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Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel

US authorities announced this week the dismantlement of a massive drug-smuggling operation in Arizona, believed to have generated $2 billion in proceeds over five years. The 76 suspects arrested in the 17-month probe, dubbed Operation Pipeline Express, are allegedly connected to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, the most powerful drug-trafficking organization operating in Mexico – and, some say, in the Western Hemisphere. “Today we have dealt a significant blow to a Mexican criminal enterprise that has been responsible for poisoning our communities,” Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne said in the statement. But who are the Sinaloa cartel?
11/01/2011 05:42 pm

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Terrorism & Security Capture of Zetas leader may bring more violence (+video)

Zetas leader captured: The arrest of drug kingpin Miguel Angel Treviño Morales could open the door to internal power struggles and challenges from other cartels.
Zetas leader captured: 'Z-40' captured by Mexican Marines

Zetas leader Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, known as 'Z-40,' was captured in a pickup truck with eight guns and $2 million in cash, officials announced.
Sandra Beltran, Mexican cartel 'queen,' pleads guilty in US

Sandra Beltran pleaded guilty Tuesday to being an accessory after the fact to an operation linking Mexico's Sinaloa cartel and Colombia's Norte Valle cartel.
Redoine Faid's brazen escape and other notorious prison breaks

Redoine Faid escapes: It wasn't the first time that Faid, an armed robber being held in the death of a police officer, had gone on the lam. Here are a few other notorious prison escapes.
Global News Blog Forbes 2013 billionaire list: rich get richer, women ascend

The aggregate wealth of the world's billionaires is at an all-time high, and 210 new names, including 34 women, have joined the list.
El Chapo killed? Details sketchy in Guatemala shootout (+video)

El Chapo killed? Guatemalan officials say reports of drug lord, Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman being killed in shootout are premature. There is no confirmation of a body or an identification from police.
Who is 'El Chapo' Guzman, Public Enemy Number One?

Chicago has resurrected its "Public Enemy No. 1" designation, not used since it was created for Al Capone, to label Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Luera.
Latin America Monitor Violence declines in Juarez - but at what price?

The police have become increasingly aggressive in Juarez, in hopes of reviving trust in the institution and respect from the populace and criminals alike. But some fear the police chief is propagating human rights violations.
With Heriberto Lazcano now dead, are Mexico's Zetas in decline?

The Mexican navy says that it has killed Heriberto Lazcano, the leader of Mexico's feared Zetas drug cartel, but that his body was then stolen by gunmen.
Terrorism & Security Double blow to Mexico's Zetas? Top man Lazcano reportedly killed, another captured

The Mexican Navy reports there are 'strong indications' that marines killed Zetas top man Heriberto Lazcano. Could this mean the end for the Zetas, or trigger more violence?
16-year-old Mexican hit man, 'El Nino,' linked to 50 murders

A 16-year-old confessed to Mexican police that he took part in executions while working for a drug cartel.
Latin America Monitor Rumored Zetas split: Would this bring more violence or peace for Mexico?

A weakening of the Zetas in the northeast may discourage the drug gang's forays into other parts of Mexico, but internal strife often leads to more murders, writes InSight Crime.
Despite bloody headlines, Americans still flock to Mexico

Last year, a record 22.7 million visitors chose Mexico as a tourist destination, and only 7 percent of American retirees who live there or travel to Mexico have been scared off by violence.
Latin America Monitor Is Mexico close to capturing its most wanted fugitive?

Mexico's arrest of Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, a Sinaloa security chief, suggests that the government is homing in on Sinaloa leader Joaquin 'Chapo' Guzman, the world's most wanted mobster.
12/27/2011 09:02 am
Latin America Monitor Veracruz police disbanded: many in Mexico won't notice

The Mexican city's 1,100-member police force has just been fired, with the Navy put in charge of civilian security. Many in Veracruz won't miss the cops, whom they distrust.
12/22/2011 01:39 pm
Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel

US authorities announced this week the dismantlement of a massive drug-smuggling operation in Arizona, believed to have generated $2 billion in proceeds over five years. The 76 suspects arrested in the 17-month probe, dubbed Operation Pipeline Express, are allegedly connected to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, the most powerful drug-trafficking organization operating in Mexico – and, some say, in the Western Hemisphere. “Today we have dealt a significant blow to a Mexican criminal enterprise that has been responsible for poisoning our communities,” Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne said in the statement. But who are the Sinaloa cartel?
11/01/2011 05:42 pm
Latin America Monitor Mexico's Zeta Killers kill 32, revive debate about the 'good-guy cartel'

The 'Zeta Killers' have been linked to the deaths of 67 people. While they claim to be fighting the Zetas drug cartel, experts say they are likely just a criminal group adopting the guise of a 'good-guy cartel.'
10/07/2011 03:25 pm
Latin America Monitor Mexico isn't in cahoots with Sinaloa drug cartel, says government

The latest in the Mexican government’s series of 'myth-busting' videos challenges the idea that authorities aren't doing enough to hunt down Joaquin Guzman, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
07/07/2011 01:46 pm
Latin America Monitor La Familia drug cartel defeated, says Mexico

La Familia leader, Jose de Jesus Mendez Vargas, has been arrested and Mexican authorities contend that the group's reign in the state of Michoacán has come to an end.
06/22/2011 07:39 am
Latin America Monitor Guatemala massacre points to influence of Mexican drug gang

Guatemala has declared a state of emergency after the murder of 27 people in the northern part of the country. The Zetas of Mexico are accused of the worst massacre since the end of the country's civil war.
05/18/2011 11:41 am
Killing of US agent in Mexico could raise pressure on Mexico

A US federal agent for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attache in Mexico City was shot and killed Tuesday, and another agent was wounded in an attack on their vehicle.
02/16/2011 07:21 am
Decapitated bodies in Acapulco spotlight drug war's toll on tourism

Mexican tourists who still flock to Acapulco after foreigners have shunned the tourist destination due to drug-war violence may think twice after 15 decapitated bodies were found outside a shopping center Saturday.
01/09/2011 01:45 pm
Mexico activists vow to press ahead after mother seeking justice is murdered

Human rights activists in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico's most violent city, say their cause will not be silenced by the death of Marisela Escobedo Ortiz, who was shot dead last week while demanding justice in her daughter's unsolved killing.
12/22/2010 12:41 pm
Huge drug busts linked to tunnels, as border security tightens

Authorities hint that a drug-running tunnel – the second discovered this month – was a major conduit into the US from Mexico. It's the latest indication that border security is driving smugglers underground, literally.
11/26/2010 05:14 pm
Killing of top Mexico drug lord 'Tony Tormenta' may boost rival Zetas cartel

Antonio Ezequiel Cardenas Guillen, also known as 'Tony Tormenta,' the highest-profile leader of the powerful Gulf Cartel, was gunned down by Mexican government forces this weekend.
11/07/2010 03:49 pm