Category: Cartels
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Money Laundering Infiltrates Music Streaming; Spotify and Twitch Are Other Paths Money Laundering Infiltrates Music Streaming; Spotify and Twitch Are Other Paths
Cartels August 30, 2025

Money Laundering Infiltrates Music Streaming; Spotify and Twitch Are Other Paths

In addition to YouTube, with its Super Chat and Super Stickers tools, ... more

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Alejandro ‘N’, leader of ‘La Chokiza,’ charged with organized crime for kidnapping Alejandro ‘N’, leader of ‘La Chokiza,’ charged with organized crime for kidnapping
Cartels September 18, 2025

Alejandro ‘N’, leader of ‘La Chokiza,’ charged with organized crime for kidnapping

Alejandro Gilmare 'N', alias "El Choko," identified as the leader of the ... more

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Once again in Culiacán, Elota, and Cosalá, 14 chemical concentration areas and 3 inactive drug manufacturing laboratories were seized Once again in Culiacán, Elota, and Cosalá, 14 chemical concentration areas and 3 inactive drug manufacturing laboratories were seized
Cartels September 26, 2025

Once again in Culiacán, Elota, and Cosalá, 14 chemical concentration areas and 3 inactive drug manufacturing laboratories were seized

In Culiacán, Elota, and Cosalá, the Interinstitutional Group seized 14 chemical concentration ... more

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“El Cabañas,” Los Rusos gang leader in Acapulco and mastermind of attack on federal police officers in Guerrero, arrested “El Cabañas,” Los Rusos gang leader in Acapulco and mastermind of attack on federal police officers in Guerrero, arrested
Cartels October 19, 2025

“El Cabañas,” Los Rusos gang leader in Acapulco and mastermind of attack on federal police officers in Guerrero, arrested

Federal forces, in coordination with Morelos authorities, arrested Antonio Bautista Vargas, alias ... more

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“El Mayito Flaco” was not arrested in Durango: Rumor reveals the Los Chapitos crisis in Sinaloa “El Mayito Flaco” was not arrested in Durango: Rumor reveals the Los Chapitos crisis in Sinaloa
Cartels October 28, 2025

“El Mayito Flaco” was not arrested in Durango: Rumor reveals the Los Chapitos crisis in Sinaloa

The alleged arrest of Ismael Zambada Sicairos—known in the criminal world as ... more

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Julión Álvarez Denies Pilot’s Arrest for Alleged Drug Trafficking Links Julión Álvarez Denies Pilot’s Arrest for Alleged Drug Trafficking Links
Cartels November 17, 2025

Julión Álvarez Denies Pilot’s Arrest for Alleged Drug Trafficking Links

Julión Álvarez denied, in an official statement, the alleged arrest of one ... more

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“We’re going for the governorship and then the presidency,” declares Carlos Tafolla, Michoacán congressman. “We’re going for the governorship and then the presidency,” declares Carlos Tafolla, Michoacán congressman.
Cartels November 29, 2025

“We’re going for the governorship and then the presidency,” declares Carlos Tafolla, Michoacán congressman.

Congressman Carlos Bautista Tafolla, a member of the Hat Movement, announced to ... more

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Man Wanted by the DEA Captured in Quintana Roo Man Wanted by the DEA Captured in Quintana Roo
Cartels December 20, 2025

Man Wanted by the DEA Captured in Quintana Roo

Erik “N”, wanted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), was arrested in ... more

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Sinaloa Ends 2025 with Record Crime Rates Sinaloa Ends 2025 with Record Crime Rates
Cartels January 6, 2026

Sinaloa Ends 2025 with Record Crime Rates

Since September 2024, homicides, femicides, and vehicle thefts have been on the ... more

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Harfuch Confirms Capture of “El Mantecas,” Leader of a Beltrán Leyva Faction in Sinaloa Harfuch Confirms Capture of “El Mantecas,” Leader of a Beltrán Leyva Faction in Sinaloa
Cartels January 19, 2026

Harfuch Confirms Capture of “El Mantecas,” Leader of a Beltrán Leyva Faction in Sinaloa

The head of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Omar ... more

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The investigation into the Salamanca massacre points to an attack by the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel against the Jalisco Cartel The investigation into the Salamanca massacre points to an attack by the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel against the Jalisco Cartel
Cartels January 27, 2026

The investigation into the Salamanca massacre points to an attack by the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel against the Jalisco Cartel

The investigation into Sunday's massacre in Salamanca, Guanajuato, in central Mexico, points ... more

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This is how a tequila brand sued the mayor of Tequila for millions in bribes This is how a tequila brand sued the mayor of Tequila for millions in bribes
Cartels February 6, 2026

This is how a tequila brand sued the mayor of Tequila for millions in bribes

In the early morning hours of February 5, state security forces implemented ... more

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A gold-colored coffin, a brass band, and more than 500 wreaths: this is how “El Mencho’s” funeral unfolded. A gold-colored coffin, a brass band, and more than 500 wreaths: this is how “El Mencho’s” funeral unfolded.
Cartels March 2, 2026

A gold-colored coffin, a brass band, and more than 500 wreaths: this is how “El Mencho’s” funeral unfolded.

On Monday morning, the remains of Rubén Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” ... more

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“Pepe,” CJNG Logistics Operator and Key Figure in Operation Against “El Mencho,” Arrested in Jalisco “Pepe,” CJNG Logistics Operator and Key Figure in Operation Against “El Mencho,” Arrested in Jalisco
Cartels March 16, 2026

“Pepe,” CJNG Logistics Operator and Key Figure in Operation Against “El Mencho,” Arrested in Jalisco

Security sources consulted by Infobae Mexico confirmed the arrest of José “N”—identified ... more