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
Feb 03 El Chapo trial highlights how Mexico graft impedes drug war By Jim Mustian, Tom Hays, Associated Press In the same Brooklyn courthouse where jurors have heard testimony about Mexican politicians protecting Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s drug empire, a former Mexican state attorney general pleaded guilty last month to taking bribes from narcotraffickers. Continue reading