Cocaine Prices in Australia, New Zealand Worth the Trek for Traffickers
COCAINE
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15 MAR 2023
Australia and New Zealand are the most expensive cocaine markets in the world. For the Sinaloa Cartel, it's worth the trek.
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COCAINE
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22 FEB 2023
The conviction of Genaro García Luna is a big victory for US law enforcement institutions. But problems remain in the US-Mexico partnership.
FENTANYL
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22 FEB 2023
The misuse of the term "cartel" by US lawmakers at a recent hearing on fentanyl prompts us to ask: should "cartel" be retired?…
COCAINE
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17 FEB 2023
Wilder Emilio Sánchez Farfán, alias “Gato Farfán” helped develop Ecuador's credentials as a drug trafficking hub.
FENTANYL
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15 FEB 2023
Prescription drugs containing fentanyl and methamphetamine are being sold in northern Mexico, putting unknowing customers at extreme risk.
COCAINE
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17 JAN 2023
The trial of Mexico’s former top public security official will reveal shortcomings in the fight against organized crime.
COCAINE
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13 JAN 2023
Dutch authorities have seized three Mexican drug loads at Schiphol Airport, marking a new trafficking trend for Europe.
CHAPITOS
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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?…
CHAPITOS
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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
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22 DEC 2022
InSight Crime's GameChangers 2022 looks back at the most consequential criminal stories across Latin America this year.
JALISCO CARTEL
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7 DEC 2022
Violence between the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Cartel in Zacatecas has now seen judged and police chiefs being targeted.
MARIJUANA
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6 DEC 2022
The shift from plant-based to synthetic drugs has upended the relationship between small farmers and crime groups in Mexico’s Golden Triangle.
CHAPITOS
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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.
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