Tag Archives: Sinaloa Cartel

Sinaloa Inter-Cartel Violence Continues, Over 400 Dead, Hundreds Missing, Military Involvement Increases

A November 28th Regtech Times article summarizes the ongoing violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, fought between two factions of the Sinaloa cartel. (For previous Mexico News Report articles on the topic, see here, here, here , here and here ). The violence erupted … Continue reading

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Criminals Linked to Sinaloa Cartel Arrested in Spain

In a recent article I reported on criminals linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel arrested in California. Now some have been arrested across the pond in Spain, Mexico’s madre patria. From CBS:“Spain has arrested 14 people suspected of links to the … Continue reading

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Recent U.S. Operations Target Sinaloa Cartel Activity in California

As two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel battle it out in Sinaloa state, recent drug busts in the U.S. state of California show the strong presence of the Sinaloa Cartel in the U.S. state of California. From a November 11th … Continue reading

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Culiacan, Sinaloa: Cartel Conflict Has Changed Life for the Locals, Even Talking on a Cellphone Can Be a Death Sentence

The war in Mexico’s Sinaloa state between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel (see here, here, here and here) is still going on. There have been 200 reported deaths since the outbreak of the conflict on September 9th. An Associated Press … Continue reading

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Ocelotl: The Mexican Army’s New Armored Vehicle

At the customary September 16th Independence Day military parade, the Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano) premiered a new armored vehicle it recently acquired, the Ocelotl, from the Nahuatl word for jaguar. (In articles about the vehicle, I’ve seen it spelled both … Continue reading

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Sheinbaum’s Four-Point Security Plan

The violence in Mexico continues, and in diverse locales: 1. In the eastern state of Chiapas, criminal groups connected to the Sinaloa Cartel battle those connected with the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación). See here. 2. In Sinaloa state, the … Continue reading

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Sinaloa Violence Continues; Over 100 Dead or Missing

The violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa state continues. (See previous articles here and here ). According to a Reuters report, “Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico’s western Sinaloa state since rival factions of the … Continue reading

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At Least 30 Killed in Sinaloa Cartel Violence but President-Elect Doesn’t Want to Start a War

Factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel are fighting it out in the state of Sinaloa. (See Cartel Factions Fight it Out in Sinaloa State and AMLO’s Comments in a Press Conference).Reportedly, at least 30 have been killed since September 9th. … Continue reading

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Cartel Factions Fight it Out in Sinaloa State and AMLO’s Comments in a Press Conference

This past July 25th, two leaders of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel were taken into U.S. custody in El Paso. They were Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of El Chapo Guzman. Apparently, Guzman Lopez turned himself in … Continue reading

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Global Guardian Firm Tells Americans to Be Careful in Mexico

Newsweek reports that the Global Guardian security firm is warning Americans to be careful in Mexico. I’m currently in Mexico and saw the article yesterday. If you’d told me yesterday not to go to Mexico it would have been too … Continue reading

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