This week, InSight Crime’s Mexico coverage has been cited heavily following the kidnapping of four US citizens in the border town of Matamoros, in the state of Tamaulipas, allegedly by the Scorpions, a faction of the Gulf Cartel.

In the United States, we were cited by CBS News and the Wall Street Journal. Our work also appeared in Radio Formula and Expansión in Mexico, as well as in France 24 and Infobae.

Read our coverage of the Gulf Cartel >

Elsewhere, the first part of InSight Crime’s MS13 & Co. investigation has been named a top three finalist for a True Story Award.

Read the investigation here >

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