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The Latest Breaking News from the Sinaloa Cartel

The Sinaloa Cartel Is Paying Chemistry Students Twice The Salary They Would Earn In Legal Jobs To 'Cook' Fentanyl

Students are reportedly being offered monthly salaries of $800, twice the average pay for chemists in the country

Latin Times

The Sinaloa Cartel Is Infiltrating Colleges To Recruit Chemistry Students And Turn Them Into 'Cooks'

The promise of large sums of money in a lucrative but dangerous business are helping cartel operatives succeed in their efforts

Latin Times

Mexican Navy Captures 'El Pelón,' The Leader of an Armed Wing Loyal to Sinaloa Cartel Faction 'Los Chapitos'

Authorities say "El Pelón" was using Culiacán as a hiding place and to coordinate attacks against rival groups

Latin Times

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Regional Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Tony' is Arrested by Mexican Authorities

"El Tony" was arrested along with three other gang members in an operation conducted by Mexico's Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA)

Latin Times

Mexica Authorities Dismantle Workshop Used By Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Güero Pulseras' To Build 'Narco Tanks'

Authorities were able to seize 54 firearms, 2,000 pounds of marijuana, three motorcycles, nine civilian vehicles and three armored vehicles

Latin Times

'La Alemana,' Regional Leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Is Captured In Mexico

Authorities said "La Alemana" had an active arrest warrant since 2021. She stands accused of unlawful possession of firearms and crimes against public health

Latin Times

Former Top Police Officer Suspected of Having Links to Sinaloa Cartel Found Dead in Culiacán

Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, Sinaloa's secretary of public security, said authorities will open an investigation due to the high profile of the victim

Latin Times

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More Than 40 People Linked to the Sinaloa Cartel's Drug Trafficking Network Charged in Southern California

According to court records, the individuals accused of trafficking drugs have ties to "Los Rusos," the main armed wing of the faction known as "La Mayiza"

Latin Times

Mexican Troops Kill 19 Suspected Members of the Sinaloa Cartel in Shootout in Culiacan

Hundreds of people have died since the cartel's clashing factions formally began their war in Early September

Latin Times

Armed Men and Clash with Mexican Soldiers on Highway, Resulting in Major Weapon Seizures

The shootout on the Samalayuca-Porvenir Highway led to the capture of high-caliber weapons amid ongoing cartel violence in the country

Latin Times

Ovidio Guzmán, son of 'El Chapo,' is Negotiating a Plea Deal With U.S. Authorities

"El Ratón" appeared before a Chicago judge on Monday. "It's not surprising, it happens in all cases," said his lawyer

Latin Times

Mexico's Ex-security Chief Sentenced To Over 38 Years In US Prison

Mexico's former top security official Genaro Garcia Luna was sentenced to more than 38 years in a US prison on Wednesday for aiding the very drug cartels he was tasked with dismantling.

International Business Times

Convicted Former Mexican Security Chief to Face Sentencing for Links to Sinaloa Cartel

Genaro García Luna's sentencing marks the culmination of a high-profile case that has exposed deep ties between Mexico's security apparatus and drug cartels

Latin Times

Five More Beheaded Bodies Found in Jalisco as Cartel Turf Wars Rage on in Mexico

Such violent episodes in the state are largely blamed on the Cartel jalisco Nueva Generación

International Business Times

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Five More Beheaded Bodies Found in Jalisco as Cartel Turf Wars Rage on in Mexico

Such violent episodes in the state are largely blamed on the Cartel jalisco Nueva Generación

Latin Times

The Sinaloa Cartel is Dead: Meet the Two Organizations at War to Succeed the Once Powerful Crime Syndicate

Mexican journalist Jesús Lemus suggests that the current turf war will lead to the dissolution of the Sinaloa Cartel, giving way to splinter groups

Latin Times

Emma Coronel Risks Returning to Prison with Powerful Message of Love for Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán

The wife of the incarcerated leader of the Sinaloa Cartel expressed her feelings for her husband during a livestream on social media.

International Business Times

Drugs, People Smuggling At Heart Of Mexico's Raging Violence

Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, will present a national security plan on Tuesday aimed at combating around 30,000 murders a year, many of them linked to drug and human smuggling.

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Sonora on High Alert After Arrest of Sinaloa Cartel-related Leader 'El Cuza'

Feliciano R. was allegedly responsible for smuggling drugs into the U.S. as well as trafficking migrants

Texas Observer

Greg Abbott’s Border ‘Theatrics’ Now Include Acting Like the State Department

Abbott’s latest bid to expand the bounds of his authority might introduce confusion abroad, experts say.

Latin Times

Joaquín Guzmán López Pleads Not Guilty and His Lawyer Denies Agreement with U.S. Government

El Chapo's son was captured with El Mayo Zambada. He is in the same Chicago jail where is brother Ovidio is supposed to be.

Latin Times

Three Mexican Troopers Killed in Sinaloa During Operation to Address Cartel Turf War

They were ambushed and killed by criminal groups, according to now former President López Obrador

Latin Times

Violence in Sinaloa Continues to Escalate: Death Toll Climbs to 118 With Five Bodies Found Inside a Van

The Mexican government has sent more than 2,200 Air Force agents in an attempt to quell violence

The Independent UK

She defended 'El Chapo.' Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

Mariel Colón spent years working as a defense lawyer for Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán while he faced trial in U.S. court

Latin Times

Mexican Turf Wars Have a New Front as the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels Intensify Fighting

There have been seven shootings in Tijuana involving both cartels in recent weeks

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