García Luna Sentenced to 38 Years in US Prison
U.S. Judge Brian Cogan also ordered the disgraced former Secretary of National Defense to pay a fine of at least $2 million for his drug trafficking crimes
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García Luna Alleges AMLO’s Ties to Cartels
The former Mexican security official’s allegations come just weeks before his scheduled sentencing in the United States on five counts of drug trafficking cahrges
Read moreGarcía Luna Denied Motion for New US Trial
The former security official, who worked with the Sinaloa Cartel during his tenure in Mexico’s federal government, faces life in prison after being convicted of five drug trafficking charges
Read moreEl Chapo’s Son Pleads Not Guilty, Denies Working with US
Joaquín Guzmán López turned himself – alongside the allegedly abducted Sinaloa Cartel crime boss Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García – into the U.S. authorities in El Paso, Texas last Thursday
Read moreDEA Accuses Mexico of Stalling Agent Visa Approvals
According to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, 13 DEA agents are currently pending visa approval by the Mexican government
Read moreReport Says Organized Crime Occupies 81 Percent of Mexico
AC Consultores also said Mexico City has the highest concentration of organized crime cells in Mexico with an alleged 30 groups operating in the capital
Read moreAMLO Acknowledges Mexico’s Fentanyl Production for First Time
López Obrador went on to say that the U.S. State Department must acknowledge that fentanyl is also produced within its own borders and not exclusively in Mexico
Read moreFGR Reactivates Arrest Warrants Against García Luna and Accomplices
The Attorney General of the Republic announced the warrants correspond to García Luna and his conspirators’ alleged role in trafficking weapons into Mexico, as well as embezzlement related to contracts and construction of the nation’s prison system
Read moreExplosive Attacks by Organized Crime Surge across Mexico
Mexico’s Secretary of National Defense has reportedly documented 288 incidents using 1,342 explosive devices across the nation between December 2018 and February 2022
Read moreCartel Confrontations Explode in Chiapas with Mass Kidnapping
Territory disputes between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and Sinaloa Cartel over the strategically located southern Mexican state exploded this Tuesday with the kidnapping of 16 Chiapas security agents
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