
A major gunfight occurred on December 26 between elements of the Mexican navy and drug traffickers in Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s hometown of Badiraguato, Sinaloa state. Some reports indicate military aircraft sustained minor damage, but two cartel attackers were killed and firearms, ammunition, and four and a half tons of marijuana were seized.
by Sylvia Longmire29 Dec 2015, 11:12 AM PST0

It’s no secret that Mexico’s largest drug cartel has a strong partnership with Colombia’s largest narcoterrorist group. However, recent statements made by a former Colombian president are shedding light on the multibillion dollar value of that relationship.
by Sylvia Longmire28 Dec 2015, 7:46 AM PST0

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — As another year comes to a close in Mexico, it has been filled with drug violence, controversy and crime. Rather than a decrease in drug crime, the country has begun to see escalating violence in places previously untouched. The sentiment expressed by many in this country is that widespread corruption is one of the main factors that continues to fuel raging violence.
by Ildefonso Ortiz27 Dec 2015, 8:14 AM PST0

A blog about Mexican drug cartels reported on December 7 about a leaked encrypted email supposedly sent by notorious Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán to prominent Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. In the email, Guzmán allegedly threatens to retaliate against ISIS for destroying drug shipments and interfering in cartel business. Despite numerous mainstream media outlets reporting this “story” on December 10, the sole unverified source for this information is an unidentified Mexican blogger.
by Sylvia Longmire10 Dec 2015, 12:15 PM PST0

In recent months, news outlets and the public in general have fallen in love with Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera, better known as “El Chapo”. The Mexican criminal has drawn praise from news organizations, musicians, pundits and others who glorify his criminal empire and business savviness. However, the praise overlooks the dark violent side of the El Chapo.
by Ildefonso Ortiz6 Dec 2015, 7:30 AM PST0

Investigators in Costa Rica are working feverishly to find out why the children of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán were in their country as recently as last year.
by Sylvia Longmire6 Dec 2015, 6:44 AM PST0

Mexican authorities recently announced they have confiscated 11 planes, eight vehicles and six houses belonging to notorious kingpin and Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán in the past five months. However, concern is growing in Mexico over why the government can’t—or won’t—seize even more of the drug lord’s considerable assets.
by Sylvia Longmire30 Nov 2015, 7:23 AM PST0

Federal authorities in Argentina are on high alert after a possible sighting of top Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera.
by Ildefonso Ortiz7 Nov 2015, 8:00 AM PST0

Mexican authorities have raided close to a dozen houses in the state of Sinaloa as they continue their search for information leading to the new hideout of the elusive Joaquin “El Chapo”Guzman Loera. Recently Mexican authorities came close to catching the famous narco after a monkey helped lead them to his hideout.
by Ildefonso Ortiz24 Oct 2015, 6:37 AM PST0

Mexico’s National Security Commissioner called out the claims that famed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera was injured during a clash with authorities. Authorities did confirm that El Chapo is in Mexico and they have narrowed down the search.
by Ildefonso Ortiz17 Oct 2015, 8:01 AM PST0

The infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman continued fame has made turned the fugitive capo into a household name world wide.
by Ildefonso Ortiz16 Oct 2015, 9:25 AM PST0

Mexican authorities have jailed more than 30 people who helped through active participation or omission in the escape of famed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Two guards are believed to have been playing computer games instead of checking security cameras at the time of the escape.
by Ildefonso Ortiz10 Oct 2015, 11:25 AM PST0

On October 8, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office announced that the pilot who helped notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán escape from a high-security prison had been captured. This was the first time any mention had been made of a pilot being involved in the plot, and authorities did not say if the arrest was bringing them any closer to discovering Guzmán’s whereabouts.
by Sylvia Longmire10 Oct 2015, 6:51 AM PST0

Online giant Yahoo has fallen hook, line and sinker for a debunked story claiming that Mexican drug lord El Chapo has posted a $100 million reward for leading presidential candidate Donald Trump.
by Ildefonso Ortiz8 Oct 2015, 11:07 AM PST0

Since his highly publicized escape from a maximum-security Mexican prison in July, it has been assumed that notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera has once again taken the reigns of the powerful Sinaloa cartel. By his side for years has been Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia, who has so far escaped arrest. However, both drug lords are estimated to be in their early sixties, which means successors must be designated and groomed. The question is, will any of El Mayo’s four sons—known as “Los Mayitos”—fit this bill?
by Sylvia Longmire5 Oct 2015, 4:25 AM PST0

As the world continues to actively search for news and follow any information about famed drug lord El Chapo, a photograph that was posted on social media that claimed to show the capo in Costa Rica has been proven to be a fake.
by Ildefonso Ortiz15 Sep 2015, 6:16 AM PST0

An El Chapo sighting of the famed drug lord at a hospital in Mexico led that country’s military and federal police forces to carry out a series of searches. The operation comes just as an unconfirmed Twitter account claiming to be that of El Chapo’s son, Alfredo Guzman, tweeted a photo from Costa Rica where he claims to have been eating with his father.
by Ildefonso Ortiz6 Sep 2015, 7:55 AM PST0

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told Fox News on Monday he supports building a wall along the U.S-Mexico border and ending birthright citizenship, echoing GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s immigration plan.
by Katie McHugh17 Aug 2015, 5:23 PM PST0

Famed Mexican top capo Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera had been targeted by teams of foreign mercenaries traveling to Mexico to kill him, his attorney in Mexico said.
by Ildefonso Ortiz15 Aug 2015, 6:41 AM PST0

The U.S Coast Guard announced this week that they have seized more cocaine on the Pacific high seas in the past ten months than in the past three years combined, a total of 32 metric tons of cocaine.
by Frances Martel11 Aug 2015, 11:33 AM PST0

Online publications continue to erroneously hype a violent Mexican cartel by claiming that it is the most powerful such organization in the world, even though the top security agencies in the U.S. and Mexico have already dismissed those claims.
by Ildefonso Ortiz3 Aug 2015, 10:37 AM PST0

Two weeks have passed since the scandalous escape of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán from a maximum-security prison, and speculation is running rampant. There are still no solid clues as to where the kingpin may be holed up. In the meantime, fingers are being pointed across our southwest border and serious questions are being raised about Mexico’s ability to control its drug war at any level.
by Sylvia Longmire25 Jul 2015, 9:31 AM PST0

Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto reformed his country’s energy policy and invited outside intelligence and investment to boost slumping oil output. In late 2013, he amended the Constitution to allow private and foreign companies to explore and produce oil and gas in Mexico—for the first time in nearly eight decades. The amendments put an end to the government monopoly. Nieto hopes his reforms will bring in $50 billion in investment by 2018.
by Marita Noon20 Jul 2015, 8:17 AM PST0

One question regarding the infamous prison escape by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera has been addressed by Mexican authorities when they confirmed this week that prosecutors in the U.S. had asked for El Chapo to face drug charges in America.
by Ildefonso Ortiz18 Jul 2015, 8:51 AM PST0

With Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera’s second major escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico, his fans are growing in number. The drug lord known as “El Chapo” is becoming something of a folk hero in Sinaloa, Mexico, the killer’s hometown.
by Warner Todd Huston17 Jul 2015, 9:31 PM PST0