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U.S. Prosecutors Want to Secure Arrest of 'El Chapo's Son Leading The Sinaloa Cartel Before Striking Plea Deal With Imprisoned Brothers

Ovidio Guzmán López was captured and extradited to the U.S. in September of 2023 while his brother Joaquín was arrested last July

Latin Times

Mexican Judge Agrees To Analyze Request By 'El Chapo' Guzman To Be Repatriated After Years Of Rejections

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is currently serving his sentence at the ADX Florence, a maximum-security federal prison in Colorado

Latin Times

How a covert U.S. drone program in Mexico led to arrest of drug kingpins like El Chapo

Drones provided vital information leading to capture of El Chapo and senior drug figures, officials said

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Chapitos' Leader Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán Reportedly 'Terrified' Over Offensive Against Sinaloa Cartel Faction

A specialized journalist said the son of "El Chapo" Guzmán "no longer sleeps" and is even "betraying those closest to him, thinking they will betray him"

Latin Times

'El Mini Lic,' Whistleblower Who Revealed Key Secrets of the 'Chapitos,' Sought To Rejoin Sinaloa Cartel Before Being Arrested

According to Luis Chaparro, the FBI decided to advance El Mini Lic's arrest due to hints that he was trying to rejoin the Sinaloa Cartel and flee back to Mexico

Latin Times

Fentanyl Producer And Close Associate To One of 'El Chapo's' Brothers Arrested in Mexico City

According to reports, La Morsa and Aureliano "El Guano" Guzmán form part of a group that is protected by former public servants

Latin Times

Monument to El Chapo's Son Blown Up in Explosion Felt Around City in Sinaloa

Édgar "El Moreno" Guzmán was killed in a Culiacán parking lot back in 2008 by a rival gang

Latin Times

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Who Is El Pinky: YouTuber Found Bound, Tortured, And Executed By Mexican Cartel

YouTuber Agustín Paul, known as 'El Pinky' was tortured and murdered by a hitman employed by the Los Chapatis, joining a list of three other influencers murdered by the cartel.

International Business Times UK

Former 'El Chapo' Aide Known as 'The Nose' Deported to Mexico To Face Additional Criminal Prosecution

Mario Hidalgo's criminal history spans decades, with ICE identifying him as a key figure in the Sinaloa Cartel's operations.

Latin Times

U.S. Could Seek Death Penalty For Captured Sinaloa Cartel Co-Founder Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada

El Chapo's ex-partner appeared in front of a Federal Judge in a New York Federal Court on Wednesday

Latin Times

That Time When Chapo's Wife Emma Coronel Sat Down With Griselda Blanco's Son to Have a Conversation

Their encounter revealed the challenges of creating a "normal life" in the public eye after being associated with criminals.

Latin Times

Daddy Yankee's Ex-Wife Hires El Chapo's Ex-Lawyer in Her Legal Battle Against Reggaeton Legend

Mariel Colón's entry into the case is set to increase attention on the legal battle

Latin Times

Natanael Cano Responds to Death Threats Made by the Sinaloa Cartel

The Mexican regional artist responded to the "narcomanta" on social media in a humorous and daring way.

Latin Times

Inside the High-Stakes Negotiations Between El Chapo's Sons And U.S. Authorities Over Plea Deals

Ovidio and Joaquín Guzmán are in talks with prosecutors as they hope to avoid trial

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The Independent UK

Sons of Mexican cartel leader ‘El Chapo’ in plea negotiations with US, attorneys say

Joaquin Guzmán López was arrested in an astonishing capture by U.S. authorities in Texas

Latin Times

Natanael Cano, Tito Torbellino and Other Mexican Artists Threatened by Sinaloa Cartel Faction: Authorities Respond

They were mentioned in a "narcomanta" hanged in a High School in Hermosillo, Sonora.

Latin Times

Colorado Supermax Prison About to Turn 30: Inside the Prison that Holds El Chapo & the World's Most Prominent Criminals

The ADX Florence is a supermax prison in the state of Colorado that holds the world's most dangerous and famous criminals.

International Business Times

New Generation of Mexican Cartel Leaders Are Much More Violent Than Their Predecessors, Specialist Says

The new wave of drug lords is allegedly prioritizing endeavors with short-term profits such as extortion, human trafficking and illegal mining and logging.

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Latin Times

New Generation of Mexican Cartel Leaders Are Much More Violent Than Their Predecessors, Specialist Says

The new wave of drug lords are allegedly prioritizing endeavors with short-term profits such as extortion, human trafficking and illegal mining and logging

Latin Times

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

The Guardian - US

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

Latin Times

Prison Riot in the Mexican State of Tabasco Leaves Seven People Dead, 10 Injured and a City Engulfed In Chaos

The conflict began when authorities tried to transfer two inmates to a federal prison; firearms, drugs and a grenade were found inside the prison

Latin Times

Inside 'El Altiplano': The Maximum Security Prison that Holds Mexico's Most Wanted Narcos And 'El Chapo' Managed To Escape From

The list of past inmates is a regular 'who is who' of organized crime in Mexico.

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

'El Mini Lic,' Whistleblower Who Revealed Key Secrets of the 'Chapitos' Cartel Arrested Again In Mexico

This is the second arrest of Dámaso López Serrano, who previously revealed the modus operandi of "Los Chapitos"

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