Also, Chicago could see “record” Thanksgiving traffic next week.
Tag: Sinaloa cartel
Talking to the director of the El Chapo Guzman documentary that comes to the Patio on Friday
A conversation with the prolific TV journalist-turned-filmmaker, whose film Es el Chapo? opens in Chicago on Friday.
Alleged Sinaloa cartel leader gets 22 years for bringing cocaine into Chicago
Judge Ruben Castillo says the sentence for Alfredo Vazquez-Hernandez, an alleged cartel coordinator, should be seen as a “message.”
Struggling businessman or lieutenant for Chapo Guzman and the Sinaloa cartel?
Alfredo Vasquez-Hernandez, accused of being a coordinator for the cartel, is set to be sentenced in federal court in Chicago.
The drug warrior
Chicago DEA special agent in charge Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming.
Trapping El Chapo: Chicago’s public enemy number one
What the case against Vicente Zambada reveals about the federal government’s efforts to take down overseas drug suppliers.
When news of El Chapo Guzmán’s capture reached a federal prison
The capture of the Sinaloa cartel leader won’t stop the flow of drugs, says a west-sider locked up for selling heroin
Drug arrests drop in Chicago but still snare thousands in black neighborhoods
While Mexican cartel leader “Chapo” Guzman is public enemy number one, most drug busts still snag street-level players.
Anatomy of a heroin ring
Anatomy of a heroin ring: a west-side drug organization that employed dozens and served thousands