Sinaloa Cartel Kingpin ‘El Mayo’ Sentenced in U.S. to Life in Prison

sparked a political storm and a fierce turf war that split the Sinaloa Cartel in two. During the summer of 2024, members of the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel called a meeting with El Mayo and some high-level politicians only to kidnap the drug lord and fly him to the United States and turn him over to authorities. The operation fueled continue reading …