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Mexican Congress Convenes, Senator Inzunza Present

On September 1st, 2026, the Mexican Congress convened its latest legislative session. The Mexican Congress has two chambers, the Senado and the Cámara de Diputados. The lower house is the Cámara de Diputados, the Chamber of Deputies, equivalent to the U.S. House of Representatives. It … Continue reading

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Senator Inzunza Not in Detention, Still a Mexican Senator

Senator Enrique Inzunza Cazarez is one of the Sinaloa Ten indicted by a U.S. federal court for collusion with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. In an article on May 20th, 2026, I reported that Senator Inzunza had been … Continue reading

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In Sinaloa, Governor Ruben Rocha Replaced by Interim Governor Graciela Dominguez

Ruben Rocha, who was indicted for collusion with a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, with 10 others, by a U.S. federal court, was Governor of the state of Sinaloa when indicted. So he took a leave of absence, recently returned … Continue reading

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After Returning to Office, Governor Rocha Requests Another Leave of Absence

On August 21st, Ruben Rocha returned to the office of Governor of the state of Sinaloa. Rocha had been on a leave of absence after he was indicted by a U.S. federal court for collaboration with the the Chapitos faction of the … Continue reading

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Ruben Rocha Returns to the Office of Governor of Sinaloa

Ruben Rocha, the Biggest Fish of the Sinaloa Ten, has returned from his leave of absence to his post as governor of Sinaloa. To summarize, near the end of April, a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former … Continue reading

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El Mayo Sentenced to Life in Prison

It used to be that the Sinaloa Drug Cartel had two bosses- Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. El Chapo was captured in 2016 and extradited to the United States in 2017. In 2019 El Chapo was … Continue reading

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Is Ruben Rocha, the Big Fish of the “Sinaloa Ten”, Going to Surrender to U.S. Authorities?

Is Ruben Rocha Moya, the Biggest Fish of the Sinaloa Ten, negotiating his surrender with the U.S. government? On April 29th, 2026, a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for … Continue reading

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New Wanted Posters for the Chapitos – “TWO DOWN AND TWO TO GO WITH $10M REWARD!”

Do you need some extra spending money? The U.S. government is offering money for information about the “Chapitos“. But you’d better be careful…. The Chapitos are four sons of El Chapo, a former leader of one of the organizations within … Continue reading

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El Chapo Guzman’s Nephew Arrested in Mexico

In January of 2017, Joaquin “el Chapo” Guzman, one of the two leaders of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was extradited to the United States, and he’s still there, locked up in the ADX Florence supermax prison in Colorado. Drug cartels … Continue reading

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Mexican Drug Cartels in Africa

May 18th-28th is Africa Week in Mexico. According to a press release from the SRE (Mexican Foreign Ministry) on the first day of Africa Week, Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco “highlighted Mexico’s commitment to strengthening its political, economic, academic, and cultural … Continue reading

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