All posts tagged "Sinaloa Cartel"

A pair of top leaders from the Sinaloa Cartel — including the son of "El Chapo" — have reportedly been taken into custody by authorities in the United States.

Ismael Zambada García, also known as "El Mayo," and Joaquín Guzmán López, son of Joaquin Guzmán Loera, stand accused of being narcotics traffickers in Mexico of cocaine and fentanyl. They have surrendered to law enforcement agents, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing four people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly.

Guzmán López and his brothers were reportedly promoted to a leadership role following the 2017 extradition of his father to the United States, the Times said.
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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras said it will extradite to the United States a drug trafficker who worked for Mexico's powerful Sinaloa Cartel, making him the first such case since the country changed the law to allow the process two years ago.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) - When architect Felipe de Jesus Corona built Mexico's most powerful drug lord a 200-foot-long tunnel under the U.S.-Mexican border with a hydraulic lift entrance opened by a fake water tap, the kingpin was impressed.

Fifty dead bodies have been discovered over the past two days in western Mexico, victims of a fierce war waged between the government and the nation's powerful drug cartels.

Fifty dead bodies have been discovered over the past two days in western Mexico, victims of a fierce war waged between the government and the nation's powerful drug cartels.

Mexico's popular songs glorifying its drug traffickers, known as narcocorridos, have attracted a growing following in recent years, from Mexico City to Los Angeles.