Tag Archives: Sinaloa Cartel

U.S. Government Offers Ten Million Dollar Bounty Each for Two Sons of El Chapo

On June 9th, 2025, the U.S. government sanctioned the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel and put out a 10 million dollar bounty on each of two brothers (sons of the imprisoned El Chapo Guzman) running the cartel. Here’s the … Continue reading

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Sinaloa Cartel’s Chapitos Faction Is Going Downhill and May Be On the Way Out

Last September a war broke out between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. The intra-cartel war pits one faction, La Mayiza, led by the son of “El Mayo” Zambada, against the Chapitos, sons of “El Chapo” Guzman. According to the Noroeste … Continue reading

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Drug Enforcement Administration’s 2025 Threat Assessment: A Report on Mexican Cartels

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.) has released its 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment, and it paints a grim picture of the Mexican cartel threat. You can see the document yourself here. Mexican drug cartels are referred to as Transnational … Continue reading

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Is the CJNG Teaming Up with a Faction of the Sinaloa Cartel?

Since last September, there has been a vicious struggle between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, which however has not stopped its lucrative business of exporting drugs to the United States. The intra-cartel war pits one faction, led by the … Continue reading

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Sinaloa Cartel War – Death Toll Passes 1,200

The ongoing war between two factions of the Sinaloa cartel, being fought in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, broke out last September 9th and continues. As of May 5th, according to AFP, the death toll in the conflict had passed 1,2000 dead, … Continue reading

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Isobel Yeung’s Controversial CNN Interview with a Sinaloa Cartel Operative

There’s been a firestorm in the media over a recent CNN interview with a Sinaloa Cartel gangster. See here for example. I decided to watch the whole CNN video . It lasts ten and a half minutes and stars CNN … Continue reading

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Chinese/Mexican “Dragon Cartel” Moves “Cocaine of the Sea” Through Vancouver Port in Exchange for Fentanyl Ingredients

You can’t make this stuff up. Mexican and Chinese criminals have teamed up to form a new criminal organization – the “Dragon Cartel”, which is moving the “cocaine of the sea” (the swim bladder of the endangered totoaba fish) through … Continue reading

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A Mathematical Study of the Mexican Drug Cartels

The ongoing havoc wrought by the Mexican drug cartels provides Mexico with an ongoing problem. How can the cartels be defeated? A recent study approaches the problem mathematically and offers a solution . It’s an interesting study and worth consideration. … Continue reading

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Death Toll Reaches 650 in Sinaloa Cartel War

Since September 9th, a war between two factions of the Sinaloa cartel has been going on in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. As of December 24th, the death toll had reached 650. That’s in addition to the missing, so it … Continue reading

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Sinaloa Intra-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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