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Border agents on high alert following capture of top cartel leader 'El Bola' in northern Mexico

The drug-trafficking landscape in northern Mexico is in turmoil following the arrest of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in late July

Latin Times

Mexican prosecutors suggest a son of 'El Chapo' made a deal with the U.S. to get his brother out of prison

Ovidio Guzmán reportedly entered a witness protection program. The news surfaced a month after his brother Joaquín and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada were arrested in the U.S.

Latin Times

Police raids ranch where Sinaloa Cartel founder 'El Mayo' was allegedly ambushed and taken to U.S.

Authorities are looking for evidence that could help clarify the events that led to the capture of the drug lord in Texas

Latin Times

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Mexican government to press charges against 'El Chapo's son for turning over 'El Mayo' to the U.S.

Prosecutors are seeking to charge the Sinaloa Cartel co-founder with kidnapping

Latin Times

Full Letter: Read Sinaloa Cartel leader El Mayo's claim that Mexican officials are disputing with damning video evidence

The events surrounding the arrest of the Sinaloa Cartel leader has dominated the public conversation, especially given its murky details and crossed accusations

Latin Times

Here's who is left to lead the Sinaloa Cartel after El Mayo's 'kidnapping'

Historically recognized as one of the most powerful drug cartels, the Sinaloa Cartel now faces an uncertain future, marked by fragmentation and internal power struggles.

Latin Times

Mexican prosecutor's office opens 'treason' investigation over El Mayo's alleged kidnapping

Authorities are asking Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya to provide relevant information on the matter, which will be handled by federal authorities

Latin Times

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Sinaloa Cartel leader El Mayo's 'kidnapping' claim rejected by Mexican officials: 'We have no complicity'

Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, denied El Mayo Zambada's accusations that he was tied to the Sinaloa Cartel. Mexican President Andrés López Obrador and President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum also reacted.

Latin Times

Sinaloa's Mayo Zambada breaks his silence and drops bombshell: kidnapped by U.S., betrayed by El Chapo's son

"El Mayo" Zambada, the elusive leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, is claiming in a statement that his recent apprehension by U.S. authorities was not a voluntary surrender but the result of a betrayal by Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the infamous Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Latin Times

US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico

US ambassador to Mexico says no US resources were involved in the removal of ‘El Mayo’ from Mexico to arrest in Texas.

Al Jazeera

Top cartel leader 'El Mayo' appears in U.S. court in a wheelchair after pleading not guilty

His lawyer said he was forcibly kidnapped in Mexico and brought into the U.S. against his will

Latin Times

'The Professor,' alleged leader of the world's largest 'narco sailboat' ring is captured in Colombia

The Norwegian man is suspected of having links with Mexican cartels, including those of Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación

Latin 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

Son of El Chapo pleads not guilty in Chicago as mystery cloaks cartel arrests

Officials have mixed accounts around arrest of Sinaloa co-founder El Mayo after Guzmán López turned himself in

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Mexico's AMLO urges drug cartels to keep peace following El Mayo's capture, seeks U.S. Clarification

The Mexican president is waiting for the U.S. to provide information about how both the Mexican drug dealer and a Chapito were arrested

Latin Times

Drug lord 'El Mayo' was betrayed by a son of 'El Chapo' and turned in after deal with U.S. authorities

According to top reporter Ioan Grillo, the Sinaloa Cartel leader has cancer. A report details the events that led to his arrest in Texas

Latin Times

El Mayo's Attorney Claims Mexican Drug Lord Was 'Forcibly Kidnapped,' Flown To US For Detention

Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García and the son of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel boss known as "El Chapo," Joaquín Guzmán López, were arrested on July 25.

The Guardian - UK

‘Nada cambia’: Mexican drugs lord ‘El Mayo’ has been captured, but does targeting kingpins work?

Ismael Zambada García, architect of the powerful Sinaloa narco-syndicate was arrested last week. A writer who has closely followed Mexico’s crime organisations traces his deadly career

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The Independent UK

A look at 'El Mayo' Zambada, the kingpin of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel who is now in US custody

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has eluded the reach of U.S. enforcement for decades as the top leader and co-founder of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel

The Guardian - US

Mexico president calls for ‘transparency’ amid secrecy over Sinaloa cartel arrests

US announces arrest of two leaders of organised crime group as Mexican authorities say they were in the dark

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel leader 'El Mayo' pleads not guilty to drug-trafficking charges in the U.S.

Ismael Zambada appeared before a court in Texas on Friday. He also rejected his right to a preliminary hearing

The Guardian - US

Top leaders of powerful Sinaloa drug cartel arrested in Texas

Biden praises law enforcement for fentanyl charges against members of ‘one of the deadliest enterprises in the world’

Latin Times

Who is El Mayo Zambada? The mexican drug lord with a $15 million DEA bounty now in custody

According to the Mexican media, Ismael Zambada surrendered to DEA agents in El Paso. The co-leader of the Sinaola Cartel was never captured before.

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel leader El Mayo Zambada captured in Texas with one of El Chapo's sons

Known as "El capo de capos," it had evaded capture for decades. There are rumors that El Mayo Zambada turned himself into the DEA's hands.

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