Cartel Insider Author
Sol Prendido
Sol Prendido officially joined his buddy Mica Treviño at Cartel Insider on June 8, 2024, the day his first post went live on the site. But the connection goes back further than that. Before Cartel Insider, both Sol and Mica contributed at Borderland Beat, where they spent years translating, tracking, and documenting Mexico’s cartel war for English-speaking readers.
Together, they bring roughly 50 years of cartel knowledge, translation work, field awareness, and reporting experience to Cartel Insider.
Sol is Cartel Insider’s linguistic expert. His strength is transcription, translation, and breaking down fast-moving cartel-related media before the context gets buried or twisted. He transcribes and translates videos, messages, statements, and other material coming out of Mexico’s cartel landscape, helping readers understand not just what was said, but what it means.
In this world, a bad translation can change everything. Sol helps make sure Cartel Insider readers get the words, the tone, and the weight behind them.
Latest Articles
Posts by Sol Prendido
Newest reporting and translated updates by Sol.
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Former Commander of the 25th Military Zone in Puebla is Charged with Drug Trafficking
Former Commander of the Military Zone in Puebla: He is accused by U.S. authorities of maintaining ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and accepting bribes.…
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Tláhuac: The Stops of Horror in the CJNG’s Favorite Neighborhood
The most prominent house on Simón Álvarez Street—in the heart of the La Conchita neighborhood—was number 47: a two-story building that, for a long…
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Enrique Inzunza: From Denying Drug Trafficking Charges to Seeking to Become a Cooperating Witness in the U.S.?
Attorneys for Senator Enrique Inzunza—who has been accused of drug trafficking by the Trump administration—have approached the U.S. Department of Justice to initiate the…
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How Did 10 Officials and Politicians in Sinaloa Collaborate with Los Chapitos? Here’s How They Protected and Worked with the Drug Cartel, According to the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine public officials with ties to drug trafficking and weapons-related crimes The…
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Luxury Cars and Counterfeit Checks: How ‘Los Soto Jiménez’ Operate in Mexico
Mexico City’s Citizen Security Secretariat, in coordination with federal authorities, has apprehended one of the alleged leaders of the Soto Jiménez—a criminal cell dedicated…
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Warning in Mexico: Not Even Your Fingerprint is Safe From This New Identity Theft Scheme
Methods of theft—such as pickpocketing, mugging, or extortion—are things we have, unfortunately, grown accustomed to hearing about. But what if I told you that…
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Federal Judge Blocks the Immediate Extradition of ‘El Jardinero’ to the U.S.
On April 30, 2026, Azucena Lazalde Íñiguez, the Second District Judge for Criminal Matters in Toluca, granted an *ex officio* suspension to prevent Audias…
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“El Jardinero” Attempted to Inherit the CJNG Empire Following the Death of ‘El Mencho’
This afternoon, the federal security cabinet provided further details regarding the recent capture of Audías Flores Silva—alias “El Jardinero” (The Gardener)—who was considered the…
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‘El Viceroy’ Negotiates Possible Plea Deal in the U.S.; Date Set for Next Hearing
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes’s Next Hearing Scheduled for July; Former Juárez Cartel Leader Faces 7 Charges The former leader of the Juárez Cartel, Vicente Carrillo…
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The “Money Laundering Operations” of Los Chapitos, According to the U.S.
Over the past 14 months, U.S. authorities have focused their attention on the money laundering networks of the criminal organization known as “Los Chapitos”…
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FGR Opens Two Investigations into Case Involving U.S. Agents in Chihuahua
The FGR initiated the investigations after confirming the presence in the country of two U.S. citizens allegedly linked to security agencies. Probing possible crimes…
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How Did the Dismantling of the Narco-Lab in Chihuahua Unfold?
For over a week now—practically speaking, since today marks just over seven days—we have been discussing what transpired on that specific day, during those…
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What Does the U.S. Accuse ‘El Jardinero’—a CJNG Leader and Former Security Chief for ‘El Mencho’—of?
Audias Flores has been identified by the governments of the United States and Mexico as one of the CJNG’s most significant operatives. In late…
