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Inside Mexico's Hunt for the Killers of 10 Mining Workers: A Third Round of Cartel Arrests — and What It Means

Mexico arrested 5 Sinaloa Cartel suspects, including operative 'Taliban,' in the murders of 10 workers from Canadian miner Vizsla Silver.

Latin Times · Oct 20

Netflix Reveals Trailer for 'The Fall of El Mayo,' the Documentary About the Betrayal That Ended a Drug Lord's 50-Year Run

For half a century, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada accomplished something almost unheard of for one of the world's most wanted drug traffickers: He helped run a multibillion-dollar criminal empire without spending a single day behind bars. That changed on July 25, 2024, when he boarded a private plane in Mexico…

Latin Times · Oct 16

How two officers accidentally captured El Chapo after his dramatic escape — the real events behind Netflix’s new thriller

Netflix's Facing El Chapo revisits Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán's January 2016 recapture. Two federal officers unknowingly stopped the fugitive after a military operation. Guzmán had escaped through a tunnel and a sewer system prior to this arrest. The film explores the officers' dilemma after this extraordinary and dangerous capture. This…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

Netflix Revisits El Chapo's World With Poncho Herrera Playing the Officer Who Stands in His Way

Instead of focusing on El Chapo himself, Netflix's upcoming movie 'Facing El Chapo' (original title: 'La Captura') tells the story from the perspective of the two policemen whose routine patrol placed them face-to-face with the world's most wanted fugitive on the day of his final capture, played by Alfonso Herrera…

Latin Times · Jul 28

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ sentenced to life in prison in US federal court

Case against Ismael Zambada García, who helped co-found and lead the violent Sinaloa cartel, unfolded in New York

The Guardian - US · Jul 20

The cartel boss, the FBI and the small plane: Mystery surrounds arrest of notorious Mexican drug kingpin

IN DEPTH: Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada García was arrested by the FBI in 2024 following a stunning betrayal by another cartel boss. Nearly two years later, there are growing questions over whether US intelligence was involved, writes Alex Croft

The Independent UK · Jul 19

'El Mayo' Zambada Asks to Avoid El Chapo's Supermax and Serve His Life Sentence in a Prison Hospital

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, has told a U.S. federal court he won't fight the life sentence he is about to receive, but he would rather not spend his final years in the same "supermax" prison that holds his old partner, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Latin Times · Jul 7

El Chapo's Lawyer Says He Will Send U.S. Authorities List of 32 Mexican Officials Allegedly Linked to Drug Cartels

El Chapo's attorney, Gerardo Rincón Flores, said in an interview that his client plans to provide U.S. authorities with information related to 32 alleged officials linked to drug trafficking during the administrations of Enrique Peña Nieto and Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Latin Times · Jul 6

El Chapo's Nephew Captured in Mexico in Major Blow to Los Chapitos

Mexican authorities captured a nephew of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in a security operation near the U.S. border, delivering another high-profile blow to the Sinaloa Cartel and its powerful Los Chapitos faction.

Latin Times · May 27

Former Partner of 'El Chapo' Guzmán Opens Up About Relationship With Sinaloa Cartel Leader

During the interview, Sánchez said her relationship with El Chapo eventually ended after she discovered hidden microphones and cameras inside the vehicle Guzmán had given her.

Latin Times · May 16