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Mexican Authorities Arrest Financial Operator for Los Cabrera, a La Mayiza-Aligned Trafficking Group in Durango

El Limones was investigated by Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit for allegedly moving illicit funds, and authorities identified him as the financial operator for Los Cabrera, a criminal group with deep roots in Durango and in parts of Chihuahua and Sinaloa.

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'El Mayo' Zambada Sees Sentencing Hearing Postponed Until April 2026

The sentencing hearing of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has been postponed until April 2026 at the request of his lawyer, according to a new report.

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Wife of Sinaloa Cartel Leader Sentenced to 14 Years for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

Prosecutors said she and other family members were deeply involved in Los Valenzuela's operations following Jorge Alberto's arrest, overseeing its remaining members and safeguarding its illicit assets in both Mexico and the United States.

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Son Of 'El Chapo' Guzman Had 'El Mayo' Zambada Drugged And Loaded To a Plane Headed To The U.S.: Plea Bargain

Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of "El Chapo" Guzman, said he ordered a group of armed men drug fellow cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in the operation where he took him to the U.S. and turned him over to local authorities, according to his plea bargain.

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Joaquín Guzmán López, Son of 'El Chapo,' Confesses to Kidnapping 'El Mayo' Zambada When Pleading Guilty Before a U.S. Court

During the hearing, Guzmán López also admitted for the first time that he lured Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada into his own kidnapping by claiming he needed help settling a dispute.

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Former Olympian With Cartel Ties Now Charged With Ordering Killing Of a Witness Who Was Set To Testify Against Him

The Department of Justice is now offering $15 million to information that could lead to the capture of Ryan Wedding a former Canadian Olympian accused of working with the Sinaloa Cartel

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Jalisco Cartel–Chapitos Alliance Battles to Maintain Control in Central and Coastal Sinaloa Amid Advance From La Mayiza

The Los Chapitos–CJNG alliance holds central and northwestern coastal areas of Sinaloa, while in the south, including Mazatlán, both factions continue to contest territories.

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Mexican Authorities Seize Tractor-Trailer Carrying More Than 13 Tons of Precursor Chemicals

For many years, the Cabrera Sarabia family worked alongside the Sinaloa Cartel, but their direct connection to Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada strengthened after the arrest and extradition of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

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'Narco-Banners' Threatening FBI Director Patel And DEA Head Cole Appear in Baja California

Mexican media reported the appearance of two 'narco-banners' warning Americans to stop visiting or residing in the tourist area of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur.

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Turf Wars Between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza Spread Across Sinaloa, Reaching Tourist Hub Mazatlán

Despite being nearly 140 miles south of where the conflict began, Mazatlán has seen a significant rise in homicides and kidnappings compared with last year, severely impacting the local economy.

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U.S. Sanctions 12 Companies Linked to 'Los Chapitos' for Alleged Role In Fentanyl Trade

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new sanctions targeting eight Mexican nationals and 12 Mexican companies allegedly linked to Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel battling for control of the drug trafficking organization in northern Mexico.

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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Claims Staff At Colorado Supermax Are Torturing Him Through Sleep Deprivation

Former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaqiun "El Chapo" Guzman is claiming that staff at the Colorado supermax prison he is held in are torturing him through sleep deprivation

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New Alleged Image Of Cartel Leader And Son Of 'El Chapo' Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Reportedly Revealed

A Mexican journalist confirmed the authenticity of a new image of Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, son of "El Chapo" Guzman and leader of the "Chapitos" faction of the Sinaloa Cartel

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'Mayito Flaco' Reportedly Reaches Deal With Zetas Offset To Face 'Chapitos'-Jalisco Cartel Alliance

Ismael Zambada Sicairos, son of Sinaloa Cartel Leader "El Mayo" Zambada, has reportedly reached a deal with an offset of the Zetas to face the alliance reached between the "Chapitos" and the Jalisco cartel, according to a new report.

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El Mencho Overtakes El Chapo's Legacy as CJNG Becomes World's Most Powerful Cartel

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho," has consolidated his place as the most powerful drug trafficker in the world, according to a new investigation by The Wall Street Journal. His organization, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), has eclipsed the once-dominant Sinaloa Cartel by capitalizing on shifts in…

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Mexican Narco Caro Quintero Accused of Running Cartel Operations Even in Prison

Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, once known as the "Narco of Narcos" and co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel, will remain under extreme isolation measures in a U.S. federal prison after prosecutors revealed he allegedly continued directing cartel operations from behind bars in Mexico through his brother, Miguel Ángel Caro…

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Mexican Navy Strikes Los Mayos Faction of the Sinaloa Cartel With $390 Million Meth Bust

The Mexican Navy (Semar) announced a massive blow against the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Mayos faction after dismantling two methamphetamine laboratories in Durango. The joint federal operation resulted in the seizure of 21 tons of processed drugs and chemical precursors, with an estimated value of about 390 million dollars.

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DEA Anounces Over 600 Arrests and Seizes Half a Ton of Fentanyl Related to the Sinaloa Cartel

The DEA announced that they had arrested 617 people and seized over 1,000 pounds of fentanyl in a week-long crackdown on the Sinaloa Cartel.

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From Propaganda Tools to Targets: Why Cartels Are Killing Influencers in Sinaloa's Turf Wars

Influencers tied to cartels are now targets, pressured to back factions in Sinaloa's internal war and used as mouthpieces in the conflict.

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Mexican President Sheinbaum Says Officials Might Seek To Question 'El Mayo' Zambada In The U.S. Over Bribery Claims

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said judicial officials from her administration will seek to question drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada after he claimed he bribed government officials throughout the decades to advance the Sinaloa Cartel's operations

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Who Is Iván Archibaldo Guzmán, El Chapo's Son and Sinaloa Cartel Leader Hunted By ICE and DEA

Experts in Mexico's organized crime are convinced that Ivan Archivaldo Guzman, one of El Chapo Guzman's many offsprings, is the current leader of the cartel. ICE is offering $10MM for information leading to his arrest.

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'El Mayo' Zambada Agreed To Forfeit $15 Billion, But Most Of It Will Be Impossible To Recover: Report

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty to drug-trafficking charges on Monday and accepted to forfeit $15 billion in assets, but experts in asset forfeiture say going after the full figure would be absurd, according to a new report.

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Top Mexican Official Says Sinaloa Cartel Is Heavily Damaged But Not Extinct After 'El Mayo' Guilty Plea

Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, said the Sinaloa Cartel is heavily damaged but not extinct after the guilty plea of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada

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Mexican President Sheinbaum Celebrates Guilty Plea Of 'El Mayo' Zambada In The U.S.: 'They Said They Were Impossible To Get'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated the guilty plea of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, saying detractors were saying her administration was "chasing shadows"

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Mexican President Sheinbaum Dismisses 'El Mayo' Zambada's Bribery Claims, Cites Lack of Formal Complaints

President Claudia Sheinbaum and other high-ranking officials pushed back on claims by drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who said he paid bribes to politicians to protect cartel operations, noting that there are currently no formal complaints related to the allegations

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