Local drug sales in Sinaloa’s capital city are controlled by one of the most notorious and powerful organized crime families in Mexico.
Mexico’s two most powerful organized crime groups are reportedly sourcing precursor chemicals from the same suppliers to produce fentanyl.
In the mountains of Michoacán, Mexico, Carlos was trained to become a ruthless soldier for the Cárteles Unidos.
Cocaine in Australia remains difficult to access, with traffickers either selling low-quality or entirely fake doses.
Mexico saw outbreaks of violence last week in three different states. What can these events tell us about the country's criminal dynamics?…
Little clarity has followed the brazen assassination of a local police chief in northern Mexico.
Cartels like the Chapitos have asked for forgiveness from the Mexican people. Will it ever be given?…
El Chapo's sons, the Jalisco Cartel, more - a free-for-all may be happening in Sonora after the fall of Rafael Caro Quintero.
Rafael Caro Quintero, Mexican drug lord and erstwhile head of the defunct Guadalajara Cartel, has been apprehended by Mexican authorities.
Despite Mexico ranking as the second-most devout Catholic country on the planet, clerics have found no salvation from extortion, beatings and even murder by organized crime. …
Why did drug trafficking enjoy such a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Turkish and foreign law enforcement have seized record quantities of cocaine heading from South America to Turkey, revealing the growing role of the country’s powerful traffickers in the transit of…
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