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A blow to the Sinaloa Cartel: cocaine hidden in coffee beans seized A blow to the Sinaloa Cartel: cocaine hidden in coffee beans seized
Cartels May 26, 2025

A blow to the Sinaloa Cartel: cocaine hidden in coffee beans seized

In Sonora, federal authorities intercepted a tractor-trailer transporting more than 700 kilos ... more

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8 Massacred in Irapuato; 12 Seriously Injured 8 Massacred in Irapuato; 12 Seriously Injured
Cartels June 25, 2025

8 Massacred in Irapuato; 12 Seriously Injured

An armed group massacred eight people and seriously injured 12 more at ... more

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6 Keys to Understanding the Grupo Fugitivo Case: The Chronology, the Alleged Motive, and the Remaining Questions 6 Keys to Understanding the Grupo Fugitivo Case: The Chronology, the Alleged Motive, and the Remaining Questions
Cartels May 30, 2025

6 Keys to Understanding the Grupo Fugitivo Case: The Chronology, the Alleged Motive, and the Remaining Questions

The disappearance and subsequent discovery of five members of Grupo Fugitivo sparked ... more

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3 Million Pills, 49 Guns, and a Cartel Kingpin: How the DEA Crushed a Sinaloa Drug Network 3 Million Pills, 49 Guns, and a Cartel Kingpin: How the DEA Crushed a Sinaloa Drug Network
Cartels May 7, 2025

3 Million Pills, 49 Guns, and a Cartel Kingpin: How the DEA Crushed a Sinaloa Drug Network

Federal agents dismantle one of the most dangerous fentanyl trafficking operations in ... more

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222 Mexicans detained in ICE raids: Sheinbaum 222 Mexicans detained in ICE raids: Sheinbaum
Cartels June 20, 2025

222 Mexicans detained in ICE raids: Sheinbaum

President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that 222 Mexicans have been detained in immigration ... more

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“I Am the Mouse”: The Ballad That Betrayed Ovidio Guzmán and Led to His Capture “I Am the Mouse”: The Ballad That Betrayed Ovidio Guzmán and Led to His Capture
Cartels June 11, 2025

“I Am the Mouse”: The Ballad That Betrayed Ovidio Guzmán and Led to His Capture

Few criminals in Mexico have achieved public notoriety as quickly as Ovidio ... more

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“We will not allow anyone to stigmatize Sinaloa,” Sheinbaum warns “We will not allow anyone to stigmatize Sinaloa,” Sheinbaum warns
Cartels May 25, 2025

“We will not allow anyone to stigmatize Sinaloa,” Sheinbaum warns

Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, asserted that her government will not allow ... more

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“Those assholes won’t catch me today or ever,” Iván Archivaldo told his cousin, El Gabacho. “Those assholes won’t catch me today or ever,” Iván Archivaldo told his cousin, El Gabacho.
Cartels June 10, 2025

“Those assholes won’t catch me today or ever,” Iván Archivaldo told his cousin, El Gabacho.

In February 2025, a Federal Forces operation in Culiacán, Sinaloa, targeted the ... more

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“El Viceroy” Negotiates Plea Deal in the US “El Viceroy” Negotiates Plea Deal in the US
Cartels June 25, 2025

“El Viceroy” Negotiates Plea Deal in the US

On June 24, 2025, Judge Jean Marie Azrack of the Federal District ... more

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“El Monarca de Sinaloa” among the wounded in the attack in Culiacán “El Monarca de Sinaloa” among the wounded in the attack in Culiacán
Cartels June 8, 2025

“El Monarca de Sinaloa” among the wounded in the attack in Culiacán

Francisco Javier N, "The Monarch" of Sinaloa, was injured during the shooting ... more

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“El Kateo,” Second in Command to CAF’s “El Flaquito,” Arrested in Zapopan “El Kateo,” Second in Command to CAF’s “El Flaquito,” Arrested in Zapopan
Cartels July 16, 2025

“El Kateo,” Second in Command to CAF’s “El Flaquito,” Arrested in Zapopan

The Municipal Police of Zapopan, Jalisco, arrested alleged drug trafficker Diego Abel ... more