Tag: Sinaloa Cartel
El Mayo’s Trial: Could His Family Be Forced to Testify Against Him?
One of the most elusive figures in Mexican organized crime, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, faces a potential legal showdown that could have profound implications not…
Mexico’s Ongoing Fight Against Drug Cartels
The Mexican government continues its relentless battle against drug cartels, which remain deeply entrenched in the country’s fabric. In recent months, joint operations involving federal…
Juárez Cartel
The Juárez Cartel emerged in the late 1980s, during a transformative period for the Mexican drug trade. Its rise to power was driven by Amado…
Ramón Arellano Félix
Ramón Arellano Félix was one of the most notorious figures in Mexican organized crime, a leader within the powerful Tijuana Cartel. Known for his ruthless…
Tijuana Cartel
The Tijuana Cartel, also known as the Arellano Félix Organization (AFO), was one of the most powerful and violent drug cartels in Mexico, particularly during…
Benjamín Arellano Félix
Benjamín Arellano Félix, born on March 12, 1952, in Sinaloa, Mexico, was the leader of the notorious Tijuana Cartel, one of the most powerful and…
Juan José Esparragoza Moreno
Juan José Esparragoza Moreno (February 3, 1949 – June 2014), commonly referred to by his alias El Azul (English: “The Blue One”), was a Mexican…
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada
Ismael Mario Zambada García (born January 1, 1948) is a Mexican drug lord, co-founder and current top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime…
Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán
Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (born April 4, 1957), commonly known as “El Chapo” and “JGL”, is a Mexican former drug lord and a former leader…
Sinaloa Cartel
The Sinaloa Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Sinaloa, CDS, after the indigenous region of Sinaloa), also known as the Guzmán-Zambada Organization, the Federation, the Blood Alliance,…
