This sounds like a story from the fever swamps, but it is confirmed by court documents. The Drug Enforcement Agency had a secret arrangement with the notorious Sinaloa cartel "that allowed the organization to smuggle billions of dollars of drugs while Sinaloa provided information on rival cartels." Business Insider: Sinaloa, led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, supplies 80% of the drugs entering the Chicago area and has a presence in cities across the U.S. There have long been allegations that Guzman, considered to be "the world's most powerful drug trafficker," coordinates with American authorities. But the El Universal investigation is the first to publish court documents that include corroborating testimony from a DEA agent and a Justice Department official. The written statements were made to the U.S. District Court in Chicago in relation to the arrest of Jesus Vicente Zambada-Niebla, the son of Sinaloa leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and allegedly the Sinaloa cartel's...(Read Full Post)