Tag: Sinaloa cartel

Sinaloa Cartel Obtains State-of-the-Art Combat Attack Drones in Mexico

Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby 10 Oct 2026 A recent seizure by Mexican authorities unmasked a new development in which the Sinaloa Cartel is now obtaining state-of-the-art combat attack drones similar to the ones being used in the Russia-Ukraine war. The issue comes at a time when social media videos have surfaced showing Sinaloa Cartel gunmen fighting […]

USDOJ Files Terrorism Charges Against Sinaloa Cartel Members

Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby 15 May 2025 Federal prosecutors filed narco-terrorism charges against leading members of the Sinaloa Cartel. The move is the first of its kind following the February designation by the U.S. State Department of six Mexican cartels, including the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations. In a new unsealed indictment, federal prosecutors named […]

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Just Flew Unprecedented Mission Off Mexico

By Joseph Trevithick An RC-135V flew two sorties in the past 48 hours over the tight confines of the Gulf of California that sits adjacent to a notorious cartel hot spot. A U.S. Air Force RC-135V Rivet Joint conducted a highly unusual flight in the Gulf of California yesterday, between Mexico’s Baja Peninsula and the […]