Rappler's latest stories on Sinaloa drug cartel
Mexico admits freeing Chapo's son after 'badly planned' operation
(UPDATED) Defense Minister Luis Sandoval says soldiers briefly arrested Ovidio Guzman but released him after being overpowered by cartel gunmen

Drug kingpin El Chapo sentenced to life in U.S. prison
(UPDATED) A US court sentences Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman to life in prison plus a symbolic 30 years, as well as ordering the former mob boss to pay back $12.6 billion of the proceeds of his crimes

PH court convicts Mexican suspected to be member of Sinaloa drug cartel
Horacio Herrera is sentenced to life imprisonment
Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' convicted by New York jury
Joaquin Guzman, former boss of the Sinaloa cartel – famed for his brazen escapes from Mexican prisons – faces life in prison for smuggling tons of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the US

'El Chapo' trial: A 3-month plunge into the bloody ways of the drug trade
The trial has drawn a blood-soaked picture of the Sinaloa cartel, once led by Mexican drug boss Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman

Colombian confesses to over 150 murders at El Chapo trial
US government turncoat, Juan Carlos 'Chupeta' Ramirez, is allegedly one of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's two main Colombian suppliers

The week in photos: April 28-May 4, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world

Part 2: The Philippines as target market for illicit drugs
A public health approach rather than a law enforcement one should form the basis for a response to drug use and dependence
Mexico fears new cartel war after 'El Chapo' son abducted
Police confirm that Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar – one of Guzman s sons from his first marriage – was abducted from an upscale bar in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta on August 15 along with 5 other men

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' undergoes jail transfer – official
The authorities say they are moving Guzman to prevent any escape attempt during construction to strengthen his maximum security prison in Altiplano

Sinaloa drug cartel suspect files motion for bail
Mexican national Horacio Hernandez Herrera is allegedly the number 3 or 4 man in the drug cartel that operates in the US Australia Europe West Africa the Philippines and other Asian countries

Sinaloa drug cartel suspect accuses cops of extortion
Mexican Horacio Herera says cops arrested him after he refused to pay P7 million The justice department has asked anti narcotics agents to explain

Immigration on alert for assassins sent by drug cartel
Canadian authorities opted out of extradition so the Philippines can pursue its charges against the alleged drug ring members arrested in Taguig
NBI nabs alleged drug syndicate members in BGC
Intelligence reports from the bureau say a big time syndicate with ties to a Mexican drug cartel has been operating the drug facility for 7 months now
Levistes deny links to illegal drug ops in family ranch
The Levistes tell NBI that their family ranch in Lipa City has been leased to a certain Jorge Torres
Leviste denies involvement in illegal drug activity
Ex Batangas Gov and ex convict Antonio Leviste presents evidence before the DOJ denying involvement in the illegal drugs trade
PH boosts efforts to probe Mexican drug cartel
The cartel s leader is the most powerful criminal on the planet Forbes says
PH arrests 3 linked to Mexico drug cartel
Two Filipinos and one Filipino Chinese were arrested in a raid on Wednesday in Lipa City after weeks of intelligence operations by local and US anti narcotics personnel