How Will Ovidio's Arrest in Mexico Affect Sinaloa Cartel and the Fentanyl Trade?
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 the Sinaloa Cartel?…
All About Chapitos
NEWS
CHAPITOS /
23 DEC 2022
The Chapitos are winning the internal war for the Sinaloa Cartel and doing it in a different way than their father ever considered.
CHAPITOS /
6 DEC 2022
In response to changes in the international marijuana trade, Mexico-based drug trafficking groups have shifted their strategies.
CHAPITOS /
6 DEC 2022
Local drug sales in Sinaloa’s capital city are controlled by one of the most notorious and powerful organized crime families in Mexico.
CHAPITOS /
3 NOV 2022
In Sinaloa, Mexico, chemicals used for methamphetamine production are damaging the environment and, it appears, the health of locals.
CHAPITOS /
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?…
CHAPITOS /
9 AUG 2022
Little clarity has followed the brazen assassination of a local police chief in northern Mexico.
BOLIVIA /
1 APR 2022
Millions of young people around the world document their experiences at work, at school or with their friends on TikTok.
ARMS TRAFFICKING /
7 MAR 2022
Authorities in Mexico recently seized an historic amount of high-powered weapons and ammunition in a northern border state, laying bare the true firepower of one faction of the Sinaloa Cartel…
BELTRAN LEYVA ORG /
7 JAN 2022
Murders have spiked in Mexico's northern state of Sonora, thanks to the volatile mix of a veteran drug trafficker's alleged return, internal disputes within the Sinaloa Cartel, and an offensive…
CHAPITOS /
23 AUG 2021
Lacking government support and effective oversight, drug rehab centers in Mexico are being exploited by organized crime groups, which are taking advantage of their anarchical state to disappear people and…
CHAPITOS /
3 MAY 2021
The conviction of Ismael Zambada-Imperial, son of the Sinaloa Cartel's top leader, in the US may be a headline-grabber but does nothing to blunt the group's ability to bring cocaine…
CHAPITOS /
22 OCT 2020
The walls have now been patched up. There is nothing left on the streets but dust; customers are ready to go back into restaurants, the City Club wholesale store is…
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Escaping Barrio 18
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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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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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