The Latest Breaking News from the Sinaloa Cartel

Sinaloa Cartel Factions Are Weaker, Allowing Rival Organizations To Seize Territories, Mexican Officials Say

Federal authorities say factions of the Sinaloa Cartel have been weakened and no longer hold the same power and presence they had when turf wars erupted last year

Latin Times · Jul 25, 2025

Agents Seize $10 Million In Crypto Linked To Sinaloa Cartel: 'Hitting Where It Hurts'

The Drug Enforcement Agency seized $10 million in crypto linked to the Sinaloa Cartel

International Business Times · Jul 16, 2025

Mexican President Sheinbaum To Sue Cartel Leader Ovidio Guzman's Lawyer For Defamation

Sheinbaum reiterated that her administration does not engage in relationships of complicity and ruled out any dialogue with Ovidio Guzmán's lawyer

Latin Times · Jul 14, 2025

DHS Arrests And Is Set To Deport Mexican Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Investigated Over Ties With Sinaloa Cartel

DHS announced on Thursday it has arrested and is set to deport Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. over his ties with the Sinaloa Cartel

Latin Times · Jul 3, 2025

Brokerage, Shell Firm Linked to Sinaloa Cartel Under Investigation Following U.S. Sanctions

Last week, U.S. officials identified three financial institutions involved in laundering money for Mexican drug cartels and facilitating payments for precursor chemicals used to produce fentanyl

Latin Times · Jul 2, 2025

Mexican President Sheinbaum Says Mexico is Negotiating The Return of Billions Stolen Through Corruption

A judge in Florida recently issued a default judgment ordering a former top official and his wife to pay $2.4 billion due to their roles in a corruption scheme

Latin Times · Jun 24, 2025

Former Lawyer For 'El Chapo' Guzman On Track To Become a Judge In Mexico After Judicial Elections

Silvia Delgado, a former lawyer for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is on track to become a judge in Mexico as a result of the country's newly-implemented judicial elections

Latin Times · Jun 17, 2025

CJNG + Los Chapitos: Mexico's Most Dangerous Narcos Are Signaling a Terrifying Alliance

A video shared across social media platforms this week has ignited alarm as it seems to be a public show of unity between two of the country's deadliest criminal organizations, the Sinaloa Cartel Los Chapitos and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

Latin Times · Jun 10, 2025

Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'Cadete' Sentenced To Almost 20 Years In Prison For Role In 'International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy'

A Sinaloa Cartel leader known as "Cadete" has been sentenced to almost 20 years in prison for his role in an "international drug trafficking conspiracy"

Latin Times · Jun 10, 2025

U.S. Hits El Chapo's Fugitives Sons with Sanctions, $10M Bounties Over Fentanyl Trafficking

Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and his brother, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, are believed to be the current leaders of the Los Chapitos faction within the Sinaloa Cartel. The Treasury Department increased the bounties for their capture and deepened the sanctions against them.

Latin Times · Jun 9, 2025