Mexico says federal authorities have detained a nephew of the former Sinaloa cartel boss, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Mexican officials say Guzmán’s nephew was captured in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, near the border with Arizona.
El Chapo is currently imprisoned at a maximum security facility in the United States after decades of leading the Sinaloa cartel from Mexico. Two of his sons allegedly run a faction of the Sinaloa cartel known as “Los Chapitos.”
Derivado de trabajos de inteligencia militar central de @Defensamx1 y en coordinación con @FGRMexico, a través de la Agencia de Investigación Criminal, @GN_MEXICO_ e instituciones del @GabSeguridadMX, se realizaron dos acciones relevantes contra estructuras criminales.
— Omar H Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) May 26, 2026
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In a post on social media, Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch identified the suspect as a nephew of El Chapo, but by only his first name, Mexico’s standard for keeping suspects anonymous.
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The move comes after a nearly yearlong ban of Mexican cattle into the United States to protect against the New World screwworm parasite. -
The San Luis port of entry from Sonora, Mexico, is Arizona’s westernmost border crossing, and could see delays for four to five months starting later this month. -
No cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite have been reported in Arizona, but USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in the state has recommendations for ranchers to protect against it. -
Mexican immigrants sent less money back to their country of origin last year, after 11 consecutive years of increased remittances, according to BBVA. Now, they appear to be increasing again. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says has confirmed the parasitic fly larva in a three-week-old calf in south Texas.
