
MCALLEN, Texas — The Sinaloa Federation, or its increasingly independent Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion faction, appear to have been using this border city as a staging area to move heroin to northern cities in Ohio and New Jersey.
by Ildefonso Ortiz26 May 2015, 5:21 AM PST0

After reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors, the top enforcer for the powerful Sinaloa Cartel pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges for his role in protecting what is considered to be Mexico’s most powerful narcotics smuggling empire.
by Ildefonso Ortiz21 May 2015, 8:11 AM PST0

Sandra Ávila Beltrán, also known as the “Queen of the Pacific” for her alleged cocaine smuggling and money laundering activities, was released from a Mexican prison after winning her appeal. Most people picture the highest level leaders in a drug
by Sylvia Longmire13 Feb 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — Mexican authorities have confirmed the capture of one of the top lieutenants from the Sinaloa Cartel.
by Ildefonso Ortiz31 Dec 2014, 10:15 AM PST0