CJNG Control of Illegal Mining in Michoacán, Mexico, Claiming Indigenous Lives
ILLEGAL MINING
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27 JAN 2023
With cartels like the CJNG muscling in on illegal mining in Michoacán, Mexico, Indigenous community members continue to suffer.
All About Jalisco Cartel
NEWS
COLOMBIA
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22 DEC 2022
InSight Crime's GameChangers 2022 looks back at the most consequential criminal stories across Latin America this year.
CHINA AND CRIME
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9 DEC 2022
The rise of synthetic drugs, in particular fentanyl and methamphetamine, has changed the landscape of opportunity for drug traffickers in Latin America. Highly potent and highly addictive, synthetic narcotics are…
JALISCO CARTEL
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7 DEC 2022
Violence between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Cartel in Zacatecas has now seen judged and police chiefs being targeted.
HOMICIDES
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17 NOV 2022
Hidalgo, Mexico faces a rise in violence connected to a parallel increase in oil theft.
FENTANYL
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16 NOV 2022
Mexico’s two most powerful organized crime groups are reportedly sourcing precursor chemicals from the same suppliers to produce fentanyl.
ELITES AND CRIME
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10 OCT 2022
Presidential assassination plots and the Jalisco Cartel's influence on government -- the juicy details of Mexico's SEDENA leaks.
BARRIO 18
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14 SEP 2022
In the mountains of Michoacán, Mexico, Carlos was trained to become a ruthless soldier for the Cárteles Unidos.
HOMICIDES
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29 AUG 2022
Police in Guanajuato, Mexico, are accused of being in the pocket of the Jalisco Cartel. But do they have a choice?…
CHAPITOS
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18 AUG 2022
Mexico saw outbreaks of violence last week in three different states. What can these events tell us about the country's criminal dynamics?…
JALISCO CARTEL
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22 JUL 2022
El Chapo's sons, the Jalisco Cartel, more - a free-for-all may be happening in Sonora after the fall of Rafael Caro Quintero.
JALISCO CARTEL
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11 JUL 2022
Despite Mexico ranking as the second-most devout Catholic country on the planet, clerics have found no salvation from extortion, beatings and even murder by organized crime. …
CONTRABAND
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8 JUN 2022
The Jalisco is allegedly powering the production of 12 percent of all Mexican-made illicit cigarettes, stepping up efforts across the value chain of an illegal economy now dominated by local…
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Last week, InSight Crime published an investigation charting the story of Desafío, a 28-year-old Barrio 18 gang member who is desperate to escape gang life. But there’s one problem: he’s…
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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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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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