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