Sinaloa authorities have reported 956 homicide cases since Chapitos and Mayos declared war to each other six months ago

Locals in Culiacán dodge bullets and fear the possible arrival of rival gangs while U.S. pressure to stamp out the Mexican fentanyl trade mounts.

Several cartel operatives said that for the first time in years, they genuinely feared arrest or death at the hands of the authorities.

Federal prosecutors say a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa cartel who was indicted along with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been extradited to El Paso from Mexico.

Among those flown to the U.S. today was Rafael Caro Quintero, a founding member of the Sinaloa drug cartel who was convicted in Mexico of having masterminded the 1985 murder of the D.E.A. agent Enrique Camarena. For decades, American officials have obsessed over getting hold of him.

In Mexico's Culiacan, a city of 1 million residents, an elementary school principal starts each day checking for shootouts before deciding whether to cancel classes.

A high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, Daniel Franco Lopez was extradited from MX to EP, indicted for criminal charges related to his alleged federal racketeering, narcotics, money laundering, firearms, & continuing criminal enterprise offenses. https://t.co/CfJiD8WVDN pic.twitter.com/JipHNBHIJr

Federal Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero told reporters Tuesday that Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has asked Mexico for repatriation.

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding is on the FBI’s most-wanted list for drug trafficking and multiple murders. Authorities offer a $10 million reward as his alleged right-hand man faces trial.

A reputed Sinaloa drug cartel boss and associate of "El Chapo" Guzman in Juárez is sent to El Paso to face RICO charges.

has fallen victim to the vicious turf war ripping apart Mexico’s biggest producer and smuggler of fentanyl. Since the Sinaloa cartel’s two main factions turned on each other five months ago ...

When it started, Mexico was led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who minimized cartel violence and expressed no interest in going after cartel leaders. His close ally, Sinaloa Gov.