Corpses found wearing sombreros as Mexico cartel violence rages
The uptick in violence comes after the surprise arrest on U.S. soil of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in July.
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The uptick in violence comes after the surprise arrest on U.S. soil of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in July.
Two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel appear to be fighting for power since two of its leaders were arrested in the U.S.
The clashes follow the arrests on U.S. soil of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, as well as Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of El Chapo.
The U.S. says Ivan Cazarin Molina answers directly to Jalisco cartel leader "El Mencho" who has a $10 million bounty on his head.
The arrest of Gildardo Lopez Astudillo comes as relatives are preparing demonstrations to mark the anniversary of the mass disappearance.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was arrested along with Joaquín Guzmán López after landing at an airport near El Paso in July.
Former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas Guillen once led Los Zetas, one of the country's most bloodthirsty gangs until its collapse.
Seven guards were killed just days after seven members of a community police force were kidnapped, apparently by cartel gunmen.
The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the U.S. just got stranger.
The governor acknowledged that 10 killings were related to the dispute between warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel.
Mexican prosecutors now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada over.
Alejandro Martínez's wounded bodyguards drove him to a hospital, where he died, authorities said.
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 murders marked the latest in a series of attacks targeting police, activists and politicians across Mexico.
The drug ring would appeal to a witchdoctor "to receive his blessing and for the success of its cocaine transportation," police said.
More women, children and entire families have fallen victim to indiscriminate violence in areas where drug cartels are fighting bloody turf battles.
The victims were found dead on a road leading to Acapulco, a once-glamorous resort city now engulfed in violence.
An investigation into aggravated murder was opened after Acacio Flores was killed in Guerrero state, officials said.
Salvador Villalba Flores had decided to run for mayor after his friend, a candidate, was murdered in 2023, local media reported.
It was the latest in a string of mass killings in which hitmen have wiped out entire families in Mexico.
The murders occurred in an industrial city in the state of Guanajuato where drug cartels have been fighting bloody turf battles for years.
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.
The once-glamorous resort city of Acapulco has lost its luster in the last decade as bloodshed has made it one of the world's most violent cities.
It was unclear whether Lucero López Maza was the intended target of the attack, because shootings have become so common in the area.
