Tag: El Chapo

Corrupt Officer or Cartel Enemy? Ex-mexico Drug Czar’s US Trial Kicks Off

NEW YORK—U.S. prosecutors on Monday accused a former top Mexican official on trial for allegedly taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel of betraying his country, while his defense said prosecutors were being played by drug traffickers out for revenge. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say Genaro Garcia Luna, who led Mexico’s Federal Investigation Agency from 2001…


Corrupt Officer or Cartel Enemy? Former Mexico Drug Czar’s US Trial Kicks Off

NEW YORK—U.S. prosecutors on Monday accused a former top Mexican official on trial for allegedly taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel of betraying his country, while his defense said prosecutors were being played by drug traffickers out for revenge. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say Genaro Garcia Luna, who led Mexico’s Federal Investigation Agency from 2001…


Mexican President Says He’ll Consider ‘El Chapo’ Request

MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s president said Wednesday his government will consider a plea by imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to be returned to Mexico, presumably to serve out his sentence. Guzman, 64, was sentenced to life behind bars in the United States for a drug conspiracy that spread murder and mayhem for more than two…


29 Killed as Mexican Authorities Detail Raid to Arrest Son of ‘El Chapo’

Authorities in Mexico announced on Friday that 10 military personnel and 19 suspected gang members were killed in a wave of violence surrounding the arrest of an alleged cartel leader who is the son of convicted cartel drug kingpin Joaquín Archivaldo “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera. In a blow-by-blow description of the operation to detain Ovidio…


US State Department Issues Warning to Americans Not to Travel to Mexican State

The U.S. Department of State on Thursday warned Americans not to travel to Sinaloa state, Mexico, following reports of widespread cartel violence after Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo,” was arrested. State Department spokesperson Ned Price, in a press conference, advised Americans not to go to Sinaloa, home to the Sinaloan…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 6): Trump Unveils Plan to Battle Cartels; Violence Erupts in Mexico After El Chapo’s Son Arrested

Violence breaks out in Mexico as gang members respond to the arrest of drug kingpin El Chapo’s son. Frightened airline passengers hunkered down for safety as shooting erupts at an airport U.S. Special forces, cyberwarfare, and a full naval embargo. Former President Trump publishes a plan to take the war to the drug cartels. The…


Mexican Authorities Arrest Son of ‘El Chapo’ in Military Raid

Authorities in Mexico captured Ovidio Guzmán López, 32, an alleged cartel leader and the son of convicted cartel drug kingpin Joaquín Archivaldo “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, in a military operation. Mexican Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval announced the arrest in a press conference on Thursday. Sandoval said members of the Mexican Army and National Guard…


LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Supreme Court May End All Gun Control; El Chapo Exposes US Officials in Drug Trade

A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen could have broader implications than at first appeared. Amid a flurry of lawsuits challenging gun laws across the United States, analysts are now claiming that the top court’s decision could potentially end all gun control laws in…


LIVE: Supreme Court May End All Gun Control; El Chapo Exposes US Officials in Drug Trade

A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen could have broader implications than at first appeared. Amid a flurry of lawsuits challenging gun laws across the United States, analysts are now claiming that the top court’s decision could potentially end all gun control laws in…


Supreme Court May End All Gun Control; El Chapo Exposes US Officials in Drug Trade

A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen could have broader implications than at first appeared. Amid a flurry of lawsuits challenging gun laws across the United States, analysts are now claiming that the top court’s decision could potentially end all gun control laws in…