Sinaloa
Meet the Up-and-Coming Narcos Who Could Be Worse Than El Chapo
In the bastion of the Sinaloa cartel fears are growing that the recapture of El Chapo, and the demise of the old-guard leaders, could give the more impulsive generation of narcojuniors free rein.
Alfredo Beltrán Leyva, Friend Turned Foe of El Chapo, Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking
The Beltrán Leyva family grew up alongside El Chapo before waging a bloody battle against him. With this guilty plea, Alfredo may be called to provide information against Guzmán.
El Chapo's Beauty Queen Wife Says She Fears for His Life
In her first interview ever, 26-year-old Emma Coronel, discusses the incarceration of the infamous drug lord, their life together, and Mexican telenovela star Kate del Castillo.
Cashing in on 'El Chapo'
VICE News travels to “Sinaloa country” in Los Angeles to meet admirers of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman, and the entrepreneurs who are capitalizing on the drug lord’s infamy.
Video Shows Mexican Police Running From Gunmen
The authorities say the gunmen were carrying out a targeted strike against a young man accused of kidnapping a local woman, and that the officers fled because they were concerned about triggering a bloodbath.
Mexico Just Released a 19-Minute Video About El Chapo’s Recapture
The video reveals some previously unseen footage but leaves several questions unanswered about the operation, and contains an embarrassing mistake.
After El Chapo: The World's 10 Most Wanted Drug Lords
The DEA's list of wanted drug lords is out of date after the capture of the infamous Mexican trafficker — so we made our own.
Here's Everything You Need To Know About What's Happened Since El Chapo's Recapture
In the week since Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was sent back to the prison from which he escaped in July, a cascade of revelations has shown drug trafficking infamy to be inextricably mixed up with Hollywood celebrity culture.
El Chapo's Hometown Grows These Searing Chiles
The salsa made from these chiltepin chiles will simultaneously sear your mouth with its Szechuan peppercorn-like tingle and temporarily turn you into an uncontrollable eating machine—it is that addicting.
Sean Penn, Who? — The Leaked Messages Between El Chapo and Kate del Castillo
A series of flirtatious mobile phone messages between the drug lord and Mexican actress Kate del Castillo, when he was still a fugitive, appear to show him both somewhat careless with his security, as well as ignorant of Hollywood royalty.
El Chapo Really Liked to Visit His Mom in the Mountains, Locals Say
In tiny mountain hamlets where Chapo grew up in poverty, locals say the kingpin visited his mother several times between his spectacular jailbreak in July and his dramatic recapture last Friday that has left some feeling abandoned.
The Actress Who Linked Up Sean Penn with El Chapo Was Under Surveillance Since 2014
A Mexican newspaper says intelligence accounts show Kate del Castillo was in contact with El Chapo via his lawyers for nearly a year before his dramatic jailbreak last July, and has published surveillance pictures leading up to Penn's interview.