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US prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then in Texas
4 months, 1 week ago

US prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then in Texas

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Mexican drug lord who was arrested in the U.S. could be headed to trial in New York City, after prosecutors filed a request Thursday to move him from Texas. Federal prosecutors in Texas asked a court Thursday to hold a hearing to take the procedural steps needed to move him to the New York jurisdiction that …

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US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico

Al Jazeera  

US ambassador to Mexico says no US resources were involved in the removal of El Mayo from Mexico to arrest in Texas. The US ambassador to Mexico has acknowledged that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug …

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24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say
6 months ago

24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A five-year investigation by U.S. officials has uncovered a complex partnership between one of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels and Chinese underground banking groups in the U.S. that laundered money from the sale of fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Associates of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel conspired with the Chinese groups to cover up …

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Feds charge 47 people linked to Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficking network in Imperial Valley
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Feds charge 47 people linked to Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficking network in Imperial Valley

LA Times  

Federal agents seized a stockpile of ghost guns, ammunition and methamphetamine on June 30, 2021, that were bound for Mexico as part of an ongoing drug and firearms trafficking network. Federal agents arrested 36 people, including a U.S. Border Patrol agent, allegedly linked to a California-based drug, firearms and money laundering network tied to the Sinaloa Cartel. Federal agents learned …

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Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
1 year, 2 months ago

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Andrea Thomas had never heard of fentanyl when her daughter died after taking half of a pill she thought was prescription medication. Five years later, she’s among hundreds of thousands of families who have lost a loved one as the U.S. undergoes the deadliest overdose crisis in its history. prevention is going to be our strongest asset.” In …

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Sons of ‘El Chapo’ deny US fentanyl indictment allegations
1 year, 7 months ago

Sons of ‘El Chapo’ deny US fentanyl indictment allegations

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Sons of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán have denied accusations made by U.S. prosecutors last month, saying in a letter that they have no involvement in the production and trafficking of the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. The sons of Guzmán said “we have never produced, manufactured or commercialized fentanyl nor any of its derivatives,” …

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‘El Chapo’ sons charged with smuggling cheap fentanyl to US
1 year, 7 months ago

‘El Chapo’ sons charged with smuggling cheap fentanyl to US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — With Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serving a life sentence, his sons steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs churning out massive quantities of the cheap, deadly drug that they smuggled into the U.S., prosecutors revealed in a recent indictment. Although Guzmán’s trial revolved around cocaine shipments, the case against his …

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Case details Sinaloa cartel's fentanyl-fueled evolution
1 year, 7 months ago

Case details Sinaloa cartel's fentanyl-fueled evolution

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín …

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‘El Chapo’ sons send Mexico cartel’s cheap fentanyl into U.S., indictment says
1 year, 7 months ago

‘El Chapo’ sons send Mexico cartel’s cheap fentanyl into U.S., indictment says

LA Times  

Ovidio Guzmán López is shown being detained by Mexican authorities in 2019. With Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serving a life sentence, his sons steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs churning out massive quantities of the cheap, deadly drug that they smuggled into the U.S., prosecutors revealed in a recent indictment. Although Guzmán’s …

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Mexico president slams US ‘spying’ after traffickers charged
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexico president slams US ‘spying’ after traffickers charged

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president lashed out Monday at what he called U.S. “spying” and “interference” in Mexico, days after U.S. prosecutors announced charges against 28 members of the Sinaloa cartel for smuggling massive amounts of fentanyl into the United States. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested Monday that the case had been built on information gathered by U.S. agents …

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El Chapo sons among 28 Sinaloa cartel members charged by US
1 year, 8 months ago

El Chapo sons among 28 Sinaloa cartel members charged by US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday announced charges against more than two dozen members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, including sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in a sprawling fentanyl-trafficking investigation. The three Guzman sons charged — Ovidio Guzmán López, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar and Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Sálazar — are known as the Chapitos, or …

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‘El Chapo’ sons among 28 Sinaloa cartel members charged by U.S.
1 year, 8 months ago

‘El Chapo’ sons among 28 Sinaloa cartel members charged by U.S.

LA Times  

The Justice Department on Friday charged 28 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, including sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in a sprawling fentanyl-trafficking investigation. The indictments charge four of Guzman’s sons — Ovidio Guzmán López, Joaquín Guzmán López, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar and Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Sálazar — who are known as the Chapitos, or little …

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Mexico’s former top cop on trial in New York, accused of working for Sinaloa cartel
1 year, 11 months ago

Mexico’s former top cop on trial in New York, accused of working for Sinaloa cartel

LA Times  

Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna, shown in 2010, is on trial in the U.S. on federal charges of conspiring to traffic cocaine. García Luna frequently met with top U.S. security officials while in office and was often portrayed as the public face of Mexico’s drug war. “We knew Chapo was dirty,” Soriano said, “but Chapo is …

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29 killed in clashes after arrest of Mexican drug cartel head El Chapo's son
1 year, 11 months ago

29 killed in clashes after arrest of Mexican drug cartel head El Chapo's son

India Today  

Nineteen suspected gang members and ten military personnel were killed in a wave of violence surrounding the arrest of Mexican drug cartel boss Ovidio Guzman in the northern state of Sinaloa, Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval said on Friday. Mexican security forces captured Guzman, the 32-year-old son of jailed kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in the early hours of Thursday …

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