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This is the full letter read by “El Mayo” Zambada before receiving a life sentence. This is the full letter read by “El Mayo” Zambada before receiving a life sentence.
Cartels July 20, 2026

This is the full letter read by “El Mayo” Zambada before receiving a life sentence.

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada read a letter before Judge Brian Cogan at ... more

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Reports Confirm Marina del Pilar Ávila Is Under Investigation in the U.S. Reports Confirm Marina del Pilar Ávila Is Under Investigation in the U.S.
Cartels August 17, 2026

Reports Confirm Marina del Pilar Ávila Is Under Investigation in the U.S.

Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda is reportedly under investigation ... more

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Baby dies following armed squad attack in Sinaloa Baby dies following armed squad attack in Sinaloa
Cartels September 6, 2026

Baby dies following armed squad attack in Sinaloa

An attack by an armed squad in Culiacán, Sinaloa, has left three ... more

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Nigeria captures a Mexican linked to a drug laboratory network: he entered Africa as a restaurant businessman Nigeria captures a Mexican linked to a drug laboratory network: he entered Africa as a restaurant businessman
Cartels September 16, 2026

Nigeria captures a Mexican linked to a drug laboratory network: he entered Africa as a restaurant businessman

The Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) dismantled another industrial-scale methamphetamine ... more

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“El Yukito,” son of “El Yuko,” arrested in Navy operation in Mocorito, Sinaloa “El Yukito,” son of “El Yuko,” arrested in Navy operation in Mocorito, Sinaloa
Cartels July 31, 2026

“El Yukito,” son of “El Yuko,” arrested in Navy operation in Mocorito, Sinaloa

Personnel from the Secretariat of the Navy arrested Rosario Fidel Angulo Salazar—alias ... more

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Photographer and content creator Ricardo Zúñiga Rosas murdered in Puebla after reporting threats Photographer and content creator Ricardo Zúñiga Rosas murdered in Puebla after reporting threats
Cartels August 31, 2026

Photographer and content creator Ricardo Zúñiga Rosas murdered in Puebla after reporting threats

Photographer and content creator Ricardo Zúñiga Rosas was murdered on the night ... more

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Estefani, the “Narco-Barbie” from Monterrey, Arrested with Weapons and Drugs Alongside Accomplices Estefani, the “Narco-Barbie” from Monterrey, Arrested with Weapons and Drugs Alongside Accomplices
Cartels September 20, 2026

Estefani, the “Narco-Barbie” from Monterrey, Arrested with Weapons and Drugs Alongside Accomplices

Estefani “N”—known on social media as “La Barbie de la Alianza”—was arrested ... more

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In California Public Service, El Mencho’s Nieces Chart a Different Path In California Public Service, El Mencho’s Nieces Chart a Different Path
Cartels April 19, 2026

In California Public Service, El Mencho’s Nieces Chart a Different Path

A $15 million bounty was once offered for their uncle; until his ... more

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Cars and Businesses Set Ablaze in Nayarit Following Capture of ‘El Jardinero’ Cars and Businesses Set Ablaze in Nayarit Following Capture of ‘El Jardinero’
Cartels April 27, 2026

Cars and Businesses Set Ablaze in Nayarit Following Capture of ‘El Jardinero’

In response to the capture of Audias Flores Silva—alias "El Jardinero"—suspected criminals ... more

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Los Ardillos Abandon 10 Bodies on Guerrero Highways—Six of Them Dismembered Los Ardillos Abandon 10 Bodies on Guerrero Highways—Six of Them Dismembered
Cartels May 12, 2026

Los Ardillos Abandon 10 Bodies on Guerrero Highways—Six of Them Dismembered

The security crisis in the Central and Mountain regions of Guerrero reached ... more

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This was the procedure Yulixa underwent. Why can it cause death in the wrong hands? This was the procedure Yulixa underwent. Why can it cause death in the wrong hands?
Cartels May 18, 2026

This was the procedure Yulixa underwent. Why can it cause death in the wrong hands?

The case of 52-year-old Yulixa Consuelo Toloza has gripped Colombia. The woman ... more

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