Mazatlán
Six Dead in Sinaloa on Sunday, Three Bodies Dumped on a Dirt Road in El Fuerte
The state prosecutor opened three homicide investigations Sunday. Three bodies found on a dirt road in El Fuerte. Two dead in Culiacan. One in Mazatlan.
Cartels
In-depth coverage of Mexican drug cartels, including the Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG, and smaller groups. Reports on territorial disputes, leadership changes, drug trafficking routes, and the impact of cartel violence on communities across Mexico.
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen Police Take Down "El Kilo" Cell, 9 Arrested, Military-Grade Weapons Seized
The cell is linked to extortion, armed attacks on businesses, and at least two homicides. Police seized a Glock exclusive to the Mexican Armed Forces.
Michigan
How Leo Sharp Became the Sinaloa Cartel's Most Unlikely Mule at 87
The World War II hero turned Michigan grower hauled $3M in cocaine across the U.S. for El Tata's network. His age was the point.
Mexico
Sheinbaum's Arms Demand, Johnson's Numbers, and the 90 Percent Gap
In her most direct public appeal to date, Sheinbaum called on the Biden administration to close the gun show loophole and enforce existing laws against straw purchases, according to remarks published.
Tecate
97 Executed 100 Disappeared: Tecate Faces Unprecedented Cartel Violence
Seven bodies in less than 24 hours. That was just Tuesday in Tecate. Ninety seven executed. One hundred disappeared. Homicides up 100 percent compared to the same period last year.
Mexico
DEA Declares Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG Its Top Priority, Cites 478 Million Lethal Doses
The DEA just called fentanyl "a threat like we have never seen before" and put two Mexican cartels on the top of its hit list. The language is different this time.
Cartels
Mexican Cartels Are Exporting Their Meth Production Knowledge to the World
Mexican cartels are not just shipping drugs anymore. They are shipping the people who know how to make them, and the UN says the recipe is spreading to three continents.
Mexico
Cartel Cyber Cells Hacked U.S. Troops' Phones on the Border - It's a New War
Nine thousand soldiers got the same message. Spanish words on their personal phones. The Army said it was a glitch. It was not a glitch. Someone had walked through the digital front door and found every name on the list.
Mexico
"El Sierra 1" and "El Sierra 2" Busted: CJNG-Linked Brothers Charged with Murder, Kidnapping, Extortion
The stolen Chevrolet carried two men and a trunk full of something the highway patrol did not want to open. When they did, they found more than drugs. They found a phone with names.
Mexico
She Faked Her Own Kidnapping to Steal 2 Million: Mexican Mayor Charged
The ransom note arrived like clockwork.
Mexico
Mexico's Homicide Rate Just Dropped 46 Percent. The Reasons Are Messier Than You Think
Mexico's intentional homicide rate has dropped 46 percent in eight months, hitting a 12-year low. But the reasons behind the decline, from cartel consolidation to government strategy, are far more complicated than the numbers suggest.
Los Cabos
Federal Forces Descend on Los Cabos to Hunt Chapitos in Tourist Paradise
The federal government just turned Los Cabos into a war zone, and the cartels started it.