Sinaloa Cartel
I Research Economic Crime and Hang Out With Mexican Cartels
Bertrand Monnet is a professor, but his field work is a little... unusual.
El Chapo’s Mother Just Died. Mexico’s President Sends his Condolences.
Consuelo Loera Pérez, who was 95, died over the weekend at a local hospital in Sinaloa, Mexico.
The Sinaloa Cartel’s Highest-Ranking Woman Is Free. But What Happens Now?
Guadalupe Fernández Valencia was the only woman on the indictment that helped send Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to prison for life.
Someone Killed a DEA Most-Wanted Fugitive and Left His Body at a Sinaloa Hospital
The body of Luis Javier Benítez Espinoza, known as “El Fourteen,” was found outside a local hospital days after he was added to the most wanted list.
US Claims El Chapo’s Sons Fed People to Tigers
Prosecutors claim that Los Chapitos also tested illicit fentanyl produced by the Sinaloa Cartel on humans in a slew of new charges.
El Chapo’s Inside Man Was America’s Closest Partner in Mexico
Genaro García Luna's conviction for taking millions in cartel bribes while working closely with the DEA revealed the epic futility of the drug war.
Drug Lord Mass-Killer ‘El Chueco’ Strikes Fear in Mexico’s Sierra Madre Mountains
The Mexican government caught legendary drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was hiding in the same area. But they haven’t found José Noriel Portillo.
The Bizarre Case of the ISIS Tattoo and the Cartel Boss Sent to El Chapo's Prison
Former Sinaloa Cartel member Marco Antonio Paredes-Machado is suing the U.S., saying the feds put him in a dangerous supermax prison to get him to turn informant.
A $200 Million Load of Fentanyl Was Just Seized in El Chapo’s Hometown
Fentanyl is a boom drug for the Mexican cartels, which have embraced its production and trafficking in response to the demand for opioids in the U.S.
Sinaloa Cartel Leader El Mayos ‘Gordo’ Son Got Off Light in a US Court. Why?
Ismael Zambada-Imperial, known for his lavish lifestyle, is the latest member of the world's most prolific drug cartel to strike a deal with the U.S.
4 People Were Murdered in a Gangland Hit at a Denny’s in Mexico
The hit, which took place in broad daylight, is a grim echo of Ciudad Juarez's worst days of gangland violence.
Game Over: El Chapo’s Final Escape Plan Just Failed
The former drug kingpin tried to use VICE News reporting to appeal his life sentence. Here's how that went.