Juárez Cartel
The Juárez Cartel’s rivalry the Sinaloa Cartel helped turn Juarez into one of the most violent cities on Earth.
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FENTANYL
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12 JUN 2023
Synthetic drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, and flawed institutions could explain a recent spike in violence roiling Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
ARMS TRAFFICKING
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24 APR 2023
InSight Crime spoke to journalist Ioan Grillo to better understand gun trafficking into Latin America from the United States.
BELTRAN LEYVA ORG
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5 APR 2023
US officials may designate Mexican crime groups as terrorists, but this mischaracterizes the threat. …
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME
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8 SEP 2021
Mexico remains the main international provider of marijuana for the United States, but this has greatly diminished since 2013, forcing…
BELTRAN LEYVA ORG
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12 AUG 2021
Mexico's process of criminal fragmentation has been a slow burn. Many of the country's mightiest criminal groups have been unable…
COCAINE
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21 JUN 2021
Misconceptions surrounding Mexico's drug trade have long been replicated in popular culture and public discourses.
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