Why Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel Loves Selling Drugs in Chicago
Sep 17, 2013 · Chicago is key to a business moving tons of drugs for billions of dollars. Here’s how the whole operation works. O n the night that Jesús Vicente Zambada Niebla strode into the lobby of the...
Chicago Twins’ Cooperation Against Sinaloa Cartel Yields 14-Year …
Jan 27, 2015 · Between 2005 and 2008, the Flores brothers and their crew operated a Chicago-based wholesale distribution cell for the Sinaloa Cartel and a rival drug trafficking organization controlled by Arturo Beltran Leyva, receiving on average 1,500 to …
How Chicago factors into cartel cases against 'Chapitos,' 'El Mayo'
Aug 2, 2024 · When “El Chapo” son Joaquin Guzman Lopez appeared in a Chicago courtroom to face narcotics trafficking charges Tuesday, the city once again landed at the epicenter of the U.S. government’s...
Chicago twins who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel talk about …
Jul 26, 2024 · “He’s a straight-up rancher, old school,” said Pedro Flores, the convicted drug trafficker from Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood who, along with his twin brother, helped the U.S....
‘El Chapo’ sons face drug indictment in Chicago accusing them of ...
Apr 14, 2023 · Four sons of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera are charged in a federal indictment unsealed Friday in Chicago accusing them of taking control of their father’s empire after his arrest and strengthening their grip over the cartel through brutal violence.
DEA report assesses illicit drug trade in Chicago, across US as ...
May 9, 2024 · The new report from the DEA pins the majority of illicit drug sales on two cartels, Sinaloa and the New Generation cartel. Sinaloa cartel is currently run by relatives of the...
Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts High-Ranking Member of Sinaloa …
Nov 7, 2024 · CHICAGO — A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel on a drug conspiracy charge for allegedly manufacturing cocaine, fentanyl, and other drugs in Mexico and importing them into the United States.
Cartels and Gangs in Chicago - DEA.gov
Jun 1, 2017 · Compounding Chicago’s crime problem is a steady supply of drugs from Mexican drug cartels, most notably the Sinaloa Cartel. Illicit drugs flow from Mexico to Chicago via a loosely associated network of profit-driven intermediaries, with Chicago street gangs serving as the primary distributors at the street level.
Sinaloa cartel figure who did business with Chicago’s Flores twins …
Jul 26, 2023 · A top narcotics distributor for the Sinaloa cartel indicted in Chicago after negotiating a heroin deal with West Side twins Pedro and Margarito Flores was sentenced to more than 19 years in...
Compounding Chicago’s crime problem is a steady supply of drugs from Mexican drug cartels, most notably the Sinaloa Cartel. Illicit drugs flow from Mexico to Chicago via a loosely associated network of profit-driven intermediaries, with Chicago street gangs serving as the primary distributors at the street level.