U.S. Says It Will Not Seek Death Penalty Against 3 Drug Cartel Bosses

Foreign defendants are rarely sent to the United States if they might face death, and America’s use of capital punishment has been a significant point of friction with Mexico’s government.

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Son of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Sweeping Drug Charges

The plea came at a vulnerable moment for the Sinaloa drug cartel, the organization Ovidio Guzmán López’s father helped found.

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Mexico Confirms Arrest Warrant for Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr.

The well-known Mexican boxer was detained by U.S. immigration agents in California on Wednesday, days after fighting a high-profile contest against the former YouTuber Jake Paul.

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The War Within the Sinaloa Cartel Explained

One of the world’s most powerful criminal syndicates is facing a government crackdown and internal war after the son of a drug lord betrayed his partner.

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The War Within the Sinaloa Cartel Explained

One of the world’s most powerful criminal syndicates is facing a government crackdown and internal war after the son of a drug lord betrayed his partner.

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El Chapo’s Family Members Crossed the Border in Apparent Deal With U.S., Official Says

Mexico’s security secretary confirmed reports that 17 family members of Sinaloa Cartel leaders had entered the United States, likely as part of a deal with the Trump administration.

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Son of El Chapo to Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Charges

Ovidio Guzmán López would become the first of El Chapo’s sons to acknowledge guilt in a U.S. federal courthouse, after federal investigators turned their attention from the drug lord to his children.

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Mexico Sent Cartel Bosses to U.S. Knowing They Could Face Execution

Rafael Caro Quintero, who faces trial in Brooklyn, and at least four other drug cartel figures are vulnerable to the death penalty because they were expelled from Mexico rather than extradited.

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How Mexican Cartels Test Fentanyl on Vulnerable People and Animals

A global crackdown on fentanyl has led cartels to innovate production methods and test their risky formulas on people, as well as rabbits and chickens.

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