Browsing: CDN

Mexico is no longer just a patchwork of rival cartels — it’s two criminal federations competing for the country. La Nueva Federación and La Alianza del Pacífico now operate like rival economies. The alliances are unofficial, but real. What follows is a breakdown of who’s in, what it means, and what comes next.

Los Zetas regresaron a Sinaloa—y fue la Mayiza quien les abrió la puerta. No llegaron en caravanas, llegaron en avión, discretos y listos para la guerra. El CDN no viene como invitado: viene a pelear. Esta alianza cambia el juego, y revive fantasmas que Sinaloa no veía desde los años más oscuros del narco.

The Zetas are back in Sinaloa—quietly flown in and folded into Mayiza’s war machine. This Cartel Insider exclusive uncovers the CDN alliance, the commanders behind it, and the betrayal that rewrote the rules of engagement. For months, no one talked. Now the silence breaks—and just like that, the MayiZeta is born.

Ten people vanished in 36 hours on two highways in Nuevo León. A band, three women, and a nurse—all taken without a ransom, then dumped when the heat got too close. This Deep Dive exposes how the Northeast Cartel, founded by the Treviño family of Z-40 and Z-42, turned a stretch of road into a trap.