Zetas
The Zetas were once the most feared cartel in Mexico, pioneering many of the terror tactics that have defined the country's gangs ever since.
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COCAINE /
18 MAY 2022
Early investigations indicate the CJNG is striking partnerships with drug rings in Guatemala that receive shipments of cocaine from Colombia…
HUMAN RIGHTS /
17 JAN 2022
Reported kidnappings have decreased significantly in Mexico, but in recent years, at least one out of every 10 kidnapping victims…
JALISCO CARTEL /
17 DEC 2021
The United States and Mexico have officially entered a new phase of their partnership to tackle transnational organized crime groups…
COCAINE /
8 NOV 2021
Cocaine, synthetic drugs, weapons, migrants, gasoline - this range of criminal economies has seen violence escalate in Mexico's northern state…
FEATURED /
6 OCT 2021
It was so simple once. The Gulf Cartel and its ancestors maintained control of Tamaulipas for eight decades.
GULF CARTEL /
30 AUG 2021
It was a Saturday, around 12:30 p.m. local time, when a caravan of three vehicles loaded with well-armed men and…
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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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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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