The New Rules of Engagement in Sinaloa’s Latest Crime Wars
A group of armed men stormed into a drug rehab facility in the city of Culiacán, Mexico, at around 2:00…
Can Mexico’s President Appease Trump With Anti-Crime Crackdown?
Authorities in Mexico have carried out a series of unprecedented security operations in a crackdown on the country’s top criminal…
How Fentanyl Producers in Mexico Are Adapting to a Challenging Market
When Mario* heard the news in mid-May 2023, he immediately suspended his operations. After five years of booming fentanyl trafficking…
Top 5 Most-Read Stories in 2024
In 2024, we didn’t just investigate organized crime. We exposed it. An explosive video, first published by InSight Crime, showed…
US Customs Makes Historic Fentanyl Seizure
A massive seizure of the drug suggests that fentanyl production is thriving in Mexico, despite a ban by certain criminal…
Sinaloa Cartel Leaders Arrested in Symbolic, but Hollow Victory for US
In a stunning turn of events, two of the Sinaloa Cartel’s most-wanted drug traffickers are in custody in the United…
Methamphetamine Traffickers in Mexico Become Global Wholesalers
After a long day of work in the highlands, a coordinator for several clandestine methamphetamine and fentanyl laboratories in the…
Mexico Fentanyl Production Migrates North as Chapitos Death Threats Loom
Huddled in the back of a fruit and vegetable stand in the south of Culiacán, the hitman scanned the area…
Brokers: Lynchpins of the Precursor Chemical Flow to Mexico
When Ana Gabriela Rubio Zea contacted her chemical suppliers in China on behalf of a new client, she needed to…
GameChangers 2023: US-Mexico Tensions Undermine the Fight Against Fentanyl
The differences in how the United States and Mexico approach the issue of fentanyl trafficking came into stark relief over…