Tag Archives: Sinaloa state

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

Indictment Crisis Threatens Unity of the Mighty MORENA

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Allan Wall

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s political party is MORENA, the Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (National Regeneration Movement). Amazingly, the MORENA party has only existed as a political party for 12 years, since 2014. It was founded by Sheinbaum’s predecessor President Andres Manuel … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged AMLO, Ariadna Montiel, Claudia Sheinbaum, Lenia Batres, Martí Batres, MORENA, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | 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

Governor Rocha of Sinaloa Says He’s Innocent; Takes Temporary Leave of Absence from Governorship

Posted on May 2, 2026 by Allan Wall

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. [See U.S. Court Indicts Ten Mexican Officials and Former Officials for Cartel … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Ruben Rocha Moya, Sinaloa state, 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

Mexican Cartel Meth Labs in Europe, Asia and Africa

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Allan Wall

The big Mexican cartels (Sinaloa and CJNG) have long tentacles which extend throughout the world. For one example, see what they’ve done in Ecuador. A recent piece in Mexico’s Milenio provides examples of cartel drug labs set up in Europe, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Belgium, CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Culiacan, Drug cartels, France, Gonzalez Villarreal Brothers, India, Malaysia, Methamphetamine Production, Mozambique, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Poland, Sinalo Cartel, Sinaloa state, South Africa, Spain | Leave a comment

CJNG Passes Sinaloa Cartel as Mexico’s #1 Drug Cartel – Thanks in Part to American Cocaine Consumers

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Allan Wall

Things are changing in the Mexican Narco World. There’s a new cartel on top. Several factors led to this change in Mexican Narco World. There are conflicts between the narcos. Law enforcement efforts against drug cartels have unplanned consequences. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Cocaine, Colombia, Drug cartels, Drug Enforcement Administration (D.E.A.), Fentanyl, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, Ismael "Mayito Flaco" Zambada, Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, Jalisco state, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, Los Chapitos, Nemesio Ruben "el Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

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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Sinaloa Cartel War – Death Toll Passes 1,200

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Allan Wall

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 →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Badiraguato, Drug cartels, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state | Leave a comment