After the death of El Perris, head of security, the government has captured hitmen leader Moisés Barnabé, delivering a new ...

Jorge Humberto Figueroa Benítez, identified by the United States government as a key member of the “Los Chapitos” criminal ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said U.S. authorities must explain why they have made plea deals with members of drug ...

The Trump government has fueled a narrative on Mexico’s criminal groups that may overstate their reach north of the border.

Sinaloa battles record wildfires amid drought and security crisis, with over 66,000 hectares burned and firefighting efforts ...

The operation against Figueroa Benitez, known by the nickname “El Perris,” took place in Navolato, 19 miles from Culiacán, the state’s capital, according to local media. The U.S. Drug ...

The US DEA had offered a $1 million reward for Figueroa, wanted for alleged federal crimes including fentanyl trafficking ...

In early 2024, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) named him a key figure in the cartel's fentanyl trafficking ...

MOST professors stick to books rather than hanging out with gun-wielding gangsters – but Bertrand Monnet has got close to the deadly Sinaloa Cartel in a way few ever have. For the past 13 ...