CJNG Control of Illegal Mining in Michoacán, Mexico, Claiming Indigenous Lives
ILLEGAL MINING /
27 JAN 2023
With cartels like the CJNG muscling in on illegal mining in Michoacán, Mexico, Indigenous community members continue to suffer.
All About Mexico
NEWS
ELITES AND CRIME /
JANUARY 18, 2023
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.
COCAINE /
17 JAN 2023
The trial of Mexico’s former top public security official will reveal shortcomings in the fight against organized crime.
COCAINE /
13 JAN 2023
Dutch authorities have seized three Mexican drug loads at Schiphol Airport, marking a new trafficking trend for Europe.
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?…
FENTANYL /
6 JAN 2023
Mexico's Familia Michoacana are back in the headlines again. But is it the same cartel as the one that fell apart years ago?…
BOLIVIA /
29 DEC 2022
The US is losing allies in Latin America just as production of cocaine, fentanyl, and other synthetic drugs is going through the roof.
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.
COLOMBIA /
22 DEC 2022
InSight Crime's GameChangers 2022 looks back at the most consequential criminal stories across Latin America this year.
GUATEMALA /
20 DEC 2022
Increased security on land borders is forcing more migrants to enter Mexico from Guatemala by sea, running the risk of drowning.
COCA /
16 DEC 2022
Coca cultivation in Guerrero, Mexico, has grown ten times in a year. But Mexico remains far from achieving mass coca cultivation.
MARIJUANA /
13 DEC 2022
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.
CHINA AND CRIME /
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…
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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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‘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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