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Mexican Border City Torn by Cartel War Pins Hopes on Trump's Pressure on Drug Traffickers

As violence ramps up in Culiacan due to the Sinaloa Cartel power struggle, residents put their hopes on peace behind the Trump administration.

Latin Times

Chapitos' Security Chief 'El Toner' Detained in Mexico As Offensive Against Sinaloa Cartel Escalates

Another top operative for the Sinaloa cartel has been apprehended

Latin Times

Culiacan Residents Grateful For Increased Pressure On Cartels

Culiacan, Mexico, grapples with escalating violence as Sinaloa cartel factions clash, prompting increased security measures and citizen activism.

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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.

Latin Times

Cartel-plagued Mexican city pins hopes on Trump's anti-drug trafficking pressure

In Mexico's Culiacan, a city of 1 million residents, an elementary school principal starts each day checking for shootouts before deciding whether to cancel classes

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How a covert U.S. drone program in Mexico led to arrest of drug kingpins like El Chapo

Drones provided vital information leading to capture of El Chapo and senior drug figures, officials said

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Sinaloa Cartel Increasingly Under Siege With Another Top Leader 'Neon' Extradited To The U.S.

Daniel Franco Lopez is accused of overseeing murders, kidnappings, and drug smuggling into the U.S.

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Ringleader of Migrant Smuggling Network with Ties to Sinaloa Cartel Extradited from Mexico to U.S.

Saucedo Huipio's is also linked to Ofelia Hernández Salas, AKA "Doña Lupe," who pleaded guilty in December to leading a transnational human smuggling operation

Latin Times

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

Grupo Firme Receives Death Threat To Prevent Band From Playing In Sinaloa: 'We'll Kill You All'

No group has claimed to be behind the threat, which involved leaving a severed head inside a cooler

Latin Times

Mexican Govt Will Provide Consular Assistance To Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Mayo' Zambada As He Seeks To Avoid U.S. Trial

The Mexican government said it has already responded to a request by Zambada's lawyer, Frank Perez, "in a timely manner"

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.

Latin Times

Cartel Armed Wing Leader Allegedly Responsible For the Recent Arrests of High-Profile Members of 'Los Chapitos'

Intelligence reports suggest "La Perris" betrayed "Los Chapitos" in order to join their rivals, "La Mayiza," and control their territories

Latin Times

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

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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.

Latin Times

'Chapitos' Leader Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Reportedly Managed To Escape Ambush Through a Tunnel

The clandestine tunnel found in the neighborhood of Tierra Blanca was more than 2,600 feet long; it connected to a nearby property

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Mexican Authorities Arrest High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Members

Mexican authorities make significant arrests of Sinaloa Cartel members amidst US terrorist organization designations.

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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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Nearly 5 Billion Doses of Meth Seized in Sinaloa Following Trump Admin Critiques of Mexico's Response to Drug Trafficking

Last year, Mexican authorities seized more than 52 tons of meth and chemical precursors in the state of Sinaloa alone

Latin Times

Jalisco Cartel 'Likely' To Follow a U.S. Strategy From World War II Before Entering Ongoing Sinaloa Turf Wars

A Mexican journalists argues that the CJNG is "waiting to see more signs of wear and tear" before siding with a Sinaloa cartel faction

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel Members Are Reportedly in 'Fear' Of The U.S.'s Crackdown on Drug-Trafficking

An alleged member of the cartel said that actions from the Trump administration has created a sense of fear, particularly when it comes to fentanyl production

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel Informant Says Trump's Fentanyl Crackdown Is Driving Some Traffickers Away from the Drug

Cartel members fear U.S. enforcement but remain tempted by the drug's high profits, says hitman in interview with Le Journal de Montreal.

Latin Times

Top Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Chato,' A Priority Target For The FBI, Arrested in Mexico

Humberto Rivera was arrested in Chihuahua with several fake IDs

Latin Times

Mexico to Extend Lawsuit Against US Armories, Who Sheinbaum Claims Could Be Cartel 'Accomplices,' If Trump Designates Cartels Terrorists

The designations include the Sinaloa cartel, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, Cartel del Noroeste, La Familia Michoacana and the Carteles Unidos

Latin Times

Five Months Into Cartel Turf Wars In Sinaloa, Over 800 People Have Been Killed But Only 24 Detained For Homicide

Between September and December of 2024, only 24 people were detained for alleged homicide out of 555 cases

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