Sinaloa Cartel

U.S. authorities arrest top Sinaloa cartel leader and son of 'El Chapo'

10:51pm July 25, 2024

by The Associated Press

Ismael Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas, the U.S. Justice Department said.

New U.S. Justice Department indictments contain this image of armed gang members allegedly associated with the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel.

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U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl

2:31pm April 21, 2023

by Brian Mann

In sweeping indictments, the Justice Department targeted two dozen operatives in the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel. But many drug policy experts say this won't slow fentanyl deaths.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the Justice Department charged several leaders of the Sinaloa cartel, a transnational drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico, and several of its facilitators across the world.

U.S. charges El Chapo's sons and other Sinaloa cartel members in fentanyl trafficking

3:17pm April 14, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Members of the Mexican cartel are facing several charges involving fentanyl trafficking, weapons and money laundering in New York, Illinois and Washington, D.C.

Emma Coronel Aispuro (far left), wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is facing several charges in connection with her alleged involvement in the Sinaloa cartel's drug trafficking, as her husband sits in a U.S. prison.

Wife Of 'El Chapo' Arrested In U.S. On Drug Charges

5:47pm February 23, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, faces several drug charges and is under investigation for allegedly helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015.

Genaro Garcia Luna delivers a speech in 2012 to mark the expansion of a federal prison. He served as Secretary of Public Security from 2006 to 2012.

Former Top Mexican Security Official Arrested On Cocaine Trafficking Charges

4:14pm December 10, 2019

by Sam Gringlas

In exchange for millions of dollars in bribes, Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly in charge of all the country's federal police, allegedly allowed the Sinaloa Cartel to operate with impunity.

Smoke from burning cars rises in Culiacán, Mexico, on Thursday, after an intense gunfight between security forces and gunmen linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel.

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Massive Gun Battle Erupts In Mexico Over Son Of Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo'

7:51pm October 18, 2019

Security forces came under attack and were forced to withdraw after they sought to arrest Ovidio Guzmán López, who is thought to have been running the Sinaloa cartel since his father's arrest in 2014.

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Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán faced 10 charges in the indictment, including engaging in a criminal enterprise — which in itself comprised 27 violations, including conspiracy to commit murder.

'El Chapo,' Notorious Drug Kingpin, Found Guilty After Dramatic Trial In New York

1:58pm February 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Joaquín Guzmán was convicted on all 10 counts he faced related to his leading of Mexico's infamous Sinaloa cartel.

A federal judge says jurors will be anonymous and partially sequestered in the upcoming trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

Judge Rules That 'El Chapo' Jury Will Remain Anonymous

8:48pm February 06, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The identity of the jurors will be shielded from the alleged cartel leader, Joaquin Guzman, his legal team, prosecutors and the press. The jury will get additional protections inside the courthouse.