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U.S. arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and El Chapo's son in Texas
5 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and El Chapo's son in Texas

The Hindu  

Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested on July 25 in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for U.S. authorities that may also reshape the Mexican criminal landscape. Both Mr. Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of El Chapo, face multiple charges in the U.S. …

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Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Texas
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo’ arrested in Texas

Al Jazeera  

In a major blow to the Sinaloa drug cartel, Ismael Zambada Garcia and Joaquin Guzman Lopez were detained after landing in El Paso on a private plane. Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia and the son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, have been arrested in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for United States …

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El Chapo’s wife released from US custody after completing 3-year prison sentence
1 year, 3 months ago

El Chapo’s wife released from US custody after completing 3-year prison sentence

Associated Press  

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was released from federal custody on Wednesday after completing a three-year sentence for helping him run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire, the federal Bureau of Prisons said. Emma Coronel Aispuro, who pleaded guilty in 2021 to three federal offenses as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors, had been moved …

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El Chapo's wife released from US custody after completing 3-year prison sentence
1 year, 3 months ago

El Chapo's wife released from US custody after completing 3-year prison sentence

The Independent  

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El Chapo's sons claim they are NOT the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel
1 year, 8 months ago

El Chapo's sons claim they are NOT the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel

Daily Mail  

The sons of notorious kingpin Joaquín 'El Chapo distanced themselves from flooding the streets of the United States with fentanyl and claimed they are not the leaders of the transnational criminal organization their jailed father co-founded. The Drug Enforcement Administration announced on April 13 a $10 million reward for information that leads to the arrest and/or conviction of Jesús Alfredo …

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El Chapo begs Mexican president to save him from ‘cruel and unfair’ US prison
1 year, 11 months ago

El Chapo begs Mexican president to save him from ‘cruel and unfair’ US prison

The Independent  

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Mexican authorities arrest son of notorious drug lord ‘El Chapo’
2 years ago

Mexican authorities arrest son of notorious drug lord ‘El Chapo’

CNN  

CNN — Mexican authorities have arrested Ovidio Guzmán, son of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, a source from the federal government of Mexico told CNN, in a dramatic operation in the northern state of Sinaloa on Thursday that led to clashes around the city of Culiacán. Guzmán is described as “a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel” in …

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American-made rifle that fires between 400 to 600 bullets per minute seized from cartel in Mexico
2 years, 5 months ago

American-made rifle that fires between 400 to 600 bullets per minute seized from cartel in Mexico

Daily Mail  

An American-made sniper rifle that can shoot between 400 to 600 bullets per minute was among the high-powered arsenal that was recovered by Mexican authorities following a war-like battle with an armed wing of the Sinaloa Cartel that left two police officers wounded Tuesday. Security forces recovered 10 powerful rifles, including the first shoulder fired semi-automatic Barrett M82A1.50 caliber rifle, …

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Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ gets 3 years on US charges
3 years, 1 month ago

Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ gets 3 years on US charges

Associated Press  

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire. Emma Coronel Aispuro also helped her husband plan a dramatic escape through a tunnel dug underneath a prison in Mexico in 2015 by smuggling a GPS watch to him disguised …

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Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to US charges
3 years, 7 months ago

Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to US charges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in the U.S. and admitted that she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire. But we’re going to get past it.” Prosecutors have alleged Coronel Aispuro “worked closely with the command-and-control structure” of the Sinaloa cartel and conspired to distribute large quantities …

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Wife of drug kingpin El Chapo arrested on US drug charges
3 years, 10 months ago

Wife of drug kingpin El Chapo arrested on US drug charges

The Independent  

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This was the moment Mexican forces captured the son of ‘El Chapo.’ Soon after, they freed him
5 years, 2 months ago

This was the moment Mexican forces captured the son of ‘El Chapo.’ Soon after, they freed him

LA Times  

It is an extraordinary video — a behind-the-scenes look at what happened this month when Mexican security forces briefly captured one of the world’s most-wanted cartel leaders. In the clip, which was released Wednesday by Mexico’s defense secretary, Ovidio Guzman Lopez is shown surrendering to soldiers who had trapped him in a home in the northern city of Culiacan. During …

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Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison
5 years, 5 months ago

Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison

Al Jazeera  

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican drug lord found guilty of running a murderous criminal enterprise that smuggled tonnes of drugs into the United States was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison on Wednesday. The evidence showed that under Guzman’s orders, the Sinaloa Cartel was responsible for smuggling mountains of cocaine and other drugs into the …

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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, Mexico's most notorious drug lord, guilty on all criminal counts
5 years, 10 months ago

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, Mexico's most notorious drug lord, guilty on all criminal counts

ABC  

The world's most infamous cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who rose from poverty in rural Mexico to run a global drug empire and amass billions of dollars, has been found guilty in a US court of drug trafficking. Key points: The trial featured testimony from more than 50 witnesses Prosecutors said he trafficked tonnes of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and …

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Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman guilty in US trial
5 years, 10 months ago

Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman guilty in US trial

Al Jazeera  

Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was found guilty in a US court on Tuesday of operating a criminal enterprise. Through them, jurors heard how the Sinaloa Cartel gained power amid the shifting allegiances of the Mexican drug trade in the 1990s, eventually coming to control almost the entire Pacific coast of Mexico. A former bodyguard testified that …

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‘El Chapo’ is likely going to prison for the rest of his life. That probably won’t make Mexico safer
5 years, 10 months ago

‘El Chapo’ is likely going to prison for the rest of his life. That probably won’t make Mexico safer

LA Times  

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera was more than just a drug trafficker. The emphasis on the Guzman trial shows a misunderstanding of how Mexico’s violence works, said political analyst Carlos Bravo Regidor, a professor at CIDE, a public research center in Mexico City. “We still pretend that the problem is exclusively Mexican.” After the verdict was announced Tuesday, some Mexicans …

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Accused drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán found guilty on all counts
5 years, 10 months ago

Accused drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán found guilty on all counts

Salon  

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, the notorious Mexican drug lord, has been convicted on 10 criminal counts and faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. El Chapo's trial also revealed unflattering details about Mexican politics, including an accusation that he had given a $100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in order to end the manhunt …

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‘El Chapo’ lawyers aim to portray Joaquin Guzman as the victim of a vast conspiracy
5 years, 11 months ago

‘El Chapo’ lawyers aim to portray Joaquin Guzman as the victim of a vast conspiracy

LA Times  

Federal prosecutors have spent months painting Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman as the most ruthless, brilliant and powerful trafficker who ever lived, marshaling reels of clandestine tape, mountains of interdicted drugs and a jury box worth of convicted felons to try the man they say was the Napoleon of a vast narco-empire. “It’s almost like a test of …

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