According to the United States’ extradition request for El Chapo’s son Ovidio “El Ratón” Guzmán López, the DEA’s secret allies within the Sinaloa Cartel include a member of El Ratón’s security team
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The Joe Biden administration on Friday, April 14, filed legal charges against 28 alleged Sinaloa Cartel leaders — including three sons of notorious jailed drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán
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García Luna, once the public face of Mexico’s war on drugs, is accused of secretly accepting millions of dollars from the Sinaloa Cartel in exchange for turning a blind eye to its members’ illegal activities
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So far this year, at least 20 people have died from drug-related violence in Jerez, a town of just 57,000, and at least 16 people have gone missing
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Asked about Guzmán’s request during his daily morning press conference on Tuesday, AMLO said that he had not yet reviewed the letter and “would see” if he would comply
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By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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The judge explained that while Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office has yet to file formal charges against Guzmán López, there is an outstanding U.S. arrest warrant for the alleged head of the Sinaloa Cartel for extradition to the United States
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Tensions between the cartels and authorities had reached the point that the Culiacán government on Jan. 4 ordered public schools closed and asked residents to remain in their houses
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) said Saturday, Sept. 17, that it will insist that U.S. authorities extradite Dámaso López, better known as the “Mini Lic,” to face trial for the alleged murder of journalist Javier Valdez. Through a written statement, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said that it will request López’s immediate extradition back to Mexico so that
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Just two days after cartel violence wreaked mayhem in Mexico’s central states of Jalisco and Guanajuato, similar attacks gripped the country’s border city of Ciudad Juárez late Thursday, Aug. 11, leaving at least 11 people dead and six arrested, and Tijuana, on Friday, Aug. 12. Violence was also reported in the northern border towns of Mexicali, Rosarito
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