The Latest Breaking News from the Sinaloa Cartel

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 · Dec 14, 2024

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"

Latin Times · Dec 11, 2024

'El Tochín,' Leader of Armed Group Answering to Sinaloa Cartel Faction, Arrested in Mexican Casino

Gerardo Rueda Torres alias "El Tochín" was turned over to U.S. officials

Latin Times · Dec 9, 2024

Powerful Mexican Cartel Puts Decades-Long Feud Aside To Supports 'Los Chapitos' In Sinaloa Turf War

Both criminal groups had been rivals ever since Alfredo Beltrán Leyva, one of the cartel's co-founders, was captured in 2008

Latin Times · Dec 3, 2024

Mexican President Denies Chemistry Students Are Being Recruited By The Sinaloa Cartel To 'Cook' Fentanyl

Claudia Sheinbaum said the only similar scenario she has seen takes place in the fictional American TV series "Breaking Bad"

Latin Times · Dec 3, 2024

Two of Tijuana's Most Prominent Criminal Bosses Pledge Allegiance to 'La Mayiza' Faction Of The Sinaloa Cartel As Turf Wars Rage On

According to a Mexican journalist, "La Rana" and "Aquiles" are the godchildren of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada

Latin Times · Dec 2, 2024

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 · Dec 2, 2024

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 · Dec 2, 2024

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 · Nov 18, 2024

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 · Nov 15, 2024