The War Within the Sinaloa Cartel Explained
One of the world’s most powerful criminal syndicates is facing a government crackdown and internal war after the son of a drug lord betrayed his partner.
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Mexico police discover 381 bodies ‘thrown indiscriminately’ on crematorium floor
Prosecutor says the bodies in Ciudad Juarez had not been cremated, and that relatives of the dead have been given ‘other material’Police have found 381 corpses piled up in a private crematorium in northern Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez, the local prosecutor’s…
Sinaloa cartel hacked FBI phones to track and kill informants, US says
Cartel run by Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán also made use of Mexico City surveillance cameras, DoJ report allegesA hacker working for the Sinaloa drug cartel was able to obtain an FBI official’s phone records and use Mexico City’s surveillance cameras to h…
Mexican president demands proof after US accuses banks of laundering drug money
Claudia Sheinbaum frustrated as US says trio – placed under sanctions – are ‘vital cogs in the fentanyl supply chain’Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum expressed frustration at US sanctions against three Mexican financial institutions accused of laund…
U.S. Accuses Three Mexican Financial Firms of Aiding Fentanyl Trade
The U.S. Treasury found ties between drug cartels and the Mexican companies, including a brokerage firm controlled by a former chief of staff of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Mexico’s president threatens to sue over SpaceX debris from rocket explosions
Company’s Starbase launch site in Texas near the Mexican border has seen test failures resulting in large explosionsMexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has threatened legal action over falling debris and contamination from billionaire Elon Musk’s Sp…
How Hugo Aguilar Ortiz Became Mexico’s Most Powerful Indigenous Lawyer
Hugo Aguilar Ortiz grew up in a remote Mixtec-speaking village. He is now one of the most powerful lawyers in Mexico.
World Leaders React to the U.S. Strikes on Iran
As fears that the attacks could lead to more dangerous escalations across the Middle East, some leaders condemned them while others urged de-escalation.
Weather tracker: Mexico’s Pacific coast hit by tropical storm and hurricane
Tropical Storm Dalila brings flooding to Acapulco, while Hurricane Erick causes disruption in Oaxaca stateWhile the western Atlantic has experienced a quiet start to the hurricane season, the eastern Pacific has recently become fairly active, producing…
Hurricane Erick Makes Landfall In Mexico
On Thursday morning, Hurricane Erick hit Mexico’s southern coastline as a Category 3 storm, damaging businesses and homes.