Mexican cartel leader arrested, accused of faking his death back in court
A high-ranking leader of a Mexican drug cartel accused of living in the U.S. under a phony identity after faking his own ...
Son of ‘El Mago,’ Sinaloa cartel legend killed in L.A., seeks new family legacy
Eduardo Escobedo, a convicted drug trafficker affiliated with the Sinaloa cartel, was killed last Thanksgiving in Los Angeles ...
The Mexican Mafia’s long reach and longer memory
Samuel “Negro” Villalba was found shot to death in a homeless camp in 2021, years after the Mexican Mafia kicked him out and put a target on him, according to authorities.
Cartel Leader's Double Life in California Ends with Dramatic Arrest
Cristian Fernando Gutierrez Ochoa, son-in-law of the Jalisco New Generation cartel boss “El Mencho,” was arrested in ...
Prolific Mexican cartel leader allegedly faked his own death to live ‘life of luxury’ in California
A Mexican cartel leader, who peddled thousands of kilograms of illegal drugs to the U.S., was killed by a business associate ...
Cartel leader who faked own death is arrested in California, officials say
Ochoa, alleged son-in-law of “El Mencho,” the leader of the Mexican Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), was arrested in Riverside.