Culiacán Dispatch: The Mexican City Torn Apart By the Sinaloa Cartel’s Bloody Civil War
In Culiacán residents lock themselves indoors as night falls. Bars and restaurants are deserted. Troops patrol the streets....
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Sinaloa’s Top Money Launderer Sentenced in the U.S.
A federal court in California sentenced a Mexican lawyer who served as the Sinaloa cartel’s chief money launder to 15 years...
Inside the Sinaloa Cartel’s Move Toward Europe
Police agencies have long known that Mexican drug cartels help supply Europe’s nearly US$10 billion annual cocaine habit,...
Mexico: ‘Sorcerer’ Shot Dead Amid Escalating Cartel War
Hitmen in the Mexican state of Sonora have gunned down a member of the Sinaloa cartel and his family, amid what appears to...
El Chapo Paid $100 Million to Ex-Mexican President says Witness
Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman paid a US$100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto,...
El Chapo Trial: Ex-Accountant Tells How Billions Were Made
A former associate in charge of the Sinaloa cartel’s finances testified against Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on the second day...
Despite El Chapo Arrest, Sinaloa Cartel Still Reigns
Days before the trial against drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman begins, a new analysis shows the crime group he used to...
What's Next: Mexico After El Chapo
By Armando Cordoba The Feb. 22 arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the leader of the Sinaloa Federation cartel, has left...
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