ICE Agent's Death in Mexico a Game Changer, in a Game that Doesn't Change

In the aftermath of the shooting of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in northern Mexico, analysts and observers are ruminating on whether the murder is a "game changer."…

WikiLeaks: Zetas in Seven Guatemalan Provinces

A classified State Department cable, written in February 2009 and released recently by WikiLeaks, shows that the United States had long ago identified the threats to Guatemala posed by Mexican…

Two US Agents Attacked: One Dead, Many Questions

InSight has learned that the unidentified gunmen, responsible for killing one and wounding another U.S. agent in northern Mexico on Tuesday, may not have known the identities of their victims.

With Decline of Mexico's Drug Cartels, Violence on the Rise

As Mexican authorities go after the leaders of drug trafficking organizations, to decapitate and dismantle them, the patterns of violence in the country’s drug war are shifting. InSight takes a…

InSight: Report Tracks How Intra-Cartel Wars Exploded in Mexico

Perhaps the most startling thing about the latest Trans-Border Institute's (TBI) report on violence in Mexico is not just that it is backed up by Mexican government statistics,…

RawFeed: Video Exposes Easy Access to Guns in Arizona

In videos released by the New York City mayor's office, hidden cameras recorded how easy it is to buy guns from unlicensed dealers at a recent Arizona gun show. The…

Familia, 'Pirateria' and the Story of Microsoft's 'CSI' Unit

Organized criminals long ago diversified their portfolios, entering lucrative side businesses such as piracy. But groups like the Familia Michoacana seemed to have taken it to a new level, as…

RawFeed: Decoding the Violence in Jalisco

InSight continues to decode the narco-messages, grenade attacks, narco-blockades and other events pouring from the suddenly embattled state of Jalisco. Today, a video message (see below) from one side of…

Indians Captured at U.S.-Mex Border Expose New Human 'Pipeline'

In a phenomenon that has United States border officials scratching their heads, a record wave of immigrants from India have entered the country illegally through Mexico in the past year.

Study: 2010 Record Year for Kidnappings in Mexico

Kidnappings in Mexico are at a record high and are more than twice as likely to end with the death of a hostage, says a Mexican think-tank in a new…

InSight: Mexican Cartels Are Not Part of the NFL

From the outside looking in, we often treat Mexican criminal groups like a sports league. We assign them to teams with virtual uniforms who battle against rivals and never switch…

'Acapulco Cartel' Emerges to Compete With Mexico's Disorganized Crime

On Wednesday Mexican Federal Police arrested Miguel Gomez Vasquez, alias ‘El Gato,’ the alleged leader of an assassination ring for the newly-formed Independent Cartel of Acapulco, linking him to…