Sinaloa, cartel and Mexico
Rival Sinaloa cartel factions fighting after US arrests leaders
U.S. intelligence analysts suggest the conflict could last for years. The Drug Enforcement Administration reports the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels have a presence in all 50 U.S. states, controlling global networks that dominate the fentanyl and methamphetamine trade.
Over 30 killed in Mexico cartel stronghold as violence rages after Sinaloa leaders detained in U.S.
The clashes follow the arrests on U.S. soil of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, as well as Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of El Chapo.
Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges
Two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel have clashed in the state capital of Culiacan in what appears to be a fight for power since two of its leaders were arrested in the United States in late July.
More than 100 killed or missing as Sinaloa Cartel war rages in Mexico
Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico's western Sinaloa state since rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel began clashing on Sept 9, local authorities said on Friday, with gruesome violence showing no signs of abating.
Mexico president blames U.S. for cartel killings as violence surges in Sinaloa after leaders arrested
Two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel appear to be fighting for power since two of its leaders were arrested in the U.S.
Sinaloa Cartel Clashes in Northern Mexico Leave at Least 30 Dead
The violence, linked to the arrest of cartel leaders, has prompted school closures and security alerts in the affected areas.
At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash
10 New Deaths In Mexico's Sinaloa As Cartel Schism Rages
Mexican media reported 10 new deaths on Saturday in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, where rival cartel factions have been in open conflict with each other and authorities in recent days.
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‘El Piyi,’ alleged security chief of Los Chapitos within the Sinaloa Cartel, captured in Culiacán
Mexican federal forces have arrested "El Piyi" alleged security chief for the "Los Chapitos" faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Infamous Mexican cartel leader `El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty to narcotics trafficking, murder charges
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, pleaded not guilty to U.S. narcotics trafficking ...
Trial of reputed Mexican cartel leader’s son offers cautionary tale for ‘narco juniors’
The case of 'El Menchito' has highlighted the generational divide between boomer-aged drug cartel bosses and their millennial ...
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Who's the current leader of los Chapitos and the Sinaloa Cartel? The answer may be one of El Chapo's sons
They were the most visible of the children involved in the Sinaloa Cartel's businesses. According to experts in Mexico's organized crime, the emerging leader of both the faction Los Chapitos ...
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Can High-Profile Cartel Arrests Halt the Fentanyl Traffic?
The recent capture of Sinaloa Cartel leaders is a major symbolic victory. But will it stem the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.
Mexico's violent Sinaloa state logs 19 homicides in five days
Mexican authorities logged seven homicides in the western state of Sinaloa on Friday, the latest violence to plague an area ...