Cartel Assassin Videos (2024)

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Was El Nini extradited? ›

Alleged Sinaloa Cartel leader and lead sicario, or assassin, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as El Nini, 32, of Mexico, was extradited on May 25 from Mexico to the United States to face charges contained in two indictments.

5 charred bodies found in remote Mexico town after reported clash between criminals. Acapulco, Mexico — Five charred bodies were found Tuesday in a remote village in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero after reports of a confrontation between suspected criminals, local authorities said.

They are known for engaging in brutally violent "shock and awe" tactics such as beheadings, torture, and indiscriminate murder. While primarily concerned with drug trafficking, the organization also ran profitable sex and gun rackets.

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación) or CJNG, is a Mexican criminal syndicate, based in Jalisco and headed by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes ("El Mencho"). The cartel has been characterized by extreme violence and public relations campaigns.

Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, also known as 'El Nini. ' A top Mexican cartel member known as 'El Nini,' who was one of America's most-wanted criminals for his alleged role in the fentanyl trade, has been extradited to the United States.

Zambada is arguably the biggest drug lord in the world and certainly the most influential in the Americas. He had evaded authorities for decades, and as such, his arrest has come as a shock in Mexico.

Territorial disputes between drug dealers have turned deadly in the resorts along Mexico's Caribbean coast in recent years. In May, 10 bodies were found scattered in the country's once-glamorous resort city of Acapulco, which has been engulfed by violence linked to cartels, local security officials said.

Los Zetas, originally founded by Mexican special forces deserters, some with US training, started as the enforcement arm of the Gulf Cartel, a crime group from northeastern Mexico, before breaking away. While Los Zetas has itself fragmented, it was known for torture, beheadings and massacres of civilians.

The CJNG is known for its aggressive tactics and willingness to engage in violent confrontations with both Mexican security forces and rival cartels.

How much is CJNG worth? ›

Despite the fact that CJNG is one of the youngest cartels in Mexico it is considered to be one of, if not, the most powerful and violent cartel in Mexico today. CJNG's assets are thought to be worth over $20 billion.

Multiple modern present day drug cartels (or their remnants) such as the Tijuana, Juárez and Sinaloa cartels originally started out as branches or "plazas" of the Guadalajara Cartel before its eventual disintegration.

(NewsNation) — Mexican drug cartels are expanding their criminal enterprises beyond narcotics, infiltrating various sectors of the economy and daily life in Mexico and beyond, according to recent government reports and investigations.

The suspected top assassin for the Sinaloa cartel has been extradited to the US from Mexico. Prosecutors allege Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas - known as El Nini, or the Slacker - was a "lead assassin" working for the sons of drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán, better known as El Chapo.

His fellow co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman, was extradited to the U.S. in 2017, convicted in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison. Joaquin Guzman Lopez arrives in U.S. custody. "Today, the FBI and DEA arrested two alleged cartel leaders who have eluded law enforcement for decades.

El Mayo headed to Brooklyn for trial

Zambada has been held in an undisclosed location in Texas but will soon be moved to New York, where his case will be handed to federal prosecutors in Brooklyn in the same courthouse where El Chapo was tried and convicted in 2019.

PHOENIX (AP) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the top leader and co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, eluded the reach of U.S. law enforcement for decades as the criminal organization evolved into the world's biggest manufacturer and smuggler of illicit fentanyl pills and other drugs to the United States.