Mexican president defends release of El Chapo's son

Mexico's government is on the defensive after one of the most violent days in the country's long fight against drug cartels. It started with the arrest of a top drug lord. Errol Barnett reports.

• Jun 11
• 02:01

$10 million reward offered for capture of drug lord's fugitive sons

The United States also imposed sanctions on the two fugitive sons of incarcerated Mexican Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

• Jun 10

4 cartel suspects killed days after 5 officers murdered in ambush

An official who asked not to be identified said the dead were members of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel​.

• Jun 9

Popular band fined $36,000 for glorifying drug cartels

At a Los Tucanes de Tijuana performance, nearly a third of their songs were "narcocorridos" glamorizing drug traffickers, officials said.

• Jun 5

5 police officers killed in Mexico ambush; patrol vehicle set on fire

Officials released an image of the slain officers' charred patrol vehicle after being completely engulfed in flames on a roadway.

• Jun 3

Arrests made, guns seized after 5 musicians found dead near U.S. border

The five members of Fugitivo had been hired for a performance, but arrived to find a vacant lot. Their bodies were found several days later.

• Jun 3

Fire kills 12 people reportedly locked inside drug rehab center

Officials believe cartels sometimes execute rival drug dealers as well as patients who refuse to join their ranks.

• Jun 2

Star musicians cancel California show, saying U.S. suspended visas

The announcement came just two days after the bodies of five Mexican musicians were found in Reynosa along the Texas border.

• May 31

5 musicians found dead near U.S. border, allegedly killed by cartel

Authorities did not say why the musicians from the band Grupo Fugitivo were slain, and did not deny reports by local media that the bodies had been burned.

• May 30

6 soldiers killed, 2 wounded by bomb explosion in cartel bastion

President Claudia Sheinbaum described the deaths as "deplorable" and expressed solidarity with the victims.

• May 29

Son of cartel boss "El Chapo" won't face death penalty, U.S. says

Prosecutors allege Joaquin Guzman Lopez and his brother ran a faction of the cartel that has been identified as a main exporter of fentanyl to the U.S.

• May 28

17 bodies found in house amid search for missing persons in Mexico

Ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs were used to locate the bodies in Irapuato in Guanajuato state, officials said.

• May 27

Cartel leader with $1 million U.S. bounty on his head killed in Mexico

The DEA had been offering up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of Jorge Humberto Figueroa, a leader of the infamous Sinaloa cartel.

• May 24

U.S. court orders former "supercop," wife to pay $2.4 billion to Mexico

The ruling is the latest twist in the saga of the former high-flying minister who earned himself the nickname of "supercop" but instead aided and abetted drug traffickers.

• May 23

Clues emerge after officials shot dead on street in Mexico City

The murders of two aides to Mexico City's Mayor Clara Brugada were meticulously planned by experienced gunmen, prosecutors said.

• May 22

6 bystanders killed in crossfire of armed clashes near Acapulco

Acapulco was once a playground of the rich and famous. Today the city is engulfed by violence linked to drug cartels.

• May 21

"Narco pets," circus animals fleeing Mexico city eclipsed by cartel violence

Tigers, monkeys, jaguars, elephants and lions are among the animals being moved due to the cartel violence​ eclipsing the northern Mexican city of Culiacan.

• May 20

Mexico City mayor's secretary and adviser shot dead in street

Mayor Clara Brugada, who holds the second most powerful political post in Mexico, said her secretary Ximena Guzmán and adviser José Muñoz were killed.

• May 20

Children among 7 killed in Mexico shooting; cartel messages left behind

The violent crime in Guanajuato is linked to conflict between the Santa Rosa de Lima gang and the Jalisco New Generation cartel, one of the most powerful in Mexico.

• May 20

Security consultant who worked for U.S. killed in cartel ambush

César Guzman was dining with two colleagues when gunmen opened fire, according to a retired FBI agent who worked with Guzman.

• May 19

Feds use new terrorism designation to charge alleged Mexican cartel member

The U.S. Department of Justice used the new terrorism designation for the first time – providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

• May 16

Influencer killed during livestream made chilling comment before murder

Valeria Márquez, 23, was likely murdered by a hit man during a livestream on TikTok, Mexican prosecutors said.

• May 16

Retired judge arrested over mass student disappearance in Mexico

Lambertina Galeana, a former senior judge, is accused of helping to conceal videos that allegedly showed the kidnapping of the Ayotzinapa students.

• May 15

Relatives of notorious cartel leader enter U.S., Mexico confirms

Ovidio Guzman Lopez is one of the brothers left running a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel after notorious capo "El Chapo" was imprisoned in the U.S.

• May 15

Father-son cartel leaders charged for allegedly running fentanyl network

Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son, Pedro Inzunza Coronel allegedly ran one of the world's largest and most sophisticated fentanyl production networks, federal prosecutors said.

• May 13

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