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Drug Lord "El Chapo" Found Guilty on All 10 Counts

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman will live the rest of his life in prison after a jury said he conspired to commit murder, engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise, and other crimes.

February 12, 2019

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Entire Acapulco Police Force Disarmed and Placed Under Investigation

According to NBC News, authorities in southern Mexico disarmed and placed under investigation the entire police force in the resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday, alleging that the force was overridden and infiltrated by drug gangs.

September 26, 2018

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Details Emerge in Grisly Beheading of 13-Year-Old Alabama Girl

During a preliminary hearing for Yoni Martinez Aguilar — who is suspected to have murdered 13--year-old Mariah Lopez and her legal guardian, 49-year-old Oralia Mendoza — details began to emerge about the killings.

July 17, 2018

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2 Cartel Members Found Guilty of Killing ICE Agent in Mexico

A federal jury found two Mexican nationals guilty Thursday of murder of a federal officer, attempted murder of a federal officer, and related offenses in the killing of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila on Feb. 15, 2011, in Mexico.

July 28, 2017

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NYPD Officer Promoted After Helping Bring El Chapo to Justice

Det. Diana Spangenberg, a 15-year NYPD veteran who worked on the investigation that led to the arrest of Mexican drug lord El Chapo, has been made detective first grade, police said Friday.

January 27, 2017

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Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Extradited From Mexico to the U.S.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been extradited to the United States, according to a statement by the Mexican Foreign Ministry.

January 19, 2017

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Nebraska Deputy Arrests Mexican Drug Cartel Officer at Traffic Stop

A Mexican drug cartel officer was arrested in Nebraska Thursday. Jesus Ramon Buena-Peregina was wanted as a federal fugitive in the U.S. for four years. He was previously convicted of possession and distribution of 20 kilos of cocaine.

December 2, 2016

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FBI Finds $2.3 million Linked to Drug Ring in House Near Disneyland

About a block from Disneyland, federal agents seized $2.3 million in cash that allegedly came from a drug-trafficking and money-laundering group with links to the hometown of the notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, authorities said.

May 16, 2016

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Video: Investigators Suspect Drug Cartel Involved in Ohio Family Murders

A law enforcement source confirmed investigators found some 200 marijuana plants. They were inside an indoor grow operation that was found in some of the homes where the eight members of the Rhoden family were executed.

April 26, 2016

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Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Recaptured in Mexico

Mexican authorities snared drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in a bloody raid Friday aimed at capturing one of the world's most notorious and slippery criminals.

January 8, 2016

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Mexico Extradites Drug Cartel Boss to U.S.

Mexico has extradited top drug trafficker Cesar Gastelum Serrano to the United States, where he is accused of running a network that smuggles tons of cocaine into the U.S. via Central America.

November 17, 2015

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Major Drug Tunnel Found on US-Mexico Border in California

Mexican authorities said Thursday they seized about 10 tons of marijuana in an elaborate tunnel with a rail car system that extended well into San Diego and was designed to smuggle drugs into the U.S. from Tijuana.

October 22, 2015