Sinaloa’s governor announced a new federally funded prison a day after a shooting at Mazatlán’s El Castillo killed 10, and hours after a second fight killed two more. The state prosecutor says the bodies are…
Prosecutors say Michael Katungi Mpweire and three co-defendants sought to arm the CJNG with rocket launchers, mines and AK-47s. He appeared in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on Oct. 8 after extradition from Uganda.
Sinaloa says a second fight at El Castillo prison in Mazatlán killed two inmates on Oct. 9, bringing the two-day toll to 12. El Financiero reports Thursday’s target was alleged Los Chapitos member “El Owen.”
A federal judge ordered mandatory pretrial detention for “El Tanque,” the alleged CJNG boss the U.S. Treasury says sold stolen fuel that reached Texas. His hearing resumes Oct. 13. García Harfuch said the Olán audio…
The child killed at Mazatlán’s El Castillo prison was a 2-year-old visitor, and two 9mm handguns were found inside, Sinaloa’s security chief said. He called it an inmate-on-inmate shooting and said prosecutors will check whether…
A 68-day HSI-led operation in Las Vegas ended with 144 arrests, 290 firearms and an estimated 1,124 kilograms of drugs seized, officials said Oct. 8, 2026.
Mexico is checking whether the videos are real, who the men are and how they reached the war, Sheinbaum said Oct. 8. No identities have been confirmed.
Nine inmates and a minor who was visiting a relative were killed in a riot at the El Castillo prison in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, on Oct. 8, 2026, and 16 inmates were hurt, state officials said.…
Investigators say a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization had been operating in Barboursville, West Virginia, since July. Federal prosecutors will handle the case.
A leaked video shows 6 of the 7 men kidnapped from Guerrero’s El Balcón ejido handcuffed and in camouflage, with five saying they belong to Los Granados. The ejido says the clothes aren’t theirs and…