Business still booming for Sinaloa Cartel

The World

As the trial for the notorious Mexican drug trafficker known as “El Chapo” gets underway in New York this week, business for his cartel seems to be booming. Host Marco Werman interviews reporter Deborah Bonello, who specializes in organized crime in the Americas and has been looking into the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations in Joaquín Guzmán’s absence.Editor’s note: In one segment, our guest misspoke when talking about the geography of the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Sinaloa does not share a border with the United States.

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