World Jul 26 Sinaloa cartel head ‘El Mayo’ arrested after flying to the U.S. By Amna Nawaz, Ethan Dodd
World Jan 05 Mexican security forces nab son of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Alleged cartel members responded to the arrest of Ovidio "El Raton" Guzman by paralyzing the city, carjacking residents and setting vehicles ablaze days before a visit to Mexico by U.S. President Joe Biden. By María Verza, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press
World Jun 10 Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to U.S. charges The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has pleaded guilty to charges in the U.S. that alleged she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire. By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
World Feb 22 Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ arrested on U.S. drug charges She's accused of helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015 and participating in the planning of a second prison escape before Guzman was extradited to the U.S. in January 2017. By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
World Jul 18 Mexico wants El Chapo’s drug money for anti-poverty programs Mexico’s president says he will use legal channels to try to get the fortune of convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman returned to Mexico. By Associated Press
Jul 17 Watch 7:14 News Wrap: House Democrats move closer to holding Barr, Ross in contempt In our news wrap Wednesday, House Democrats have moved closer to holding Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress. The two men had refused to provide documents behind the administration's plan to add a… Continue watching
Jul 17 Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to life in prison By Tom Hays, Associated Press The evidence in his trial earlier this year showed that under Joaquin Guzman's orders, the Sinaloa cartel was responsible for smuggling mountains of cocaine and other drugs into the United States during his 25-year reign. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 5:57 News Wrap: Biden eulogizes John Dingell at memorial service In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate approved a sweeping public lands bill by a huge majority, 92 to 8. The measure would add a million acres of protected wilderness, expand several national parks and create four new national monuments. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:26 The shocking violence that characterized the reign of ‘El Chapo’ After a trial lasting nearly three months, the Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, more widely known as “El Chapo,” was convicted Tuesday and now faces the possibility of life in prison. Prosecutors said that during Guzman's reign, the Sinaloa cartel… Continue watching
Feb 12 After El Chapo conviction, Sinaloa drug cartel carries on By Maria Verza, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Heaping bags of fentanyl and plastic tubs of crystal meth, heroin and cocaine offer no sign that the cartel has been weakened, lost sway over its traditional territory in northwestern Mexico or seen its international reach curtailed. Continue reading