One recruit who reportedly survived the ranch​ said those who refused orders or tried to escape were beaten, tortured and killed.

A Mexican court has sentenced 10 men to 141-year terms each for their involvement in a ranch in the western Mexican state of Jalisco that was used by a feared cartel to recruit members, kill and disappear victims.

The men were convicted of killing one person and disappearing two others at a ranch in Jalisco state, where the authorities found piles of shoes, clothing and hundreds of personal items.

The Sinaloa cartel used information obtained by the hacker "to intimidate and, in some instances, kill potential sources or cooperating witnesses," the Justice Department said.

Mexico's Attorney General's Office claims former world champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was a "henchman" of the Sinaloa Cartel.

The arrest of Julio César Chávez Jr., son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, for overstaying his visa in the U.S. and lying on a green card application shook Sinaloa state's capital.

A section of the Jordan River Parkway trail has reopened months after Salt Lake City closed it amid several concerns, including crime.

A ballistic report allegedly linking an AK-47 and a pistol to a Transnet corruption cover-up murder, and the shootings of high-profile public figures, add weight to the KZN police commissioner’s claims of a criminal octopus with tentacles reaching deep into key institutions – including law enforcement itself.