details on his court appearance and what comes next

The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada faces 17 charges

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