“Gangster Warlords” author Ioan Grillo recently revealed how the notorious Mexican drug cartels are making billions of dollars because of drug trade in the United States. In a video published on Business Insider, Grillo explained how traffickers invest in drugs and how much profits they earn.
As 2015 is about to end, many are still wondering where on Earth is Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman? The notorious drug cartel boss remains at large after he broke out from the maximum security jail in Mexico in July. And despite the massive and extensive manhunt operations, the authorities have failed to recapture the world’s most powerful and deadly drug trafficking operations kingpin, who is said to be hiding in Sinaloa.
A jailed suspected member of the Sinaloa Cartel who was due to be extradited to the United States was found dead on Dec. 28 at a prison complex in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
A video of the famous drug lord making his escape was released by the Mexican government. El Chapo's escape from prison was a surprise, but the moment he went for it was caught on camera.
According to authorities in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, drug cartel groups are responsible for a series of murders that have occurred in a disputed corridor along the U.S. border
Cesar Gastelum Serrano, a man authorities have described as being a leading cocaine trafficker for Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested on Saturday in the resort city of Cancun
Mexican farmers are producing more opium to feed a growing heroin addiction in the United States. Mexican farmers are producing more opium to feed a growing heroin addiction in the United States.
Son of Sinaloa cartel's boss captured in Mexico The son of alleged Sinaloa drug cartel boss, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, was captured on Thursday, a Mexican official announced, according to The Associated Press.
Law possibly backed by Mexican president who want to attract foreign investors In the Sinaloa state, which ranks among Mexico's most violent, reporters will no longer be allowed to organically report on criminal activity in the state, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris released a report Thursday revealing that the state has become an entry port for methamphetamine sales in the country, the LA Times reported
While illegal drug production and smuggling is what cartels are primarily known for, a recent "Associated Press" report reveals that numerous cartels in Mexico have found alternate ways of making money illegally.
