Category Archives: Crime

Triangular U.S.-China-Mexico Money Laundering Scheme Utilized by Drug Cartels

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Allan Wall

A recent U.S. government report uncovers a financial link between the Mexican drug cartels and China. Discovering how drug cartels are financed and how the money is laundered is important if progress is to be made in fighting these criminal … Continue reading →

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Mexican Cartels Wreak Havoc in Ecuador

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Allan Wall

Mexico’s two biggest drug cartels, the Sinaloa Cartel and the CJNG, have expanded into various countries. On example of a country they’ve really wrecked is Ecuador, on the Pacific coast of South America. As reported by the Wall Street Journal: … Continue reading →

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In Brooklyn Court, El Mayo Pleads Guilty

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Allan Wall

In 2024, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was tricked into flying to El Paso, Texas, where he was arrested by U.S. authorities. Now, El Mayo has submitted a guilty plea in a U.S. federal court … Continue reading →

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Mexican Senator Calls President Sheinbaum a Narco-Politician, on Fox News No Less!

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Allan Wall

Mexican Senator Lilly Tellez is under fire for her interview on Fox Noticias, the Fox News Spanish channel. Senator Tellez criticized President Sheinbaum and others, calling them narco-politicians. (A few months back Senator Tellez criticized President Sheinbaum for something else, … Continue reading →

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Stolen Document Signed by Hernan Cortes Retrieved and Returned to Mexico by the FBI

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Allan Wall

The U.S. FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) recently retrieved a Mexican historical document which had somehow been purloined from an official Mexican archive. The FBI returned it to Mexico. It was a nearly 500 year old document signed by none … Continue reading →

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Sinaloa Cartel War Continues

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Allan Wall

The ongoing Sinaloa Cartel War in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa continues. It’s nearing its one-year anniversary, having begun on September 9th, 2024. The intra-cartel war pits one faction, La Mayiza, led by the son of “El Mayo” Zambada, against … Continue reading →

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Extortion of Businesses Getting Worse in Mexico

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Allan Wall

According to the Associated Press, the problem of extortion is getting worse in Mexico. From the Associated Press (AP): “Extortion is strangling businesses in Mexico. Much, but not all, of it is linked to Mexico’s powerful organized crime groups. While … Continue reading →

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Ovidio Spills the Beans, Who’s Worried?

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Allan Wall

Ovidio Guzman, son of El Chapo Guzman and a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was captured in Mexico in 2023 and extradited to the United States later that year. In July of 2025, Ovidio has made a plea bargain with … Continue reading →

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Who Are the Chapitos and Where Are They Now?

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Allan Wall

Who are the Chapitos? The Chapitos are four sons of El Chapo, a former leader of one of the organizations within the Sinaloa Cartel. El Chapo was captured in 2016 and extradited to the United States in 2017. In 2019 … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg: “Highway Robberies Are Now Just Part of Doing Business in Mexico”

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Allan Wall

Bloomberg has an article entitled Highway Robberies Are Now Just Part of Doing Business in Mexico. It describes yet another problem facing Mexico. From the article: “Late one Friday night, a truck carrying sound equipment for legendary cumbia band Los … Continue reading →

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