Sinaloa cartel

Sinaloa cartel

Alleged Mexican drug kingpin and co-founder of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada appears in court after he pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., August 1, 2024, in this handout court sketch. Andrei Renteria/Handout via REUTERS

Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' sentenced to life without parole

Mexican drug trafficker Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Tuesday for co-founding and leading the notorious Sinaloa cartel

Sinaloa governor Ruben Rocha attends the inauguration of the Santa Fe bridge, in Culiacan, Mexico, July 17, 2025. The US Justice Department said on April 29, 2026, that it had charged Rocha, and other officials for their alleged involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel. Photo: REUTERS/David Gaspar/File Photo

US accuses Mexican governor of alleged cartel ties, marking new front in drug war

A firefighter responds to the scene of a burned delivery truck amid a wave of violence between armed groups, in Culiacan, Mexico, September 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jesus Bustamante/File Photo

Mexico's violent Sinaloa state logs 19 homicides in five days

Alleged Mexican drug kingpin and co-founder of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada appears in court after he pleaded not guilty to US drug trafficking charges, in El Paso, Texas, US, August 1, 2024, in this handout court sketch. Photo: Andrei Renteria/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

US says El Chapo's son surrendered but El Mayo taken against his will

Mexico's Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez informs of the detention of drug traffickers Joaquin Guzman Lopez, El Chapo Guzman's son, and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, as she stands near next to Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, during a press conference at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico July 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Henry Romero

US arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and son of 'El Chapo' in Texas

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