Sinaloa Cartel

El Chapo's trial, taking place in New York, is being kept under wraps and amid extreme security measures

In the last decade, several drug lords and key players have been arrested by federal authorities

Víctor Félix was the man in charge of the financial operations of the Sinaloa Cartel

The repercussions of this event and the absence of leadership have caused violent murders in the State of Sinaloa, Mexico

In a motion filed Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn, defenders of "El Chapo" said that his extradition was illegal

The Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel fight over opium poppy fields

The hearing came the day after judge Cogan refused to order Guzmán released from solitary confinement in a New York City federal prison

He will be allowed to send pre-screened messages to his wife for personal reasons and to help mount his legal defense

A federal indictment in the United States seeks the forfeiture of more than USD$14 billion of drug proceeds and illicit profits allegedly derived from the Sinaloa Cartel's activities

MEXICO-DRUG WAR: Head of Beltrán Leyva drug cartel was granted an injunction in his appeal against extradition due to technicalities involving a failure to follow due process