Mexican actress Kate del Castillo filed a lawsuit for MXN $60 million for the alleged political persecution against her during the previous administration when she was linked to drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán
The Sinaloa Cartel, a drug trafficking criminal group from Mexico, has threatened to slaughter indigenous communities in Colombia over territorial control
Judge Brian Cogan imposed the sentence of life plus 30 years
After 11 weeks of trial, Guzmán faces life in prison at his scheduled July 17th sentencing on the 10 charges for drug trafficking and money laundering
“El Chapo” lost bid for a new trial since the allegations of sexual abuse read by the jury during the trial were inconsequential to the case in comparison to the rest of the evidence.
She was linked to “El Chapo” after meeting with him for an interview with Sean Penn
Vicente Zambada Niebla, former member of the Sinaloa Cartel, could be out of prison in 3-5 years
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Fentanyl, a threat to Mexico
Fentanyl is trafficked from Mexico to the U.S. using courier services, cars, buses, cargo transport, and airplanes
The cocaine traveled through Ecuador and was transported by the Colombian army to Quito and Guayaquil
The drug lord claimed that “El Azul” told him that there was a lot of pressure from the U.S. government over El Chapo at that time