Mario Hidalgo's criminal history spans decades, with ICE identifying him as a key figure in the Sinaloa Cartel's operations.
More than 1,000 businesses, including local stores, small businesses and street vendors, have closed in the Mexican state of Sinaloa since "Chapitos" and "Mayos" went to war against each other for control of the Sinaloa cartel.
As for his former boss, El Chapo is serving a life sentence at ADX Florence in Colorado for being a principal leader of "a continuing criminal enterprise". He was jailed in February 2019, while his sons were arrested and charged by federal authorities in 2024 for continuing the work of the Sinaloa cartel in the U.S.
Keith Octavio Rodriguez Padilla, referred to as "a prolific firearms' trafficker" by authorities, was sentenced in a San Diego federal courtroom this week to almost 20 years in prison.
In the escalating war among rival factions of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán are suspected of ordering the destruction of elaborate mausoleums that belong to rival families,
The Mexican drug lord who founded the Sinaloa cartel with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is in plea talks with federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, to resolve his case before a trial that could yield the death penalty, an assistant United States attorney said during a hearing Wednesday.
ICE deported Sinaloa Cartel member Mario Hidalgo to Mexico after he served a U.S. sentence for drug trafficking.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada decided to stick with the lawyer defending him from U.S. drug trafficking charges despite a possible conflict of interest.
Friends and family of Macalla Knott say she's not what you think after she pleaded guilty to distributing nearly $10 million worth of drugs from Mexico to the upper Midwest.
Prosecutors said Keith Rodriguez Padilla obtained powerful guns and ammunition for the Valenzuela trafficking organization
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, could face the death penalty in the United States after being charged with 17 counts, including drug trafficking, conspiracy to commit murder, and possession of firearms.
Mexican authorities are offering protection to famed regional Mexican singer Natanael Cano and other artists after a drug cartel publicly threatened them, prosecutors said.