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Knights Templar

A farmer works at an avocado plantation in El Carmen ranch in the community of Tochimilco, Puebla State, Mexico. Un agricultor trabaja en una plantación de aguacate en el rancho El Carmen en la comunidad de Tochimilco, Estado de Puebla, México.
Posted inQ&A Environmental Crime

How Criminal Groups Help Expand Mexico’s Multibillion-Dollar Avocado Industry

by Peter Appleby 5 Mar 202426 Jul 2024
Mula collage, MS13 leader.
Posted inNews MS13

‘Mula’: The Bridge Between MS13 and Mexican Mafia in Tijuana, Mexico

by Carlos Garcia 23 Mar 202313 Oct 2023
Posted inNews

How a Priest in Mexico Resists the CJNG’s Incursions

by Parker Asmann 15 Feb 202313 Oct 2023
A protest in the town of Aquila after the disappearance of two community leaders.
Posted inNews Illegal Mining

CJNG Control of Illegal Mining in Michoacán, Mexico, Claiming Indigenous Lives

by Yago Rosado 27 Jan 202313 Oct 2023
Posted inNews

The Next Generation of Criminal Groups Driving Violence in Mexico

by Victoria Dittmar, Paige Bowman and Santiago Previde 12 Aug 20212 Sep 2024
Posted inMexico Mexico Groups

Cárteles Unidos

by InSight Crime 25 May 202129 Aug 2024
Posted inNews

A Guatemala Arrest, a US Indictment, and a Mexico Attack

by Alex Papadovassilakis 2 Apr 20212 Apr 2021
Posted inNews

Worth Its Weight In Gold: New Unit Combats Mine Heists In Mexico

by Katie Jones 28 Oct 20202 Sep 2024
Imagery from the Knights Templar
Posted inMexico

Knights Templar

by InSight Crime 5 May 202030 Aug 2024
Posted inNews

The Life and Death of a Mexican Hitman

by Falko Ernst 18 Feb 20192 Sep 2024
Knights Templar leader Ignacio Rentería Andrade, alias "El Cenizo"
Posted inBrief

Mexico Arrests Knights Templar Leader, Cementing Group’s Demise

by Parker Asmann 22 Jun 201724 Apr 2023
Several Mexican cartels partake in blood sacrifice rituals
Posted inAnalysis

Praying for Death: Blood Sacrifice and Organized Crime in Latin America

by Patrick Corcoran 17 Jan 201724 Apr 2023

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