sinaloa

Bitter feud among Sinaloa cartel families brings grim new tactic: Grave desecration
January 17, 2025
The charred husk of an artificial Christmas tree smoldered in the aftermath of the fire, ashes coating the tiled floor as flames still licked at the scorched ceiling.The burned...
Mexico president denies students making fentanyl for Sinaloa cartel
December 3, 2024
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has denied knowledge of students in her country being involved in producing fentanyl for the notorious Sinaloa Cartel.Her comments follow a New York Times report...
At the epicenter of the Mexican drug trade, a deadly power struggle shuts down a city
October 7, 2024
CULIACÁN, Mexico —  In this city built from the spoils of Mexico’s richest drug-trafficking empire, they’re calling it the “narco-pandemia’’ — not a virus but a deadly reckoning inside the...
Kidnapping, capture, cover-up? Cremated body baffles Mexican officials in ‘El Mayo’ arrest
August 18, 2024
MEXICO CITY —  The tale of kidnapping, secret deals and betrayal that saw two of Mexico’s most wanted drug lords taken into U.S. custody last month has taken another twist.Now,...
‘Once-in-a-lifetime caper’: How did the U.S. catch ‘El Mayo,’ the Sinaloa cartel’s top boss?
July 26, 2024
MEXICO CITY —  Even among Mexican cartel bosses — a bunch known for lavish wealth, daring escapes and extreme brutality — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada stood out.He was a longtime...
She sang for ‘El Chapo.’ Now the cartel kingpin’s lawyer wants to be a ranchera star
June 20, 2024
TRACY, Calif. —  Mariel Colón had just finished law school and was waiting for the results of the bar exam when she replied to a Craigslist ad looking for a...