Tag Archives: Sinaloa Cartel

El Chapo Guzman’s Nephew Arrested in Mexico

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Allan Wall

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 →

Posted in Crime | Tagged ADX FLorence, Colorado, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Los Chapitos, Noroeste newspaper, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Mexican Drug Cartels in Africa

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Allan Wall

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 →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Africa, ASAFRICOM, CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Dagvin Anderson, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sinaloa Cartel, The U.S.A., U.S. Congress | Leave a comment

Senator Inzunza Detained; 3 of the Sinaloa Ten Now in U.S. Custody

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Sinaloa Ten are ten officials or former officials of the state of Sinaloa under indictment by a U.S. federal court for collusion with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa drug cartel. (Click here for the list). As of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime | Tagged Drug cartels, Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.), Enrique Inzunza Cazarez, San Diego, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Mexico’s Indictment Crisis: Two in U.S. Custody

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Allan Wall

Mexico’s indictment crisis continues and now there are actually two of the indicted in U.S. custody. A U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for involvement with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime | Tagged Drug cartels, Enrique Diaz Vega, Enrique Inzunza Cazarez, Gerardo Merida Sanchez, Nogales Border Crossing, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa, Sinaloa Cartel, Sonora, The U.S.-Mexican Border, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Where is Ruben Rocha?

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Allan Wall

Ruben Rocha Moya, the governor of the state of Sinaloa, was the biggest fish of the ten Mexican officials and former officials recently indicted by a U.S. federal court for collusion with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa cartel. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Foreign Policy | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, David Saucedo, MORENA, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state | Leave a comment

The Sinaloa Indictment Saga Continues

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Allan Wall

As reported in a previous article, on April 29th a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for involvement with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. There may be more indictments on … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Foreign Policy, Politics | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Drug cartels, Los Chapitos, Mexican Congress, MORENA, PAN, Ricardo Anaya, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

U.S. Court Indicts Ten Mexican Officials and Former Officials for Cartel Involvement; What Will Sheinbaum Do?

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Allan Wall

On April 29th, 2026, a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for involvement with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. Click here for the indictment, click here for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Drug cartels, Enrique Inzunza Cazarez, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Most Homicidal Cities of 2025 List: Mexico Has 17 Cities; U.S. Has Three

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Insight Crime website has published its list of homicide rates for mainland Latin American countries (not including the Caribbean islands). At 50.9 homicides per 100,000, Ecuador had the highest murder rate in Latin America. See my previous article Mexican … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Cleveland, Consejo Ciudadano para la Seguridad Pública y la Justicia Penal, Culiacan, Ecuador, Haiti, Insight Crime, Latin America, Memphis, New Orleans, Port-au-Prince, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The Caribbean, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

So How was Ryan Wedding Actually Taken Into Custody?

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Allan Wall

In a recent article I reported the case of Ryan Wedding, a Canadian snowboarder in the 2002 Winter Olympics who is now in U.S. custody, accused of being a major drug trafficker with the Sinaloa Cartel. From the Toronto Star: … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged California, Canada, Claudia Sheinbaum, FBI, Kash Patel, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Ronald D. Johnson, Ryan Wedding, Sinaloa Cartel, The U.S.A., U.S. Embassy in Mexico | Leave a comment

Peter Davies of Mexico News Daily Investigates Mexican Homicide Statistics

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Allan Wall

According to the Mexican government, the Mexican murder rate went down in 2025. Is that correct? Peter Davies of Mexico News Daily dealt with this issue in his January 26th article entitled Is security in Mexico improving or are the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Alberto Guerrero Baena, Claudia Sheinbaum, Crime Statistics, Mexico News Daily, Peter Davies, Sinaloa Cartel | Leave a comment