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The Latest Breaking News from Sinaloa

Mexican Raid Captures Associates Of 'El Chapo's' Brother

Mexican authorities have captured three men with strong ties to drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's brother.

International Business Times

Mexican Authorities Arrest Key Associates of 'El Guano,' Including Alleged Right-Hand Man

The Defense Ministry said the operation was carried out with intelligence sharing between Mexican and U.S. authorities. Those detained were transferred to Culiacán, Sinaloa, as proceedings against them continue.

Latin Times

El Guano, El Chapo's Brother, Remains at Large After High-Level Operation in Sinaloa, Officials Say

A major Mexican security operation in Sinaloa set off a wave of speculation that Aureliano Guzmán Loera, better known as 'El Guano' and identified as a brother of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, had been captured.

Latin Times

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Ceci Flores, One of Mexico's Best-Known Mothers Searching for Their Missing Children, Sends Heartbreaking Letter to El Chapo After His Prison Rights Appeal

Ceci Flores, one of Mexico's best-known search activists, has taken an extraordinary and deeply painful step. In a public appeal, the founder of Madres Buscadoras de Sonora asked Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to help families locate people allegedly disappeared by the Sinaloa Cartel, including her son Alejandro Guadalupe Islas Flores.

Latin Times

El Mayo Zambada Sentencing Delayed Again in U.S.: What's Behind the Second Postponement

The long-awaited sentencing hearing of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, one of the most powerful figures in the history of the Sinaloa cartel, has been postponed for a second time in a federal court in the United States, adding another layer of uncertainty to a closely watched case.

Latin Times

Authorities Identify Ninth Missing Miner in Sinaloa; One Worker Remains Missing

The search for the engineers and miners has led to the discovery of at least six clandestine graves in the area around El Verde since Feb. 3, where 14 bodies have been recovered, several of them still unidentified.

Latin Times

Mexican Cartels Are Increasingly Targeting Workers for Recruitment, Expert Says

Dr. Víctor Sánchez said criminal groups have long viewed extortion as a steady source of income, and the kidnapping of employees often creates pressure on companies to pay so-called protection fees.

Latin Times

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Arizona Gun Store Owner Charged With Terrorism for Selling Guns to Jalisco, Sinaloa Cartels

Prosecutors in the state of Arizona have formally charged two men with providing firearms to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa cartel.

Latin Times

INTERVIEW - Kenia OS Responds to the Rumors, Reveals What Peso Pluma Smells Like, and Wins the Crown of the New Queen of Mexican Pop

Kenia OS is more vulnerable than ever. She talks about her new album 'K de Karma', the recent attacks against her image, Peso Pluma, and what it means to come from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, in an in-depth interview.

Latin Times

Arizona’s guns are feeding the bloodshed in Mexico’s cartel war

As Sinaloa’s conflict grinds on, firearms traced to recent US sales are increasingly linked to Arizona

The Guardian - US

Mexican Authorities Detain Daughter of Sinaloa Cartel Co-Founder Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada in Sinaloa; Release Her Later

Despite the Mexican government clearing Mónica Zambada of any criminal involvement, a document from the U.S. Treasury Department places her as part of a network allegedly used by her father to launder money from drug trafficking.

Latin Times

After El Mencho's Death, U.S. Shifts Focus to Sinaloa Cartel Leaders in Tijuana

On Feb. 26, the U.S. Department of State announced a reward of up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrests of René Arzate García, known as "La Rana," and his brother Alfonso Arzate García, known as "Aquiles."

Latin Times

US offers $10 million for capture of brothers said to lead Mexico's Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana

The U.S. State Department says it will pay up to $10 million for information leading to the arrests or convictions of two brothers identified as leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in the state of Baja California, which includes Tijuana

The Independent UK

From Sinaloa to El Mencho’s CJNG: Which are Mexico’s most powerful cartels

Mexico's drug war rages as powerful cartels, inspired by Pablo Escobar's model, battle for dominance. The Sinaloa Cartel and the aggressive Jalisco New Generation Cartel lead the charge, controlling vast territories and fueling violence. Older groups like the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas have weakened, leaving a landscape of shifting…

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The Guardian - AU

Who was El Mencho, the former police officer who co-founded an ultraviolent cartel in Mexico?

Drug lord who was killed by Mexican special forces on Sunday led a cartel known for aggression and military-style arsenal

The Independent UK

Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements

The abduction of 10 mine workers in Mexico's Sinaloa state has raised questions again about the government's touted security improvements

The Independent UK

Ten silver miners from Canadian company found dead in Mexican mass grave, officials confirm

They were kidnapped from a mining project several weeks ago, in an area of Sinaloa where cartel violence is rampant

The Times of India

Five Canadian mining employees found dead in Mexico; cartel angle under probe

Mexican authorities have confirmed that five of the ten employees from a Canadian-run silver mine in Sinaloa were found dead after being kidnapped two weeks ago. Investigators probe possible cartel links to the killings.

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Latin Times

U.S. Authorities Say Agents Arrested Over 1,000 Operatives Of The Sinaloa Cartel In Less Than a Month And a Half

The Department of Justice detailed figures of operations conducted by the Homeland Security Task Forces (HSTF) to crack down on cartels, noting that forces arrested over 1,000 operatives of the Sinaloa Cartel in less than a month and a half last year.

Latin Times

Emma Coronel Joins Viral 2016 Trend With Photo Taken Before El Chapo's Final Capture

Emma Coronel surprised social media users after joining a viral trend revisiting memories from 2016, but her post stood out sharply from the rest. The former wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán shared an unpublished photograph from that year, the same moment when the former leader of the Sinaloa cartel…

Latin Times

Mexican Forces Coordinate Arrests Of Plaza Bosses Of The Jalisco Cartel Across Five States

In a span of just 72 hours carried out numerous arrests and seizures in different five states, including the detention of plaza bosses and the seizure of large quantities of drugs.

Latin Times

Intentional Homicides in Mexico Fell More Than 22% in 2025 From Previous Year

Marcela Figueroa Franco, head of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, said intentional homicides have followed a downward trend for the past 14 months.

Euronews

Mexico detains suspected cartel leader facing US terror charges

Pedro Inzunza Noriega, the first cartel figure charged under new narcoterrorism laws, was captured in Sinaloa state.

Latin Times

New Drone Strike Targets Public Office In Sinaloa As Explosive Attacks By Cartels Surge

A new drone attack took place at a city hall warehouse in Sinaloa as such attacks by criminal organizations surge in Mexico, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Longtime Friend and Right-Hand Man of Sinaloa Cartel's 'Chapitos' Leader Killed in Mexico City

Óscar Noé Medina González, also known as "El Panu" was also a key figure in Los Chapitos' drug trafficking operations, including its expansion of fentanyl distribution in Mexico and the United States.

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