On the Radar: ‘El Mayo’ Wants to Avoid Maximum-Security Prison
Can “El Mayo” avoid the same supermax fate as his former business partner “El Chapo”? Will renewed US bounties bring…
The Last Chapitos Standing: Iván Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán
The United States is this week upping the multimillion-dollar rewards it has on the heads of the remaining leaders of…
The Most Notorious Mexican Officials Accused of Organized Crime
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Is Mexico Running out of Kingpins?
On April 27, Mexican security forces mounted an operation in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit and captured Audias Flores…
From Drug Dealer to the Sinaloa Cartel’s Highest-Ranking Woman
From Narco-Submarines to Liquid Cocaine: How the Cocaine Market Is Evolving Join us this April 27 for an exclusive event…
More Than Narco Wives: Women’s Hidden Power in Latin American Organized Crime
The reaction to the recent killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho,” the former head of the Jalisco Cartel…
Chapitos Plea Deal Raises More Questions on US Role in El Mayo’s Kidnapping in Mexico
A top leader of the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel has agreed to cooperate with US prosecutors, marking yet…
The Chapitos: Bloodlines and Battlefields in Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel
Joaquín Guzmán López, Ovidio Guzmán López, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar, alias “The Chapitos” Name Joaquín Guzmán López Ovidio Guzmán López…
El Chapo’s Lawyer vs. Mexico’s President: What It Reveals About the Drug Trade
A war of words erupted last week between Mexico’s president and the lawyer for one of the country’s most notorious…
Dámaso López Serrano, alias ‘Mini Lic’
Dámaso López Serrano, alias “Mini Lic,” was a key operative of the Sinaloa Cartel and is the son of Dámaso…