More than 50,000 people filled Mazatlán’s Malecón for Maz Pride 2025, one of northwest Mexico’s largest pride marches, ...

In the wake of the sanctions issued by the U.S. against 'Los Chapitos,' government officials discovered a money laundering ...

The US Treasury on Monday sanctioned “Los Chapitos,” the faction of the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel controlled by the sons of ...

(CNN) — Organized crime and violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa has forced a local sanctuary to close and transfer at least 700 animals – including elephants, tigers, lions, ostriches ...

The animals were relocated from the Ostok Sanctuary in Culiacan, a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, to Mazatlan, in the southern part of the state, due to ongoing violence, according to ...

Rival Sinaloa Cartel factions fought for control. This led to threats and supply shortages for the Ostok Sanctuary. The organization transported 700 animals to Mazatlan. Staff feared the violence ...

A lion sits in a cage waiting to be transported to Mazatlan, Sinaloa state, at the Ostok Sanctuary, on the outskirts of Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. For years ...

For years, exotic pets of cartel members and circus animals have been living in a small refuge on the outskirts of Sinaloa’s capital ... the freeway to seaside Mazatlan, where they released ...

The Sinaloa Cartel, considered the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, is a network of some of Mexico’s most important drug lords. Members work together ...