'El Mayo' claims he was abducted and brought to the US against his will
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Mexican prosecutors say they may bring treason charges against those involved in the alleged abduction of Sinaloa drug cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. Zambada had a $15 million US bounty on his head when he and Joaquín Guzmán López, son of imprisoned cartel co-founder Joaquí...
Joaquin Guzman Lopez is charged with several federal crimes
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Joaquín Guzmán López pleaded not guilty in a Tuesday court appearance that lasted about 10 minutes. The 38-year-old son of infamous Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera is facing federal drug trafficking, money laundering, conspiracy, and weapons charges and appeared in a...
Account suggests Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was betrayed by El Chapo's son
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A lawyer for Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the alleged co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel now in US custody , says his client was kidnapped and flown to the US against his will. Zambada "neither surrendered nor negotiated any terms with the US government," but was instead kidnapped by...
Ex-Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández accused in drug conspiracy
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Standing before Juan Orlando Hernández in December 2019, then-President Trump applauded the leader of Honduras for working "very closely" with the US to stop the flow of drugs "at a level that has never happened," per the Guardian . Indeed, both the Trump and Obama administrations considered...
Sinaloa cartel puts up banners in Mexico saying it's abandoning fentanyl, but could be 'pure propaganda'
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Banners appeared Monday in northern Mexico purportedly signed by a faction of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel claiming that the gang has sworn off the sale and production of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. But, as the AP reports, experts quickly cast doubt on the veracity of the claim, saying that fentanyl—...
Emma Coronel Aispuro will be released Wednesday
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The wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman will be released from a Los Angeles prison Wednesday. Emma Coronel Aispuro, 34, was originally sentenced to three years in 2021 but her sentence was later reduced, the Guardian reports. She will serve two years of supervised release. Guzman,...
He wants to have his wife, kids visit
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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman would like to see his wife, once her own prison sentence is up. The Mexican drug lord is serving a life sentence plus 30 years at a Colorado supermax prison (where, he said earlier this year , he is experiencing "psychological torment") and, in...
Reuters looks at how 4 sons of drug kingpin El Chapo have built a fentanyl empire
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They are collectively known as Los Chapitos, or the "Little Chapos"—Ivan, Jesus Alfredo, Joaquin Jr., and Ovidio Guzman. Ranging in age from 33 to 40, they are the four surviving sons of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in...
Genaro García Luna convicted of drug trafficking, accepting cartel bribes
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As Mexico's top public safety official, Genaro García Luna was tasked with tracking down and stopping drug cartels. In fact, he was "widely considered the architect of Mexico's war on drugs," per the BBC . He didn't quite fulfill the role. On Tuesday, the highest-ranking...
Lawyers say drug lord is struggling with harsh conditions at 'Supermax' prison
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Former drug cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman arrived in the US six years ago today after he was extradited from Mexico —and while he's apparently desperate to return to his homeland, a sentence of life plus 30 years in federal prison is standing in the way....
Entrance to escape tunnel has been covered
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The house former drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán fled in 2014 when Mexican marines had him surrounded underwent some changes recently as the Mexican government prepared to give it away in a national lottery. The surveillance cameras that covered every angle of the modest home's...
Emma Coronel Aispuro pleads guilty to helping run Mexican cartel, admits role in 2015 escape
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Both heads of the El Chapo household are now guilty of running a drug cartel. Emma Coronel Aispuro, the 31-year-old wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, pleaded guilty in federal court in DC on Thursday to multiple charges including drug trafficking and money laundering, reports CNN...
Emma Coronel Aispuro accused of helping Joaquin Guzman run drug cartel
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The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested Monday in the United States and accused of helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar cartel and plot his audacious escape from a Mexican prison in 2015. Emma Coronel Aispuro, a 31-year-old former beauty queen, was arrested at...
Andrés Manuel López Obrador traveled to El Chapo's hometown, greeted his mother
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Mexicans may not want to imitate the behavior of their president. Just one day after the country's deputy health minister urged the population to stay at home, Andrés Manuel López Obrador traveled to Badiraguato, well known as the birthplace of El Chapo. He made his visit on...
Alejandrina Guzman marries Edgar Cazares in Mexico
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Mazel tov: El Chapo's daughter has married the nephew of another drug boss. Alejandrina Guzman, daughter of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, married Edgar Cazares on Jan. 25 in Sinaloa’s state capital, Culiacan, Reuters reports. As the UK Times explains, Cazares is the nephew of Blanca Margarita Cazares,...
Mexican city became battlefield after he was detained
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The son of former Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was located along with other cartel members in the Mexican city of Culiacan Thursday—but he wasn't detained for long. Mexican security secretary Alfonso Durazo says that after 30 members of the National Guard and army found...
Claims Guzman gave the money to the Honduras leader's brother
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Prosecutors alleged Wednesday that convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán personally gave $1 million in bribes to the brother of Honduras' president to pass on to the Central American leader—who swiftly denied wrongdoing. Prosecutor Jason Richman revealed the allegation in a federal court in...
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman will spend rest of his life in a US prison
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El Chapo's punishment is not a light one. A federal judge in Brooklyn on Wednesday sentenced Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman to life in prison plus 30 years; he also must pay $12.6 billion in forfeiture, reports CNN . Guzman spoke at the sentencing hearing, saying "my case...
They describe him as a 'ruthless and bloodthirsty leader of the Sinaloa Cartel'
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Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's already extremely slim chances of ever leaving an American prison alive grew slimmer on Wednesday when prosecutors confirmed they were seeking a life sentence for the Mexican drug lord—plus 30 years. In a letter to US District Judge Brian Cogan, Justice Department lawyers...
Rejects Mexican drug lord's request for a new trial
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A New York judge has rejected a request for a new trial by the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, the AP reports. US District Judge Brian Cogan said in a written ruling Wednesday that a "mountain range of evidence" introduced against Joaquin Guzman overcame his claims that...
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