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Mexican government photo sheet of four men detained in Culiacán, Sinaloa, labeled Mario N, Germán N, Pavel N and Adolfo N, with their eyes covered by black bars
Archive photo · Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC) / Gabinete de Seguridad · Photo details and license
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A Machine Gun, 3 Pistols and More Than 400 Rounds: ‘El Pokémon’ and 3 Others Arrested in Culiacán, Sinaloa, as Alleged Los Chapitos Gunsmiths — U.S. Homeland Security Investigations Helped Find the Homes

Mexico's Security Cabinet says four men arrested in Culiacán's Colonia Industrial Bravo, including Mario Alberto G., alias "El Pokémon," trafficked and repaired weapons for the Sinaloa Cartel. Officials say information from U.S. HSI helped identify…

October 16, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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A heavyset man in a maroon polo shirt, eyes blacked out, stands before a Hidalgo state prosecutor's office backdrop reading 'División de Investigación – Aprehensiones'
Archive photo · Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado de Hidalgo / El Universal · Photo details and license
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‘El Perico,’ Alleged Mastermind of the La Resaka Bar Massacre That Killed 6 in Tula, Hidalgo, Arrested — Officials Call Him the Right-Hand Man of Jailed Fuel-Theft Boss ‘El H’

Hidalgo agents arrested “El Perico” in Tula de Allende on Oct. 15, 2026. Proceso ties him to the La Resaka bar attack that killed six and to a bid to ally with the Santa Rosa…

October 16, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Thirteen black storage totes with yellow lids stacked against a block wall at dusk, beside a close-up of an open tote packed with clear vacuum-sealed bags
Archive photo · U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nevada / Homeland Security Investigations · Photo details and license
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677 Pounds of Meth and 30 Pounds of Fentanyl in 13 Storage Totes: Speeding Stop on U.S. 93 North of Las Vegas, Nevada, Leads to Federal Charges

A Lincoln County deputy stopped a speeding pickup near Ash Springs, Nevada, and found 13 totes of suspected meth and fentanyl, federal prosecutors say. The driver, 26, faces two federal counts.

October 16, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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U.S. State Department reward poster offering up to $5 million for Alfonso Fernández Magallón, alias Poncho, of Cárteles Unidos
Archive photo · U.S. Department of State / HSI · Photo details and license
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‘Poncho La Quiringua,’ Wanted by the U.S. With a $5 Million Reward Over Drug Shipments to Tennessee and Georgia, Ordered to Stand Trial in Mexico After a Psychotic Episode Delayed His Hearing

A federal judge in the State of Mexico has bound over Alfonso Fernández Magallón, “Poncho La Quiringua,” on weapons and drug charges, Infobae reports. The U.S. offers up to $5 million for him.

October 16, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Mexican Marines and federal police in tactical gear stand on a dirt street beside a white Navy pickup outside a house in Laguna Colorada, Culiacán, during the Oct. 15 raids
Archive photo · Tere Navia / Línea Directa · Photo details and license
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2 Cousins, an Aunt and an Uncle of ‘Carlitos Rugrats,’ Wanted in San Diego for Narcoterrorism, Among 7 Arrested in Dawn Raids in Culiacán’s Laguna Colorada, Sinaloa

Four relatives of ‘Carlitos Rugrats,’ the Los Mayos lieutenant wanted in San Diego for narcoterrorism, are among 7 arrested in five raids in Culiacán, Sinaloa. Laguna Colorada residents complained about how the raids were carried…

October 15, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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A man in a white shirt, face blurred, stands handcuffed in front of a 'Coordinación Interinstitucional Sinaloa' banner held by soldiers and National Guard troops, with a rifle and a magazine on a table before him
Archive photo · Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional (Defensa), via Infobae · Photo details and license
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206 Doses of Fentanyl, a Rifle and 2 Bicycles: Mexico’s Army Itemizes What It Seized From ‘El Wicho,’ the Alleged Los Rugrats Money Man Wanted in California, in Villa Unión, Mazatlán

Troops seized 206 doses of fentanyl, a rifle, two bicycles and cash from ‘El Wicho,’ the alleged Los Rugrats money man arrested in Villa Unión, Mazatlán, Defensa says. He is wanted in California on a…

October 15, 2026 · The Narco Blog
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Head-and-shoulders photo of Ovidio Guzmán López, a young man with dark curly hair and a light shirt, against a plain wall.
Archive photo · Homeland Security Investigations / U.S. Department of State · Photo details and license
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El Chapo’s Son Ovidio Guzmán Won’t Be Back in a Chicago Courtroom Until April 14, 2027 — Prosecutors Still Weighing Whether His Cooperation Spares Him Life in Prison

A Chicago federal judge reset Ovidio Guzmán López’s next hearing from Dec. 7, 2026, to April 14, 2027. Prosecutors are still weighing whether El Chapo’s son has cooperated enough to avoid life in prison.

October 15, 2026 · The Narco Blog