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The Latest Breaking News from the Sinaloa Cartel

DOJ reacts to 'El Mayo's' appearance before NYC court: 'Justice will follow'

The Sinaloa Cartel co-founder pleaded not guilty to the charges he's facing

Latin Times

'El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty in New York: Details on his court appearance and what comes next

The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada faces 17 charges

Latin Times

'El Mayo' Zambada set to appear before a NYC court after receiving death threats in Texas

The audience is expected to be presided over by Judge Brian Cogan, who was El Chapo's judge

Latin Times

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'El Mayo' Zambada reportedly accepted being taken from Texas to NYC after getting a death threat

According to specialized journalist Anabel Hernández, he was threatened by the Barrio Azteca gang in El Paso

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel faction answering to 'El Mayo' declares war on the 'Chapitos' as violence escalates

The latest clash took place this week. Mexican President López Obrador said it's "highly likely" that the capture of "El Mayo'" catalyzed the flareup

Latin Times

Who's the current leader of los Chapitos and the Sinaloa Cartel? The answer may be one of El Chapo's sons

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

Latin Times

Mexico's AMLO: 'highly likely' that capture of 'El Mayo' is linked to increased cartel violence in Sinaloa

The Mexican president said the cartel leader himself has asked for restraint in the area. "No one wants violence," he said

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Peso Pluma revives controversy over alleged links to organized crime naming Grupo Cartel as his favorite band

Asked about his favorite artist at the moment, Peso Pluma chose a band known for songs dedicated to leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel

Latin Times

Mexican prosecutors suggest a son of 'El Chapo' made a deal with the U.S. to get his brother out of prison

Ovidio Guzmán reportedly entered a witness protection program. The news surfaced a month after his brother Joaquín and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada were arrested in the U.S.

Latin Times

Police raids ranch where Sinaloa Cartel founder 'El Mayo' was allegedly ambushed and taken to U.S.

Authorities are looking for evidence that could help clarify the events that led to the capture of the drug lord in Texas

Latin Times

DEA Source reportedly confirms Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo's son, entered U.S. Witness Protection Program

DEA Source reportedly confirms Mexican newspaper El Universal, that Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo's son, entered U.S. Witness Protection Program

Latin Times

'El Mayo' rejects being tried for drug-trafficking in New York, seeks to remain in Texas

The DOJ is seeking for the co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel to be tried in the same court as "El Chapo" Guzmán

Latin Times

Mexican government to press charges against 'El Chapo's son for turning over 'El Mayo' to the U.S.

Prosecutors are seeking to charge the Sinaloa Cartel co-founder with kidnapping

Latin Times

Sinaloa on edge: brothers linked to El Chapo's first escape and to El Mayo murdered in Mexico

The discovery of the tortured bodies of Marín and Leobaldo García Corrales, close to El Chapo Guzmán and allegedly close to his sons, has Sinaloa on edge. Authorities brace for a turf war within the Sinaloa Cartel

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'El Mayo' Zambada to be tried in the same New York courtroom as 'El Chapo'

The co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel is set to face trial in New York, a development that mirrors the dramatic legal proceedings against his former associate, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Latin Times

Video released by Mexican authorities debunks 'El Mayo' Zambada's account of his own capture

The recent release of a video by the Sinaloa State Attorney General's Office has stirred significant controversy, particularly because it directly contradicts statements made by the cartel leader

Latin Times

Here's who is left to lead the Sinaloa Cartel after El Mayo's 'kidnapping'

Historically recognized as one of the most powerful drug cartels, the Sinaloa Cartel now faces an uncertain future, marked by fragmentation and internal power struggles.

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel leader El Mayo's 'kidnapping' claim rejected by Mexican officials: 'We have no complicity'

Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, denied El Mayo Zambada's accusations that he was tied to the Sinaloa Cartel. Mexican President Andrés López Obrador and President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum also reacted.

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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

Mexican president claims that top drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán agreed to turn himself over to U.S.

Joaquín Guzmán López, son of fallen drug lord of El Chapo Guzmán, was arrested alongside Ismael El Mayo Zambada on July 25 in El Paso

Latin Times

Drug lord 'El Mayo' was betrayed by a son of 'El Chapo' and turned in after deal with U.S. authorities

According to top reporter Ioan Grillo, the Sinaloa Cartel leader has cancer. A report details the events that led to his arrest in Texas

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel leader 'El Mayo' pleads not guilty to drug-trafficking charges in the U.S.

Ismael Zambada appeared before a court in Texas on Friday. He also rejected his right to a preliminary hearing

Latin Times

Here's how the arrest of two Sinaloa Cartel leaders can impact the US elections, according to analysts

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquín "El Guero" Guzmán, two of the most wanted men in the world, were arrested in Texas this week. Analysts say the effects on the Presidential campaign could benefit Kamala Harris and dismantle some of Donald Trump's rhetoric against Mexico.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, notorious leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, arrested in US

Federal agents were waiting at the Santa Teresa airport in Texas for drug kingpin to land

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