drug cartels

Judge Brian Cogan directly asked Guzmán whether he understood it was his decision, not that of his lawyers, to testify or not

The main defense argument, as put forth by Guzmán lawyer Jeffrey Lichtman, has been that the real leader of the Sinaloa Cartel is Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada

Mexico has already suffered the consequences of a lack of control over those who abandon the army

The presence and control drug cartels possess over large regions of the country can only be explained by their power to corrupt the authorities

Policies implemented in other regions have shown that decent salaries and strict trust control tests are key factors to end corruption

Zambada said he paid “a few million” dollars to a Mexico City government official while López Obrador was the mayor

He began his criminal career and 12, by age 15 he had already murdered and kidnapped someone

Guzmán Salazar coordinated the Sinaloa's cartel cocaine, weed, and heroin transportation to the US between 2004 and 2005, and an arrest warrant was issued against him in 2009

Rosalinda González was freed from prison late on September 6, after the judge determined they didn't have enough evidence

The clandestine lab was found inside an abandoned mine