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In the history of narco-corruption in Mexico, no higher-ranking official than Genaro García Luna has ever faced justice in the United States. “You cannot parade this series of awards… it doesn’t wash, it doesn’t add up.” Cogan, who also presided over the case of El Chapo, told the former security chief: “You have the same kind of thuggishness as El …

Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, the US Justice Department said. "The Justice Department has taken into custody two additional alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world," the …

Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says

WASHINGTON — A top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was arrested by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges, the Justice Department said Saturday. The Justice Department last year announced a slew of charges against cartel leaders, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration posted a $3 million …

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Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to U.S. to face charges, Justice Department says

U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Justice Department U.S. Justice Department U.S. officials say they've identified and infiltrated the Mexican drug organization that's largely responsible for the fentanyl crisis killing tens of thousands of Americans every year. "While El Chapo's Sinaloa was about cocaine and meth, and …

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US Justice Department announces charges against 28 Sinaloa Cartel members, including El Chapo's sons

Washington: In a broad fentanyl trafficking investigation, the Justice Department on Friday announced charges against more than two dozen members of Mexico’s renowned Sinaloa Cartel, including the sons of infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered the three district indictments targeting the cartel’s global network while flanked by the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, …

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 …

U.S. charges El Chapo's sons and other Sinaloa cartel members in fentanyl trafficking Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Justice Department announced charges Friday against more than two dozen people including three sons of the drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and other members of the notorious Sinaloa cartel. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced …

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 …

Former beauty queen and daughter of an alleged senior Sinaloa cartel member arrested at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC. The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the imprisoned former leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, has been arrested over her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking, the US Department of Justice said. Tomas Guevara, an investigator in security issues …