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New Generation of Mexican Cartel Leaders Are Much More Violent Than Their Predecessors, Specialist Says

The new wave of drug lords are allegedly prioritizing endeavors with short-term profits such as extortion, human trafficking and illegal mining and logging

Latin Times

Mexican Armed Forces Destroy More Than 50 Marijuana Plantations Throughout The Country As Push Against Cartels Continues

Authorities estimate losses of more than $12 million for the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación after Christmas Day operations

Latin Times

Mexican President Departs From 'Hugs, Not Bullets' Approach To Cartels With Massive Deployment to Sinaloa

Claudia Sheinbaum is stepping up her efforts to curb drug cartels as Trump's inauguration looms

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Sinaloa Drug Lord Seeks To Buy Good Will With Food, Toys Giveaway As Turf Wars Continue

Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, known as "Chapo Isidro" led the initiative, widely used among criminal groups in their areas of influence

Latin Times

Mexican Forces Destroy Narco Lab Ran By Sinaloa Cartel Faction In Hit Worth Millions

Authorities destroyed more than a ton of finished product and materials worth more than 41 million pesos

Latin Times

Mexican Authorities Close Out 2024 With Several Key Arrests as Drug Cartel Turf Wars in Sinaloa Continue

Apart from the arrests, Mexican authorities secured the largest fentanyl seizure in the nation's history worth close to $400 million

Latin Times

As the 'Chapitos' Continue Searching For New Recruits in Sinaloa, Opponents 'La Mayiza' Target Rehab Centers

Constant attacks by "La Mayiza" and "Los Flechas" pushed "Los Chapitos" to look for new members in places such as drug rehab centers

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Cruise Lines Slowly Avoiding Stops at Two Mexican Ports Under Serious Travel Advisories

All 31 Mexican states as well as Mexico City are under some sort of travel advisory from the State Department; six of them are labelled as 'Do Not Travel'

Latin Times

Mexico’s bloody cartel war rages as myth of the ‘good narco’ wears thin

El Chapo and El Mayo believed themselves to be generous bandits with a strict code – the new generation is different

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Sinaloa Cartel Turf War Between Chapitos and Mayiza Expands to Mexico's Contested Vape Market

The factions escalate their battle for dominance as the future of vaping regulations hangs in the balance.

Latin Times

Nephew of Famous Drug Lord "El Señor de Los Cielos" Found Dead in Sinaloa

Authorities have not confirmed if José Cruz Carrillo Jacobo formed part of any of the two Sinaloa Cartel factions that have engulfed in a fierce turf war since September

Latin Times

The Sinaloa Cartel Turf War Has Raged On For More Than 100 Days; Who Is Winning?

More than 500 deaths have been reported all across Sinaloa since the clashes between "Los Chapitos" and "La Mayiza" began in September

Latin Times

'Doña Lupe' Pleads Guilty to Being The Leader of a Ring Dedicated To Human Smuggling Into The U.S.

Ofelia Hernández Salas, who sources believe has links to the Sinaloa Cartel, facilitated the travel of more than 100 migrants into the U.S.

Latin Times

Former Top Law Enforcement Official With Ties to Sinaloa Cartel Known as "El Tigre" Arrested in Mexico

The municipality of Benito Juárez in Quintana Roo is among the top 10 places in Mexico with the highest murder rate (nearly 35 per 100,000 inhabitants)

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Drug Lord 'El Mero Mero,' Close Family Member of 'El Chapo' Guzmán Arrested in Mexico

Hernán Domingo Ojeda López was the uncle and godfather of Ovidio Guzmán López, who was captured by U.S. authorities in January 2023

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel Plaza Boss Known as 'El Chabelo' Killed By Mexican Police After Shootout at Cock Fighting Ring

Colima is one of Mexico's most dangerous states, averaging 105 intentional murders per 100,000 inhabitants so far this year

Latin Times

Mexican Authorities Deliver Another Blow to 'Los Chapitos' With the Capture of 'El Spider'

Along with "El Spider," law enforcement also secured the arrest of another man in the city of Guamúchil; both are wanted by the U.S. government

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel Drugs-for-Cars Scheme Busted in Denver

The 17 suspects stole over 200 vehicles in a two-year span; they traded high-end pickup trucks and SUV's to the Sinaloa Cartel for cocaine, fentanyl and meth

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Former Top Mexican Security Official Moved To Another Prison In The U.S. While Authorities Determine His Fate

Genaro García Luna was sentenced to more than 38 years in prison for conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel

Latin Times

Sinaloa Is Averaging More Than Half a Dozen Homicides Per Day As Cartel Turf Wars Rage On

555 people have been killed and nearly 600 people have gone missing in Sinaloa over the past three months

Latin Times

Cartels Are Recruiting People at Rehab Centers By Promising Them 'Job Opportunities'

Authorities say drug cartels were touring rehabilitation centers around the Mexican city of Mazatlán for the past three months

Latin Times

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Expected to Visit Sinaloa as Cartel-Related Violence Continues

Since turf wars erupted in September, more than 500 homicides have been reported in Sinaloa, averaging six every 24 hours

Latin Times

Legendary Mexican Boxer Julio César Chávez Pleads Cartels To Put an End to Their Turf Wars

Julio César Cháve joins Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez in speaking out on Sinaloa's current landscape

Latin Times

Over A Dozen Police Officers Have Been Killed In Sinaloa Since The Beginning Of The Cartel Turf Wars

Another officer has been kidnapped as well, according to a top law enforcement official in the Mexican state

Latin Times

US Ambassador To Mexico Praises Local Armed Forces, Says The Sinaloa Cartel is 'Being Dismantled'

Ken Salazar said Mexican forces have the cartels "against the ropes"

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