Sinaloa cartel leader's case takes strange twist after U.S. arrest
Mexican prosecutors now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada over.
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Mexican prosecutors now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada over.
One of El Chapo's sons duped Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada into boarding a plane on Thursday, telling him they were going to look at property in Mexico, a person familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News.
The leader of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa cartel, along with a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested in El Paso.
The desperate search for 4-year-old Athena Lee and 2-year-old Mateo Lee continues after their mother, Angelica Bravo, was found dead in a north Sacramento home on July 8.
More women, children and entire families have fallen victim to indiscriminate violence in areas where drug cartels are fighting bloody turf battles.
The Jalisco New Generation drug cartel has reportedly killed call center workers who try to quit.
Elizabeth Gonzalez, 14, was found Friday in Veracruz with her two cousins. Gonzalez's uncle has been charged with kidnapping.
Last weekend, two USDA employees were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan.
Two children and four women were killed and two men survived because they hid on the roof, officials said.
Yolanda Sanchez Figueroa's murder comes after Claudia Sheinbaum's landslide victory injected hope for change in a country riven by gender-based violence.
Mexico's projected presidential winner, Claudia Sheinbaum, will become the first woman president in the country's 200-year history.
Climate scientist and former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum held an irreversible lead Sunday in the race that would make her Mexico's first female president, according to an official quick count.
He is thought to be a close associate of the sons of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in the U.S.
"If you see monkeys that are weak... please try to hoist a bucket of water by rope for them to drink," a wildlife preservation group said.
Information provided by the teenager allowed deputies to launch a search and locate her in minutes.
The bloodshed in Chiapas marks at least the fourth mass killing in Mexico in about a week.
The town's mayor, Rafael Vargas, called the attack "a terrible violent act."
Nine men were found dead in the city of Morelos in Zacatecas — a day after nine bodies were found on an avenue in the city of Fresnillo.
The suspect's girlfriend reportedly told investigators he showed up at her house and told her he had done something to "three gringos."
Jake and Callum Robinson from Australia and American Jack Carter Rhoad were shot in the head, their bodies dumped in a covered well miles away.
A Sacramento mom is accused of assaulting her 2-year-old child on a flight from Mexico to Seattle, prosecutors said Monday.
Officials confirmed the bodies found in a well last week in Mexico belonged to three missing surfers and that they each had bullet wounds.
Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend have not been seen since April 27.
Blue holes are considered an "oasis" for marine life — but the Taam Ja' Blue Hole off the coast of Mexico remains largely mysterious.
Authorities say Ike Nicholas Souzer was captured a week after he walked away from a halfway house.
