With the arrest of a top cartel leader’s brother, Mexican authorities are again resorting to an often ineffective strategy of targeting family members to weaken major drug trafficking organizations. The …
Jalisco Cartel
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Sandwiched between the world’s top cocaine producers, Colombia and Peru, Ecuador has become a hub and base for several transnational criminal networks. Its long coastline and large container ports make …
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Investigations
Beyond China: How Other Countries Provide Precursor Chemicals to Mexico
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaOn September 21, 2021, Javier Algredo Vázquez was on his way to a US law enforcement office to reclaim chemical substances authorities had seized from him days earlier. In some …
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Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas has started 2024 with a surge in violence between the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel New Generation.
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When Ana Gabriela Rubio Zea contacted her chemical suppliers in China on behalf of a new client, she needed to make a convincing pitch to ensure the deal would go …
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Criminal News
Mexico’s 2024 Election Could Spark Violent Criminal Realignments
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneMexico’s increasingly diverse and horizontally integrated criminal landscape could enter a period of violent upheaval during the 2024 election.
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Criminal groups around the region frequently take advantage of natural disasters to build influence and wealth. After a recent hurricane destroyed the Mexican city of Acapulco, criminal groups will look …
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Mexico’s criminal dynamics have negatively affected foreign investment and job opportunities in the country for over 20 years, and its experience could give insights into how other countries may handle …
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Is Northeast Cartel Expansion Driving Killings of Police in Nuevo León, Mexico?
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerKillings of police officers in Mexico’s northern state of Nuevo León have increased 143% between 2019 and 2022 amid a broader uptick in homicides, which overlaps with the Northeast Cartel’s …
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The Sinaloa Cartel has survived over thirty years as the top dogs of Mexico’s drug trafficking world. What is the secret to its longevity?