[66], On 25 February 2009, the U.S. government announced the arrest of 750 members of the Sinaloa Cartel across the U.S. in Operation Xcellerator. Gunmen killed the nephew of a Sinaloa cartel leader in the latest attack against relatives of people linked to the drug organization. The capture of the Sinaloa Cartel's "El Chapo" Guzmán ignited a fight over the trial's location. Felix began generating buzz on social media in recent years for looking a lot like reality star Kim Kardashian. After the assassination of Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo and six others at the Guadalajara airport on 24 May 1993,[80] the gunmen boarded a commercial jet. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. As shown by image 3 Drug Trafficking Tunnel, in 2006 the unpermitted development allowed the building of a 2,400-foot (730-meter) drug "super tunnel" originating from the former Ejido Tampico and adjacent to the Tijuana airport's runway. The 300 feet (91 m) tunnel was discovered in May, 1990. Mexico arrests ‘Gulf drug cartel leader’ Man said to be Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, one of Mexico’s most-wanted drug lords, arrested and presented to public. Sinaloa cartel leader’s son quietly extradited to San Diego, with an alleged Tijuana cartel adviser Gustavo Rivera, left, and Ismael Zambada Imperial (Courtesy of DEA) [112][113][114] The cardinal arrived at the airport in a white Mercury Grand Marquis town car, known to be popular amongst drug barons. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, the man many believe to have the most control over the Sinaloa cartel, has spent five decades in the drug trade. Guzmán resumed his command of the Sinaloa Cartel, but on 8 January 2016, Guzmán was captured again during a raid on a home in the city of Los Mochis, in Guzmán's home state of Sinaloa. El Güero) was arrested on 23 June 1995, by elements of the Mexican Army, his partner Joaquín Guzmán Loera took leadership of the cartel. In December 2016, one month prior Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Loera's extradition to the U.S.,[98] two "super tunnels", one in operation while the other was under construction, were discovered by Mexican agents adjacent to the Tijuana airport/Ejido Tampico and the Otay Mesa border crossing. Currently, the "Federation's" main rival appears to be the fast-growing Jalisco New Generation Cartel, with most battles between the two groups occurring in the regions of Baja California and Zacatecas over territory for drug trafficking routes. [24] It is also the majority supplier of illicit fentanyl to North America. On 30 August 2010, Villarreal was captured by Mexican Federal Police. By 2006, the Sinaloa Cartel had eliminated all competition across the 528 km of Arizona border. In December 2013, three suspected members of the cartel were arrested in Lipa in Batangas province in the Philippines with 84 kilograms of methamphetamine.[61][74]. The Sinaloa Cartel is one of the leaders in drug trafficking into the United States and even the world. by Cecilia Anesi and Giulio Rubino (IrpiMedia) 15 December 2020 DONATE Police agencies have long known that Mexican drug cartels MAYO Zambada is the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an infamous drug trafficking and crime group that began in the late 1980s. He is the only individual to receive the title since Al Capone. Along with the captured suspects, 16 assault rifles, 3 grenades, 102 magazines and 3,543 rounds of ammunition were seized. [84][85], The Mexican government's conflict with the former Ejido Tampico dated back to 1970, when they expropriated 320 hectares (790 acres) of the Ejido Tampico to build a new runway and passenger terminal at the Tijuana airport and agreed to pay the displaced ejidatarios (the communal farmers) $1.4 million pesos ($112,000 U.S. dollars in 1970). I'd like to think so, that I'd kill myself," he said. He strangely interviewed with Proceso in 2010, in which he confessed he'd consider suicide to avoid jail time. On 8 November 1992, Palma struck out against the Tijuana Cartel at a disco club in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, where eight Tijuana Cartel members were killed in the shootout, the Arellano-Félix brothers having successfully escaped from the location with the assistance of David "D" Barron, a member of the Logan Heights Gang. [36], In retaliation, the Tijuana Cartel attempted to set up Guzmán at Guadalajara airport on 24 May 1993. At that point his nephews, the Arellano Félix brothers, left and created their own organization which came to be known as the Tijuana Cartel, while the Sinaloa Cartel continued to be run by former lieutenants Héctor Luis Palma Salazar, Adrián Gómez González and Joaquín Guzmán Loera (El Chapo). The Sinaloa Cartel has a presence in at least 22 of the 31 Mexican states, with important centers in Mexico City, Tepic, Toluca, Zacatecas, Guadalajara, and most of the state of Sinaloa. The Sinaloa cartel's loss of partners in Mexico does not appear to have affected its ability to smuggle drugs from South America to the USA. Wikimedia Commons Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García remains at large to this day. NPR's reporters interviewed dozens of officials and ordinary people for the journalistic investigation. [22], The Sinaloa Cartel operates in the "Golden Triangle", the states of Sinaloa, Durango, and Chihuahua. [29], Pedro Avilés Pérez was a pioneer drug lord in the Mexican state of Sinaloa in the late 1960s. The cell operating in Catania was under the direction of a shadowy Sinaloa leader known as “El Flaco,” or “Skinny,” whom police identified as second-in-command of the entire cartel after drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia. A federal judge in Mexico has issued an arrest warrant for the son of a former Sinaloa cartel boss accused of ordering the murder of a legendary Mexican journalist, but the quest for justice in the high-profile killing remains far from over. The Sinaloa Cartel are the main antagonists of 2018 film The Mule, starring Clint Eastwood. Edgar Juvanny Parra Zambada, 42, was one of two people killed during a shootout in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, according to the local attorney general's office. Mexican officials describe the victim's uncle as "the new El Chapo. [110] The BBC also reported on Vicente Zambada Niebla's claims of immunity from prosecution under a deal between the Mexican and US governments and his claims that the Sinaloa Cartel's leaders had provided US federal agents with information about rival Mexican drug gangs. In 2003 the FBI indicated him for a range of crimes, but he wasn't caught. “Collage” of Joaquin Guzman . [47] The Nuevo Laredo region is an important drug trafficking corridor into Laredo, Texas, where as much as 40% of all Mexican exports pass through into the U.S. [76], The Sinaloa Federation has formed alliances with two powerful Chinese Triads, Sun Yee On and the 14K Triad, to acquire the precursor chemicals needed in creating highly-addictive synthetic drugs like Methamphetamines. El Chapo is rumored to be Mini Lic’s godfather. 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[86] As shown image 2 Ejido Tampico comparison between 2000 and 2006, the ejidatarios then proceeded to commercially develop the 79 hectares (200 acres) area at the Tijuana airport by leasing buildings and parcels to trucking and storage companies. The State Department reported: "In the late 1990s, Zambada-Garcia emerged as one of the strongest drug traffickers in Mexico, capable of transporting multi-ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana and multi-kilogram quantities of heroin.". [64][65] El Buda served as the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel's drug trafficking activities and shipments from Central and South America. The drug operation allegedly brought 1.5 to 2 tons of cocaine every month to Chicago from Mexico and shipped millions of dollars south of the border. [73] He was a leader and founding member of Los Ántrax, an armed squadron formed to protect Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García, founding member of the Sinaloa Cartel. ... Who is the leader (s) of the Sinaloa Cartel ? Inside the Sinaloa Cartel’s Move Toward Europe | MojaNews ... Search [41], The Sinaloa Cartel has a presence in at least 22 of the 31 Mexican states, with important centers in Mexico City, Tepic, Toluca, Zacatecas, Guadalajara, and most of the state of Sinaloa. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. [67][68], In March 2009, the Mexican Government announced the deployment of 1,000 Federal Police officers and 5,000 Mexican Army soldiers to restore order in Ciudad Juárez, which has suffered the highest number of casualties in the country. The cell operating in Catania was under the direction of a shadowy Sinaloa leader known as “El Flaco,” or “Skinny,” whom police identified as second-in-command of the entire cartel after drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia. After the crumbling of the Guadalajara Cartel in the 1980s, those involved in the crime network split into two groups. He was arrested 30 December 2013 at the Amsterdam airport Schiphol in the Netherlands, at the petition of the United States of America, and with the help of Interpol, on charges related to drug trafficking. It relies on eight "plaza" bosses, leaders of a specific geographic region along the corridor, to coordinate, direct, and support the flow of narcotics north into the United States. [19] The Mexican and U.S. Government both consider the Sinaloa Cartel to be "the largest and most powerful drug cartel of all time",[20] making it perhaps even more influential and capable than the famed Medellín Cartel of Colombia during its prime in the 1980s and early 1990s. He also claimed that the Sinaloa Cartel had bribed the military. Analysis / June 24, 2020 Why One of Mexico’s Smallest States Is Also Its Most Violent The most well-known leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, The Sinaloa Cartel are the main antagonists of 2018 film, This page was last edited on 14 December 2020, at 23:32. [5][48], As of 2003, the Sinaloa Cartel became a multi-billion dollar international criminal empire, controlling at least 80% of the global drug trade, controlling over 90% of the worlds narcotics market, and over 90% of the global cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine markets, and was directly responsible for the growth of the cocaine and methamphetamine markets in Asia, Russia, Africa, Australia, and Oceania, controlling narcotics markets in over 170 countries within every continent except Antarctica. Mexico Arrests Sinaloa Cartel Leader Published: Wednesday, 03 May 2017 18:57; Written by Vanja Lakic Twitter. Guzmán has two close associates, Ismael Zambada García and Ignacio Coronel Villareal. Analysis / June 24, 2020 Why One of Mexico’s Smallest States Is Also Its Most Violent 1 year ago. It also appears to be most active in diversifying its export markets; rather than relying solely on U.S. drug consumption, it has made an effort to supply distributors of drugs in Latin American and European countries.[35]. The tunnel was described by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in San Diego as the "Taj Mahal" of drug tunnels along the U.S.-Mexico border and was linked to Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán. They also announced the seizure of more than $59 million in cash and numerous vehicles, planes, and boats. [citation needed] Another source in the story was the U.S. trial of Manuel Fierro-Mendez, an ex-Juarez police captain who admitted to working for the Sinaloa Cartel. 1: 'El Chapo, "Tracking the Sinaloa Federation's International Presence", "Probing Ties Between Mexican Cartel And Chicago's Violence", "Mexico drug cartel actively operating in Philippines, says Duterte", "Ejecutan en Chetumal a Juan Ulises Galván Carmona, operador de El Chapo Guzmán", "Is the Jalisco Cartel Winning the Battle for Mexico's Caribbean? Top Mexican drug cartel captures or killings in recent years: — Feb. 27, 2015: Authorities say Servando "La Tuta" Gomez, one of the world's most … El Güero Palma) was arrested on 23 June 1995 by the Mexican Army, his partner Joaquín Guzmán Loera took leadership of the cartel. [82][83] It was five times longer than the Agua Prieta-Douglas tunnel and became the first of a series of drug "super tunnels" in Otay Mesa originating in and around the Tijuana airport through the former Ejido Tampico. While El Chapo is widely described as the cartel’s leader, that notion obscures the fact that Sinaloa operates more like a federation with multiple leaders who form something analogous to a board of directors. The reports also demonstrated the cartels possess the ability to establish operations in previously unknown areas, such as Central America and South America, even as far south as Peru, Paraguay and Argentina. Authorities detain accused drug trafficker who launched power bid after arrest of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin Guzman. Lopez-Serrano, 29, is believed to be the highest-ranking Mexican cartel leader ever to self-surrender in the United States. [75] In addition to maintaining its anti-Zetas alliance with the Gulf cartel, Sinaloa in 2011 affiliated itself with the Knights Templar in Michoacán, and to counter Los Zetas in Jalisco state, Sinaloa affiliated itself with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Police agencies have long known that Mexican drug cartels help supply Europe’s nearly US$10 billion annual cocaine habit, but acknowledge they have little Due to his old age and the fact he has diabetes, his days leading the Cartel are numbered. 1" of a city Guzmán has never set foot in. [88][89], Similar to the "Taj Mahal" of drug tunnels discovered on Otay Mesa in 1993,[82] the 2006 drug "super tunnel" was traced back to the Sinaloa Cartel. [59] The cartel's attempts to control the Chicago drug market have brought them into direct conflict with other Chicago gangs, including the Black P. Stones, Vice Lords, and Black Disciples, resulting in an increase in violence in the city. [70], The Mexican Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) reported the arrest of Jesús Alfredo Salazar Ramírez, alias "El Muñeco" or "El Pelos", who was identified as the current lieutenant of the South Pacific Cartel in the state of Sonora. Have They Been Here In The US? [105][106], Statements from a Mexican diplomat, which were revealed from leaked emails from the Stratfor leak in 2012, appeared to imply the belief amongst Mexican officials that US officials were assisting the Sinaloa cartel's drug smuggling efforts into the US and were protecting the cartel while attacking its rivals in an attempt to lower violence between Mexican drug cartels; this was backed up by information provided by a Mexican foreign agent, codenamed MX1. [49] At this time the organization was laundering money at global scale, mainly through British bank HSBC. [107] The allegation that US officials were controlling the drug trade through Mexico was perpetuated by the former spokesman of the State of Chihuahua, Guillermo Terrazas Villanueva.[108]. Gunmen killed the nephew of a Sinaloa cartel leader in the latest attack against relatives of people linked to the drug organization. In 1999, the Tijuana airport was privatized and became part of a 12 airport network known as Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (Pacific Airport Group). 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[4][25] After the arrest of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the cartel is now headed by Ismael Zambada García (aka El Mayo) and Guzmán's sons, Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, Ovidio Guzmán and Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar. [119], For the Mexican state on the Gulf of California coastline, see, Allegations of collusion with Mexican federal government forces, Allegations of collusion with the US federal government. When the Mexican government failed to indemnify the ejidatarios for their lost farmland, they reoccupied a 79 hectares (200 acres) portion of the Tijuana airport and threatened armed conflict. SAN DIEGO - Sinaloa Cartel Cell Leader Damaso Lopez-Serrano, aka Mini Lic, was arraigned in federal court today following his self-surrender to United States law enforcement authorities at the Calexico West Port of Entry on July 27. The Sinaloa Cartel is one of the leaders in drug trafficking into the United States and even the world. Sinaloa Cartel leader Felipe Cabrera Sarabia was extradited to the U.S. Both were associated with the Sinaloa Cartel. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Mayo Zambada features in an upcoming Netflix most wanted series, Netflix's new docuseries 'World's Most Wanted' profiles heinous criminals who have avoided capture across the globe, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), New on Netflix: The best series and films. [104] Such allegations were confirmed by court documents obtained by El Universal during their investigation of collaboration with top officials from the Sinaloa cartel. Félix Gallardo, following his imprisonment, bestowed the Guadalajara Cartel to his nephews in the Tijuana Cartel. The Milenio (Michoacán), Jalisco (Guadalajara), Sonora (Sonora), and Colima cartels were now branches of the Sinaloa Cartel. The 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment lists leaders of the following Mexican cartels: Los Zetas, the Sinaloa Cartel, the Gulf Cartel, the Juarez Cartel, … [45], In the late 1980s, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration believed the Sinaloa Cartel was the largest drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico. [36] The dead included Roman Catholic Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo. The police informant added more names to the file. The Sinaloa Cartel, once led by Joaquín Guzmán Loera (a.k.a. [78][79] Following the discovery by U.S. Customs and Mexican Federal Police, the Sinaloa Cartel began to focus their smuggling operations towards Tijuana and Otay Mesa, San Diego where it acquired a warehouse in 1992. Wikimedia Commons Ismael “ El Mayo, '' is the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel to his old and... 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