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
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El Mayo Alleges Involvement with Sinaloa State Government
The Sinaloa crime boss also claimed he had a meeting with Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha scheduled for the same day he was abducted to the United States
Read moreEl Mayo Denied Bail in US Drug Trafficking Case
According to the presiding judge, “There are no conditions or combinations of conditions of release that would reasonably ensure the defendant’s appearance in court or the safety of the community”
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 moreEl Mayo’s Nephew Killed in Sinaloa
Eliseo Imperial Castro was reportedly shot 15 times during the roadside attack on Mexico Highway 15
Read moreFive Youths Kidnapped and Killed in Jalisco’s Los Altos Region
A series of graphic photos and videos posted to social media after the youths’ Friday night disappearance has led Jalisco authorities to believe the group of five boys are now deceased
Read moreGarcía Luna Begins US Trial on Charges of Cartel Collusion
García Luna has been accused of receiving millions of dollars in bribes, from 2006 to 2012, from the Sinaloa Cartel
Read moreDrug Cartel Splinter Groups Fight for Turf in Mexico City
By MARK LORENZANA From 2020 to date, several factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, identified with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Ovidio “El Ratón” Guzmán — son of convicted drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán — as well as recently re-arrested Rafael Caro Quintero, have been fighting for territory in Mexico City for distribution and sale of cocaine. This information was
Read moreDeutsche Welle: Morena Made ‘Electoral Narco-Pact’ with Cartel
By MARK LORENZANA Anabel Hernández, a Mexican investigative journalist with Germany’s esteemed state-run news agency Deutsche Welle, said in her weekly column on Friday, June 3, that officials from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) had made an “electoral narco-pact” with members of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel leading up to the June 5 gubernatorial elections.
Read moreZacatecas under Threat as Cartel Battleground
By KELIN DILLON A power vacuum emerged in Mexico after the nation’s June 6 elections, leading to five horrific massacres across the country. One of the most violent, a gruesomely altercation in Zacatecas that left 19 dead, was reportedly caused by a bloody territory war between the New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa Cartel, experts say. The Zacatecas
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