Sinaloa Cartel

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

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