Cartel boss pleads guilty The son of Sinaloa Cartel boss “El Chapo” Guzman has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in Chicago. Federal prosecutors announced Ovidio Guzman Lopez, who succeeded his father as one of the leaders of the cartel in Mexico,

One of the world’s most powerful criminal syndicates is facing a government crackdown and internal war after the son of a drug lord betrayed his partner.

Four decapitated bodies have been found hanging from a bridge in Mexico's Sinaloa state, part of a surge of violence that claimed the lives of 20 people in less than a day.

Mexican authorities in Sinaloa state said 20 people were killed, including some who were decapitated, in the latest episode of cartel-driven violence.

Boxing legend Julio César Chávez defended his son, Julio César Chávez Jr., amid his arrest by U.S. immigration officials and an active warrant for his arrest in Mexico, claiming his son is innocent of the criminal acts he is accused of.

The arrest of Julio César Chávez Jr., son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, for overstaying his visa in the U.S. and lying on a green card application shook Sinaloa state's capital

Violence has soared in Sinaloa since the capture in the U.S. of cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada almost a year ago.

Mexico's Attorney General's Office claims former world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was a "henchman" of the Sinaloa Cartel.