Sinaloa Cartel - Wikipedia
Founded in the late 1960s by Pedro Avilés Pérez in Sinaloa, the cartel initially focused on smuggling marijuana into the United States. Pérez is credited with pioneering the use of aircraft for drug smuggling, laying the groundwork for large-scale trafficking operations.
Sinaloa Cartel - InSight Crime
Mar 15, 2024 · During its existence, the Sinaloa Cartel has forged connections at the highest levels of Mexico’s federal police and military, and has bribed members of both institutions to maintain an advantage over rival organizations.
Sinaloa cartel | Leader Caught, Arrest, History, Members, & Facts ...
Jan 1, 2025 · Sinaloa cartel, international crime organization that is among the most-powerful drug-trafficking syndicates in the world. It is based in Culiacán, Sinaloa state, Mexico. Its origins can be traced to the Guadalajara cartel, which was one of Mexico’s largest crime organizations in the early 1980s.
48 Defendants Charged in Imperial Valley Takedown of Drug …
Nov 7, 2024 · EL CENTRO — Five indictments were unsealed in federal court today charging 48 alleged members of an Imperial Valley-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug trafficking organization accused of distributing methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin and bulk cash smuggling.
Justice Department Announces Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel’s …
Apr 14, 2023 · The Justice Department today announced charges unsealed in the Southern District of New York, Northern District of Illinois, and District of Columbia, against several leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, a transnational drug trafficking organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico, and its facilitators across the globe.
Forty-Seven Defendants Charged in HSI-led Drug Trafficking ...
Jun 5, 2024 · EL CENTRO – Fourteen indictments were unsealed in federal court today charging 47 alleged members of an Imperial Valley-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution network with drug trafficking, firearms …
DOJ details gruesome crimes by Sinoloa cartel in global fentanyl ...
Apr 14, 2023 · The Justice Department on Friday announced a massive crackdown on a global drug trafficking network run by Mexico's Sinaloa cartel that is alleged to have committed gruesome crimes against rivals and helped fuel the fentanyl crisis plaguing the United States.
What we know about the Sinaloa cartel and its leaders | CNN
Jul 27, 2024 · They face several charges for allegedly leading the criminal operations of what is considered one of world’s most powerful and deadly drug trafficking operations. Here’s what we know about the...
At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash, authorities said Tuesday.
Over 30 killed in Mexico cartel stronghold as violence rages after ...
Sep 16, 2024 · Eleven more people have been killed in a wave of violence in a Mexican cartel heartland shaken by gang infighting, authorities said Sunday. The latest fatalities included five men whose bodies...