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The Latest Breaking News from Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman

Why are there questions about arrests of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel leaders?

Mexico asks the US to reveal the circumstances surrounding the arrests of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez.

Al Jazeera

Sinaloa's Mayo Zambada breaks his silence and drops bombshell: kidnapped by U.S., betrayed by El Chapo's son

"El Mayo" Zambada, the elusive leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, is claiming in a statement that his recent apprehension by U.S. authorities was not a voluntary surrender but the result of a betrayal by Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the infamous Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel's 'El Mayo' To Face Federal Trial In New York

Zambada's lawyer Frank Perez confirmed on Wednesday that the case will be transferred to the Eastern District of New York. However, he did not mention the transfer date.

Latin Times

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Sinaloa Cartel Co-founder To Make US Court Appearance

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael Zambada Garcia is to appear in court on Thursday amid ongoing mystery about the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the alleged Mexican drug trafficking kingpin.

International Business Times

El Chapo's Son Pleads Not Guilty To Drugs Charges: Prosecutor

The son of the former Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a raft of charges linked to one of the world's biggest illicit narcotics operations, prosecutors said.

International Business Times

Son of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges in Chicago

A son of notorious drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges in a Chicago courtroom days after an astonishing capture in the U.S. Joaquín Guzmán López was dressed in an orange jumpsuit and shackled at the feet Tuesday as federal prosecutors detailed a…

The Independent UK

Boy, 12, killed by stray bullet from gunmen on jet skis as Mexico’s drugs war hits boiling point

Mexico’s president has isued a plea to drug cartels following the detention of drug lord ‘El Mayo’

The Independent UK

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Sinaloa Cartel Leaders Arrested In Dramatic US Operation

Joaquín Guzmán López, son of 'El Chapo,' arrested in the US on drug-related charges along with Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada. Complex dynamics of the drug trade...

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‘Nada cambia’: Mexican drugs lord ‘El Mayo’ has been captured, but does targeting kingpins work?

Ismael Zambada García, architect of the powerful Sinaloa narco-syndicate was arrested last week. A writer who has closely followed Mexico’s crime organisations traces his deadly career

The Guardian - UK

Mexican kingpin's arrest likely to set off violent jockeying for power

A new era is coming for Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel in the wake of the capture by U.S. authorities of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the last of the grand old Mexican drug traffickers

The Independent UK

What's The Fallout Of Mexican Drug Lords' Capture?

Two top leaders of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel were arrested by US agents in Texas during a dramatic operation and without the involvment of Mexican authorities.

International Business Times

Sinaloa cartel leader and El Chapo's son arrested by US authorities in Texas

Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez were arrested on Thursday in El Paso

Evening Standard

Sinaloa Cartel Leaders Arrested By U.S. Authorities In Texas

U.S. authorities apprehend Sinaloa cartel leaders Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López in Texas.

Top News

‘El Mayo’ Zambada, historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and son of 'El Chapo' arrested in US

The U.S. Justice Department says Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, have been arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas

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Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel leader El Mayo Zambada captured in Texas with one of El Chapo's sons

Known as "El capo de capos," it had evaded capture for decades. There are rumors that El Mayo Zambada turned himself into the DEA's hands.

Latin Times

DEA case exposes deep links between Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and Chinese organized crime

An investigation shed light on a scheme that aimed to launder over $50 million through an underground bank

Latin Times

Top member of 'Los Chapitos' Sinaloa Cartel extradited to U.S. following arrest

Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, known as "El Nini" was the cartel's head of security. He is accused of being part of the production and sale of fentanyl

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El Chapo Guzmán Complains About Lack Of Communication In Prison

Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, notorious drug lord, faces communication challenges with family in prison, highlighting personal struggles.

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Latin Times

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is Convicted of Aiding Drug Traffickers

Hernández had been accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes to enable cocaine trafficking into the United States

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El Chapo's Granddaughter Joins Loch Ness Monster Hunt In Scotland

Explore Frida Sofia Guzmán Muñoz's unexpected interest in the Loch Ness Monster during her tour of Scotland and England, shedding light on her family's con...

Latin Times

Former Honduran President Starts Trial in the U.S., Accused of Running a 'Narco-State

Juan Orlando Hernández has also been accused of accepting millions in bribes from drug traffickers

Chicago Sun-Times

El Chapo pal accused of running logistics for Sinaloa kingpin asks for break in 22-year sentence

Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, 68, was one of the top Sinaloa members to be sentenced in Chicago.

The Independent UK

The mother of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán has died in Mexico, official confirms

The mother of convicted drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has died in the northern state of Sinaloa

Latin Times

Consuelo Loera López, Mother of Cartel Leader 'El Chapo' Guzmán, Dies

Consuelo Loera López was 94 and had been interned in a clinic for the past two weeks

The Independent UK

Mexico's arrest of cartel security boss who attacked army families' complex was likely personal

The U.S. government has thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent, alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief this week

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