Sinaloa Cartel

Four criminal organizations are becoming increasingly powerful in northern Mexico after events such as the murder of nine LeBarón family members and the violent attacks in Ciudad Juárez

According to officials, the attacks could have been mistaken identity cases but the family rejects the theory

A week later, there are more questions than answers regarding the facts, due to AMLO’s insistence on defending his decision to prevent an “extermination”

A bloody battle took place in Culiacán after security forces arrested Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo's son

Culiacán residents talk about their experience during the shootings on October 17

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended security forces over their handling of a shocking outbreak of drug violence in Culiacán, Sinaloa, saying they had saved lives by releasing Ovidio Guzmán, son of jailed kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, after his bungled arrest

Presumed cartel members apparently intercepted a radio frequency used by security forces, one video showed, warning of reprisals against soldiers if Ovidio Guzmán was not freed

Officers of Sinaloa’s State Attorney General’s Office arrested Ovidio Guzmán, one of the sons of Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán

The Mexican actress is holding a lawsuit against Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office for damages and affectations caused to her after being linked to drug lord "El Chapo" Guzmán for which she demands compensation of MXN $60 million

The U.S. government has requested his extradition