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US Treasury targets ‘Mayito Flaco’ network, including Baja California governor’s ex-husband

30 September 2026 at 10:32

The U.S. Department of the Treasury struck on Tuesday at the criminal network led by Ismael Zambada Sicairos, alias Mayito Flaco, leader of a criminal organization operating in Sinaloa, Durango and Baja California, among other regions of Mexico. The son of longtime Sinaloa cartel boss Ismael Mayo Zambada, Sicairos appears as a person of interest to the U.S. government, which has sanctioned a total of 21 individuals, as well as 25 companies linked to the network.

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Marina del Pilar Ávila and her ex-husband Carlos Torres Torres.

A drug-free Mexico is not possible, but one that causes less harm is

26 September 2026 at 05:00
Mexican army troops carry out surveillance duties in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in 2025.

Drugs have always been around. They were here in the 80’s when cocaine arrived in Mexico City and hooked my father’s generation. They were also here in my grandfather’s alcoholism, and in my aunt’s addiction to [anxiety medication] Tafil.

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