CJNG Control of Illegal Mining in Michoacán, Mexico, Claiming Indigenous Lives
With cartels like the CJNG muscling in on illegal mining in Michoacán, Mexico, Indigenous community members continue to suffer.
The US trial of Genaro García Luna, the architect of Mexico's war on drugs, will seek to prove whether he was helping the Sinaloa Cartel.
The trial of Mexico’s former top public security official will reveal shortcomings in the fight against organized crime.
Dutch authorities have seized three Mexican drug loads at Schiphol Airport, marking a new trafficking trend for Europe.
Mexico has arrested one of El Chapo's sons, Ovidio, at a bitter cost. But will it make a difference to the Sinaloa Cartel?…
Mexico's Familia Michoacana are back in the headlines again. But is it the same cartel as the one that fell apart years ago?…
The US is losing allies in Latin America just as production of cocaine, fentanyl, and other synthetic drugs is going through the roof.
The Chapitos are winning the internal war for the Sinaloa Cartel and doing it in a different way than their father ever considered.
InSight Crime's GameChangers 2022 looks back at the most consequential criminal stories across Latin America this year.
Increased security on land borders is forcing more migrants to enter Mexico from Guatemala by sea, running the risk of drowning.
Coca cultivation in Guerrero, Mexico, has grown ten times in a year. But Mexico remains far from achieving mass coca cultivation.
The legalization of marijuana at the state level in the US has forced organized crime groups in Mexico to adapt and look for new markets.
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…