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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

Latin Times

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'

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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

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'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)

Latin Times

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

Latin Times

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Famous Mexican YouTuber 'El Gordo Peruci' Murdered Along With Wife in Sinaloa

"El Gordo Peruci" joins "El Jasper" as two internet personalities that have been victims of attacks

Latin Times

'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

Footage Shows Former Leader of 'Los Zetas' Cartel 'El Cholo' Murdered Inside a Sinaloa Barbershop

"El Cholo" was arrested in Mexico City in 2015; authorities say that he was involved in drug trafficking, extortions and kidnappings in the state of Sonora

Latin Times

Mexican Authorities Link Largest Fentanyl Bust Ever To Sinaloa Drug Lord 'El Chapo Isidro'

Fausto Isidro Meza Flores has been on the radar of U.S. authorities since 2012; the FBI offers $5 million for information leading to his arrest

Latin Times

Newly Appointed Warden in Sinaloa Prison Found To Have Links to Jalisco Cartel

Adrián Zapién Arenas was fired on Jan. 2020 by Michoacán Gov. Silvano Aureoles for allegedly facilitating a CJNG convoy to terrorize the community of Zamora

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