Sinaloa Cartel
The Sinaloa Cartel is often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere.
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COCAINE /
17 JAN 2023
The trial of Mexico’s former top public security official will reveal shortcomings in the fight against organized crime.
COCAINE /
13 JAN 2023
Dutch authorities have seized three Mexican drug loads at Schiphol Airport, marking a new trafficking trend for Europe.
CHAPITOS /
9 JAN 2023
Mexico has arrested one of El Chapo's sons, Ovidio, at a bitter cost. But will it make a difference to…
CHAPITOS /
23 DEC 2022
The Chapitos are winning the internal war for the Sinaloa Cartel and doing it in a different way than their…
COLOMBIA /
22 DEC 2022
InSight Crime's GameChangers 2022 looks back at the most consequential criminal stories across Latin America this year.
JALISCO CARTEL /
7 DEC 2022
Violence between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Cartel in Zacatecas has now seen judged and police chiefs being targeted.
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Europe Coverage Makes a Splash
20 JAN 2023
Last week, InSight Crime published an analysis of the role of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport as an arrival hub for cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico. The article was picked up by…
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World Looks to InSight Crime for Mexico Expertise
13 JAN 2023
Our coverage of the arrest of Chapitos’ co-founder Ovidio Guzmán López in Mexico has received worldwide attention.In the UK, outlets including The Independent and BBC…
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InSight Crime Shares Expertise with US State Department
16 DEC 2022
Last week, InSight Crime Co-founder Steven Dudley took part in the International Anti-Corruption Conference organized by the US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor and…
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Immediate Response to US-Mexico Marijuana Investigation
9 DEC 2022
InSight Crime’s investigation into how the legalization of marijuana in many US states has changed Mexico’s criminal dynamics made a splash this week appearing on the front page of…
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‘Ndrangheta Investigation, Exclusive Interview With Suriname President Make Waves
2 DEC 2022
Two weeks ago, InSight Crime published an investigation into how Italian mafia clan the ‘Ndrangheta built a cocaine trafficking network from South America to ‘Ndrangheta-controlled Italian ports. The investigation generated…
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