The burglars open container doors while the train is moving and target merchandise such as electronics, tools and footwear.” Cartel associates look for containers with security locks – which they believe carry valuable goods.

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada decided to stick with the lawyer defending him from U.S. drug trafficking charges despite a possible conflict of interest.

In recent years, Guzmán’s sons have led a faction of the cartel known as the “Chapitos,” or little Chapos, that has been identified as a main exporter of fentanyl to the U.S. In 2023, federal prosecutors unsealed sprawling indictments against dozens of members of the Sinaloa cartel, including the brothers, in a fentanyl-trafficking investigation.

Two sons of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán are in plea negotiations with the U.S. government over drug-trafficking charges, attorneys said Tuesday.

Two sons of infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán who are facing sweeping drug-trafficking charges are in plea negotiations with U.S. prosecutors, according to attorneys on Tuesday.

A "prolific firearms trafficker" has been sentenced to 19.5 years in federal prison for his role in supplying weapons and ammunition to the Valenzuela Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO), a significant component of the Sinaloa Cartel, per U.S. Attorney Tara McGrath.

was arrested in an astonishing capture by U.S. authorities in Texas with Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel. Attorneys on Tuesday also publicly confirmed ...