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Crime

US offers $10 million for capture of brothers said to lead Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana

by Associated Press Feb. 27, 2026, 11:14 a.m.Feb. 27, 2026, 11:15 a.m.

The State Department is seeking Rene Arzate Garcia and his brother Alfonso Arzate Garcia in connection with drug crimes.

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Crime

Chula Vista woman with alleged ties to Sinaloa Cartel sentenced to prison

by City News Service Feb. 17, 2026, 9:57 p.m.Feb. 17, 2026, 9:57 p.m.

Crime

Alleged Sinaloa cartel associates charged with hiring teenage hitmen

by City News Service Feb. 13, 2026, 9:04 a.m.Feb. 13, 2026, 9:04 a.m.