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The Latest Breaking News from Sinaloa

Sinaloa Cartel Informant Says Trump's Fentanyl Crackdown Is Driving Some Traffickers Away from the Drug

Cartel members fear U.S. enforcement but remain tempted by the drug's high profits, says hitman in interview with Le Journal de Montreal.

Latin Times

Top Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'El Chato,' A Priority Target For The FBI, Arrested in Mexico

Humberto Rivera was arrested in Chihuahua with several fake IDs

Latin Times

Mexico to Extend Lawsuit Against US Armories, Who Sheinbaum Claims Could Be Cartel 'Accomplices,' If Trump Designates Cartels Terrorists

The designations include the Sinaloa cartel, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, Cartel del Noroeste, La Familia Michoacana and the Carteles Unidos

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Five Months Into Cartel Turf Wars In Sinaloa, Over 800 People Have Been Killed But Only 24 Detained For Homicide

Between September and December of 2024, only 24 people were detained for alleged homicide out of 555 cases

Latin Times

Private Pilot For Sinaloa Cartel Faction of 'Los Chapitos' Arrested in Culiacán

"El Jando" was a significant operator for Los Chapitos and a close ally of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, the leader of the Sinaloa cartel faction

Latin Times

Trump’s claim that Mexican cartels and government are allied is not reality

Corruption lets criminal groups thrive, experts say, but it does not equate to an alliance

The Guardian - US

Operator of 'Los Chapitos' Who Had a $1 Million Bounty on His Head Found Dead in Mexico

Authorities in the municipality of Calimaya in the State of Mexico found on Feb. 4 the body of a man that has been identified as a key operator for the Sinaloa cartel faction known as "Los Chapitos."

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'El Mayo' Zambada Had An Amicable Relationship With Former Mexican President AMLO, Journalist Says

Reports have suggested that the Sinaloa cartel financed Andrés Manuel López Obrador's 2006 presidential campaign

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

Top Gang Leader Backed By Sinaloa Cartel And Sanctioned By The U.S. Captured In Ecuador

"El Chino" was arrested along with two other alleged suspects; authorities seized drugs, firearms and armored vehicles

Latin Times

Adal Peña Is The Latest Influencer To Be Killed in the Wave of Sinaloa Cartel Violence

Peña's murder is just one of many influencers who have gotten killed during the cartel turf war in Sinaloa.

Latin Times

Murder of two children in attempted carjacking sends shockwaves through Mexico

The ongoing violence has been one of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s biggest challenges since taking office in October

The Independent UK

2 Men and 2 Women Linked to Sinaloa Cartel Arrested in Mexico City, Hundreds of Grams of Cocaine, Meth, Marijuana and Firearms Seized

Law enforcement indicated that the group was responsible for selling and distributing drugs in the Iztacalco and Xochimilco boroughs

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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

International Business Times UK

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.

Latin Times

More Than 1,000 Businesses in Sinaloa Shutter During Ongoing Cartel Turf Wars

More than 1,000 businesses, including local stores, small businesses and street vendors, have closed in the Mexican state of Sinaloa since "Chapitos" and "Mayos" went to war against each other for control of the Sinaloa cartel.

Latin Times

Top Enforcers From the 'Chapitos' Arrested in New Blow for Sinaloa Cartel Faction Engulfed in Bloody Turf War

Authorities also seized firearms, bags with fentanyl pills and two armored vehicles

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'Narco Messages' Accuse Mexican Military Members of Corruption, Links With Sinaloa Cartel Faction

Part of the message suggest that military personnel is tied with a high-ranked member of "La Mayiza," which has been at war with "Los Chapitos" since September

Latin Times

'Prolific' Trafficker Who Supplied High Caliber Weapons To The Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To Almost 20 Years In Prison

Almost three in four firearms used by Mexican cartels are trafficked illegally from the United States

Latin Times

WATCH: Men Armed With High-Caliber Guns Attempt Robbery In front of Culiacan City Hall During Cartel Turf Wars

So far in January 2025, the state of Sinaloa has received 232 complaints of vehicle theft, an average of 19.3 thefts per day

Latin Times

Influencers Keep Getting Killed In Mexico As They Become Players In The Ongoing Sinaloa Cartel Turf Wars

Authorities reported 45 deaths in Sinaloa during the first week of 2025, along with 22 kidnappings in Culiacán alone

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartels Take New Hit As Armed Forces Seize Drugs, Armored Vehicles and Edible Cannabis

"Los Chapitos" count with nearly 20 properties across Culiacán where they produce edible cannabis products such as gummies, cookies, oils and vaporizers

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

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.

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